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Today for FN Daily we are recapping our FN CEO Summit that wrapped on Friday. The event made a major return to Miami for the first time since 2019 and brought together some of the most important power players in the business.
Here were some highlights from the summit.
For New Balance Athletics Inc. president and CEO Joe Preston, brand evolution should come naturally.
At the FN CEO Summit in Miami on Thursday, Preston told FN senior news and features editor of athletic and outdoor Peter Verry that over the 28 years he has been with 新百伦 , the company has continued to evolve.
“We’re not trying to be something we are not,” Preston said. “As we have expanded into other sports, it’s been a natural evolution for us. And we’ve done it in a way that has been systematic, making sure that as we enter into a segment, that we’re serious about [it] and have the fortitude to stay in it.”
There’s plenty of newness at Under Armour nowadays. For instance, the Baltimore, Md.-based company announced last December that it hired Marriott International executive Stephanie Linnartz?as its next president and CEO. Also, construction is underway on the athletic giant’s new campus in the city.
However, one of the more compelling stories from the brand isn’t new — its nearly two-decade journey in footwear.
In conversation with Fairchild Media Group chief brand officer and FN editorial director Michael Atmore during the FN CEO Summit, Under Armour founder Kevin Plank addressed this journey and the challenges the company has faced.
Plank, who is now Under Armour’s executive chair and brand chief, detailed the company’s timeline in footwear, which began in 2006, 10 years after launching the brand.
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The Nordstrom family has always valued their employees immensely. It’s fitting then that Pete Nordstrom wanted to shine a spotlight on three of the retailer’s most successful shoe sellers in front of the powerhouse crowd at the FN CEO Summit.
Nordstrom brought his “Nordy Pod” to South Beach on Thursday — and his featured guests included Jesse James Barnholdt, stylist at Nordstrom in Pittsburgh; Gregory Clark Jr., stylist at Nordstrom New York men’s store; and Jeffrey Ola, stylist at Nordstrom in Tyson’s Corner, Va.
The trio hit the summit stage to share the secrets of their success, and Mr. Nordstrom — who himself?grew up?on the shoe floor measuring customers’ feet with an old-fashion brannock device —?only had one stipulation: No one in the audience could try to hire them after hearing their incredible stories.
Each of the sellers has set themselves apart by combining digital and social selling with tried-and-true customer service and relationship building.
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