Women CEOs Lead More Than 10% of Fortune 500 Companies
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It's a great month for women CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, shoe prices are coming down and Thom Browne won a trademark case against Adidas.
Here's what you need to know.
For the first time since the Fortune 500 list began 68 years ago, more than 10% of CEOs leading Fortune 500 companies were women.
Five new women CEOs of Fortune 500 companies began their roles in January, which tipped the percentage balance to over 10%, or to 53 CEOs, according to data from?Fortune. As of the summer of 2022, that?percentage?was closer to 8.8%.
Some context: Within retail, the influx of female CEOs was a?major storyline throughout 2022, persisting into through 2023.
Footwear retail price increases slowed in December, and were up 0.8% compared to last December, the slowest growth in 21 months.
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According to the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) , full-year footwear prices rose 4.6% in 2022, confirming the group’s prediction that footwear prices would grow in 2022 at the fastest rate in four decades.
Looking ahead: FDRA says it expects prices to continue to fall throughout 2023 as inventory exceeds demand in the footwear market.
Thom Browne has won a trademark infringement lawsuit with Adidas.
Less than three hours after closing arguments concluded on Thursday, a jury came back with a verdict that found the luxury designer did not infringe on Adidas’ trademark for its signature three parallel stripes pattern, and thus is not liable for damages for selling product with four stripes or its trademark grosgrain ribbon.
An Adidas spokesperson told FN on Thursday that the company is “disappointed with the verdict†and will continue to “vigilantly enforce†its intellectual property, including filing any appropriate appeals.
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Export Director na SoprefaWelts Portugal & SoprefaWelts India
2 年I don’t see why is great month ! Sorry but 10% is very low number and has nothing great ! Women deserve much better . Second ,The shoe prices are coming down !! Is it a great news too ? Raw materials are up , transports, labor costs are up too . So if prices are coming down , it means quality is coming down and prodction being done in very doubtful countries and workers conditions . Because there are no miracle or free lunches.
Regional Vice President /Central North /FTL INC
2 å¹´10% is NOT even close to enough but proud to see our Mary Dillon highlighted !!! Inspiring !!
Assistant at DiBona & Associates
2 å¹´50 CEOs..?
Realtor Associate @ Next Trend Realty LLC | HAR REALTOR, IRS Tax Preparer
2 å¹´Inspiring.
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2 å¹´Very nice ??