Wolverine closes 180 stores to boost margins

10/05/2017
Wolverine Worldwide CEO Blake Kreuger has said its “solid” first quarter surpassed expectations as the company closed more than 100 stores, part of a transformation programme called the Wolverine Way Forward.

"The transformation of our business is well under way with our strategy focused on elevating our most powerful brands with consumers, delivering continuous product innovation and sustained organic growth, and unlocking incremental operational efficiencies, with an emphasis on pace and speed,” he said.

The group has closed 180 stores since the beginning of the year, with 63 more planned in the coming months.

Reported revenue of $591.3 million decreased 4.8% for the quarter ended April 1, after taking into account the impact of the additional week of operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2017.