On Monday, December 18th at 11:00 a.m. we are hosting a follow-up call on the footwear and sports retail markets with Marcus Albrecht, Global Category Director for Sportswear and Sports Performance for Intersport Group GmbH, a Swiss-based sporting goods retailer with €13.7B in annual sales and 5,200 locations across 42 countries. Mr. Albrecht oversees the Adult and Children’s Sportswear and Performance category teams, representing about €4.4B of the company’s annual revenues. During our call Marcus will discuss sales leading up to the holiday’s and provide an update on current trends and forecasts for footwear and apparel brands such as Adidas, Hoka, Nike, On, Ugg, Under Armour, TNF and Columbia. He will also discuss emerging brands and styles he is excited about, health of inventory, how Intersport is managing shrink, discounting at the product level and retailers including Intersport, JD Sports etc. among other topics.