Market Week Summer
Market Week Summer brings run specialty retailers and brands together online to connect, learn, and do business.
Meaningful Connections & Conversations
Market Week Summer is a free virtual event that connects run specialty retailers and facilitates productive conversations with industry-leading brands. Register today to secure your access and availability with top brands: Registration closes on June 8!
- Reach your business objectives by connecting with the industry's leading run specialty brands.
- Meet efficiently during one-on-one or group discussions that fit your availability and preferences.
- Connect with your peers during Town Hall discussions that explore shared challenges and creative solutions.
- Make a PR, explore a new trail, break in new gear, and win prizes during our first virtual fun run!
How It Works
Town Halls are hour-long and include panel discussions and audience Q&A.
Email Engagement & Benchmarks
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET
Presented by Upper Quadrant
Explore industry benchmarks and review best practices for email marketing. Panelists will discuss the impact email marketing has had on their business, how their strategy has evolved over the past year, where they've seen incremental success, and opportunities for continued growth (both for their business and the run specialty space).
Panelists:
- Dion Mitchell, Regional Sales Manager, Upper Quadrant
- Kristin Idle, Upper Quadrant
- Chris Shelton, Upper Quadrant
- Dean Gill, Upper Quadrant
- Burke Beck Owner, Red Coyote
- Lindsey Mulder Marketing Director & Leadership Team at Playmakers, Playmakers
- Brendan Barrett, owner, Sayville Running Company
Best Running Stores Top 4 Panel
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET
Moderated by Christina Henderson (Executive Director) and Emily Nelson (Event Coordinator)
Join this interactive discussion with 2020's Top 4 Best Running Stores to explore day-to-day creative solutions that help them combat challenges and improve customer satisfaction, service, and the bottom line.
Panelists:
- Jane Alred, 1st Place Sports
- Jeff Wells, Fleet Feet Richmond
- Michele Allen, iRun Texas
- Megan Searfoss, Ridgefield Running Co
Bonus: The winners of the Gear Up for Market Week Summer door prizes will be announced during this town hall!
Brand Presentations are 45-minutes long and include audience Q&A.
Expanding the Insole Opportunity - 1 PM ET
Presented by Superfeet
Please join Mike Houser, VP US Sales and Matt Gooch, Director of Product and Innovation as they present the new ADAPT Run Series of insoles as well as a walk through of the award-winning scanning and gait analysis technology, 3D Fit. The technology features foot-scanning hardware from Volumental, a pressure plate for reading biometric data from gait, and the ability to offer your consumers 3D-printed personalized insoles known as ME3D.
Why Fit Matters - Learnings from the BOA Performance Fit Lab - 2 PM ET
Presented by Joe Marchand, BOA
The pioneering mindset is what BOA is built on - innovation, driving results, pushing limits, and improving peak performance. Our team of designers, prototypers, and biomechanists are designing and testing new ways to advance fit and athlete performance through studies conducted in our Performance Fit Lab. This presentation will walk through our developmental process and share some of the exciting new product offerings that BOA has collaborated on with leading brand partners.
Under Armour SS22 - 1 PM ET
Presented by Under Armour
Overview of SS22 Under Armour Line with key insights from Sr. PLM of Footwear Doug Smiley and Apparel Director, Gabriel Rodriguez.
Speakers:
- Nick Holmes, Manager – Run Specialty Sales
- Doug Smiley, Sr. PLM Run Footwear
- Gabriel Rodriguez, Director, Apparel
Brooks Strategy 2021 - 4 PM ET
Presented by Brooks
Rick Wilhelm and Mike Billish will be talking through Brooks’ strategy heading into Spring 2022.
Speakers:
- Rick Wilhelm
- Mike Billish
BOA’s innovative solutions are designed to enable consumers to dial in to fast effortless precision fit.
Brooks’ purpose is to inspire everyone to run their path to a better self by creating the best gear, tools and experiences.
CURREX insoles are the final step to more comfort and increased performance in sports.
Gatorage Endurance was created specifically to meet the demands of endurance athletes during longer, more intense training and racing.
On was born in the Swiss alps with one goal: to revolutionize the sensation of running.
OS1st products are medical-grade compression, made to target all running injuries.
RICS provides powerful inventory management features to run your business.
Superfeet insoles help you move more comfortably so you can spend more time doing what you love.
Swiftwick's mission to empower people to be the best version of themselves through the pursuit of adventure.
The North Face was founded in 1966 with the goal of preparing outdoor athletes for the rigors of their next adventure.
Therabody's mission is to provide you with the effective natural solutions you need to take charge of your daily wellness.
Under Armour’s vision is to inspire you with performance solutions you never knew you needed and can’t imagine living without.
