Tech veteran John Donahoe, just the third Nike CEO since co-founder Phil Knight handed over the top job, has embarked on a 100-day global listening tour to better understand the company's consumers. He discusses his priorities, his management style and social issues in an interview with Khadeeja Safdar.

Under Armour’s new CEO Patrick Frisk has appointed Paul Fipps to the newly created position of chief experience officer, effective Feb. 17. He is responsible for the company's overall consumer experience and digital strategy including its global retail and e-commerce business, Connected Fitness platform, software engineering, customer relationship management, human performance and data science functions. Frisk says the position is “an important milestone for Under Armour as it underscores our desire to unify, elevate and truly harness the power and intersection of product, brand and experience.”

JetBlue Airways founder David Neeleman’s startup airline will be called Breeze Airways and could begin flying late this year. “Neeleman is calling his new carrier ‘The World’s Nicest Airline’” per Skift. “Like Allegiant in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Breeze will fly an older, used aircraft no other U.S. carrier wants on routes with little or no competition.” The airline has a list of 500 potential routes, but Neeleman is being secretive about specifics for fear of tipping off the competition.

Paul Edwards is leaving the top marketing job at General Motors Chevrolet division after four years, Automotive News reports. Edwards helped create the "Real People, Not Actors" campaign. He had been with GM for more than three decades, in various sales and marketing roles at Chevy and as GM's executive director of global marketing. Steve Majoros, who has been guiding the 2020 Corvette launch, will succeed Edwards as the brand's U.S. vice president of marketing.

Adidas has turned 1.8 million plastic bottles into a sustainable football field. “A typical turf field uses a large amount of virgin plastics and re-ground rubber,” according to CNN. “James Carnes, vice president of global brand strategy for Adidas, says that the sustainable field that the company built was made from plastic bottles sourced from remote islands, beaches, coastal communities and shorelines -- all with the goal of preventing [plastic] from polluting the ocean.”

Specialty beauty retailer Sephora plans to open 100 new store locations across North America in 2020, more than it has opened on the continent in any prior year and more than double the number of openings in 2019. All new stores will be powered by 100% renewable energy. “The stores will feature a sleek architectural and visual design that reflects  Sephora's signature look and feel,” according to Chain Store Age. “The retailer will utilize more cost-effective materials, which it said will allow deeper investment in customer-centric experiences and services, and employee development.”

Natural and organic grocer Earth Fare is closing its doors and laying off 3,000 employees. The Asheville, N.C.-based retailer has 50 stores in 10 states.  A spokeswoman for Earth Fare said the stores are expected to be shut by the end of February. The company hasn’t filed for bankruptcy, she said. Just over a year ago, the company opened its 50th store and unveiled what it called “aggressive goals for growth” including opening up 50 more stores over the next five years.

After spending millions on Zac Posen-designed uniforms just 18 months ago, Delta Air Lines will redesign its uniforms once again. Employees have filed lawsuits against uniform maker Lands' End complaining about allergic reactions to the purple garments, including rashes, skin reactions and other symptoms, which the lawsuits claim are caused by chemicals used to make garments waterproof, wrinkle- and stain-resistant, anti-static and high-stretch.

Lax age controls and the use of influencers make marketing of alcohol on social media much more difficult to police than on other media, such as billboards and TV. “While regulators from New York City to Ireland to Ethiopia have cracked down on outdoor and broadcast ads for beer, wine and spirits in the past year, only a handful have targeted online ads,” according to The Wall Street Journal. “That is despite studies showing online alcohol marketing is often seen by people below the legal drinking age, and those exposed are more likely to start drinking or to drink heavily.”

A consortium has offered to buy Forever 21 for $81 million. The group includes two of the bankrupt retailer’s biggest landlords, Simon Property Group Inc. and Brookfield Property Partners, along with Authentic Brands Group. “The chain has since struggled to raise money to exit bankruptcy, with potential lenders and buyers balking because of poor sales and the founding Chang family’s insistence on maintaining control.” according to Bloomberg.