Nike announced Dirk-Jan “DJ” van Hameren has been promoted to VP, chief marketing officer. Van Hameren will succeed Greg Hoffman, who has been appointed VP, Global Brand Creative & Marketing Innovation.
Vicis announced a reduced price for the Zero1, its technologically advanced football helmet. As this football season comes to a close, Vicis has updated 2018/19 pricing for the Zero1 with a new list price of $950.
Gander Outdoors, formerly known as Gander Mountain, announced the launch of its new online store GanderOutdoors.com. Categories include: Shooting, Camping, Hunting, Fishing, Boating, Wear, Cycling and Active Sport.
K2 named John Colonna president. Colonna will be running sales, marketing and product for all of the K2 Sports brands, which include K2 Skis, K2 Snowboarding, K2 Skate, Ride Snowboards, Line Ski, Full Tilt Ski Boots, BCA Backcountry Accessories, Atlas Snowshoes, Tubbs Snowshoes and Madshus Nordic Skis.
Genesco announced that Mimi Eckel Vaughn, currently the company’s senior vice president and chief financial officer, is to be named chief operating officer of the company once her successor as chief financial officer is appointed.
BSN Sports, a Varsity Brands company and the nation’s largest direct marketer and distributor of sporting goods to the school and league markets, announced it has acquired Gulf Coast Athletic Supply (GCAS), based in Sugar Land, TX.
Arc’teryx Equipment announced that “ideas man” Dan Green has been promoted to the position of VP design at Arc’teryx after 17 years with the brand.
Keen appointed Tyler LaMotte to chief marketing officer (CMO). He was the company’s first-ever global vice president of brand marketing.
Cascade Designs, the parent of Therm-a-Rest, Mountain Safety Research (MSR), Platypus, SealLine and PackTowl, has named Steve McClure as chief financial officer.
Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC announced that Elias J. Sabo, a founding partner of the company’s manager, Compass Group Management LLC (CGM), has been appointed as the company’s chief executive officer, effective May 3, 2018.
The joint venture of affiliates of KSL Capital Partners and Henry Crown and Company that curated 12 premier destinations in North America, now has a name: Alterra Mountain Company.
Garmont International Srl, the maker of performance footwear brand for mountaineering, hiking and other outdoor pursuits, announced that Wayne Edy has become a partner in the share capital of the company.
Kent Cartridge announced the addition of Jeff Barry as director of sales and marketing.
True Fit, the data-driven personalization platform for apparel and footwear, announced a new $55 million Series C investment, led by Georgian Partners with participation from existing investors Jump Capital, Signal Peak Ventures, Intel Capital, and new investor Cross Creek Capital.
Fanatics has opened a self-serve, order pick-up locker at the flagship NBA Store in New York City. Based on initial program results, Fanatics will expand the automated buy online, pick-up in store (BOPIS) lockers to additional sites in 2018.
DMOS Collective, the Jackson Hole, WY-based maker of snow shovels for ski and snowboard athletes, announced a Series A investment from Astia Angels, a global investment community investing exclusively in women-led ventures.
Sweatcoin, the free smartphone app that pays people to be physically active, said it has secured $5.7 million in funding.
Sparta Science, a Silicon Valley company that applies data and technology to the pursuit of human resilience, announced a $7 million series A investment round, led by Playground Global.
Standard & Poors Corp. lowered its corporate credit rating on Sears to ‘CCC-‘ from ‘CCC’ to reflect its view of “potential transactions as distressed because its believe lenders would receive less than the original promise.” The outlook is negative.
Vibram announced the opening of its new office in Portland, OR. In doing so, Vibram announced several new positions including a dedicated sales, design and development team to support existing clients based in the Northwest and to serve new business opportunities throughout the West.
Nike announced that it has signed its second major wind contract with Avangrid Renewables — this time for 86 megawatts of Texas wind power.
PGA Tour Superstore announced the company’s 2017 performance of a 15 percent comp store sales growth.
Amazon announced it has chosen the following 20 metropolitan areas to potentially host HQ2, the company’s second headquarters in North America, as it moves to the next phase of the process.
In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Legion Partners Asset Management LLC and 4010 Capital LLC said they now own a combined 5.3 percent stake in Genesco and stated they made the acquisition because they Genesco’s shares are “undervalued and represented an attractive investment opportunity.”
VF Corp will open a new distribution center in Jonestown, Pa., in early 2019. VF is investing up to $52 million in the project and bringing more than 175 new full-time jobs to the area over the next three years.
Carbon, a Silicon Valley-based digital 3D manufacturing company, announced it has appointed Eric Liedtke, Adidas’ executive board member – global brands to its board of directors.
Adobe reported online holiday vaulted nearly 15 Percent. Mobile also accounted for 52 percent of traffic to retail websites during the holidays.
Otis Technology has acquired Shooter’s Choice, a leading provider of gun care chemicals and lubricants.
Olin Corporation, the parent of Winchester, announced the pricing of its offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2030.
Mission, the performance accessories brand with a focus on temperature controlling technologies, announced a new line of accessories inspired and designed for yoga, Pilates and barre enthusiasts.
Nine out of 12 members of the National Park System Advisory Board resigned over frustrations that the Ryan Zinke, Interior Secretary, declined to meet with them or convene a single meeting last year, according to the Washington Post.
Football is still the most popular U.S. spectator sport, but it is losing some popularity, according to a Gallup poll. While well below football, basketball and both soccer are both gaining ground with soccer now nearly matching baseball’s popularity.
Blain’s Farm & Fleet plans to enter Michigan with its first two locations planned to open in Jackson and Portage this fall.
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