Decathlon To Open New Store in San Francisco
Decathlon announced that it will be opening another major brick and mortar store in the Bay Area, its third location in the U.S. The newest location be in the Potrero Center shopping mall at the corner of 16th Street and Bryant Street.
Puma Reported To Be Close To €300 Million Borussia Dortmund Deal
Puma is close to an agreement on a club-record, ten-year deal worth more than €300 million (US$336 million), according to SportBild.
And1 Restores Central City Park In New Orleans
And1’s national Paint the Park initiative, hosted by the footwear and apparel brand’s newest ambassador NBA Star Montrezl Harrell and fueled by Walmart has restored a popular community park in the Central City section of New Orleans.
HanesBrands Earns Corporate Social Responsibility Award
HanesBrands, the parent of Hanes and Champion, has earned the CSR Footprint social impact award for supporting at-risk youth in El Salvador.
Legends To Acquire MainGate
Legends announced the acquisition of MainGate LLC, the event retail and merchandise company. The MainGate team will become an integral part of the Legends hospitality division that manages other major sports brand retail and merchandise programs and e-commerce platforms.
Nike Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Nike has settled a racial discrimination lawsuit initially filed in 2017 by a 15-year company veteran just before the case was heading for trial. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. A Nike spokesman told Portland Business Journal that lawsuit was resolved to both parties’ satisfaction.”
Colin Kaepernick ‘Dream Crazy’ Nike Commercial Gets Nominated For Emmy
Nike’s “Dream Crazy” commercial, supporting Nike’s 30th-anniversary “Just Do It” campaign and controversially narrated by Colin Kaepernick, has been nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Commercial.
NC State Basketball Accused Of Level I NCAA Violations
The NCAA issued a Notice of Allegations against North Carolina State, accusing the Wolfpack of two Level I violations and two Level II violations tied to college basketball’s recruitment scandal.
Hibbett Sports Appoints Board Members
Hibbett Sports Inc. announced the appointments of Lorna Nagler and Dorlisa Flur to the company’s board of directors. The appointments increase the size of the board to 10.
WIT Fitness To Run CrossFit’s Online Store
Whatever It Takes (WIT) Fitness and CrossFit, Inc. announced they have partnered to have WIT take over the CrossFit online store. The announcement comes several weeks after store.crossfit.com and stuff.crossfit.com were taken down and directed to reebok.com.
Delta Apparel Announces Planned Opening Of Digital Print Facilities In Texas And New Jersey
Delta Apparel Inc. announced that its digital print subsidiary, DTG2Go, LLC will open two new facilities, one in the Dallas, TX area and one in Cranbury, NJ. The new facilities are expected to open in late summer.
U.S. Retail Sales Exceed Expectations In June
Retail sales were up 0.6 percent in June seasonally adjusted from May and up 2.3 percent unadjusted year-over-year, the National Retail Federation said.
Prana Appoints VP Of Sales
Prana appointed Marcie Peters as vice president of global sales. Before joining Prana, Peters was director of department store sales at Under Armour.
Varsity Spirit Launches Brand For Professional Dance Teams In The NBA And NFL
Varsity Spirit announced the launch of Varsity Pro, a new brand centered around professional dance and cheer teams in the NBA and NFL.
Record Spending Expected For School And College Supplies
As students gear up to go back to school and college, families plan to spend more than ever on supplies ranging from pencils and backpacks to computers and dorm refrigerators, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights and Analytics.
