
USA Basketball, NBA Set New Rules, Standards For Youth Basketball
USA Basketball and the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced a set of guidelines for youth basketball designed to enhance helping beginning players learn the fundamentals of the game. They include smaller basketballs, lower rims, no zone defense and no three-point scoring for players 11 years old and younger.
Kitsbow Announces Inaugural Trail Advocate Program And Recipients
Kitsbow, maker of premium cycling clothing and accessories, announced its inaugural Trail Advocate Program and its first Trail Advocate of the Year recipients.
USFIA Criticizes Proposed Tariffs
USFIA (United States Fashion Industry Association) issued a statement expressing its concerns about the detrimental impact broadly applied tariffs could have on the apparel, footwear, accessories, and home textiles sectors.
Gander Outdoors Opens Doors in Traverse City And Amarillo
Gander Outdoors Opens Doors in Traverse City And Amarillo.
Fanatics Partners With Los Angeles Football Club
The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) announced a long-term partnership with Fanatics to become the Club’s official in-venue retail provider at Banc of California Stadium.

Puma Looks At Basketball To Continue U.S. Momentum
At Puma’s Capital Markets Day, Bjørn Gulden, CEO, said re-entering the basketball category becomes the 6th priority in its turnaround plan as it aims to regain a foothold in American sports.
Snow Fall Boosts February Bookings In Western Resorts
According to Inntopia in their monthly DestiMetrics Market Briefing, as of Feb. 28, bookings at western ski resorts made in February for arrivals in the month surged up 15.6 percent compared to last year at the same time. Aggregated occupancy for the month among participating destinations was down 2.9 percent.
Winter Season Continues To See Momentum In Southeast
As of Feb. 28, aggregated occupancy among participating lodging properties in four states (South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama) achieved a 12.7 percent gain in occupancy for the six months from September through February compared to last winter, according to the monthly DestiMetrics Market Briefing from Inntopia.
La Jolla Group Makes Executive Changes Amid Consolidation
La Jolla Group (LJG) announced a number of management changes as part of a move to consolidate business units and align leadership to support O’Neill.

Mississippi TanTec Recognized at Tannery Of The Year Awards Program
Mississippi TanTec Awarded Highly Commended Award at Tannery of the Year Awards Program 2018 The sixth Tannery of the Year Awards program for 2018 organized by World Leather Publications came to a conclusion on March 14 with a gala dinner held in Hong Kong.

Pentland Brands Acquires Endura
Endura, the cycling apparel brand and Movistar Team clothing partner, has been acquired by Pentland Brands.
Duluth Trading’s Revenues Climb 25 Percent In Q4
Duluth Holdings Inc., the parent of Duluth Trading Company, reported earnings rose 39.3 percent in the fourth quarter on a 24.7 percent revenue gain.

Athleta Earns B Corp Certification
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Athleta announced it has earned B Corp Certification from the nonprofit B Lab, becoming one of the largest apparel companies in the world to certify as B Corp.

Puma to Re-Enter Basketball Category
Puma SE at its Capital Markets Day revealed intentions to re-enter the performance basketball category. The company also it expects currency-adjusted consolidated net sales to grow around 10 percent on average per year until 2022.
Large U.S. Retailers Urge Trump Against China Tariffs
A letter sent to President Trump signed Monday by 49 of the nation’s largest retailers, including Walmart, Target and Costco outlines their concerns about the detrimental impact broadly applied tariffs could have on American families.