Farm To Feet Packaging To Feature Thru-Hiker
Farm to Feet selected nine Appalachian Trail thru-hikers as finalists to be featured on the packaging of its Damascus Elite hiking sock
VF Corp. Elevates Rendle To CEO Post
The Board of Directors of VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC) on Wednesday named Steve Rendle, 57, to replace Eric C. Wiseman as the the company’s chief executive officer.
Adore Me Launches First Activewear Collection
To launch the new product category, Adore Me shot a TV ad – featuring models Daniela Lopez and Bree Warren – that will air on national TV.
L.L.Bean To Open First Store In Long Island
The store in Lake Grove, NY will be L.L.Bean’s fifth store in New York and its 31st retail store outside of Maine.
Ryu Apparel Raises $1.4M From Private Placement
The private placement consisted of 11.46 million units at a price of 12.5 cents per unit for gross proceeds of $1.43 million.
BSN Sports Partners With National IPA
National IPA, a founding member of the National Coalition for Public Procurement, awarded BSN Sports/US Games the comprehensive Athletic and Physical Education Equipment contract in an effort to help public agencies and educational institutions reduce costs and administrative burden.
PwC Issues Bullish Holiday Shopping Forecast
The global accounting and consulting firm is forecasting holiday spending will surge 10 percent beyond year-ago levels thanks to a 25-percent jump in online sales.
ICSC Forecasts 3.3 Percent Growth This Holiday Season
In-store purchases continue to dominate, with 91 percent of holiday shoppers planning to spend at physical stores.
Newell Says So Long To Winter
Newell Brands Inc. officially put its winter sports brands up for sale, along with a few other active-lifestyle brands. Find out who’s going and who’s staying.
Newell To Sell Winter Sports Brands
Newell Brands Inc. said it plans sell about 10 percent of the portfolio, including the Winter Sports businesses that are part of its Outdoor Solutions segment acquired from Jarden Group.
SFIA’s Tom Cove To Speak At Innovation Summit
The Innovation Summit, to be held October 5, is a collaboration between SFIA, the Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the Global Obesity Prevention Center (GOPC) and Laureus Foundation USA.
Mizuno’s Bob Puccini To Retire
Mark O’Brien, the company’s current chief operating officer (COO), will become the next president of Mizuno USA at the end of the year.
Bass Pro And Cabela’s Create Hunting Giant
Already dominant players separately in the hunt & fish space, the merger between Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s will easily create the industry’s retail leader in the category, nearly doubling in size.
Beyoncé Uses Instagram To Tease F/W Ivy Park Line
Beyoncé took to her Instagram account in the last week of September 2016 to tease the release of her 2016 Fall/Winter Ivy Park line of activewear.
Columbia Names Interim SVP Of North America Retail
Columbia Sportswear Company named David Lawner to serve as interim SVP of retail for North America and EMEA while the company conducts a global search for a new leader to replace departing Shawn Cox.
