GK Elite Sportswear Inks Disney Deal
The collection consists of 12 GK leotards, coordinating doll leotards, workout shorts and capris and accessories featuring Minnie Mouse, Disney Princess characters and Disney-Pixar characters.
AC Milan Football Club Partners With Diesel
The Italian football club will be dressed off-field by Diesel for the next three years.
Luxottica Forms Alliance With Intel On Smart Eyewear
Luxottica Group and Intel came together to launch a virtual training coach they’re dubbing Radar Pace, a smart eyewear model featuring a real-time voice activated coaching system.
Performance Bicycle Extends Support Of Breast Cancer Awareness
In 2015, Performance raised $21,499 for the American Cancer Society through customer donations and a matching contribution.
Big 5 Sporting Goods’ Richard A. Johnson To Retire
The EVP concludes a 46-year career with the sporting goods retailer. As part of the transition, Michael Marrone was promoted to SVP of store operations.
Nike Appoints General Manager For Germany, Austria And Switzerland
Nike appointed Ulrike Köhler as its new general manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
August Golf Rounds Slide
Golf rounds played were down 4.6 percent in August with steep declines in South Central, East North Central and South Atlantic.
Bass Pro Agrees To Acquire Cabela’s
Bass Pro Shops has agreed to acquire Cabela’s Incorporated (CAB) for approximately $5.5 billion in a deal that calls for Cabela’s to sell its wholly owned bank but live on as its own brand. Bass Pro Shops Founder and CEO Johnny Morris would retain his role and be majority owner of the combined and privately held company.
Outdoor Retailer Mulls Major Date Shift
Show producers are considering a schedule change that could shift the trade show up to two months earlier, starting in June 2018.
Reebok Partners With Fitness Expert Emily Skye
Reebok will also collaborate with the Australian fitness professional on a special footwear collection in 2017.
Aisle Talk, Week Of September 26
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
By The Numbers, Week Of September 26
The leading figures from this week’s news in the active lifestyle space.
Efinger Sporting Goods To Close
The retailer, based in Bound Brook, NJ, has retained Chicago-based liquidation firm Yellen Partners to assist with the store closing sale.
Puma Signs The Weeknd As Creative Collaborator And Ambassador
The Academy Award-nominated, Grammy-winning artist will headline Puma’s Sportstyle campaign, Run The Streets, which launches in November.
RunJumpThrow Reaches 500,000 Children
Since its inception in 2015, RunJumpThrow (RJT) has reached 500,000 children through physical activity programming, according to USATF.
