Rocky Brands, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the performance and lifestyle footwear business of Honeywell International, Inc. including The Original Muck Boot Company and Xtratuf footwear brands, for a purchase price of $230 million.
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PeopleForBikes Appoints Vice President Of Business Network
PeopleForBikes announced the addition of Ravi Rajcoomar as its vice president of the organization’s business network. Rajcoomar will serve on the trade association’s senior leadership team and guide the organization in creating an environment where cycling and the bike business grow.

Planet Fitness Franchisee National Fitness Partners Grows Footprint
Planet Fitness franchisee, National Fitness Partners (NFP), announced the acquisition of 16 Planet Fitness clubs, including 15 locations in the Cleveland and Akron-Canton, OH markets and one location in central Pennsylvania from two different sellers.

TightSpot Quiver Announces BuckVentures Partnership
TightSpot Quiver announced its new partnership with BuckVentures, a resource for hunting entertainment and education.

Corlex Capital Closes Debt Refinancing For Largest Anytime Fitness Franchisee
Corlex Capital, a minority-owned private equity and consulting firm, announced the closing of a senior secured credit facility to refinance and provide growth capital for Bandon Holdings, the largest franchisee of Anytime Fitness.

Mindbody Introduces Its First Virtual Consumer Membership Program
Mindbody announced the launch of Mindbody Flex, its first membership offer that includes virtual access to more than 350 studios.

Therabody Announces Settlement Of Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Therabody announced it has reached settlement agreements with sellers of vibration massage devices Revolution Hustle LLC and Elevate Brands LLC.

Nike Opens Nike Live Store In Eugene
Nike opened its latest small-format Nike Live store in Eugene, OR. Nike by Eugene joins three other Nike Live concepts in Los Angeles, Tokyo and New York.

Apparel Resale App Curtsy Raises $11M In Series A Funding
Curtsy, a shopping app for clothing, shoes, and accessories, has raised $11 million in Series A funding. The funding, led by Index Ventures, will enable Curtsy to scale and build out its team.

Salomon’s President Exits
Amer Sports announced that Michael White, president of Salomon, has left the company to “pursue other interests.” An external search has been initiated for a permanent successor.

Brownells, Crow Shooting Supply Hires Chief Customer Officer
Brownells and its sister wholesale company, Crow Shooting Supply, has hired retail and wholesale business veteran Eddie Andrus as chief customer officer.

Gunwerks Makes Hires
Gunwerks, based in Cody, WY, hired Ryan Chalupsky as product development director and Neal Emery as director of brand experience.

Bangers LP Adds To Sales Organization
Bangers LP, a shooting sports distributor, hired John Horner and Louis Reich to serve as account managers within its sales team.

United Legwear & Apparel Acquires Pro Player Brand
United Legwear & Apparel Co. (ULAC) has acquired the Pro Player brand from Perry Ellis International Inc. ULAC has been the fan apparel brand’s master licensee in recent years.

Mytheresa Completes IPO
Munich-based online luxury-fashion retailer Mytheresa on Wednesday raised $406.8 million in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO). The offering valued the e-commerce site at a higher than expected $2.2 billion.