Nike, the NFL’s official gameday uniform supplier, has taken down Washington Redskin’s apparel from its website amid renewed calls for the NFL team to change its name.
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Lucky Brand Files For Bankruptcy, Enters Sales Agreement
Lucky Brand Dungarees filed for bankruptcy and reached an agreement with SPARC Group LLC (SPARC) and Authentic Brands Group on the sale of the company.
Equinox Undergoes Furloughs
Equinox Holdings Inc. has furloughed more than 3,000 employees as many of its gyms remain closed due to COVID-19 mandates, according to Bloomberg.
USA Cycling Cancels National Championships
USA Cycling announced the cancellation of multiple National Championships for the 2020 season.
Athletic Republic Partners With Klean Athlete
Athletic Republic, the sports performance training franchisor, announced the rollout of its new partnership with Klean Athlete, developer of nutritional supplements for athletes.
Nautilus Explores Sale Of Octane Fitness
Nautilus Inc. announced its plan to pursue efforts to find a potential buyer for Octane Fitness to focus solely on the home fitness equipment market.
Aisle Talk Week Of June 29, 2020
The Top National stories and the Latest headlines across the Active Lifestyle Market for the week of June 29, 2020 covered in the SGB Updates — delivered to your inbox every business day. From the SGB Media family to yours, we wish everyone a safe and Happy July 4th holiday!
U.S. Economy Adds 4.8 Million Jobs In June; Retail Doubles May Gains
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that total non-farm payroll employment rose by 4.8 million in June, and the unemployment rate declined to 11.1 percent. Analysts had projected the addition of just 3.1 million jobs resulting in a 12.2 percent unemployment rate.
AIM Sells SNEWS, Backpacker, SKI And Other Titles To BRAIN, VeloNews Parent
Today’s topsy-turvy media landscape just got a bit topsier and turvier with Pocket Outdoor Media’s (POM) end-of-June acquisition of the Healthy Living, Fitness, and Outdoor divisions of Active Interest Media (AIM). Included in the acquisition are AIM titles Yoga Journal, SKI, Climbing, BACKPACKER, Warren Miller Entertainment, Oxygen, IDEA Health and Fitness Association, Clean Eating, Vegetarian Times, Better Nutrition, NatuRx, Muscle & Performance, Nastar, Fly Fishing Film Tour, National Park Trips, and SNEWS.
PrimaLoft Inks Global License Agreement With Fiberpartner
PrimaLoft, Inc. inked a licensing agreement with Fiberpartner, a global supplier of stapled fibers, technical yarns and plastics. The agreement allows Fiberpartner to develop the use of Primaloft’s PrimaLoft Bio technology in multiple new industries.
DeSantis Gunhide Partners With The Evans Group
DeSantis Gunhide, a U.S. manufacturer of holsters and accessories, based in Amityville, NY, announced a partnership with The Evans Group, a multi-line independent sales organization.
Walther Hires VP, Marketing And Product Development
Walther Arms announced the hiring of Jens Krogh as VP of marketing & product development. Kroghs’ past work with firearms brands includes Benelli, STI International, Adams Arms, and, Blaser USA.
University Of Denver Adding Women’s Triathlon As Varsity Sport
USA Triathlon, along with Karlton Creech, University of Denver Vice Chancellor for Athletics, Recreation and Ritchie Center Operations, announced that the University of Denver will add women’s triathlon to its varsity sport offerings. The school is the 37th in the nation, the second in Colorado and the ninth at the NCAA Division I level to add the sport.
2020 Bicycle Leadership Conference Going Virtual
The 2020 Bicycle Leadership Conference (BLC), which had been rescheduled to September 29 – October 1, will move to an online interactive “Virtual BLC” due to COVID-19.
NRF: Pandemic Recession Could Already Be Easing
The economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has officially been declared a recession, but National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said the key question is how long it will last.
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