Liquid Wire Inc. announced that it has successfully closed a $10 million Series A financing round to expand its stretchable electronics technologies into the medical wearables market.
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SportsEngine And SoccerWire Announce Partnership
SportsEngine, Inc., an NBC Sports Group company and a provider of sport relationship management software, announced that it has formed a partnership with SoccerWire, becoming its official technology provider.
Dick’s Announces Donation Of Nearly $800,000 To The CDC Foundation
Dick’s Sporting Goods announced a nearly $800,000 donation to the CDC Foundation in partnership with Callaway Golf.
HanesBrands Gerald Evans Recognized As 2020 Most Admired CEO
HanesBrands announced its CEO, Gerald W. Evans Jr., has been recognized as the most admired CEO in the Piedmont Triad, NC, region with a 2020 C-Suite Award from the Triad Business Journal.
JD Sports Updates U.S. Strategy For Finish Line And JD
JD Sports Fashion on Tuesday committed to developing Finish Line, acquired in 2018, and JD Sports as separate banners in the U.S. marketplace. Officials provided the update while reporting strong sales and profit improvement for the Finish Line chain its year ended February 1.
GSM Outdoors Acquires Skull Hooker
GSM Outdoors has acquired the mounting system brand Skull Hooker.
American Baitworks Taps Industry Vet For President
The company has hired industry veteran Doug Minor as president effective July 7. Minor comes to the brand after 37 years with the Strike King Lure brand.
Finish Line Delivers 9 Percent Comp In Fiscal Year
JD Sports Fashion reported a rise in annual earnings and indicated Finish Line’s comps in the U.S. grew 9 percent. However, the UK’s largest sneaker chain cut its dividend and warned the coronavirus outbreak has constrained its short term progress.
SIA Appoints Director Of Snowbound Festival
Snowsports Industries America (SIA) announced that it has named Brian Stephenson as the Director of Snowbound Festival, a leading winter outdoor consumer festival.
High School Field Hockey Eyewear Rule Altered For 2020 Season
In response to longstanding concerns regarding the wearing of goggles in high school field hockey, the NFHS Board of Directors approved a change in the eyewear rule that will take effect with the upcoming 2020 season.
OBIT: Yoshizo Shimano
Shimano announced the passing of chairman emeritus and former chairman Yoshizo Shimano. Yoshizo died of chronic heart failure at the age of 85 on July 3, 2020.
L.L.Bean Plans Three Stores In Canada
L.L.Bean announced the expansion of the brand in Canada, with three new L.L.Bean stores scheduled to open in Ontario by the end of 2020.
Head Acquires Zoggs
Head, the owner of Head, Penn and Mares, announced the acquisition of Zoggs, the swim brand famous for its goggles, swimwear and equipment.
Kathmandu Sees Strong Rip Curl Recovery As Stores Reopen
Kathmandu Holdings Limited reported that total Group sales for the 10 months ended May 31 were down 15.1 percent versus the prior-year comp period but retail store and online sales have “generally exceeded management expectations since stores began reopening.
OBIT: Berghaus Co-Founder Gordon Davison
Gordon Davison, the co-founder of the British climbing and mountaineering brand, Berghaus, passed away at the age of 85.
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