Puma announced the launch of the beta tester program for its self-lacing training shoe Fit Intelligence (Fi).
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Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Announces 2019 Award Nominees
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, the national organization dedicated to the health and growth of specialty outdoor retail, this week announced nominees for their 2019 retailer and vendor awards. Vendor of the year nominees include Kelty, Lowa Boots, Smartwool and The North Face.
Jim Abbott To Keynote SFIA’s 2019 Industry Leaders Summit
Jim Abbott, who overcame the disability of being born with just one hand to be a major league pitcher, will deliver a keynote presentation at SFIA’s 2019 Industry Leaders Summit.
Polartec and Kraig Biocraft Laboratories To Bring First Spider Silk Fabrics To The Performance Apparel Market
Polartec, the premium provider of innovative and sustainable textile solutions, and Kraig Biocraft Laboratories (Kraig) (OTC:KBLB), the biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of spider silk, announce plans to bring to market the first fabrics made from spider silk. Initially developed for specialized military applications, these first-of-their-kind materials made from recombinant spider silk […]
NGF … Golf Seeing Signs Of A Recovery
With double-digit growth in off-course golf participation, improved TV ratings, and a more diverse group of beginners coming to the sport, the National Golf Foundation (NGF) delivered a bullish outlook for the golf industry in its annual study. One encouraging finding was that on-course participation in 2018 marked its first measured increase in 14 years
Herff Jones Wins Confidentiality Agreement Litigation Against Jostens
Herff Jones, a leading provider of graduation and educational products and services, announced that on April 12 a jury in Mobile, AL ruled unanimously in its favor in significant litigation against its biggest competitor, Jostens Inc.
Anta Sports Sees Robust Sales In Q1
Anta Sports Products Limited reported retail sales of Anta branded products for the first quarter of 2019 increased by low-teens when compared to the same period of 2018.
Oregon Sports Angels Invests In Looptworks
Oregon Sports Angels made an investment in Looptworks, a Portland, OR business that upcycles or re-purposes abandoned, pre-consumer and post-consumer materials into limited-edition products.
Sequential Brands Agrees To Sell Martha Stewart And Emeril Lagasse Brands
Sequential Brands Group Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the rights to the Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse brands and related intellectual property assets to Marquee Brands LLC for an estimated $175 million with an earn-out opportunity of up to an additional $40 million.
Oros To Relocate To Portland, OR
Oros, a Cincinnati-based outdoor apparel digital start-up, will move from the Queen City, OH to Portland, OR in June, the Portland Business Journal reports.
Tender Corporation Names Christopher Heye CEO
Tender Corporation announced the appointment of seasoned consumer packaged goods executive Christopher Heye as chief executive officer.
Adidas Appoints General Manager Of Runtastic
Adidas announced the appointment of the new general manager for Runtastic. Scott Dunlap will head up the company’s leadership team in Linz as of May 27 together with co-founders Alfred Luger and Christian Kaar, as well as Mathis Gerkensmeyer.
JCPenney Makes Executive Hires
J. C. Penney Company appointed Steve Whaley as senior vice president, principal accounting officer and controller; Laurene Gandolfo as senior vice president for home product design and development; and Trish Adams as a strategic advisor to support the company`s transformation.
HanesBrands Celebrates Recognition For Environmental Stewardship
HanesBrands, the parent of Champion, has earned it 10th consecutive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star Sustained Excellence/Partner of the Year award for continued success in energy conservation, carbon emissions reduction and environmental sustainability.
PGA Tour Superstore To Open Store In Plantation, FL
PGA Tour Superstore announced the opening of its new store in Plantation, its first store in the greater Ft. Lauderdale-area.
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