The NCAA issued a Notice of Allegations against North Carolina State, accusing the Wolfpack of two Level I violations and two Level II violations tied to college basketball’s recruitment scandal.
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RECALL:: K2 Sports Inline Skates
About 2,700 pairs of VO2 S skates (in addition, about 740 pairs were sold in Canada) from K2 Sports are being recalled.
BSN Sports Acquires Hillock Sports
BSN Sports, a division of Varsity Brands, announced that it has acquired Hillock Sports, LLC, based in Murray, UT. Hillock has been serving team sports customers in Utah and neighboring states for 20 years.
Bowflex Secures New Advertising Agency
Nautilus, Inc. has named FIG as its creative agency for the company’s Bowflex brand. FIG will handle advertising and creative campaign executions, including TV, social and digital.
Hibbett Sports Appoints Board Members
Hibbett Sports Inc. announced the appointments of Lorna Nagler and Dorlisa Flur to the company’s board of directors. The appointments increase the size of the board to 10.
WIT Fitness To Run CrossFit’s Online Store
Whatever It Takes (WIT) Fitness and CrossFit, Inc. announced they have partnered to have WIT take over the CrossFit online store. The announcement comes several weeks after store.crossfit.com and stuff.crossfit.com were taken down and directed to reebok.com.
Delta Apparel Announces Planned Opening Of Digital Print Facilities In Texas And New Jersey
Delta Apparel Inc. announced that its digital print subsidiary, DTG2Go, LLC will open two new facilities, one in the Dallas, TX area and one in Cranbury, NJ. The new facilities are expected to open in late summer.
U.S. Retail Sales Exceed Expectations In June
Retail sales were up 0.6 percent in June seasonally adjusted from May and up 2.3 percent unadjusted year-over-year, the National Retail Federation said.
Tecnica Group Announces New North American Structure
Tecnica Group SpA, the parent company of Tecnica Group Canada, announced the restructuring of the Canadian leadership team as part of a global initiative to integrate strategic markets around the world.
Prana Appoints VP Of Sales
Prana appointed Marcie Peters as vice president of global sales. Before joining Prana, Peters was director of department store sales at Under Armour.
Varsity Spirit Launches Brand For Professional Dance Teams In The NBA And NFL
Varsity Spirit announced the launch of Varsity Pro, a new brand centered around professional dance and cheer teams in the NBA and NFL.
Record Spending Expected For School And College Supplies
As students gear up to go back to school and college, families plan to spend more than ever on supplies ranging from pencils and backpacks to computers and dorm refrigerators, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights and Analytics.
The North Face Launches Youth Campaign For Arctic Advocacy
The North Face is launching a campaign to engage 18-25 year olds in Arctic advocacy in partnership with Alaska Wilderness League.
SFIA Announces 2019 Future Industry Leaders Scholars
The 7th annual Future Industry Leaders Scholarship Program has been awarded to Tommy Acchione (STX), Brian Dietrich (Rapsodo), Kelsey Ping (Riddell), Susan Riley (BSN Sports), Hewan Teshome (VICIS) and Matthew Weiss (Brooks Running).
Conversation With Hibbett’s Outgoing CEO Jeff Rosenthal
Hibbett Sports Inc. CEO Jeff Rosenthal in March announced he would retire from the Birmingham, AL-based company’s top post later this year as soon as his replacement was on board. He recently spoke with SGB Executive about his “tough” decision to leave Hibbett, the legacy he’s leaving and what’s needed for a retailer to survive in today’s changing landscape.
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