Fanatics Specialty Shop Arrives On Walmart.com

Wal-Mart is introducing the Fan Shop by Fanatics on Walmart.com. The site will offer hundreds of thousands of items from professional sports leagues, including NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR and MLS, and top brands, including Nike, New Era, Majestic and Fanatics.

Champion Recruits Magic Johnson For Centennial Anniversary Campaign

Champion is partnering with sports legend Magic Johnson to support its centennial anniversary campaign – “100 Years for the Team” – that will explore what it means to be a team. As  part of the campaign, Champion will engage with teams small and large around the world to share their passion about teamwork and what it means to them to be a team.

Firearms Background Checks Drop In December

FBI background checks, as adjusted by the NSSF, continued their trend of year-over-year declines, falling 7.8 percent in December to 1.49 million from 1.62 million in December 2017 on an NSSF-adjusted basis.

Puma Appoints Chief Sourcing Officer

Puma has promoted Anne-Laure Descours to chief sourcing officer and member of the management board. Puma’s Chief Operating Officer Lars Radoor Sørensen has stepped down to pursue other interests.

Sentry Products Group Appoints VP Of Sales

Sentry Products Group announced that Steve Hoffa has joined the firm as vice president of sales. Hoffa, formerly with Alpha Guardian (Cannon Safe/GunVault/Stack-On) and BLACKHAWK!, brings 20 years of sales and operations experience to the team.

Leatherman Launches Ambassador Program

Leatherman Tool Group Inc. announced the launch of its first-ever ambassador program featuring “a collective of passionate storytellers, each embodying Tim Leatherman’s spirit of unwavering perseverance and commitment to hard work.”

Adidas Signs Four Female Hockey Players

Adidas signed four female hockey players, Brianna Decker and Kendall Coyne Schofield from the U.S. Women’s National Team and Canada women’s national team members Rebecca Johnston and Renata Fast.

Retail Reports Roundup – January 28

Retail studies arrived last week around growing consumer demands for free shipping, Nike and Adidas landing among most admired companies, more brands expecting to start selling on Amazon in the next five years and more.