According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played in the U.S. were up 2.8 percent in January.
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TJX Rebranding Sierra Trading Post To Simply ‘Sierra’
Sierra Trading Post, the retailer that operates an online and brick-and-mortar presence and is owned by The TJX Cos., has undergone a rebranding and is now known simply as Sierra, the company announced Wednesday during the earnings call with analysts.
Garmin To Sponsor 11 Cycling Teams
Garmin announced sponsorship agreements with 11 professional cycling teams for 2019, including world tour and mountain/enduro biking teams.
Fitbit’s Shares Sink On Weak Guidance
Fitbit in the fourth quarter managed to show its first quarterly year-over-year increase in device sales since the fourth quarter of 2016. But shares were trading down about 16 percent in late-afternoon trading amid warnings of softer-than-expected sales for the first quarter and margin deterioration for the year.
U.S. Polo Assn. To Outfit USPA College Polo Teams
USPA Global Licensing Inc. (USPAGL), the official licensing arm and national broadcaster of the United States Polo Association (USPA), announced that U.S. Polo Assn. will be outfitting college polo players through a new nationwide collegiate outreach program.
Unequal Technologies Partners With Babe Ruth League And Cal Ripken Baseball
Unequal Technologies Company has signed on as the Official Performance Protection Partner for both Babe Ruth League and Cal Ripken Baseball, a division of BRL.
Camping World Delays 10K Filing
Camping World Holdings Inc. announced that has filed a Form 12b-25 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission providing the company a 15-day extension to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018
Fanatics Hatches Deal With South Korea’s Coupang
Fanatics reached an agreement to become the exclusive provider of fan merchandise on Coupang, South Korea’s largest internet marketplace. The deal marks Fanatics’s second global marketplace deal after an agreement with Walmart was announced last month.
Flip Flop Shops Retains International Retail Management and Consulting Group (IRG)
Flip Flop Shops (FFS), which was recently acquired by Bearpaw Holdings LLC, has has secured International Retail Management and Consulting Group LLC (IRG) to develop a common area retail model.
House Passes Gun-Control Measure Expanding Background Checks
The Democratic-led House on Wednesday passed an expansion of background checks for nearly all gun sales. The measure extends background checks to guns purchased outside of licensed gun dealers.
JCPenney’s Q4 Earnings Tumble
JCPenney Co. reported a steep drop in earnings in the fourth quarter ended February 2 although they were better than Wall Street’s expectations.
JCPenney Welcomes Chief Merchant And New Leaders To Executive Team
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. said Michelle Wlazlo will join the company as executive vice president, chief merchant, reporting to Jill Soltau, chief executive officer of JCPenney.
Acushnet’s Q4 Profits Slide On Sales Dip
Acushnet Holdings Corp., the parent of Titleist, reported Fourth quarter net income of $11.4 million, down 37.4 percent year over year. Sales of $343.4 million were down 2.3 percent year over year and dipped 1.4 percent in constant currency.
Crocs Q4 Exceeds Wall Street’s Targets
Crocs Inc. reported a steep loss in the fourth quarter due to a charge related to its buy back of some of the preferred shares held by Blackstone Group LP. The loss before charges came in better than Wall Street’s consensus target as sales grew 8.5 percent.
Puma Takes Over From Nike As Manchester City Kit Supplier
Puma and City Football Group have signed a global long-term partnership, which will see Puma supply the reigning English Premier League champions Manchester City, as well as sister clubs in Australia, Spain, Uruguay and China.
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