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.

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.

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.

JD Sports Off To Strong Start In U.S.

So far so good for Finish Line under its new owner, JD Sports. JD Sports said Finish Line’s comps were up 7 percent in 2018 with sales trends improving as the year progressed. The first JD stores to land in the U.S. are also seeing encouraging initial results.

NFL and NFLPA Release Helmet Laboratory Testing Results

The NFL and NFL Players Association released the results of their annual laboratory study to assess the performance of helmets worn by NFL players. The top-three rated helmets were the Vicis Zero1 (2018), Schutt F7 LTD (208400) and Riddell SpeedFlex Precision Diamond (R41106).

NFL Flag-In-Schools Program Enters Fifth Year

The NFL, USA Football, GENYOUth and Fuel Up to Play 60 announced the fifth year of the NFL Flag-In-Schools Program, which aims to increase physical activity among youth by providing Flag football resources to underserved school communities.