Crunch Franchisee, CR Fitness Holdings, reported it plans to open its newest location outside of Charlotte in Matthews, NC, this summer, along with Crunch Winter Garden, its sixth location to open in the Orlando metropolitan area.
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Rally House Adding Two New Ohio Locations
Rally House announced it is expanding its store presence in Ohio with two new locations in the Cleveland and Columbus markets.

EXEC: FitFlop Looks To Boost Global Growth Through New Distributors
FitFlop reported it entered a partnership with new distributors to fuel global growth, focused on Canada, Spain, Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, and Vietnam. The partnership will enable FitFlop to expand into new markets.

Lids Opens Paris Saint-Germain Store In Miami
France’s football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) opened a new permanent storefront in Miami, FL, run and operated by Lids.
Life Time Opens First Club In Oregon
Life Time reported it opened its first Oregon location in Beaverton. The 190,000-square-foot, three-story Life Time Beaverton athletic country club expands the company’s geographic footprint to 30 states and 42 major markets in the U.S.
Tucker Powersports Named Exclusive Distributor Of Rambo Bikes
Tucker Powersports was named the exclusive distributor of Rambo electric bikes, a maker of fat tire bikes popular with hunters and outdoor enthusiasts.
True Spec Golf Opens Third North Carolina Location
True Spec Golf partnered with Intown Golf Club to open True Spec Charlotte, its third custom club fitting and building in North Carolina.

EXEC: Sportsman’s Warehouse Sees Cuts Ahead As Weather, Inflation Weaken Q1 Outside Firearms
Sportsman’s Warehouse has been experiencing a moderation in demand over the last few quarters after doubling its business over a three-year period, with “significant inflation” identified as the primary reason for the weakening demand. Sales in the first quarter were said to be also impacted by unfavorable weather conditions in the Western U.S.
Throom Targets Hires PMI As Rep Agency
Throom Targets, the maker of ricochet-free targets for hunting, hired PMI (Professional Marketing, Inc.) as its rep agency, responsible for all retail sales, including dealers, distributors and mass retailers in the Midwestern states.
Earth Blinds Chooses Sales Agency of Record
Earth Blinds, the maker of hunting blinds, selected Kelly Brand Management (KBM) as its sales and marketing agency to manage U.S. brick-and-mortar and e-commerce sales.

Wolverine Worldwide Names Company President, New Leaders For Merrell And Saucony
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. named Chris Hufnagel as company president, promoted Janice Tennant to Merrell’s global brand president and named Rob Griffiths as global brand president of Saucony.

Canada Goose To Open Stores In Australia
Canada Goose, in partnership with Australian retail group Brand Collective, is entering Australia with plans to open stores in Melbourne and Sydney later this year. In addition, Canada Goose will launch an e-commerce platform and implement wholesale distribution plans for the region.

Nike Names New Converse CEO
Nike, Inc. named Jared Carver as the new CEO of Converse. He succeeds Scott Uzzell, who transitioned last week to a new role as VP/GM of North America for Nike as part of the company’s recently announced leadership changes.
U.S. Consumer Confidence Slides To Six-Month Low
U.S. consumer confidence dropped to a six-month low in May as Americans’ assessment of the labor market and the outlook for business conditions slipped, according to the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index.

Luck E Strike Lures Acquired By Singer Toby Keith
Luck E Strike Corp., a fishing lure manufacturer headquartered in Cassville, MO, was reportedly acquired by country singer Toby Keith.