USA Swimming reported it extended its partnership with Speedo through December 31, 2024.
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Macy’s Adds Board Member
Macy’s Inc. appointed Naveen Chopra, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Paramount Global, to its board of directors, effective April 1, 2023. John Bryant and Leslie Hale, who have served on the board since 2015, will not stand for re-election at the company’s 2023 annual meeting.
Black Diamond Voluntarily Recalls Recon LT Avalanche Transceiver
Black Diamond Equipment issued a voluntary recall for its Recon LT avalanche transceiver to update the required firmware.
Outdoor Industry Icon, Norm Cavallaro, Passes Away
Outdoor Industry icon Norm Cavallaro passed away on March 18 at 75 surrounded by his family. He was beloved in the industry as the founder and CEO of North Cove Outfitters and was a member of the OIA board. He also served as a brand ambassador for Swarovski Optik, reflecting his passion for birding.
Xtep Intl Sees 2022 Surge In Merrell, Saucony and K-Swiss Brands In PRC
Xtep International Holdings Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, reported that Group revenue rose 29.1 percent to an all-time high of RMB12.93 billion in 2022. The gains were across brands, with Merrell and Saucony leading growth, followed by K-Swiss.
Walmart Laying Off Thousands Of Warehouse Employees
Walmart is laying off hundreds of employees at its e-commerce fulfillment centers nationwide. The company said it made the cuts “to better prepare for the future needs of customers.”
Flag Football Gets More Structure With Key Partnership Deal
RCX Sports, the official operating partner of NFL Flag, has inked a new partnership with NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation. The collaboration is focused on increasing flag football participation, programming and training across college campuses in the intramural and club sports arenas.
Oxford Industries’s Q4 Sales Jump 28 Percent
Oxford Industries Inc., the owner of Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer and Johnny Was, reported earnings rose 35.7 percent in the fourth quarter ended January 28 as sales expanded 28 percent. Results exceeded company guidance.
Kohl’s To Add 250 In-Store Sephora Shops This Year
Kohl’s reported that 250 of its stores would add 2,500-square-foot Sephora in-store shops in 2023, adding 250 shopping destinations to Kohl’s fleet of more than 850 and achieving the partnership’s initial planned goal announced when Sephora rolled out at Kohl’s.
Schoeller Textil AG Launches Re-Source, A Sustainable Textile Collection
For Schoeller Textil AG, sustainability and performance have been core brand principles for over 150 years. The fabric technology company’s latest recycled textile collection, ReSource, embodies those principles. Antonio Gatti Balsarri, chief commercial officer on the impact mission of the recycled textile collection, said, “With Re-Source, we are fully focused on our Schoeller brand vision […]
Picture Expands Into Mountain Bike Apparel And Accessories
Picture, the manufacturer of recycled, organic and bio-sourced products for board sports and the outdoors, added a mountain bike soft goods collection for SS23, featuring technical apparel and accessories for men and women. After fifteen years of R&D and innovations in the technical textile space, extending its expertise into mountain biking was an obvious continuation. […]
Darn Tough Vermont Adds ‘Sit Ski Boss’ To Athlete Lineup
Darn Tough Vermont announced its partnership with prosit skier Trevor Kennison, who joins the company’s athlete roster supporting the development of the brand’s styles, focusing on the snow category. In 2014, Kennison injured his spinal cord snowboarding in Vail, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. “Trevor and Darn Tough share so many similarities,” said […]
Hest Adds Sales Agency For Rocky Mountain Region
Hest hired Redline Sports Group as a brand partner to expand its field teams in the outdoor specialty retail channel.
Manufacturers Report: Active Lifestyle Market Grew 4.3 Percent In 2022
Product sales in the sporting goods, fitness and related recreation markets grew 4.3 percent last year, building on record sales growth in 2021, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s 2023 Manufacturers Sales by Category Report.
Pickleball4America Merges With US Open Pickleball Championships
Pickleball4America, a newly formed company focused on developing businesses around pickleball, made a series of announcements highlighted by its merger with the US Open Pickleball Championships, launching a Ballpark Festival Series and the closure of its initial round of funding.
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