Nordica Debuts New For 2024 Products

Nordica debuted its 2024 product line at the Winter Sports Marketing show in Salt Lake City last week. Next season’s line includes additions and changes for racers to backcountry skiers. “Designed to serve the racing, all-mountain and all-mountain touring communities, we’re excited to launch several new boots and skis for 2024,” explained Sam Beck, Nordica […]

Shimano Expands Line With New Series Of Reels

Shimano North America Fishing added to its lineup of reels with three new offerings that provide value to a wide spectrum of anglers from saltwater bottom fishermen, tournament-savvy bass enthusiasts and swimbait experts.  Speedmaster II 8 & 10: The SpeedMaster II series of lever-drag reels expands with two new models for 2023. The addition of […]

Courtside Ventures Launches $100 Million Fund

Courtside Ventures, a New York-based early-stage VC firm,  raised $100 million for a fund focused on sports, gaming and lifestyle companies. Fund III investors include a globally diverse group of the industry across professional sports team owners, athletes and industry executives, including Dick’s Sporting Goods.

NGF Releases List Of Top 100 Golf Businesses

The National Golf Foundation released its latest list of the Top 100 Golf Businesses it recognizes to be the “most influential, successful, prominent and innovative companies on the commercial side of the U.S. golf industry.”

Meyer’s RV Acquires Rochester RV Dealership

Meyer’s RV, with 13 RV dealerships on the east coast, has purchased Johnston RV, located in Webster, NY. Johnston RV is full service RV dealership located at 784 Ridge Road just east of Rochester, NY.

Levi Strauss Names Chief Digital Officer

Levi Strauss & Co. hired Jason Gowans as senior vice president and chief digital officer for LS&Co., effective February 6. Gowans joins the company from Nordstrom, where he spent the past ten years in various marketing, data science and digital roles, and, most recently, as senior vice president of digital commerce.

Original Penguin Golf Launches Spring 2023 Collections

Original Penguin Golf by Munsingwear, a division of Perry Ellis International, released its Spring 2023 Golf collections for men and women, offering prints, classic styling and technical fabrics. “Original Penguin is a true modern classic brand, trusted during play and preferred after the game is over,” said Oscar Feldenkreis, CEO, Perry Ellis International. “For over […]

Gymshark Hires Chief Supply Chain Officer

Gymshark named Laurent Madelaine as its first chief supply chain officer, overseeing sourcing, supply chain and logistics. He will also be responsible for quality control and the brand’s sustainability strategy, reporting to Gymshark’s CEO and founder Ben Francis.

Norrøna Expands Ambassador Team For 2023

Norrøna added ten athletes to its ambassador team, including Owen Leeper, Mons Røisland, Darcy Conover, Robin Viera and Ren Walkenhorst. Norrøna ambassadors are key to the brand’s extreme user testing process, which involves “over 250 hours of in-field testing for all its products, including beanies.” “Our ambassadors are skiers, snowboarders, mountain bikers, trail runners, and […]