Kicks Crew, an e-commerce platform for sneakers and apparel, announced the closing of $6 million in Series A funding. The financing was led by Gobi Partners and Pacific Century Group.
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ABG Signs With SportChek To Expand Reebok In Canada
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) announced a new and expanded partnership with Canada’s SportChek chain for the Reebok brand. Through the long-term agreement, SportChek will carry Reebok apparel and footwear across 300 of its corporate-owned stores and complementary e-commerce websites.
Therabody Files Six Lawsuits To Protect Its Intellectual Property
Therabody announced the filing of a lawsuit against the TJX Companies and five additional lawsuits against unauthorized Amazon resellers for patent and trademark infringement on its Theragun and related proprietary technologies.
Lowa Expands Its Ambassador Athlete Team
Lowa Boots expanded its ambassador team with the addition of hiker Alexandra Garcia. Garcia works with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy as its Latinx partnerships coordinator and is a founding board member of the AWE Summit Scholarship Foundation. She is also an adventure fundraising alumni for The Cairn Project. Garcia’s most notable hikes include: Mount Whitney […]
Wearables Deliver Double-Digit Growth For Q4 And The Year
The worldwide wearables market hit a new record high in the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21) as shipments reached 171 million units, up 10.8 percent from the same quarter last year, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.
Skechers Temporarily Suspends Shipments To Russia
Skechers USA Inc. announced that last week, the company temporarily suspended shipments to Russia due to the conflict in Ukraine. Skechers is also donating $250,000 in humanitarian aid.
Dovetail Workwear Launches DX Ranch Collection Featuring Cordura Fabrics
Dovetail Workwear launched its DX Ranch Collection featuring Cordura brand fabrics. Influenced by the hardworking women of the DX Ranch—a fourth-generation Oceti Sakowin ranch on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota—who helped inform and inspire the function and designs of the collection that includes the DX Bootcut pant. The collection comes in two […]
Enduro Bearings Announces 2022 Sponsored Individual And Team Athletes
Enduro Bearings announced its 2022 sponsored individual and team athletes competing globally in road, MTB, gravel, and cyclocross. All athletes will run Enduro bearings and components, including its MaxHit bottom brackets and headsets and Torqtite bottom brackets. Enduro Bearings 2022 sponsored riders include: Geoff Kabush: XC/Gravel/CX, 15x Canadian Champ, 3x Olympian Katerina Nash: XC/Gravel/CX, CX […]
Kitsbow Introduces Madrone Mountain Biking Short For Women
Kitsbow Cycling Apparel is expanding its women’s apparel line with the Madrone Short offered in two inseam lengths (7-inch and 11-inch) and sized by the waist, initially from 26-inch to 36-inch with expanded sizing to include smaller and larger sizes. The shorts come in three colors, Black Olive, Gunmetal Grey and Black. “We designed the Madrone to […]
Morakniv Releases Scout Knives And Carbon Steel Woodcarving Knives
Morakniv, creator of Swedish knives since 1891, released a collection of outdoor knives and carbon steel versions of two of its more popular woodcarving options. Scout 39 and Scout 39 Safe are the latest in the Scout category, dating back nearly a century. The two woodcarving knives include the Woodcarving 106 and 120 in carbon […]
Delaine & Co. Launches Domestically Sourced Merino Wool For S22 Ski Sweaters
For Spring 2022, Delaine & Co. will introduce Americana style Merino wool ski sweaters for men and women, featuring domestically sourced yarns in bold colors. When Delaine Founder Scott MacKenzie’s vintage wool ski sweater sparked an exchange at a chairlift in March 2020, it was a lightbulb moment for the entrepreneur. His parents gave him […]
100% Adds Triathlete Gustav Iden To Ambassador Team
100%, the San Diego-based sports performance company, announced a long-term partnership with the world’s No.1 ranked long-course triathlete, Gustav Iden. The 25-year-old Norwegian is recognized as the face of the next generation of triathletes. “We are excited to welcome Gustav Iden to the 100% family and are proud to be with such a dominant young athlete,” […]
LifeStraw Peak Series Offers Next-Level Water Filtration System
LifeStraw announced the spring launch of its Peak Series water filtration system designed for use in the outdoors and backcountry. The series features six products in lightweight and compact carrying options, including the Personal Water Filter Straw, the 650 ml and 1L Collapsible Squeeze Bottle Water Filter System, the 3L and 8L Gravity Water Filter System, […]
Charge Electric Bikes Announces Women In Charge Program Ambassadors
Charge, the electric bike brand, announced its 2022 Women in Charge brand ambassador program. The company said it “selected inspiring women across sports, fitness, health and wellness to lead the program,” but will continue to highlight all women who participate in the cycling industry. “We recognize that the cycling industry often underserves and underrepresents women,” […]
Adidas Appoints New Managing Director For China
Adidas promoted Adrian Siu to managing director, Greater China. Previously, he was senior vice president – commercial for Adidas in the region.
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