Golf equipment dollar sales grew by 37 percent from January through August 2021 compared to the same period a year ago, reported The NPD Group. Year-over-year sales of golf club sets and balls grew by 37 percent and 27 percent, respectively.
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New Belgium Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Chaco Footwear Collection
Chaco Footwear and New Belgium Brewing Company announced the release of the Chaco x New Belgium 30th Anniversary Collection. The limited-edition sandal collection pays homage to New Belgium’s 30th anniversary—-this is their third collaboration and their most extensive to date. The collection features two limited-edition prints, Wild Mountain Taupe and Wild Ride Amber. Wild Mountain Taupe […]

Puma’s CEO Sees Potential To Double Revenues
In an interview with the German-language Handelsblatt newspaper, Bjorn Gulden, Puma’s chief executive, said the sports brand has the potential to double its sales to more than €10 billion to $11.5 billion in the long term.

Stio Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
Stio, headquartered in Jackson, WY, is celebrating its 10th anniversary timed with the FW2021 season. Stephen Sullivan founded Stio in 2011 with a vision to create apparel for living the mountain lifestyle experience. His first collection debuted with 16 styles in 2012 and a staff of ten. Today, the company has 200 styles in its […]

Amazon Expands Offerings Under Its Halo Fitness Subscription Service
Amazon announced expansions to its Amazon Halo fitness subscription service with three additions to the offering: Halo View, a health tracker; Halo Fitness, a service for interactive home video workouts, and Halo Nutrition, a personalized, guided meal planner.

Lyman Announces New VP Of Sales And Marketing
Lyman Products, based in Middletown, CT, appointed Matthew Nyman as VP of sales and marketing.

Run Show USA Event To Be Held In Los Angeles
Raccoon Events announced its third Run Show USA venue has been confirmed for September 24-25 2022, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Southern California. This is following the launch of its Run Show USA in Boston and Chicago.

Kitzuma Cycling Logistics Signs With ENVE For DTC Bike Shipping
Kitzuma Cycling Logistics, based in Asheville, NC, announced it has contracted with ENVE Composites to deliver its line of custom road bikes through Kitzuma’s ready-to-ride service.

Foot Locker Launches Senior Notes Offering
Foot Locker Inc. is launching a private offering of $400 million in aggregate principal amount of its senior notes due 2029. Foot Locker intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes.

E-Bike Maker Cake Closes $60 Million Of New Funding
Sweden-based Cake reported that its latest round of fundraising surpassed expectations and closed at $60 million.

Nike Opens Live Store In Brooklyn
Nike has opened its third Live digitally-enabled concept in New York City in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.

Lolë Appoints VP Of Digital Omni-Commerce
Lolë announced the appointment of Rob French as the Montreal-based active lifestyle brand’s new vice president of digital omni-commerce.

Vuori To Open Fashion Island Store
Women’s and men’s performance wear brand Vuori will open the retail doors of its latest Southern California store on October 8.

Vista Outdoor Announces Closing Of Foresight Sports Acquisition
Vista Outdoor Inc. announced the successful closing of its acquisition of Foresight Sports. Together, Foresight Sports and Bushnell Golf are expected to elevate each brand’s respective strengths, engage new users, expand into new segments of the golf technology market and drive growth and brand awareness at unprecedented scale.

Deckers Brands’ Fashion Lifestyle President Departs
Deckers Brands said Andrea O’Donnell has stepped down as president of its Fashion Lifestyle segment, which includes Ugg and Koolaburra, to accept another opportunity.