ClassPass Announces Series D Funding

ClassPass, the fitness membership service,  announced a $85 million series D financing led by Temasek, an investment company headquartered in Singapore, with participation from the Growth Fund of L Catterton.

Backbone Media Makes Hires

Backbone Media, the active lifestyle media agency, announced recent additions to the company’s suite of services with the hiring of new associates Jeff Palmer, Andy Ralston, Kyle Broughton and Nathan “Newt” Borowski.

Mammut Acquires Digital Outdoor Platform Mountain Hub

Swiss-based global apparel company Mammut on Wednesday announced the acquisition of digital outdoors platform Mountain Hub in a push to bolster the brand’s digital community, connection to consumers and integration of technologies across platforms. Terms were not disclosed.

Seattle Earns Best City To Live In

According to WalletHub, Seattle ranks as the best big city to live in. The top five also included Virginia Beach, Austin, San Francisco and San Diego, according to WalletHub’s annual list of the top cities to live in.

Oakley Resumes Growth In Luxottica’s Q2

Oakley saw a return to growth in the company’s core sports channel in North America in Luxottica’s second quarter ended June 30, although Sunglass Hut was the strongest performer for the Italian-based eyewear giant.

Starter To Sponsor Alliance Of American Football

Starter has signed as as the official on-field apparel and game-day uniform supplier to the Alliance of American Football when the alliance debuts in February 2019 as part of a multi-year deal with G-III by Carl Banks.

Unifi Unveils New Branding

Unifi Inc. announced the launch of the company’s new ‘True Innovation Starts in the Fiber’ branding, which highlights Unifi’s commitment to the development of innovative and sustainable performance fibers backed by a flexible, global supply chain.

ZPPR Raises $1.2M, Debuts At Outdoor Retailer

ZPPR, a tech startup based in Bozeman, MT, recently a seed round of $1.2 milloin led by Adjacency Partners, LLC out of New York City. Tom Arrix, managing partner at Adjacency Partners and former VP, global marketing solutions at Facebook, has joined the ZPPR team as chief growth officer. 

U.S. Polo Assn. To Outfit USA Team For Westchester Cup

USPA Global Licensing Inc. (USPAGL), the official licensing arm and national broadcaster of the United States Polo Association (USPA), announced that U.S. Polo Assn. will be the official apparel outfitter for the USA team as they compete against England in the 2018 Westchester Cup.