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.
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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.
Swiftwick Adds Olympic Gold Medalist To Athlete Roster
Swiftwick, the performance sock company, announced the company has signed Connor Fields, BMX Olympic Gold Medalist, as the company’s newest elite athlete.
Meridian Community College Reaches Deal With Under Armour And BSN Sports
Meridian Community College signed a five-year partnership with Under Armour through an agreement signed with BSN Sports.
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.

Lululemon Appoints Calvin McDonald Chief Executive Officer
Lululemon Athletica Inc. appointed Calvin McDonald, who formerly led Sephora, to serve as chief executive officer, effective August 20, 2018.
Worldwide Distributors Names Sean Maygra President
Worldwide Distributors (Worldwide), the Kent, WA-based buying cooperative for independent retailers, has named Sean Maygra as president.

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.
Reed Exhibitions Appoints Agenda Vegas Event Director
Reed Exhibitions welcomed Tony Shellman as Agenda Vegas Event Director.
Big Bear Mountain Resort Appoints COO
Bear Mountain Resort (BBMR) has named Wade Reeser the resort’s chief operating officer.

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.