CamelBak Appoints Greg Williamson As President

CamelBak has appointed Greg Williamson as president of the company, effective July 16. Williamson has experience in consumer products and large global brands, specifically in strategy and product development, channel marketing and brand building and international markets.

Sports Direct Burned By Outside Investments

While underlying earnings are benefiting from its “Elevation” efforts to upgrade its stores, Sports Direct reported that its U.S. business, consisting of Bob’s Stores and Eastern Mountain Sports, showed loss in its fiscal year ended April 29 and a number of other investments aren’t paying off.

Speedo USA Signs Caeleb Dressel

Speedo USA, a division of PVH Corp., announced that two-time Olympic gold medalist, seven-time FINA World Championships gold medalist and competitive swimming phenom Caeleb Dressel has joined Team Speedo USA, marking his first endorsement since becoming a professional swimmer earlier this year.

Yaktrax Opens Application for 2018-19 Ambassador Team

Yaktrax, the snow and ice traction brand, has opened the application portal for the company’s 2018-19 influencer team, #YakPak. Team members will represent Yaktrax as brand ambassadors to help grow awareness and create meaningful content for the brand from October 2018 through March 2019.

Amazon Prime Day 2018 Manages Another Record

Amazon said that sales across its Prime Day event surpassed Cyber Monday, Black Friday and the previous Prime Day, when comparing 36-hour periods, making this once again the biggest shopping event in Amazon history.

Play It Again Sports Parent Shows Earnings Gains

Winmark Corporation, the parent of Play It Again Sports, reported net income for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018 of $7.14 million, $1.73 per share, compared to net income of $5.53 million, or $1.23, a year ago.