True Fitness, the manufacturer of fitness products for commercial and retail markets, announced the appointment of Sally Matheson as chief marketing officer.
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Beyond Coastal Announces New Athlete Team
The new Beyond Coastal team includes: Olympic snowboard gold medalist Kaitlyn Farrington, big mountain skier and TGR staple Griffin Post, five-time national champion ski mountaineer and alpinist Janelle Smiley, big mountain skier McKenna Peterson, renowned adventure photographer Adam Clark, and seven-time World Champion mountain biker Rebecca Rusch, big wall climber Kate Rutherford.
Latest Data Shows U.S. Health Club Industry Serves 70.2 Million
Health clubs attracted more than 70 million consumers in 2017, a record-high since IHRSA began tracking health club consumer statistics in 1987. The number of individual members totaled 60.9 million, up 6.3 percent from 57.3 million in 2016. Of the 298.3 million Americans age 6 and older, 20.3 percent were health club members in 2016.
Puma Looks At Basketball To Continue U.S. Momentum
At Puma’s Capital Markets Day, Bjørn Gulden, CEO, said re-entering the basketball category becomes the 6th priority in its turnaround plan as it aims to regain a foothold in American sports.
Fred Meyer To Phase Out Firearms Business
Fred Meyer, the superstore chain owned by Kroger, plans to exit the sale of guns and ammunition at its 132 locations.
Snow Fall Boosts February Bookings In Western Resorts
According to Inntopia in their monthly DestiMetrics Market Briefing, as of Feb. 28, bookings at western ski resorts made in February for arrivals in the month surged up 15.6 percent compared to last year at the same time. Aggregated occupancy for the month among participating destinations was down 2.9 percent.
Winter Season Continues To See Momentum In Southeast
As of Feb. 28, aggregated occupancy among participating lodging properties in four states (South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama) achieved a 12.7 percent gain in occupancy for the six months from September through February compared to last winter, according to the monthly DestiMetrics Market Briefing from Inntopia.
NBA Partners With Headspace
The NBA and Headspace will co-develop mental training content on the Headspace app this summer, specifically designed to better prepare athletes at all levels for competition.
Pace Academy To Wear Vicis ZERO1 Helmets In 2018 Football Season
Pace Academy in Redmond, WA announced that they will equip their Varsity and JV football programs with the Vicis ZERO1 helmet for the 2018 season.
La Jolla Group Makes Executive Changes Amid Consolidation
La Jolla Group (LJG) announced a number of management changes as part of a move to consolidate business units and align leadership to support O’Neill.
IDC: Smartwatches Seeing Sustained Growth
Worldwide shipments of wearable devices is on track to grow 15.1 percent in 2018 and deliver a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.4 percent over the next five years, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.
Mississippi TanTec Recognized at Tannery Of The Year Awards Program
Mississippi TanTec Awarded Highly Commended Award at Tannery of the Year Awards Program 2018 The sixth Tannery of the Year Awards program for 2018 organized by World Leather Publications came to a conclusion on March 14 with a gala dinner held in Hong Kong.
Pentland Brands Acquires Endura
Endura, the cycling apparel brand and Movistar Team clothing partner, has been acquired by Pentland Brands.
2018 Carolina Cup … The Road To Wrightsville
It’s no surprise that the 2018 Carolina Cup has attracted the support of Quiksilver as the title sponsor for the 2018 races.
Miura Golf … Driving Perfection
Discovering Perfection: The Miura Story, a documentary about the Japanese artisan and the history of the iconic manufacturing process.
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