Adidas signed a four-year partnership with the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Adidas becomes the official athletic footwear, apparel and accessory brand of the Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine through the 2024/25 season.
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Global Sales Guys Appoints VP Of Action Outdoor
Global Sales Guys (GSG) announced that it has hired action sports Industry veteran Dave Rosenberger to the newly created role of VP of Action Outdoor.

Lands’ End Raises Second Quarter And Fiscal 2021 Guidance
Lands’ End Inc. raised its guidance for the second quarter ending July 30, 2021, and its fiscal year ending January 28, 2022.

PGA Show Buying And Education Summit Set For Vegas In August
The newly formatted PGA Show Buying & Education Summit will be held from August 9-10 in Las Vegas at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa.

Nike Store To Open In Naperville
Nike is scheduled to open a new store at 217 S. Main Street in downtown Naperville, IL this September.

Rent The Runway Confidentially Files To Go Public
Rent the Runway confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Nordstrom Announces New Chief Human Resources Officer
Nordstrom announced Farrell Redwine as its new chief human resources officer. Redwine will report to Nordstrom CEO Erik Nordstrom.

Report: L Catterton Exploring IPO
L Catterton, which owns Birkenstock, 2XU, West Marine and other consumer brands, has held discussions with banks with a possible initial public offering or SPAC merger, sources told Reuters.

Hibbett Sports Opens In Cedar Hill
Hibbett announced the opening of its third Dallas area Hibbett Sports located in Cedar Hill, TX.

Learfield IMG College Appoints Chief Revenue Officer
Learfield IMG College announced the appointment of John Brody as chief revenue officer. He was most recently at World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE).

OBIT: Dick’s SG’s Tim Myers
Tim Myers, a long-time employee of Dick’s Sporting Goods who spearheaded the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, has passed away.

Puma Appoints General Manager Europe
Puma has appointed Richard Teyssier as general manager of Europe, effective September 1, 2021. In this role, Teyssier succeeds Arne Freundt who was appointed as Puma’s chief commercial officer in June.

Under Armour Extends Contract With New Mexico State Athletics
New Mexico State athletics reported Under Armour will remain the official outfitter of NM State Athletics over the course of the next half-decade.

Ross Stores Opens 30 New Locations
Ross Stores recently opened 22 Ross Dress for Less and 8 dd’s Discounts stores across 11 states in June and July. These new locations are part of the company’s plans to add approximately 60 new stores (40 Ross and 20 dd’s Discounts) during fiscal 2021.

NRF Predicts Record Back-To-School Selling
Consumers plan to spend record amounts for both school and college supplies as families and students plan to return to in-person classrooms this fall, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation.