Adidas entered into a seven-year partnership with IUPUI Athletics to become the official athletic footwear, apparel and accessory brand of the Jaguars through the 2024-2025 season.
Category: Apparel
The North Face Names Hilaree Nelson Captain Of Global Athlete Team
The North Face announced that ski mountaineer and long-time athlete Hilaree Nelson will serve as captain for the Global Athlete Team. Conrad Anker currently holds the position and will serve as co-captain with Nelson through the remainder of 2018, before Nelson fully transitions to team captain in 2019.

Brooks Running Rolls Out Shop-In-Shop Program
Brooks Running Company is partnering with 30 specialty running retailers in the U.S. and Canada to launch the brand’s premium shop-in-shop.
Intradeco Acquires Headsweats
Intradeco, a global vertical-manufacturing company in the textile industry, has acquired Headsweats, a leader in performance headwear.
NRF: BTS And College Spending To Reach $82.8 Billion
Total spending for K-12 schools and college combined is projected to reach $82.8 billion, nearly as high as last year’s $83.6 billion, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights and Analytics.
Hibbett Launches Back-to-School Campaign
Hibbett Sporting Goods Inc. announced the company’s back-to-school Comeback Season social media contest.
June Retail Sales Up 4.2 Percent Over 2017
June retail sales were up 0.07 percent seasonally adjusted from May’s strong performance and increased 4.2 percent unadjusted year-over-year as economic growth continued despite the U.S. trade war with China and other countries, the National Retail Federation said Monday. The numbers exclude automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants.
Pentland Brands Appoints Directors To Lead Team Sports, Berghaus & Fashion Footwear
Pentland Brands Limited has announced the appointment of three directors to head up the company’s Team Sports (Canterbury & Mitre), Berghaus and Fashion footwear brands (Ted Baker & Karen Millen).

Retail Report Roundup
Studies arrived last week on BTS selling arriving early, stores dominating BTS selling, Amazon Prime Day launching BTS season, U.S. retail CEOs who are bullish on growth, Nordstrom’s high emotional intelligence ranking, Amazon’s broadening influence and loyalty-program inhibitors.
Clarus Announces Results Of Tender Offer
The shares accepted for purchase represent approximately 1.4 percent of Clarus’ total outstanding shares as of June 30, 2018.
Randa Responds to Perry Ellis’ Preliminary Proxy Statement
Randa Accessories announced that the company has submitted a letter to the special committee of the board of directors of Perry Ellis International Inc. to clarify a number of statements made in the preliminary proxy statement filed by Perry Ellis on July 11.

Reebok Partners With Danai Gurira
Reebok announced a new partnership with women’s award-winning playwright and actor Danai Gurira

Aisle Talk Week Of July 9
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week, including Fabletic’s big hires and ambitious plans to reach 100 stores.

Does 2026 World Cup Present “Open Goal” For Adidas?
In a 26-page report, analysts at Macquarie Research said the 2026 World Cup, which is taking place in North America, represents a major opportunity for Adidas to increase the company’s lead in the sport of global football (soccer) and could significantly help narrow the company’s wide gap in U.S. market share against Nike.

Deutsche Bank Sees Momentum At Vans, Bounce Back For North Face
Deutsche Bank Research initiated coverage of VF Corp. with a “Buy” rating in part because the firm sees Vans continuing to benefit from healthy streetwear trends in the years ahead while The North Face appears ready to re-accelerate growth.