Jordan Brand has signed on as the official uniform supplier of the French Basketball Federation. The brand will outfit the organization’s men’s and women‘s senior, 3×3 and youth teams.
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Cherokee Amends Credit Facility
Cherokee Global Brands announced the amendment, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, of its senior secured credit facility to resolve a non-compliance situation with its financial covenants.
Yaktrax And TriggerPoint Sign Winter Olympics Hopeful
Two of Implus’ specialty brands, Yaktrax and TriggerPoint, announced their partnership with accomplished athlete and 2018 Olympic hopeful, Winter Vinecki.
LAX World Shutters All Locations
LAX World has vacated its headquarters in Cockeysville, MD. and shuttered all 16 of its locations, according to a report from The Baltimore Sun.
Perry Ellis To License Guy Harvey For Fishing Collection
Perry Ellis International Inc. and Guy Harvey Enterprises announced the signing of an exclusive global licensing agreement for Guy Harvey apparel, which features the colorful, ocean-inspired artwork of world-renowned artist, conservationist, scientist and entrepreneur Dr. Guy Harvey.
MEC Breaks Ground On New Flagship At Eastern Gateway To Olympic Village
MEC, Canada’s outdoor gear, know-how and inspiration, broke ground on its new Vancouver flagship store.
Athleta Gives GiftNow A Place In Stores
Athleta has partnered with Loop Commerce go live with GiftNow, a technology and service that allows consumers to select a specific item and send it online.
Alibaba’s Singles Day Brought In $25 Billion in China
Alibaba Group Holding Limited announced that U.S. $25.3 billion (RMB168.2 billion) in gross merchandise volume (GMV) sales was settled through Alipay on November 11, 2017, an increase of 39 percent compared to 2016.
Oklahoma Becomes Jordan’s Third College Brand
The University of Oklahoma became the third collegiate football program to represent Jordan Brand on the gridiron with the partnership to also extend to the men’s and women’s basketball teams.
Perry Ellis CFO Leaves Company
Perry Ellis International announced that David Rattner will be leaving the company, effective immediately, to pursue other opportunities.
Adidas Q3 Boosted By North America And China
The Adidas brand, which grew 13.6 percent on a currency-neutral basis in the quarter, was led by growth of 31 percent in North America, 28 percent in Greater China and 39 percent across global e-commerce.
Christy Sports Expands Rocky Mountain Reach
Randy England, director of marketing at Christy Sports, told SGB, ”BD allowed us the opportunity to expand our footprint in Telluride and venture into a new market, Taos. They are a respected fixture in specialty ski retail with an outstanding reputation for customer service, like Christy Sports.”
Aisle Talk, Week Of November 6
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
Gander Mountain’s Return Now Set For 2018
Camping World has delayed the opening of its first Gander Outdoors locations until the first quarter but still expects to open 55 to 65 in 2018. Along with Overton’s, TheHouse.com, and Uncle Dan’s, Camping World expects its acquired outdoor lifestyle businesses to drive “north of $300 million” in revenues by 2019.
Mizuno’s Americas Sales Decline 7 Percent In Q2
Mizuno Corp’s sales declined 7.4 percent in the second quarter ended September 30 in the Americas region, improving from a 10.0 percent drop seen in the first six months of the year.
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