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Under Armour Lends Support To Hunt Right; Hunt Fair Chase Initiative
The Hunt Right; Hunt Fair Chase initiative is designed to invigorate a commitment among sportsmen as to the benefits of a fair chase approach, celebrating both personally rewarding and memorable experiences as well as presenting a positive public image of the sport.
Adidas Launches New Adidas App
“To you, for you, with you” is the motto for the new Adidas app, which the sporting goods company revealed at Dreamforce, the world’s largest software conference, in San Francisco, CA.
Black Diamond Parent Sees 16 Percent Q3 Revenue Growth
The increase for Clarus Corp. was partially attributed to $3.5 million in sales generated by Sierra Bullets, L.L.C., which the company acquired on August 21, 2017, and continued strong growth in the climb and ski categories.
Elite Sportswear Appoints President And CEO
Elite Sportswear L.P., which owns a number of cheer brands, appointed Girisha Chandraraj as its president and chief executive officer.
Simms Appoints Casey Sheahan As CEO
Simms Fishing Products, the manufacturer of waders, outerwear, footwear, and technical apparel in fishing, announced the appointment of Casey Sheahan, seasoned outdoor industry veteran, to chief executive officer.
Fanatics Reworks Partnership With Major League Soccer
In addition to extending the long-standing e-commerce relationship between the two organizations, the multichannel deal is highlighted by Fanatics gaining worldwide rights to exclusively produce MLS fan gear apparel, headwear and hard goods across all retail and wholesale channels.
J. C. Penney Chief Merchant Exits
In conjunction with this reorganization, the position of chief merchant has been eliminated and John Tighe will be leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.
Toad&Co Appoints Mid-Atlantic Reps
Toad&Co, the outdoor lifestyle apparel company, added Mountain Lake Marketing to their sales force with responsibilities for the Mid-Atlantic territory.
Nester Hosiery Appoints Chris Nitzsche As VP Of Sales
Nitzsche joins Nester Hosiery from Quagga Accessories. Prior to Quagga he had held National Sales Manager positions at Woolrich and Elan-Polo.
New Era Makes First NFL Cap Out Of Plastic Bottles
New Era Cap, the official on-field hat of the National Football League (NFL), announced the debut of its first-ever official NFL cap made with plastic bottles in partnership with Repreve.
TREW Hires VP Of Design and Development
Brittany Crook most recently led Women’s Snow & Bike design at Dakine.
Christy Sports Acquires BootDoctors
Christy Sports LLC announced its most recent acquisition of BootDoctors, a specialty retailer of ski, snowboard and bike products and services, which currently operates out of three locations in Telluride, CO and two locations in Taos, NM.
Sears Holdings To Close 45 Kmart, 18 Sears Locations
Sears Holdings plans to close 45 Kmart locations and 18 Sears locatons.
American Woman Wins NYC Marathon For First time In 40 years
Shalane Flanagan, long endorsed by Nike, on Sunday became the first women to win the New York City Marathon since 1977.
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