Earnings benefitted from a reduction in costs and a 4.4 percent comp gain.
Category: Apparel
Under Armour Partners With Monmouth University
Under Armour will replace Nike beginning on June 1, 2017.
Bermuda Sands Appoints Mountain Khakis Talent As New CEO
Bermuda Sands, designers and manufacturers of performance apparel for leisure sports, appointed Joe Pagani as CEO.
Loudmouth Branches Into Footwear
Loudmouth, known for its bold and bright golf and sports fan apparel, signed a licensing deal with True Ivy LLC to develop a collection of footwear in a selection of Loudmouth’s top-selling patterns.
Bridgedale, Hilly, Mountain Equipment Merge N.A. Distribution
Under the newly created Outdoor & Sports Company Inc., the three brands will share a central warehouse and distribution facility based in Buffalo, NY.
Nike Opens Tokyo NikeLab In December
The NikeLab MA5 has a a thematic focus on uniting nature and technology, and seeks to engage the senses of the consumer, i.e. the shop has its own smell profile.
Cabela’s-Bass Pro Deal Faces Delay
Cabela’s Inc. said in a regulatory filing that both U.S. and Canadian regulators have requested more time to explore its proposed sale to Bass Pro Shops.
Coliseum Capital Joins Performance Sports Merger Talks
Coliseum Capital Management LLC, the third-largest shareholder of Performance Sports Group Ltd, said it was in talks with a third party related to a potential deal for the parent of Bauer and Easton.
Umbro Remembers Chapecoense
Umbro, a sponsor, honored the Brazilian soccer team across its social media channels.
2XU North America Appoints President
2XU, the compression apparel specialist, appointed Brian Anderson as president of its North America subsidiary.
Dave Larson Joins Under Armour
Larson worked at Brooks from November 2003 until June 2015. His last role was SVP of product and marketing.
Delta Apparel Eyes Bounce Back In 2017
The company’s activewear sales rose 5 percent, including an 8 percent gain from its Soffe brand with help from several “strategic sporting goods store partners.”
Christy Sports Names Amer Sports GM As New CEO
Christy Sports, a specialty retailer of ski and snowboard equipment, apparel and accessories, appointed Matt Gold as its new CEO, effective February 2017.
Nike’s Jordan Brand Opens First European Store
Basketball’s golden boy Michael Jordan gets his first brand brick-and-mortar in Paris.
Mizuno USA Hires Creative Director Of Global Performance Running Footwear
Working in close partnership with Todd Lewis, VP of running footwear and design – running, Indra Gunasekara, formerly at Brooks, will lead performance running footwear design globally.
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