John Frazier was previously senior director of chemistry for Nike.
Category: Apparel
21sportsgroup Founder to Focus on Acquisitions
Five years after founding the German retail group 21sportsgroup, CEO Jörg Mayer has handed off day-to-day operations to focus on acquisitions.
Sequential Brands Group Appoints President
Andrew Cooper was most recently partner of Pegasus Capital Advisors and CEO of Universal Lubricants, a Pegasus Capital portfolio company.
Lucy Tries its Hand at Denim
The performance apparel company debuted its Lucy Indigo line of activewear denim.
Eddie Bauer Responds to Malware Intrusion
Eddie Bauer LLC’s point-of-sale systems at retail stores were affected by malware, enabling unauthorized parties to access payment card information.
Knix Wear Heads North; Opens Canadian Business
Knix Wear Inc., the company that makes women’s seamless active lifestyle intimates, will launch on The Shopping Channel come August 23. The channel is a Canadian English cable TV show for home shopping.
Nike Updates App With Coaching And Social Features
Nike Inc. (NKE) launched an update to its Nike+ Run Club app that includes adaptive coaching and social features.
Speedo Drops Ryan Lochte
Speedo issued a statement on its Twitter account @SpeedoUSA on August 22 that it will no longer sponsor Olympian swimmer Ryan Lochte.
The North Face Adopts Doping Policy
The North Face officially released a clean sport policy to ensure fair play across all of the Endurance Challenge Series (ECS) events in North America.
Eyeking Opens West Coast Design Studio in Irvine
Eyeking, the performance eyewear company, opened a design and development studio in Irvine, California.
Camp 9600 Plans Second Conference, Focuses on Storytelling
Camp 9600, an immersive marketing event held in Breckenridge, CO for active lifestyle professionals, will return for its second year on September 11-13, 2016 with a focus on data-driven storytelling.
Under Armour Launches Running Campaign
Under Armour’s latest chapter in its global marketing campaign, “It Comes From Below,” emphasizes how footwork and footwear are critical components to training.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Acquires Affinity Sports
Affinity Sports will provide key services to various youth sports national governing bodies and large-scale organizations under the Dick’s Team Sports HQ platform.
Sporting Goods Retailers Deliver Upside Surprise
A string of upside earnings reports last week show the liquidation of more than 500 sporting goods stores had less impact than feared from May through July.
Hibbett Sports Eyes More Lifestyle Products and Omni-channel Improvements
While it eked out a 0.8 percent gain in same-store sales during a traditionally slow second-quarter, and beat Wall Street earnings expectations by a penny, Hibbett Sports (Nasdaq:HIBB) officials aren’t sitting back.
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