Dick’s SG Announces Grand Opening Of 11 Stores, New Soccer Shops

Dick’s Sporting Goods will expand its national footprint with the opening of six Dick’s Sporting Goods stores, two combination Dick’s and Golf Galaxy locations and three Dick’s Sporting Goods Warehouse Sale locations in October. The retailer will also open a limited number of Soccer Shops, a new, shop-in-shop experience, starting later this month and host its first Loyalty Appreciation Week beginning October 5.

MarineMax Acquires SkipperBud’s

MarineMax Inc. announced the acquisition of SkipperBud’s and its affiliate, Silver Seas Yachts (collectively SkipperBud’s), growing its presence in the Great Lakes region and on the West Coast.

MLF/FLW Unify As One Brand

To further elevate the sport of tournament bass fishing and align multiple circuits as one company, Major League Fishing (MLF) announced its unification with Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) as one brand, transitioning all FLW brand assets to MLF.

Outdoor Foundation Appoints Managing Director

The Outdoor Foundation (OF), the philanthropic arm of Outdoor Industry Association (OIA),  announced that Stephanie Maez, a longtime strategic policy advocate and nonprofit executive and a former state legislator from New Mexico (House District 21), has been named its new managing director.

Dick’s SG To Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Bags By 2025

Dick’s Sporting Goods announced two major actions to help create a future free of single-use plastic bags: a commitment to remove all single-use point-of-sale plastic bags from its stores by 2025 and a partnership with Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy.

Timberland Hosts 23rd Annual Serv-a-Palooza

Timberland plans to host its 23rd annual Serv-a-Palooza, a company-wide community service event at which employee volunteers dedicate their time to address critical needs in their communities. This year’s Serv-a-palooza will be considerably different from last year’s as the brand has adapted the event to maximize employee safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thor Industries’ Q4 Revenues Flat

Thor Industries Inc.reported earnings rose 29.4 percent in the fourth quarter ended July 31 on essentially flat sales. Bob Martin, CEO, said sales increased significantly in the fourth quarter “as we emerged from the COVID-19 induced production furlough that started in our third fiscal quarter.”