Ecco signed LPGA Tour star Na Yeon Choi, who wore Ecco's award-winning BIOM Hybrid model en route to winning the Coates Golf Championship…
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Kohl’s Stores to Provide Packet Pickup for The Color Run
Kohl’s Department Stores will provide packet pick-up for The Color Run at more than 100 of its stores as part of its new emphasis on active lifestyle brands such…
Aerosoles Appoints VP of International Sales and Licensing
Aerosoles hired Jonathan Victor as vice president of international sales & licensing reporting. He previously worked for Guess shoes at Marc Fisher Footwear…
DC Shoes Appoints Snow Marketing Director
DC Shoes named Bobby Meeks its new snow marketing director. He was previously the North America brand manager for Nike Snowboarding…
STX Signs Calgary Flames Center Jiri Hudler
Baltimore-based STX, LLC signed a multi-year contract with Jiri Hudler to represent STX in the National Hockey League (NHL)…
Pearl Izumi Casts Wide Net With New Ambassador Program for Runners
Pearl Izumi named 250 people to its new Run365 Champion ambassador team and said it continues to recruit more in a bid to have run ambassadors in all 50 states…
Founder Chip Wilson Steps Down from Lululemon’s Board
Lululemon Athletica Inc. Founder Chip Wilson announced that he is stepping down from Lululemon's board of directors. Under Wilson, Lululmeon became one of the fastest growing apparel brands in history and helped ignite the current athleisure trend…
TJX Companies Adds Former Raytheon CEO to Board
The TJX Companies Inc. elected William H. Swanson to its board of directors, saying the former Raytheon Co. chairman and CEO would add valuable international experience as it continues to expand its off-price retail operations abroad…
USA Cycling Hires Korn Ferry to Find Next CEO
USA Cycling, the national sanctioning body for cycling competition, has retained the executive recruitment firm Korn Ferry to assist in the search for a new CEO to succeed Steve Johnson, who announced last month that he will step down from his post this f
Sunday Afternoons Selects Australian Distributor
Sunday Afternoons, an Oregon-based maker of headwear, has selected Sea to Summit as its exclusive distributor in Australia…
Mammut Parent Parts Way with CEO Suter
Mammut's Swiss parent company Conzzeta Group announced that it is parting ways with its CEO, Robert Suter, by mutual agreement…
Golf Rounds Up Slightly in December
Golf DataTech reported that golf rounds played during December were up up 0.5 percent compared to December 2013…
NFL Reports Major Drop in Concussions
The National Football League reported the number of recorded concussions dropped 25 percent during the 2014 regular season, when the league adopted several rules to…

Lands’ End Names Federica Marchionni as CEO
Lands’ End, Inc. named Federica Marchionni as chief executive officer. Marchionni comes to Lands’ End from her role as president of Dolce & Gabbana USA…
Marc Pro Partners with Olympic Triathlete Matt Reed
Marc Pro, creators of an electronic muscle conditioning device that improves and facilitates muscle performance, has formalized a partnership with Olympic triathlete, Matt Reed…