Lands’ End, Inc. named Federica Marchionni as chief executive officer. Marchionni comes to Lands’ End from her role as president of Dolce & Gabbana USA…
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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…
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…
Fairweather Ski Works Wins $40K Grant
Fairweather Ski Works has been awarded a $40,000 grant by The Nature Conservancy after winning its Path to Prosperity contest, which seeks to encourage entrepreneurs building businesses around sustainable use of natural resources in Southeast Alaska…
More Brands Target Backcountry at 2015 SIA Snow Show
The growing number of lift-assisted skiers testing the side country and backcountry continued to drive much of the excitement and innovation on display at the 2015 SIA Snow Show that wrapped up Sunday…
BPSA Raises $300,000 to Push Model E-bike Legislation in State Houses
The U.S. bicycle industry is close to raising $300,000 for a new lobbying initiative aimed at passing model e-bike legislation in New York and California and laying ground work for the daunting work of reforming laws state-by-state…
RSG Acquires Raleigh Running Outfitters
The Running Specialty Group (RSG), which is owned by The Finish Line, acquired Raleigh Running Outfitters. The addition adds to its October-2014 acquisition of Capital RunWalk, also in greater Triangle area…
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