Puma Partners With Selena Gomez

The singer and actress will start working with Puma immediately and will first appear in the brand’s newest campaign for the Phenom, an upcoming women’s footwear drop.

Delta Apparel Share Repurchase Authorization Increased

Delta Apparel Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved a new authorization under the company’s stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to an additional $10 million of the company’s outstanding common stock.

Flywheel Sports Makes Two Executive Appointments

Flywheel Sports added two key executives to its leadership team. Bill Stauffer, formerly of EHE International, takes the reigns as chief operating officer. Michael Cohen joins the team from Birchbox as chief financial officer.

Roots To Accelerate Expansion With IPO

Roots, the Canadian lifestyle apparel chain, filed for an initial public offering to accomplish ambitious growth goals in the years ahead, including adding about a dozen new doors in the U.S.

Item Of The Day: Jaybird Run Headphones

Designed from insights gained from top runners around the world, Jaybird Run delivers a secure, run-specific comfort-fit, sweat proofing, water resistance and skip-free customizable sound with 12 hours of battery life.

Johnson Fitness And Wellness Retail Rebrands Locations

Johnson Health Tech Retail, Inc., the largest specialty fitness retailer in North America, announced that the company is rebranding 100 retail locations in the U.S. to Johnson Fitness and Wellness. Banners include 2nd Wind Exercise Equipment, Leisure Fitness, Busy Body Home Fitness and Fitness Resource.

Fanatics Aiming For $10 Billion In Sales

Expanding internationally and capitalizing on its verticalization capabilities, Fanatics expects to reach over $2 billion in sales in 2017 and sees the long-term opportunity to reach more than $10 billion in sales, Michael Rubin, executive chairman of Fanatics, said Wednesday at Recode’s Code Commerce event.

SFIA Hosts Start-Up Challenge

The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) said the winner of its second-annual ‘Start-Up’ Challenge was ShotTracker, a manufacturer of wearable tech for basketball.