Brett Pawson has experience in the athletic apparel space, including with Lululemon Athletica.
Category: Sports/Fitness

GoPro Sees Q1 Revenue At Top Of Guidance
GoPro Inc. estimated its first-quarter revenue would land at the top end of its forecast while announcing it would eliminate another 270 positions in another restructuring.

DSW To Add Under Armour
While reporting fourth-quarter earnings that were well above year-ago levels due to improved margins and expense controls, DSW Inc. said it was adding Under Armour to its mix in time for back-to-school season.

Rails-To-Trails Conservancy Kicks Off Spring Trail Season
RTC’s fifth annual Opening Day for Trails will take place on Saturday, April 8, 2017.

Safilo Group Q4 Operating Profit Slides
The parent of Smith Optics was hurt by the phasing out of its Gucci license.
Dick’s Sets Grand Opening Of Atlanta Location
Dick’s Sporting Goods will celebrate the opening of a new Dick’s Sporting Goods on Friday, March 31 at Perimeter Pointe in Atlanta, GA.

Rapha Kicks Off Monuments Cycling Fan Challenge
The performance cycling clothing company is challenging fans to predict the winning time of each of the races. Prizes include cycling holidays, Rapha Cycling Club kits, Rapha vouchers and more.

Implus Acquires Global Leisure Concepts
“Our historical success in Australia has largely been tied to that of our distributors,” said Seth Richards, CEO of Implus. “When the chance arose to join forces with one of our strongest partners, we saw this as a win-win for us and our retailer customers.”

Loot Crate Launches MLB Sports Crate
With licenses from Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, Sports Crate is now the Exclusive Licensed Subscription Box of MLB.
New Balance Adds Women’s-Only Areas To Sport Chek Stores
This follows the news earlier this month that Sport Chek opened its first women’s-only store in Calgary.

Misfit Collaborates With Lifestyle Brand Poketo
The wearables designer partnered with Poketo to release a special edition accessory for the Shine 2 Activity Tracker, the Misfit Shine 2 Limited Edition x Poketo Sport Band.

Adidas Sets Ambitious North America Growth Goals
During its new CEO Kasper Rorsted’s first analyst day, Adidas AG set a goal to expand sales in North America by 47 percent by 2020.

Top Of The World Launches First E-Commerce Site
Top of the World launched its first e-commerce website tied to hot-market sales of March Madness gear.

IHRSA Board Of Directors Names New Chair And Members
IHRSA elected Carrie Kepple, Alan Leach, Bryan O’Rourke and Brad Wilkins to the IHRSA Board of Directors — to be led by newly elected chair Derek Gallup.

Beeline Bikes Partners With Amazon
Any Amazon customer who purchases a bicycle of $500 or more has the option to enlist Beeline Bikes’ assembly services at no extra cost.