Thule Group appointed Toby Lawton as chief financial officer and a Group management team member based at its Headquarters in Malmö, Sweden. Lawton will assume his position latest in January 2024.
Category: Sports/Fitness
Rally House Opens Stores in Iowa, Illinois and Michigan
Rally House opened stores in Clive, IA; Champaign, IL and Troy, MI, respectively.
Signa Sports Adds Accell Group’s Former CEO to Board
Signa Sports United N.V. (SSU) announced plans to appoint Anthonie Anbeek, most recently CEO of Accell Group, to its Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2024.
Canada Ports Strike to End After Tentative Deal Is Reached
A 13-day-old strike that disrupted shipments at Canada’s western ports, including the Port of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, is scheduled to end after the dockworkers’ union and a group of employers agree on a tentative deal.
Slinger Bag Appoints Board Members
Connexa Sports Technologies, Inc., the parent of the Slinger Bag tennis ball launcher and Gameface.ai, appointed Steven Crummy and Rodney Rapson to its board of directors.
Whoop Opens New Headquarters in Boston
Whoop opened its global headquarters in Boston’s Kenmore Square near Fenway Park. The 121,000-square-foot space spans eight floors.
Report: Footwear Retailers Top Retail Foot Traffic Gains Since 2020
Shoe store visits quickly bounced back following the first days of the pandemic when restrictions all but sidelined retail foot traffic and Nike, WSS and Boot Barn look to be well positioned for continued growth for back-to-school based on a report from Placer.ai.
REI Honors Vendor Partner of the Year, Gives Divisional Awards to Four Brands
REI Co-op honored On with its 2023 Vendor Partner of the Year award. The retailer said, “that by marrying style, comfort and functional performance, On continues to bring compelling, functional innovation to REI and attracts customers of all ages and backgrounds to running and hiking season after season.”
Life Time Opens Athletic Country Club Location in Arlington, VA
Life Time opened an athletic country club in Arlington, VA, on July 14. The development also is home to Life Time Work, the company’s co-working destination, which will open on July 17.
FESI Responds to European Parliament Proposal on Sustainable Product Regulation
The Federation of European Sporting Goods Industry said this week that it commends the Parliament’s efforts in recognizing the trade-offs involved in establishing eco-design requirements, a crucial step toward advancing sustainability and environmental responsibility within the sporting goods industry.
Howie’s Hockey Tape Expanding in West Michigan
Howie’s Hockey Tape, the maker of hockey accessories based in Grand Rapids, MI, is expanding to Gaines Charter Township.The company is moving out of its warehousing and distribution facility in Kentwood and building a new facility at 6658 East Paris Drive in Caledonia to include office and warehouse space.
Former Hibbett CFO Lands at Leslie’s Inc. with TNF Veteran CEO
Leslie’s, Inc. appointed former Hibbett Sports CFO Scott Bowman as CFO, effective August 7. Bowman joins the company on July 17 and will serve as CFO designate through August 6.
Rally House To Open K-State Official Team Stores
Rally House agreed to become the official team store for Kansas State. The retailer has several stores in the state of Kansas.
Report: Online Prices Fall 2.6 Percent in June, a 36-Month Low
Adobe reported in its Digital Price Index (DPI)* that online prices in June 2023 fell 2.6 percent year-over-year (YoY), the most significant decrease since May 2020, when prices fell 1.5 percent YoY.
NRF: Back-To-School Shopping Expected to Reach Record Levels
Back-to-school spending is expected to climb 12.4 percent while back-to-college shopping will increase about 27 percent this year as both tiers reach recording spending levels, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
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