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Category: Sports/Fitness
Sears Releases Initial List Of Stores To Close In Bankruptcy Proceedings
Sears Holdings announced the list of the 142 stores it initially plans to close in bankruptcy proceedings. Liquidation sales are expected to begin within two weeks. The closings are on top of 46 store closings announced in August. The company has 687 stores remaining, including Kmart locations. The 142 stores to close include: Kmart Arkansas 2821 […]
Outdoor Voices Opens First Nashville Store
Outdoor Voices has opened the company’s first store in Nashville, TN. The Austin-based women’s fitness apparel brand now has eight stores.
New Product Labeling Database Officially Launched By SFIA And WFSGI
An easy-to-use, extremely detailed database to help sports and fitness companies keep in compliance with national and local laws has been launched by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), with the support of the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA).
Manchester United And True Religion Launch Denim Range
Manchester United and luxury denim brand True Religion have collaborated to launch a range of premium club branded denim wear.
Carbon38 Adds Cross Border Commerce
Carbon38, the women’s athleisure brand, has partnered with Flow, a provider of cross border commerce, to create fully branded and localized shopping experiences for Carbon38 customers anywhere in the world.
Hibbett Sports Takes Red Cross Donations During Hurricane Michael Aftermath
Hibbett Sports announced support of the American Red Cross in Hurricane Michael relief efforts by accepting donations at more than 484 Hibbett Sports stores throughout the southeast.
Foot Locker To Introduce House Of Hoops Pop Ups At NBA Arenas
Foot Locker, in partnership with Nike, will be opening mobile House Of Hoops pop-up shops that will periodically open near NBA arenas during the season. The retailer also released “The Hunt” augmented-reality feature on the Foot Locker app that will enable sneaker heads to go on scavenger hunts to find Nike exclusives.
The North Face Sees Lifestyle Offerings Driving Q2 Momentum
With continued over-sized growth for The North Face in the EMEA region and some improvement in the Americas in the second quarter due to strengthening demand for lifestyle apparel offerings, VF Corp. slightly raised the company’s sales outlook for the outdoor brand for the current fiscal year.
Aisle Talk Week of October 15
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week, including Mammut North America—a division of Swiss-based Mammut Sports Group AG—parting ways with the company’s managing director, Joe Prebich (pictured), for undisclosed reasons.
Skechers Seeing Boost From Chunky Shoe Trend
Shares of Skechers USA rose $3.60, or 13.8 percent, to $29.72 Friday after the company reported earnings topped guidance in the third quarter, thanks to tigher cost controls. A healthy bounce-back was also predicted for the fourth quarter, led by a return to growth in the company’s domestic-wholesale segment with the help of robust demand for the brand’s D’Lites chunky style.
Goat Announces Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma As Brand Ambassador
Goat, the marketplace for sneakers, announced a partnership with the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma as the company’s first Brand Ambassador. The 2018 All-Rookie First Team select will represent Goat on and off the court throughout the NBA season.
Puma Signs DeMarcus Cousins
Puma has officially signed DeMarcus Cousins of the Golden State Warriors after Nike declined to exercise the company’s match rights according to ESPN.
Perry Ellis Shareholders Approve Proposed Transaction With George Feldenkreis
Perry Ellis International Inc. announced that based on the vote tally from the Special Meeting held Thursday, Perry Ellis shareholders have approved the proposed transaction with George Feldenkreis in which Perry Ellis will become a private company through a $437 million transaction.
Nike’s CIO Joins Merck & Co
Jim Scholefield, Nike Inc.’s global CIO, is joining Merck & Co. as chief information and digital officer, effective October 29.
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