Dave Latchana was promoted to chief legal officer and corporate secretary, overseeing the company’s legal, compliance, corporate communications, risk management, ESG, security, and loss prevention functions.
Category: Sports/Fitness
Tailwind Nutrition Hires VP of Marketing
Kristen Flemington joins the company from Dutch Bros Coffee where she provided integrated marketing support prior to the company going public in 2021.
Gymshark Names Adidas Exec As First Wholesale and Retail Boss
Hannah Mercer joins the activewear brand after working at Adidas for six years as global vice president, where she reportedly “masterminded and executed the brand’s global retail strategy.”
Life Time Appoints Chief Science Officer
James LaValle, clinical pharmacist, C.C.N.M.T., as chief science officer to “spearhead the development and implementation of scientific initiatives and strategic relationships” to support Miora, Life Time’s new longevity and performance program.
EXEC: Kappa Retail Stores in China See Comp Sales Decline in Fiscal Q4
Same-store sales recorded a high-single-digit decline on a year-over-year basis for Kappa-branded stores that have been in operation since the beginning of the prior-year fourth quarter.
EXEC: Thule Gets Shot in the Arm from Resurgent Bike Business in Q1
In the Americas, the recovery of the cycling market boosted bike-related products sales, but Packs, Bags & Luggage category sales declined due to “significantly lower” sales of legacy products that are phasing out gradually.
Skechers Opens First Concept Store In Brussels
Skechers expanded its retail presence across Belgium with a new 5,270-square-foot store showcasing the brand’s footwear, apparel and accessory collections.
Currex Becomes the Official Insole of Major League Pickleball
Sponsored Content: Currex, the leader in performance insoles, signs two-year partnership with MLP.
Rally House Opens Storefronts in Chicago, New Jersey, New York, and Kentucky
The retailer opened Rally House Old Orchard (Chicago), Rally House Deptford Mall (Deptford, NJ), Rally House Jefferson Mall (Louisville, KY), Rally House Walden Galleria (Buffalo, NY)
Life Time Continues Commitment to Health and Fitness in Dallas-Fort Worth
Life Time Las Colinas in Irving is nearly 110,000 square feet and opens on April 26; later this summer, Life Time will open a gym in Westlake, TX.
EXEC: Columbia Using Temp Stores to Offload Excess Goods as it Fights to Right-Size
While the company is focused on improving the Columbia, Sorel and Prana businesses through investments in innovation and marketing, the company only has to look as far as its Mountain Hardwear brand and new leadership and direction to see early results of similar efforts.
Adidas signs 2024 NFL Rookie Classmates to Athlete Roster
2024 NFL Rookie Classmates Xavier Legette, Adonai Mitchell, Rome Odunze, Michael Penix, Jr. signed with Adidas as they begin their pro careers.
Report: U.S. Footwear Market Flat Year-Over-Year in First Quarter
Circana is reporting that the footwear market turned a corner in the first quarter, in terms of retail sales, as U.S. footwear industry sales revenue remained on par with Q1 2023, at $9.1 billion, and units sold experienced a 1 percent lift.
Beacon Athletics and Aer-Flo Sports Announce New VP of Sales and Marketing
Gregg Nelson joins the organizations with “an extensive background in the sports business and deep experience leading sales and marketing teams that have sold to universities, pro teams, architects, and both contractors and general contractors.”
Report: Sporting Goods Manufacturers’ Sales Grew 4.2 Percent in 2023
In 2023, the sporting goods industry grew 4.2 percent compared to 2022, reaching $121.66 billion, according to the SFIA report, and grew 26.8 percent compared to 2019 pre-pandemic levels.
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