Fanatics to Run NBA Flagship Store in NYC
The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced a multi-year partnership with Fanatics to operate the new 25,000-square-foot NBA flagship store scheduled to open at 545 Fifth Avenue in time for the 2015 holiday season…
I1 Biometrics Acquires Shockbox
I1 Biometrics, maker of the Vector MouthGuard with ESP Chip Technology, has acquired Shockbox from Impakt Protective, Inc., elevating it position in concussion management…
Colt Defense Lines up Creditor Support for Prepackaged Plan
Colt Defense LLC altered and extended Tuesday an offer to bondholders after lining up financing for a potential Chapter 11 bankruptcy organization from secured lenders and some landlords and equity investors…
RYU Apparel Hires Three Designers
RYU Apparel Inc. has hired three new designers for its recently opened BETA 37.5 development lab in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada…
Athletic Brands Help Fuel Rebound in Organic Cotton Production
The organic cotton market is again growing thanks in part to athletic brands Nike, Decathlon and Puma, according to the Organic Cotton Market Report…
NSGA Appoints New Board Member
NSGA appointed Jeff Miller, owner and president of Scholastic Sports Sales, Ltd., to its board of directors…
Timberland Hires New U.S. PR Agency
Timberland has appointed Coyne PR as AOR for North America, following a competitive review…
Fabletics and Kate Hudson Launch Men’s Fitness Line
Fabletics, the premium fashion athletic wear brand developed by actress Kate Hudson, announced the launch of FL2, a line of high-performance athletic wear for men, as well as the appointment of co-founder Kate Hudson's brother, Oliver Hudson, as the
Gun Permit Background Checks Rise in May
Firearm background checks rose 6.4 percent in May compared with a year earlier, marking the first year-to-year increase since January, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
RECALL: 3,000 Ortovox S1+ Avalanche Transceivers
Ortovox has recalled about 3,000 of its S1+ Avalanche Transceivers because they can fail, resulting in an inability to transmit a discoverable signal during an emergency…
Vapur Opens Expanded Headquarters
Vapur Inc. will open its expanded headquarters and fulfillment center in Oxnard, CA June 2…
47 Partners with Historic Black Fives Foundation
'47 Brand unveiled a partnership with the Black Fives Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to research, preserve, showcase, and teach the history of African Americans in basketball…
Brooks Running Survey Finds Friends Trump Fitness Trackers
Brooks Running Company's third annual Brooks Run Happy Nation report shows 32 percent of Americans say they’d choose a friend as their go-to training partner, followed by 24 percent a digital fitness tracker, and 20 percent their dog…
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Hires Manufacturing Expert
Hyperlite Mountain Gear hired John Schafer as full-time director of operations to enhance its outdoor gear manufacturing operations in Maine…
Brilliant Bicycles Raises $1.5 Million in Seed Capital
Brilliant Bicycles, a Los Angeles company that sells entry-level bicycles direct to consumers via the Internet, has raised $1.5 million in seed capital from six investors including Aspiration Growth…
