Decathlon Lands In San Francisco
Marking its return to U.S. retailing, Decathlon has opened a store in San Francisco on 735 Market Street in a former Golfsmith location.
Native Shoes Opens First Store
Native Shoes opened its first store on 14 Water Street in Gastown, Vancouver’s oldest neighborhood.
OrthoLite Hires Nino Gilarde As Chief Financial Officer
Most recently Gilarde was CFO of Vention Medical, a market leader in the design and manufacturing of medical devices and components that are sold to branded medical device companies.
Outdoor Retailer Announces Nominations For Inspiration Awards
Nominations are open for the eighth annual Inspiration Awards, presented by Adidas Outdoor, taking place January 25, 2018 at the Colorado Convention Center, as part of Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show in Denver, CO.
The Finish Line Youth Foundation Donates $373,070 In Q3
The Finish Line Youth Foundation announced its award of $123,070 in grants and $250,000 in donations for Special Olympics in the third quarter of 2017.
VF Named One Of America’s Most Just Companies
VF Corporation was named one of America’s Most JUST Companies, according to Forbes and JUST Capital, a nonprofit that ranks the U.S.’s largest publicly traded corporations on the issues Americans care about most.
West Marine Announces BlueFuture Grant Recipients
Unrestricted support in the amount of $1,500 will be provided to the winners, all community-based organizations that are dedicated to getting young people on and around the water in recreational and educational capacities.
First Gander Outdoors To Open In Minnesota
The first Gander Outdoors store will open on December 13 on Lakeville, MN, the retailer said on its Facebook page.
Under Armour Adds New Senior Management In Europe And Communications
Massimo Baratto will join UA as vice president and managing director of its European business. Kelley McCormick will step into the newly created position of senior vice president of corporate communications.
Inov-8 Brings Graphene To Footwear
Inov-8 in a partnership with the University of Manchester has become the first company to bring the advanced material Graphene to running and fitness shoes.
Adidas Partners With USA Volleyball Athletes
Adidas formed multi-year partnerships with 16 USA Volleyball athletes vying for spots on either the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games rosters.
AAFA Announces American Image Awards Honorees For 2018 Gala
Receiving the prestigious Person of the Year award will be Manny Chirico, Chairman and CEO of PVH Corp. Company of the Year will be the Camuto Group, and Fred Segal will receive Retailer of the Year. Joseph Altuzarra will be honored as Designer of the Year.
Maine Outdoor Brands Formed To Fuel Maine’s Outdoor Recreation Economy
An alliance of like-minded business leaders and entrepreneurs representing Maine-based outdoor product and recreation interests, recently launched Maine Outdoor Brands (MOB) with the desire of working collaboratively to ignite Maine’s outdoor recreation economy.
Roots Sees 13 Percent Q3 Revenue Growth
Roots, the Canadian lifestyle retailer, reported earnings on an adjusted basis rose 25.9 percent in the third quarter as sales grew 13 percent.
Birkenstock Discontinuing Amazon Deliveries In Europe
Birkenstock GmbH & Co. KG and its affiliated companies are terminating their business relations with Amazon EU S.à.r.l. with effect from January 1, 2018.
