Croakies Becomes Eyewear Retainer Of Pacific Paddle Games
Croakies, the manufacturer of outdoor retention products, signed on as associate sponsor and the exclusive eyewear retainer of the 2017 Pacific Paddle Games.
Sole Partners With JSC And Midcoast Outdoors
Sole announced a partnerships with Andy Shapin and the JSC Inc. sales agency to cover sales in the Midwest and Great Lakes territories and Michael Felix and the Midcoast Outdoors sales agency to cover sales in the South Central territory.
Why Did Mission Apparel Launch On Amazon?
Josh Shaw, founder and CEO of Mission, said, “Mission had a handful of options to launch the new Mission Cooling Apparel line, but none compared to the synergy we saw in Amazon.”
Why Is On Leaving Amazon?
Caspar Coppetti, co-founder and global head of sales, On, stated, “The biggest issue with Amazon is lack of control over the story and experience we know that On customers appreciate. It also doesn’t support our specialty run doors.”
EbLens Sold To PE Firm
J.W. Childs Associates, L.P., an operationally focused private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations of middle-market growth companies, announced it has acquired a majority interest in EbLens LLC, a lifestyle retailer of urban-inspired footwear, apparel and accessories, from KarpReilly, LLC.
Reebok Signs JJ Watt’s Brothers To Endorse Texans Star’s Training Shoe
Reebok signed T.J. Watt to an endorsement deal. He will join his brothers J.J. (Texans DE) and Derek (Chargers FB) as the “only football players Reebok currently has under contract,” according to Darren Rovell of ESPN.com.
Dick’s Expands Price Match Guarantee
Dick’s Sporting Goods on Monday launched an expanded price-match policy that matches nearly all competitor’s online and offline prices, including Amazon, Wal-Mart and vendor websites.
Big Agnes Expands International Distribution Capabilities In Canada And Europe
Big Agnes announced its opening of third party distribution facilities in Kamloops, Canada and Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Oboz Footwear Launches New International Website
Oboz Footwear has created a new website that serves and supports Oboz retailers, helps consumers choose and find Oboz, and also promotes the Oboz brand.
Dick’s Amps Up Price Match Guarantee
Dick’s Sporting Goods on Monday launched an expanded price-match policy that matches nearly all competitor’s online and offline prices, including Amazon, Wal-Mart and vendor websites.
Puma Raises FY Guidance On Q2 Momentum
Puma said it now expects that currency adjusted sales will increase between 12 percent and 14 percent. Previous guidance called for a currency adjusted increase at a low double-digit percentage rate.
Puma Lifts Profit Forecasts
Puma raised its guidance for the year after posting promising second-quarter results.
Keen Creates Customization Robot
Keen Inc. has created the UNEEKBOT, a robot that will assemble made to order custom UNEEK footwear for fans in real time.
NRF Predicts 10 Percent Gain In BTS Sales
With consumer confidence rising and more young people in school, back-to-college spending is expected to hit an all-time high this year while back-to-school spending is expected to see its second-highest spending level on record, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey.
June Sales Climb 3.2 Percent
Retail sales in June were essentially unchanged over May on a seasonally adjusted basis, but up 3.2 percent unadjusted from June 2016, according to calculations released by the National Retail Federation.
