Concourse Sports Acquires Team Express
Concourse Holdings LLC, which owns RedsGear.com, KnifeHog.com and SoftballFans.com, has completed its acquisition of San Antonio-based sports retailer Team Express Distributing, LLC, the owner of Baseball Express, Softball.com and Football America.
Under Armour Signs $280 Million Deal With UCLA
Under Armour has signed a 15-year, $280-million contract with UCLA in what’s believed to be the largest shoe and apparel deal in NCAA history. UCLA’s contract with Adidas expires next year.
ElliptiGO’s Meb Keflezighi Presents to Sports Medicine Industry
ElliptiGO Inc. signed on for a title sponsorship of a presentation on the benefits of cross-training, given by 2016 United States Olympian Meb Keflezighi at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 63rd Annual Meeting.
DSW Slashes Guidance on Subpar Q1
DSW Inc. reduced its full-year guidance after first-quarter earnings came in lower than expected.
Reebok Teases J.J. Watt Signature Logo
Reebok launched “Hunt Greatness,” a campaign starring J.J. Watt. An extension of the brand’s call to Be More Human, Hunt Greatness encourages people to pursue a better version of themselves, every day, through fitness.
Sock and Accessory Brands Appoints VP of Sales for Strategic Accounts
Sock and Accessory Brands Global, Inc., (SABG) a maker of hosiery, legwear, and accessories, added Brey Williams to its senior level sales team as vice president of sales for strategic accounts.
Under Armour Partners with Wicomico County Public Schools
Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland reached an agreement with Team Distributors Inc. to outfit all its varsity athletes in Under Armour gear.
NikeLab Enters High-fashion Collaboration With Balmain Designer
NikeLab enlisted French designer French Olivier Rousteing in the company’s second collaboration for NikeLab Summer of Sport series, which blends athletic and high-fashion design concepts.
Brooks Running Co. Survey: Running Fuels Creative Thinking
Brooks Running Company conducted its fourth annual Brooks Global Run Happy Report, which showed that running rejuvenates creative juices and improves mood.
2XU Adds Global Team Wear Manager
2XU North America, a leading athletic compression and performance apparel company, welcomed Greg Demgen to the position of team wear sales and service manager.
Shoe Carnival Q1 Comps Up 2.7 Percent
Shoe Carnival Inc. reported earnings nudged up 2.5 percent to $10.7 million, or 56 cents a share, just below Wall Street’s consensus estimate of 57 cents a share. First Quarter Highlights Net sales increased $7.7 million to a first quarter record of $260.5 million Comparable store sales increased 2.7 percent in the first quarter of […]
Foot Locker’s Q1 Meets Wall Street Targets
Foot Locker Inc. reported earnings in the first quarter increased 3.8 percent to $191 million, or $1.39 a share, matching Wall Street’s consensus estimate. Same-store sales rose 2.9 percent. The period marked its 25th consecutive quarter of sales and profit increases.
IAAF Votes on Russian Track & Field Participation at RIO
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will vote on June 17, 2016 on whether the Russian track & field team will be allowed to compete at the Rio Olympics.
Adidas Extends Deal With Middlesbrough Football Club
Adidas extended its deal with Middlesbrough Football Club. Adidas has sponsored the England Premier League club since 2009.
Foot Locker’s Richard Johnson Adds Chairman to Title
Foot Locker, Inc. said its board of directors elected Richard A. Johnson, its president and chief executive officer, to the additional position of chairman of the board, effective May 18, 2016.
