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Amazon Joins SFIA’s Board

The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) shared that Amazon has joined the SFIA Board of Directors, to be represented by Fouzan Mansuri, director and category leader for Sports & Fitness at Amazon.

Half-Marathon Finishers Dip For Second Straight Year

A total of 1.9 million runners finished a half marathon in the U.S. in 2016, down from the record high of just over two million finishers in 2014 and slightly down from the 1.986 million total in 2015, according to Running USA’s 2016 Annual Half Marathon Report. While participation dropped, there were a record 2,800 U.S. half marathon events in 2016, up from 2,700 in 2015.

SFIA’s Bill Sells Recalls Alexandria Baseball Practice Shooting

“It’s a little early for fireworks.” That’s what Bill Sells, VP for government relations at SFIA, literally said at 7:15 a.m. last Wednesday after hearing the first “pop” from a gunmen’s rifle at a baseball practice session of Republican lawmakers preparing for the next day’s Congressional Baseball Game.

Zalando Aims To Double Revenue By 2020

Zalando is seeking to double its revenues by 2020, Rubin Ritter, its co-chief executive, said at a media event. The executive made the prediction while announcing that Europe’s biggest pure online fashion retailer had formed partnerships with Nike and H&M and the Bestseller group.

Michael Jordan Still Leads Shoe Deals

According to Forbes, Michael Jordan, the endorser that put Nike on the map, again ranked far ahead of other players in royalties from shoe deals. Jordan earned $110 million last year, according to the business magazine.

Industry’s Leaders Partner To Support Climate Agreement

Nike, The North Face, Columbia Sportswear Co. and a number of other industry brands joined more than 1,000 subnational entities, including governors, mayors, college and university leaders, and business of all sizes, who have signed an open letter underscoring their continued commitment to the Business Backs Low-Carbon USA initiative and to the Paris Climate Agreement.