Vans has promoted David Tichiaz to general manager of Vans Americas, the brand’s parent company, VF Corp., confirmed to SGB Media on Tuesday. Tichiaz replaces Mitch Whitaker, who was appointed to the newly created role of vice president and managing director, VF Japan.
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Patent Infringement: Outdoor Edge v. American Outdoor Brands Corp.
On January 14, 2020, the Denver, CO-based knife company, Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corp. filed a patent infringement complaint in Colorado Federal Court against American Outdoor Brands Corporation for a replaceable razor blade knife that Outdoor Edge claims David Bloch, president, designed and first brought to market in 2013.

SparBar Announces Agreement To Expand In North America
SparBar Inc., the original pioneers of SparBar boxing, mixed martial arts (MMA), and fitness equipment, announce the signing of a global distribution and licensing agreement with Sparbar U.K., LTD. that will expand its corporate offices into New York City.

SFIA Report: America’s Inactivity Rate Lowest In Six Years
SFIA’s 2020 Annual Topline Participation Report found three million more Americans took part in some form of sports in 2019 with fitness, outdoor activities and select traditional team sports showing the most growth. However, the healthier trend is being driven by casual participants and the overall study found income disparities continuing to affect participation in sports and fitness activities and the majority of team sports losing participants.

Boy Scouts Of America Files Bankruptcy
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) said on Tuesday that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid a flood of lawsuits over allegations of child sexual abuse stretching back decades.

Asics’ Q4 Sales In North America Show Modest Decline
Asics Corp.’s sales in the North American region in the fourth quarter slid 5.5 percent to ¥18.8 billion ($171 mm) from ¥19.9 billion a year ago. The operating loss in the region was reduced to ¥2.12 billion ($19 mm) from ¥2.95 billion.

Hydro Flask Expands Global Presence With Distribution In Latin America
Hydro Flask, a manufacturer of insulated stainless steel flasks and soft goods and a Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ: HELE) company, is expanding its global presence with the addition of two distributors in Latin America. Hydro Flask launched in Uruguay in July 2019 and will expand into Mexico in early 2020 through new strategic partnerships […]

HanesBrands Recognized For CSR Work In Latin America
HanesBrands has earned two of the most prestigious awards in Central America and the Caribbean for best practices in corporate social responsibility.

Thule’s Revenues Slide In Americas Region In Q4
Thule Group reported underlying EBIT rose 10.6 percent in the fourth quarter on a 4.7 percent revenue gain. On a currency-neutral basis, sales were up 0.6 percent and were down 5.7 percent in the Americas region.

SFIA Report: American Physical Activity Rates Tick Up
American physical activity rates tick up according to SFIA’s Annual Topline Participation Report.

VF Announces Leadership Appointments In Americas Region
VF Corp. on Monday announced key leadership appointments within the VF Americas region.

Life Is Good Partners With Austin Adventures, High Sierra And American Tourister
Life is Good announced a three- year partnership extension with Austin Adventures, the tour service, and High Sierra and American Tourister, Samsonite’s adventure and lifestyle luggage brands. High Sierra will become the official gear partner of Life is Good Adventures.

Outdoor Foundation Study: America Is Becoming An Indoor Nation
Outdoor Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), released the latest Outdoor Participation Report, showing that just under half the U.S. population does not participate in outdoor recreation at all.

American Alpine Club Announces Search Firm To Help Find Next CEO
The American Alpine Club (AAC) on Monday announced that its CEO search committee selected Koya Leadership Partners to lead its executive search process.

ClassPass Ranks Best Fitness Studios In America
ClassPass, the fitness membership subscription service, introduced its ranking of the top fitness studios and wellness instructors in North America. The winners are the results of a nationwide vote, with 28,777 submissions, as well as analysis of more than 24 million studio and instructor reviews and ratings made during 2019.