Aku, the Italian footwear specializing in hand-crafted hiking and trekking boots, said the company experienced 16 percent growth in the past year in Canada and the U.S.
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Camera startup Rylo Nets $20M Series B Funding
Rylo, the action camera startup, secured $20 million in Series B funding, led by Icon Ventures. Niclas Bornling, formerly at New Era, was hired as VP of marketing.

North America Growth Accelerates For Nike
An acceleration of growth in North America, double-digit gains overseas, and continued over-sized online gains drove Nike Inc.’s earnings ahead 14.9 percent in the first quarter ended August 31–exceeding internal expectations and Wall Street’s targets. Revenues grew 9 percent on a currency-neutral basis.

Descente Hires Fritz Taylor To Run North American Group
Descente has established a wholly-owned North American subsidiary led by industry veteran, Fritz Taylor, that will seek to expand the Japanese athletic apparel brand beyond ski channels.
Amer Sports: Apparel Is Key Driver In Strategic Transformation
As Amer Sports moves towards areas of faster growth, higher profitability and better asset efficiency, the company said apparel and footwear will be at the heart of the change.
MSR Renews Partnership With American Alpine Club
Mountain Safety Research (MSR) extended the company’s partnership with the American Club and the club’s Craggin’ Classic Series, the national grassroots climbing festival, for the third year in a row.
Farm to Feet Releases Second American Made Video
Farm to Feet released the company’s second film in its American Made video series which brings the personalities profiled on Farm to Feet’s packaging to life.
Unifi Appoints Jorge Salazar As GM Of Unifi Central America
Unifi Inc. on Tuesday announced the appointment of Jorge Salazar as general manager of Unifi Central America Ltda. de CV (UCA).

Columbia Sportswear Appoints Dean Rurak SVP Of North America Sales
Columbia Sportswear Co. on Monday announced the following management changes within the company’s North America Sales team. Dean Rurak, Columbia’s vice president of U.S. apparel sales, has been appointed senior vice president of North America sales for the Columbia brand, replacing Joe Craig.
Rudy Project North America Consolidates Offices In San Clemente
Rudy Project North America, exclusive distributors of Italian-made eyewear, helmets, prescription solutions and endurance sports gear, have announced they are consolidating their marketing, graphic design and public relations departments, which currently operate out of their Denver office, at their headquarters in San Clemente, CA.

SGB Executive Q&A: Garmont North America CEO Bill Dodge
When Bill Dodge was named CEO of Garmont North America in 2014, he took the reins of a footwear company that was emerging from bankruptcy, adjusting to new private ownership, repositioning after shedding its ski boot division and searching for a U.S. headquarters locale. He spoke with SGB recently about the brand’s revival.

What Would Anta’s Merger Mean For Amer Sports?
“What’s Anta Sports?” was among the questions heard from more than a few market observers after news arrived Tuesday that the Chinese sports powerhouse had made an all-cash offer to acquire Amer Sports. But Anta has spelled out the company’s ambitions to become a global superpower in sporting goods and is ideally-positioned to attack major growth opportunities in the company’s home market.

United By Blue x Danner … American Made Bison Collection
United By Blue x Danner … American Made Bison Collection

Amer Sports Gets Takeout Bid From Anta
Amer Sports confirmed that the company received an indication of interest in an all-cash buyout from a consortium consisting of Chinese sports shoe company Anta and FountainVest Partners, a Hong Kong private equity group. The offer values Amer Sports at more than €4.6 billion ($5.3 bn).

Amer Sports Puts Mavic Under Strategic Review
Amer Sports Corp. said the company has decided to place the Mavic cycling business under strategic review as part of an update on the company’s business strategy.