Report: More Communities Invest in High-Price Youth Sports Complexes
The Sports Facilities Advisory & Sports Facilities Management (SFA, SFM) issued that investment in youth sports complexes continues to rise, becoming a national movement.
Foot Locker Premieres Ben Simmons Spots
Foot Locker, Inc. the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, launched two 30-second commercials featuring top Draft prospect Ben Simmons.
Planet Fitness Stockholders Intend to Sell Class A Stock
Planet Fitness, Inc. announced that certain of its existing stockholders intend to offer for sale 10,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock.
Blink Fitness Opens Newest Brooklyn Gym
Blink Fitness will open its newest Brooklyn location in Canarsie, celebrating with a donation of 50 memberships to My Time Inc., an organization dedicated to supporting parents of children diagnosed with autism and developmental disabilities.
Life Time Fitness Opens Luxury Manhattan Space
Life Time Fitness made its debut in Manhattan with the opening of a boutique club, Life Time Athletic at Sky.
Addaday Seals Kara Goucher Partnership
Addaday, a massage tool brand in run specialty, welcomed star runner Kara Goucher to its “Team Addaday.”
49ers Invest in Push Weight Room Tech
Push, makers of wearable technology for the weight room, received a strategic investment from the owners of the San Francisco 49ers.
Hoka One One Names Senior Sports Marketing Manager
Hoka One One welcomed Michael McManus as its senior sports marketing manager.
Epoch Partners with True Lacrosse
Epoch Lacrosse has joined forces with True Lacrosse, one of the top club lacrosse programs in the country. Epoch will be testing its Integra line of protective equipment with over 1,000 players.
RYU Apparel Announces Third Canadian Store
RYU Apparel Inc. opened its third Canadian store. The third store location is in West Vancouver at the newly renovated Park Royal South and is expected to open in Fall 2016. The 3,967 square foot retail space will be designed by award-winning architect Tony Robins with the same industrial, yet modern aesthetic look as RYU’s […]
Skullcandy Partners with Athletigen and Athletic Republic
Skullcandy Inc. announced partnerships with Athletigen Technologies, a specialist in athlete genomics, and Athletic Republic, which offers individualized performance training.
Under Armour Sets Final Ratio For Class C Stock Dividend
Under Armour Inc. announced the final distribution ratio for its upcoming $59 million dividend to holders of the company’s Class C non-voting common stock in satisfaction of the previously announced settlement agreement.
Senate Passes Defense Bill With Amendment On Made-In-America Athletic Shoes
The U.S. Senate passed a defense bill with language requiring the Pentagon to buy US-made athletic shoes for military recruits. The legislation is expected to offer a big benefit to New Balance.
Oofos Implements Locally Product Locator
Oofos, the maker of recovery footwear, has partnered with Locally, the online-to-offline shopping platform.
Adidas Sees Double-Digit Jump in Soccer in 2016
Adidas announced that its global football (soccer) business is expected to reach new record sales of €2.5 billion in 2016, representing a 13.6 percent gain over €2.2 billion in 2015.
