Yue Yuen Reported 0.5 Percent Sales Growth For 2016
Chairman Lu Chin Chu commented, “We are pleased with the Group’s performance despite the presence of uncertainties and slow global macroeconomic growth. We will continue to seek greater efficiency and provide value added solutions to our brand customers, while balancing the need for sustainable development.”
Nearly 12,000 Attend IHRSA’s Annual Convention & Trade Show
IHRSA 2017 attracted nearly 12,000 industry professionals (health club operators, suppliers, and fitness industry professionals) including over 7,400 Convention & Trade Show attendees.
Road Race Finishers See Third Straight Year Of Declines
For the third straight year, the number of road race finishers declined in the U.S., as 16.96 million runners crossed a finish line in 2016, a one percent decrease from the 17.1 million finishers in 2015, according to Running USA’s U.S. Road Race Trends report.
RYU Apparel Opens Third Retail Location
RYU is also planning to open its first Toronto location in spring 2017 before opening an additional store in British Columbia, giving the apparel brand a total of five locations.
Hari Mari Launches Baseball-Themed Flip Flops
The Dallas-based sandal brand unveiled its new collaboration flip flop with Nokona, the Texas company known for its hand-crafted leather baseball gloves.
T&B Sports Closing Santa Rosa Location
T&B Sports is closing its store in Santa Rosa, CA. The team dealer will continue to operate its San Rafael store.
UFC Gym To Open In Richmond, VA
The new facility features a 24-foot octagon, strength training and cardio machines, battle ropes, agility ladders, a bag room, group fitness studios, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu studio and other training equipment.
Feetures Signs Middle Distance Runner Kyle Merber
A member of the world record setting-distance medley relay team, Merber will enter the 2017 outdoor season vying for his first world outdoor team.
STX Sponsors USA Field Hockey
USA Field Hockey and STX jointly announced a brand new partnership that will include design and development of all on-pitch and off-pitch apparel through the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. As the official apparel provider to the national governing body of the sport of field hockey, the STX brand will make its return to the Olympics […]
PGA Tour Superstore To Open At Hilton Head
PGA Tour Superstore is opening a store in the Hilton Head /Bluffton area in South Carolina. The 25,000 square foot location is at 1129 Fording Island Road Bluffton, SC 29910, near the Home Depot at the intersection of U.S. 278 and Burnt Church Road and will be an anchor in the Bluffton Crossing shopping center. […]
Puma To Sponsor Olympique De Marseille
The signing came days after Adidas indicated it would not be renewing its contract with the French soccer club.
New Balance Launches ‘This is Boston’ Campaign
The campaign features Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara and Torey Krug, pro skateboarder PJ Ladd, 2016 Olympic runner Abbey D’Agostino, middle-distance runner Cory McGee and Boston Red Sox Dustin Pedroia and Brock Holt.
Yue Yuen Sees 37 Percent Profit Gain In 2016
Sales rose 0.5 percent in the year as gains at Pou Sheng, its retail business, offset a modest decline in its footwear manufacturing operations.
Aisle Talk, Week Of March 20
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
Finish Line Shares Crash On Q4 Miss
Said CEO Sam Sato, “Elements of our offering didn’t resonate with our customers. This was true in both, running and basketball, our two largest categories where full price selling fell short of forecast.”
