Academy Sports Opens Stores In Shreveport And Madison
Academy Sports + Outdoors opened new stores in Shreveport, LA and Madison, MS.
Columbia Sportswear To Acquire Remaining Interest In China Joint Venture
Columbia Sportswear Company announced the intent to acquire the remaining 40 percent interest in Columbia Sportswear Commercial (Shanghai) Company, the joint venture that the company currently operates in China with Swire Resources Limited, a subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited.
Gander Outdoors Sets Grand Opening For Cicero, NY
The 65,000-square-foot store will be one of five Gander Outdoors retail locations in New York.
Aisle Talk Week Of April 2
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
Newell Brands’ Proxy Fight Still A Go
Believing the company’s recent partnership with famed billionaire investor Carl Icahn will be enough to fix the company, activist investor Starboard Value LP said it has no plans to drop its proxy fight against Newell Brands.
Otis Technology Appoints VP Of Operations
Otis Technology promoted Erin Bush to VP of operations. Stephen Houten joined the Otis team as government sales manager.
Firearm Background Checks Bounce Back In March
Last month saw the most gun-related background checks run by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of any March on record, apparently sparked by concerns over heightened gun-control legislation following the Parkland, FL shooting.
CODI’s Debt Ratings Downgraded
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC’s Corporate Family Rating (CFR) to B1 from Ba3 for the company’s proposed refinancing of existing credit facilities.
Gander Outdoors Sets Grand Opening In Coldwater, MI
The 33,000-square-foot store will be one of eight Gander Outdoors retail locations in Michigan.
Sellmark Corp. Announces Promotions
Sellmark Corporation promoted Jeff Murray to executive vice president of sales and Carl Stout to territory team senior sales manager.
Sportfishing Leaders Converge On Washington
During the association’s annual spring meeting, the American Sportfishing Association’s (ASA) Government Affairs committee discussed a variety of sportfishing policy positions and outlined the association’s agenda for the coming months.
CODI Proposes Debt Offering
Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) plans to commence an offering of $400 million of senior unsecured notes due 2026 in a private offering.
Under Armour Gets Hacked
In another blow for the brand, Under Armour admitted that that as many as 150 million MyFitnessPal user accounts were compromised in February of this year. The incident stands as one of the biggest hacks in history.
Aisle Talk, Week of March 26
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week including VF Corp. appointed Steve Murray, pictured left, former President of Vans, to VP Strategic Projects.
Vista Outdoor Names Chief Financial Officer
Vista Outdoor Inc. named Miguel “Mick” Lopez as the company’s senior vice president and chief financial officer.
