The Puma Group sold its rights to the Swedish footwear and outdoor apparel brand Tretorn Group to U.S.-based Authentic Brands Group LLC effective June 29. Tretorn joins ABG's Sports & Lifestyle roster that boasts global powerhouse brands including Sp
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Boot Barn Completes Acquisition of Sheplers
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. completed its previously announced acquisition of Sheplers, Inc…
Gazelle Sports Wins Girls on the Run Award
Girls on the Run International, Vibram and SmartWool presented the inaugural “Remarkable Running Footwear Specialty Retail Partnership” award to Gazelle Sports…
Cole Haan Secures Eyewear License
Cole Haan announces a multiyear global license agreement with Altair, a division of Marchon Eyewear, Inc., to design, manufacture and distribute sunglasses and ophthalmic eyewear collections under the Cole Haan brand…
Nike Chairman Phil Knight to Step Down
Phil Knight, the co-founder of Nike, has called time on a more than 40-year career as chairman of the sportswear company. Nike said on Tuesday that Knight has recommended that Mark Parker, the company's chief executive, should succeed him as chairman
Did VF Corp. Just Anoint Their Next CEO?
Steve Rendle took a step closer to being named the top executive at VF Corp. last week when he was promoted to president and COO and became only the second member of the company's senior management team elected to the company's board of director
Specialty Outdoor Channel Facing Wave of Store Openings
Despite all the moaning about showrooming, the biggest challenges to specialty retailers in the human-powered outdoor space may come from bricks-and-mortar retailers in coming years…
Adidas Plots Aggressive Growth in Football, Run and Originals
At an investor event in Herzogenaurach, the Adidas Group detailed robust growth plans for three of its key categories for the Adidas Brand – football (soccer), running and Originals – over the next five years…
Whistler Blackcomb Names E-Commerce Expert to Board
Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. appointed e-commerce entrepreneur and former Sears Canada executive Michele Romanow to its Board of Directors, effective June 24…
Cotopaxi Appoints First VP of Marketing
Cotopaxi, a VC-backed direct-to-consumer outdoor gear brand named has lured a marketer from Backcountry.com to become its first vice president of marketing…
PeopleForBikes Awards Nearly $50K in Community Grants
PeopleForBikes awarded nearly $50,000 in community grants to support infrastructure and advocacy initiatives in seven communities across the country…
Total Hockey Acquires Players Bench
Total Hockey has acquired Denver-based Players Bench in a deal that will add eight stores in Colorado, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Ohio…
Clif Bar Supports Organic Agricultural Research
Clif Bar & Company and Organic Valley named the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the recipient of the nation’s first endowed chair focused on plant breeding for organic crops…
Soccer.com Teams with Makita in Annual Sweepstakes
Soccer.com, which claims to be the largest online soccer retailer in the world, launched the Seventh Annual El Tricolor Contest in partnership with the Makita USA…
Hydro Flask Named Fifth Fastest Growing Company in Oregon
Hydro Flask, which makes insulated stainless steel flasks, has been ranked as the fifth fastest growing company in the state of Oregon by the Portland Business Journal…
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