Iconic athlete, sports and social advocate, author, and Emmy award-winning television commentator, Kathrine Switzer, will be the keynote speaker at the 2015 Girls on the Run Summit – an annual gathering of directors and board members from among the 225 co
Tag: People
Finish Line Lowers Outlook on Margin Pressure
Finish Line Inc. reported third-quarter earnings fell short of Wall Street's expectations as it dealt with merchandise margin pressure. It also lowered its earnings outlook for the year and said it would cut spending to protect profitability until th
Amazon Prime Launches 1-Hour Delivery Service in Manhattann
Amazon.com, Inc. launched Prime Now in select areas of Manhattan in New York City Thursday. The service offers Amazon Prime members free two-hour delivery on tens of thousands of daily essentials through a mobile app. One-hour delivery is available for $7
Sole Society Announces Partnership With Aldo Product Services
Sole Society announced Aldo Product Services (APS) will become their primary footwear and handbag supplier. The footwear and handbags will be available at SoleSociety.com, select Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com starting fall 2015…
New Balance Settles Karl Lagerfeld Lawsuit
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., various Karl Lagerfeld entities, and Net-A-Porter Group LLC, have resolved the lawsuit filed by New Balance concerning its iconic trademarks and trade dress and the design of Lagerfeld’s casual footwear line…
The Faction Collective Bulks up Sales Team in Wake of Roxy Deal
The Faction Collective’s has completed a major expansion the sales force at its newly-launched Full Stack Supply Co. division, which manages design and distribution of its Faction Skis & Apparel as well as Roxy Skis…
Real Avid Hires New General Manager
Dave Steiner joins Revo Brand Group as vice president, general manager of Real Avid, a developer of gun specific multi-tools, accessories and lighted knives…
Newton Running Appoints Public Relations Agency
Newton Running has hired Creation, a global communications agency, as its public relations agency…
Spartan Race Selects Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe As Site Of 2015 Championship
Spartan Race, the world's premier obstacle race series sponsored by Reebok, has chosen Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe to host the annual 2015 Reebok Spartan Race World Championship October 3 – 4, 2015…
Private Equity Firms Close on Purchase of Varsity Brands
Charlesbank Capital Partners and Partners Group closed Monday, Dec. 15 on their acquisition of Varsity Brands…
Transportation Group Approves 1,253 Miles of U.S. Bicycle Routes
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has approved 1,253 miles of new U.S. Bicycle Routes (USBRs), according to the Adventure Cycling Association, which has been working with the standards setting body since 2005
Callaway Golf Raises Outlook But Says Strong Dollar Clouds 2015 Outlook
Callaway Golf Company increased its 2014 earnings guidance by two pennies per share, while maintaining its sales guidance, which calls for net sales to grow approximately 6 percent compared with 2013. CEO Chip Brewer said the company is taking market shar
Report: Kering Explored Talks to Sell Puma
Kering SA earlier this year reached out to funds from the Middle East as well as Asian investors about a possible sale of Puma, according to a report by Bloomberg…
Fox Factory to Acquire Race Face and Easton Cycling in Transformative Deal
Fox Factory Holding Corp. took decisive action to fix an unexpected deterioration in its mountain biking sales last week by signing a definitive agreement to acquire all the assets of the Race Face and Easton Cycling businesses, which design, manufacture
Minus33 Hires New Sales Representatives
Minuss33 has hired Tim Augustinowicz and Louis Vardabash as sales representatives to cover the Northeast…
SGB Today
Active Lifestyle Market Product and Brand Marketing Stories from SGB PRO PR and SGB Premium PR Partners
Post your Product or Marketing News in the SGB PR Portal