Primary Arms Appoints New Director of Government Programs and Sales
Bob Protheroe reportedly brings over 30 years of experience in the industry, having held key leadership roles at Geissele Automatics, Beretta Defense Technologies, Steiner USA, Avon Protection Systems, Inc., Municipal Emergency Services, Inc., TVI Corporation, and Fisher Scientific.
Marin Mountain Bikes, Inc. Taps Bike Industry Vet as Inside Sales Specialist
Michael DeLano will support dealers and outside reps in the East Coast and Eastern Midwest regions from his Upstate New York location.
Report: U.S. Sporting Goods Growth Continues Solid Post Pandemic Growth
The growth last year coincides with a year in which the market saw the lowest number of total inactive Americans (64.9 million people) since SFIA began tracking the metric.
Gravity Haus Appoints Industry Leader to Board
Mike DeFrino brings over 40 years of experience in the hospitality sector to the position. He has held various leadership positions at IHG Hotels and Resorts, Ritz-Carlton, and, for the past 28 years at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, where he served as CEO.
REI Co-op to Open First Kentucky Store in Fall 2024
The store’s footprint will be approximately 31,000 square feet and open at 4350 Summit Place Drive in Louisville, with buy online-pickup in-store, curbside pickup services.
Leatt Corp. Starts to Build Out its U.S. MTB Sales and Marketing Team
The South Africa-based developer and manufacturer of protective gear for the active sports market is growing its team and investing to support independent bike dealers in the U.S. with a U.S. sales manager and two West Coast reps.
Genesco, Inc. Sees Journeys Slide Continue in Q1 as Schuh and J&M Turn Negative
The parent of Journeys, Schuh and Johnston & Murphy, reported net sales for the first quarter of Fiscal 2025 amounted to $458 million, a 5 percent year-over-year decrease compared to $483 million in the first quarter of Fiscal 2024.
Nordstrom Beats on Fiscal Q1 Estimates, Reaffirms Full Year Guide
The retailer narrowed its first quarter loss and beat expectations for the first quarter but analysts may be a little jumpy as guidance didn’t move higher and may signal internal concerns about the discretionary shopper.
Drew Brees + Partners to Open 19-Court Pickleball Club in Indiana
The Picklr Noblesville is a joint venture between Drew Brees’ BV Pickleball Clubs, LLC and Pickle Indy, LLC, owned by Ron Brock and David Gilreath, local Indianapolis businessmen.
VF Corp. Appoints Sun Choe as Vans Global Brand President
Michelle (Sun) Choe has nearly three decades of experience leading design and merchandising for global brands, including Lululemon, Marc Jacobs, West Elm, Madewell, Urban Outfitters, Levi’s, and the Gap. She joins VF from Lululemon, where she has worked as the chief product officer for the past seven years.
Planet Fitness, Inc. Proposes Debt Refinancing Transaction
The company intends to issue $600 million Series 2024-1 Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2, with the potential to upsize up to $800 million, subject to market conditions and other factors.
Gildan Activewear Resumes Share Repurchases, Amends Normal Course Issuer Bid
The company’s newly reconstituted Board of Directors approved the resumption of share repurchases and an amended normal course issuer bid.
Crunch Franchise Opens Fourth Location in Kansas
This new facility is the 55th nationwide for franchisee Fitness Ventures, the fourth in Kansas and the second in Kansas City for the franchise.
Puma North America Opens New Arizona Distribution Center
The 1.2 million-square-foot automated distribution center in Waddell, AZ, includes 3.5 miles of conveyor, automatic retrieval and storage robots, and a new cubing process to optimize customer packaging.
Outdoor Rep Groups Form New Agency to Serve the Northeast
Ferguson-Keller, operating out of the Midwest, and Rogers Sports Marketing, operating out of the Southeast, created Gen 3 Outdoors to service the fishing, hunting and firearms, marine and related outdoor sports categories in the Northeast.
