Starter To Sponsor Alliance Of American Football
Starter has signed as as the official on-field apparel and game-day uniform supplier to the Alliance of American Football when the alliance debuts in February 2019 as part of a multi-year deal with G-III by Carl Banks.
Unifi Unveils New Branding
Unifi Inc. announced the launch of the company’s new ‘True Innovation Starts in the Fiber’ branding, which highlights Unifi’s commitment to the development of innovative and sustainable performance fibers backed by a flexible, global supply chain.
ZPPR Raises $1.2M, Debuts At Outdoor Retailer
ZPPR, a tech startup based in Bozeman, MT, recently a seed round of $1.2 milloin led by Adjacency Partners, LLC out of New York City. Tom Arrix, managing partner at Adjacency Partners and former VP, global marketing solutions at Facebook, has joined the ZPPR team as chief growth officer.
U.S. Polo Assn. To Outfit USA Team For Westchester Cup
USPA Global Licensing Inc. (USPAGL), the official licensing arm and national broadcaster of the United States Polo Association (USPA), announced that U.S. Polo Assn. will be the official apparel outfitter for the USA team as they compete against England in the 2018 Westchester Cup.
VF, Patagonia and Thule Kick Off Outdoor Foundation’s Participation Campaign
VF Foundation pledged $1 million to the Outdoor Foundation’s core goal to invest in communities to help kids and families get outside–and do so more often. VF is joined by Patagonia and Thule, which have made significant multi-year pledges. In addition, REI has committed to a future investment.
OIA Releases Congressionial Scorecard To Support Vote
OIA released the association’s scorecard as the association announced a broader Vote the Outdoors campaign during Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Denver. The campaign is aimed at educating elected officials, candidates and voters about the benefits of the outdoor recreation economy and important issues in their communities through social and earned media.
OIA Releases First-Ever Sustainability Report
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) released the association’s first-ever State of Sustainability in the Outdoor Industry report surveying 120 individual small, midsize and large companies in the outdoor industry to quantify the outdoor industry’s long-time collaborative efforts to reduce the impacts of its products and processes.
Bass Pro Exploring Adding Wahlburgers
Bass Pro Shops is exploring a deal to add the Wahlburgers chain to the company’s Bass Pro and possibly Cabela’s locations.
Luxottica Group Q2 Sales Improve
Luxottica Group S.p.A. reported net sales accelerated in the second quarter, growing by 1.4 percent at a currency-neutral basis. The results were driven by the strong performance of the Retail division and e-commerce platforms as well as solid growth in North America and Asia-Pacific.
Varsity Brands’ Debt Ratings Lowered
Moody’s lowered the debt ratings of Varsity Brands largely due to the company’s planned upsizing of existing debt outstandings and the associated increase in financial risk in connection with a pending LBO by Bain Capital.
Nike Overhauls Compensation Structure After Internal Review
Nike Inc., according to an internal memo, plans to increase salaries for more than 7,000 employees after an internal pay review. The annual bonus awards process is also being changed.
Brooks Running Releases New FastTrack Mobile Application
The Brooks FastTrack mobile application acts as a one-stop-shop for retailers to manage orders, check inventory and drop-ship directly to customers both inside and outside the physical retail store directly from a smartphone.
Flip Flop Shops Announces Exclusive Events For Prospective Franchisees
Flip Flop Shops, recently acquired by Bearpaw, is hosting three special Shop Days for prospective owners. In order to meet demand, the company has selected Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Orlando as host cities.
Ben Sherman Returns To Soho With NYC Concept Store
The Soho pop up location at 130 Greene Street will be open from September 1, 2018 through the holidays and will carry the entire Ben Sherman collection.
Orangetheory Opens 1,000 Location
Orangetheory announced the grand opening of Portland’s third Orangetheory Fitness studio, the 1,000th globally.
