PickleballCentral.com Announces Acquisition Of PickleballTournaments.com
Olla LLC, the parent company of PickleballCentral.com, announced that it has completed the acquisition of PickleballTournaments.com.
Asics Americas Profits Recover In 2017
Asics reported net earnings declined 16.7 percent in 2017 due to restructuring activities in its European operations. Profits in the Americas region bounced back as improved margins and a fewer bad-debt write-offs offset a 6 percent sales drop.
Shimano’s Profits Dip In 2017
Shimano reported earnings dropped 24.6 percent in 2017 despite a 4.0 percent gain in revenues.
Tentsile Looks To Progression Brands To Leverage Experience And Resources To Fuel Growth
Tentsile, an innovative tree-tent brand and environmental steward, and Progression Brands Group, an equity investment and operating group, have entered into a partnership.
Chaos Adds New Rep Team For Mid Atlantic
Chaos Headwear have added Erik and Patti Weber to its national sales team. The Webers will be responsible for the Mid-Atlantic account and expanding the territory to NY, NJ, PA, MD, DE, DC and North VA.
Sportube Retains What’s UP Public Relations As Agency of Record
Sportube has named What’s UP Public Relations its agency of record.
HanesBrands Completes Acquisition of Australian Intimate Apparel Seller Bras N Things
HanesBrands announced that it has completed the acquisition of Bras N Things, a leading specialty retailer and online seller of intimate apparel in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Granite Gear’s VP Joins Warrior Expeditions’ Board
Granite Gear, manufacturer of outdoor backpacks and travel goods, announced theappointment of their VP, Rob Coughlin, as a new member of the Warrior Expeditions Board of Directors.
MSR’s Winter Category Manager Joins Northwest Avalanche Center Board
Mountain Safety Research (MSR), the Seattle-based high-performance outdoor equipment brand, has announced that its Winter Category Manager, Sarah Courtney has joined the Board of Directors at Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC).
Fitbit To Acquire Twine Health
Fitbit Inc. announced that it will acquire Twine Health, a health coaching platform that empowers people to achieve better health outcomes and helps health systems, health plans and workplace health providers lower healthcare costs.
Johns Hopkins University Partners With Cascade Lacrosse
Cascade Lacrosse, a leader in head protection, announced that Johns Hopkins University will wear Cascade helmets for the upcoming 2018 season.
Genesco Exploring Sales Of Lids Sports Group
Genesco Inc. announced that the company is initiating a formal process to explore the sale of its Lids Sports Group business. The company believes the “best long-term interests of the company and its shareholders to focus on building upon our core footwear platform” while the Lids business is undervalued as part of Genesco.
CVR World Cup Announces Louis Garneau As CVR World Cup Clothing Sponsor
CVR World Cup just announced cycling clothing manufacturer Garneau, as a sponsor of the CVR World Cup. Garneau will be the exclusive provider of the CVR World Cup clothing line for the 2018 winter and spring seasons.
Under Armour Q4 Beats Sales Targets
Under Armour Inc. said it plans to take additional restructuring charges in the range of $110 to $130 million in 2018 while announcing that its fourth-quarter sales exceeded estimates and earnings matched estimates. CEO Kevin Plank said the results “demonstrate that the tough decisions we’re making are generating the stability necessary to create a more consistent and predictable path to deliver long-term value.”
Bass Pro Announces 2018 Fitness Series Dates
Early registration is now open for the 2018 Bass Pro Shops Fitness Series, the twelfth annual lineup of races and runs celebrating health and wellness, outdoor adventures and wildlife conservation in the beauty of the Ozarks.
