Sego Athlete’s Film Selected For Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival
Mark Ortiz’s film, Idaho 12ver Project, chronicles his attempt to climb, ski and film all nine of Idaho’s 12,000-plus foot peaks.
Jordan Partners With Gatorade On ‘Like Mike’ Collection
The apparel collection is available now at select retailers. The Air Jordan VI and XXXII low release December 16.
Balega Opens Application For 2018 Impi Ambassador Team
Impi team members will represent Balega as brand ambassadors to help illuminate Balega’s core pillars: performance, excellence, harmony, creativity and community.
Grassroots Connect’s 2017 Fall Show Sees 13 Percent Attendance Increase
Organizers confirmed 982 total attendees including Grassroots member retailers and vendor partners, invited retailers and vendors, independent sales representatives, business services and media.Pre-booked appointments increased 8 percent to a total of 6,366.
Granite Gear’s Grounds Keepers Remove Over 10,000 Pounds Of Trash
Additionally, over 8,500 pounds of trash has been removed from public lands and waterways thanks to Granite Gear employees and partners Packing It Out and Adventure Stewardship Alliance.
Payless Planning ‘Additional Steps’ To Further Strengthen Organization
Payless ShoeSource, which emerged from bankruptcy proceedings in August, said it may pursue additional restructuring efforts amid reports that layoffs were imminent.
Nike Upgrades App Membership Features
NikePlus Unlocks upgrades experiences and access by collecting and analyzing members’ shopping behavior, activity and feedback across all Nike digital and physical touch points.
October Retail Sales Up 4.3 Percent Over Last Year
Retail sales in October increased 0.1 percent over September on a seasonally adjusted basis and were up 4.3 percent year-over-year unadjusted.
Badger Sportswear Acquires Garb Athletics
The acquisition, when coupled with Badger’s previously announced acquisition of Alleson Athletic, bolsters Badger’s team uniform offering with premium-crafted, fully customized apparel.
Wilson Signs Eight-Time Squash Champ Nicol David
As an Advisory Staff member, David will work with Wilson LABS, the innovation hub at Wilson, and provide insights that will help fuel the brand’s development of next-generation, high performance squash equipment.
Blundstone Unveils New Branding And Website
In addition, the Australian boot brand expanded distribution into premium retailers such as Nordstrom, Todd Snyder, Steven Alan, American Rag, REI and Abercrombie & Fitch.
Puma Names Lewis Hamilton As Face Of 24/7 Campaign
Four-time FIA Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton will spearhead the brand’s Men’s Training business beginning with the 24/7 marketing campaign.
ADA & NBS Fall Athletic Market In Oklahoma City Draws Crowd
The joint event saw over 100 team dealers from the two team buying groups in attendance.
Skechers Appoints CFO
Skechers USA Inc. announced that the company has hired John Vandemore to serve as chief financial officer. This expansion of the Skechers executive team will allow David Weinberg, who had been filling both CFO and COO roles, to focus more attention on the company’s operations
TSG Consumer Partners Completes Investment In Nuun
TSG Consumer Partners (TSG), a private equity firm focused exclusively on the branded consumer sector, has acquired a minority stake in Nuun and Company.
