Columbia Sportswear Announces New Management Appointments
Columbia Sportswear announced new management appointments within its finance, legal and manufacturing areas.
Under Armour Announces Strategic Changes In Its Digital Business
Michael La Guardia. formerly at Yahoo Sports, joins Under Armour as SVP, Digital Product; MyFitnessPal’s Co-Founders are exiting; and connected fitness digital product, digital engineering and digital media will now all report to Paul Fipps, chief technology officer.
OIA, Patagonia Slam Trump’s Plan To Reduce National Monuments
OIA Executive Director Amy Roberts penned a letter responding to the news that more than two million acres of public lands will lose protection under President Trump’s plan.
Conservation Alliance Responds To Trump’s Attack On National Monuments
“At the behest of Utah’s political leadership, the President has chosen to ignore millions of Americans to put at risk two places he has never seen,” reads the Conservation Alliance statement.
New Nike Flagship Headed To New York City
The current Niketown New York store at 6 East 57th Street will close in Spring 2018.
Nathan Teams Up With Ocean Conservancy
Two percent of profits from Nathan HammerHead steel bottles will help promote ocean health.
RYU Apparel Closes First Tranche Of $5 Million Private Placement
RYU Apparel Inc. said it has closed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement financing of up to 71,428,572 units at a price of 7 cents per unit for gross proceeds of up to $5 million.
JLab Audio Named Official Audio Partner Of Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with JLab Audio, the headphone brand. Under the terms of the new agreement – JLab Audio’s largest partnership to date – the California-based company becomes Major League Soccer’s first Official Audio Partner.
Nike To Re-Up With Oregon
Oregon athletics is about to get a big, new deal with Nike, according to a report from the Oregonian.
Zanders Sporting Goods Announces New Sales Manager
Zanders Sporting Goods, a national distributor located in Sparta, IL, has hired Lucas Poston as their new sales manager while promoting Danny Siegler to marketing director.
Marcato Reduces Its Nominees To Deckers Board To Three From Nine
Marcato Capital Management LP, said it is sending a letter to Deckers’ stockholders announcing that it has modified its slate of highly-qualified director nominees for election at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to include Kirsten J. Feldman, Steve Fuller, and Anne Waterman.
Columbia Flagship Closes Temporarily Amid Protests
Columbia Sportswear’s store in downtown Portland closed on Saturday after it faced organized demonstrations. The protests came after CEO Tim Boyle said his company was exploring closing its nearby downtown office because of safety concerns.
OIA Strongly Opposes Expected Move To Shrink Bears Ears
Amy Roberts, executive director of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) in an open letter said the organization opposes the Trump administration’s expected move to “severely” reduce the overall size of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah and urged its members to “continue to make our voices heard.”
Mapbox Acquires Fitness AR
Launched this past September, Fitness AR was the first mapping AR app, allowing Strava users to connect their accounts and visualize their runs, hikes and bike rides on an 3D terrain map in AR on an iPhone or iPad.
Independent Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend Deckers Stockholders Vote Deckers’ Board Candidates
Deckers Brands announced that leading proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis & Co. and Institutional Shareholder Services recommend that Deckers stockholders vote on the WHITE proxy card for Deckers’ director nominees at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on December 14, 2017.
