Downlite Contributes To Hurricane Irma Disaster Relief Efforts
Downlite has partnered with Matthew 25: Ministries, an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization in Cincinnati, OH, to deliver 2,000 pillows to aid Hurricane Irma victims in Florida.
Chaos Headwear To Sponsor Line of Descent
Chaos Headwear signed on once again as the official headwear sponsor of Warren Miller Entertainment’s (WME) 68th full-length feature film, Line of Descent.

Ugg Unveils Flagship Store At World Trade Center
Ugg, a division of Deckers Brands, opened its newest flagship location at the Westfield World Trade Center in downtown New York City.
HanesBrands Donates Activewear To Assist Hurricane Victims
HanesBrands announced that it is donating more than 1 million items of underwear and activewear to assist hurricane victims in Florida and Puerto Rico and is using its operations in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to supply essentials to Puerto Rico employees.

TaylorMade Partners With Samsung
TaylorMade Golf Company and Samsung Electronics announced that TaylorMade’s myRoundPro statistical analysis platform will be available exclusively for the Gear S3 and recently announced Gear Fit2 Pro fitness band.

Pop Warner Partners With Dick’s Sporting Goods
Under the new partnership, Dick’s becomes the Official Sporting Goods Retailer, Official Football Uniform Provider, Official League Registration Provider, Official National Data Center Provider and Official Technology Provider of Pop Warner and its teams, squads and participants.
Silk Therapeutics Closes Equity Financing
Silk Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty biomaterials company, announced the closing of an $11 million Series A3 financing.
VERT Adds More Volleyball Programs
VERT, a specialist in performance technology, announced eight more premier NCAA women’s volleyball clients – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Northwestern University Wildcats, Purdue University Boilermakers, Baylor University, University of Arkansas, Quinnipiac University, Fordham University Rams and Limestone College Saints.

Vail Resorts Wraps Up Strong Year
Vail Resorts reported earnings rose 40.6 percent in its fiscal year ended July 31 as total revenues rose 16.3 percent. Season pass sales through September 24, 2017 for the upcoming 2017/2018 North American ski season increased approximately 17 percent in units and 23 percent in sales dollars.
Mountain Khakis Helps Restore Third Flatiron Descent Trail
Mountain Khakis in partnership with Boulder Climbing Community, Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and The Access Fund restored over 100 square feet of the historic “Third Flatiron Descent Trail.”
GCI Outdoor Partners With Westminster College
GCI Outdoor is partnering with the Westminster Expedition, one of the nation’s first semester-long, experiential-education programs to be offered at any college or university.

Macy’s Reinvents Loyalty With New Star Rewards
Rewards are tiered by level, with Macy’s best customers receiving benefits that include free shipping, additional savings and earned points on every purchase.
Casey Hanisko And Luis Vargas Named President Of ATTA’s Two Business Divisions
The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) announced it will divide the organization into two divisions.
Darn Tough Vermont Hires Director Of Quality And Continuous Improvement
Darn Tough Vermont has appointed Chad DeJong as director of quality and continuous improvement.
RECALL: Dick’s Resistance Tubes
Dick’s Sporting Goods is recalling more than 200,000 Fitness Gear resistance bands products due to risk of injury.