Under Armour CEO Resigns From Trump Business Council
Kevin Plank Resigns Exits Trump’s American Manufacturing Council Over Weak Response to Charlottesville Violence
VF Corp. To Acquire Dickies Parent in $820 Million Deal; Raises 2017 Outlook
VF Corp. revenue is now expected to reach $11.85 billion in 2017, up 3.5 percent on a reported basis (up 4.5 percent currency neutral), and includes about a $200 million contribution from Williamson-Dickie.
Netshoes Reports Net Sales Growth In Q2
Netshoes reported year-over-year net sales growth of 14.9 percent despite a tough comp against 2016. Net sales were R$461.3 million.
Iconix Relaunches Pony Brand
To celebrate the relaunch and modernization of Pony’s Topstar sneaker, the brand collaborated with Brooklyn hip-hop star and actor Joey Bada$$, who served as muse and model for the fall collection.
Beachbody Appoints New Chief Information Officer
Prior to joining Beachbody, Bryan Muehlberger served as chief information officer and vice president of information technology for Red Bull North America.
Paddlers Remove 5,000 Pounds Of Trash From Minnesota Rivers
Paddling for 40 days and 539 miles, they have removed 5,719 pounds of trash from the upper Mississippi watershed.
USA Triathlon Appoints New CEO
Rocky Harris, a professional sports executive and collegiate athletics administrator, was announced by USA Triathlon President Barry Siff as the new chief executive officer for the National Governing Body.
Backyard Collective Draws Over 200 Volunteers
The Conservation Alliance’s tenth anniversary of the event saw volunteers working alongside Portland’s Forest Park Conservancy, SOLVE, Portland Parks Foundation and Hoyt Arboretum to clean up parks, and maintain and build trails as well as remove invasive species.
Pure Barre Adds Maria Menounos As Brand Ambassador
Menounos officially kicks off her partnership today to celebrate the launch of Pure Barre’s new class offering, Pure Empower.
Polygiene Names Commercial Operations Director For North America
Judd Salvas will be based in Park City, UT and is responsible for managing all commercial activities within North America.
Rossignol To Enter Mountain Bike Market In 2018
The North American collection for 2018 is scheduled to include 11 mountain bike models, including five full-suspension and six hardtail offerings across DH, enduro, trail and junior categories with 27.5 inch, 27.5 plus and 29 inch wheels.
Lake Tahoe Bike Share Gaining Momentum
The League to Save Lake Tahoe, part of Keep Tahoe Blue, initiated the program as part of its campaign to test transportation solutions to reduce pollution from auto traffic at the world-famous alpine lake.
Item Of The Day: Suunto Spartan Sport HR Gold
The watch automatically monitors your daily activity. You can check your daily step count and calorie consumption, set your daily targets, as well as track weekly averages.
Acushnet’s Q2 Earnings Climb 21 Percent
Acushnet Holdings Corp. reported earnings climbed 21.2 percent in the second quarter despite a 7.6 percent revenue decline. The parent of Titleist and FootJoy maintained its earnings guidance for the year but slightly lowered its sales outlook.
RECALL: Ruger Precision Rifles
Sturm Ruger & Company, Inc. has issued a Safety Bulletin for certain Ruger Precision Rifles.
