Xenith Partners With Cleveland Browns
The Detroit-based helmet manufacturer, along with the Cleveland Browns, Ohio Lottery and University Hospitals have teamed up to outfit Ohio area football teams with more than $500,000 in football helmets over the next five years.
Maui Jim x Vinylize Collaborate On Vinyl Vision
Built on Vinylize’s proprietary production technology and featuring Maui Jim’s revolutionary lenses.
EbLens Sold To PE Firm
J.W. Childs Associates, L.P., an operationally focused private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations of middle-market growth companies, announced it has acquired a majority interest in EbLens LLC, a lifestyle retailer of urban-inspired footwear, apparel and accessories, from KarpReilly, LLC.
Reebok Signs JJ Watt’s Brothers To Endorse Texans Star’s Training Shoe
Reebok signed T.J. Watt to an endorsement deal. He will join his brothers J.J. (Texans DE) and Derek (Chargers FB) as the “only football players Reebok currently has under contract,” according to Darren Rovell of ESPN.com.
Accell Group To Appoint Ton Anbeek CEO
Accell Group N.V. announced that its supervisory board intends to appoint Ton Anbeek as chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of the board of directors as of November, 1 2017. Anbeek is currently CEO of Beter Bed Holding N.V.
Kohlberg Completes Newell’s Winter Sports Acquisition
Christoph Bronder, president and CEO of Marker Dalbello Völkl, will assume the new role of president and CEO of the company. K2 President & CEO Robert Marcovitch will be leaving following a transition period.
Dick’s Expands Price Match Guarantee
Dick’s Sporting Goods on Monday launched an expanded price-match policy that matches nearly all competitor’s online and offline prices, including Amazon, Wal-Mart and vendor websites.
Big Agnes Expands International Distribution Capabilities In Canada And Europe
Big Agnes announced its opening of third party distribution facilities in Kamloops, Canada and Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Oboz Footwear Launches New International Website
Oboz Footwear has created a new website that serves and supports Oboz retailers, helps consumers choose and find Oboz, and also promotes the Oboz brand.
Puma Lifts Profit Forecasts
Puma raised its guidance for the year after posting promising second-quarter results.
Kammok Hosts Nationwide Hammock Camping Events For National Hammock Day
Local campouts include Austin, Denver, Jackson, New York, Springfield and Anchorage.
Keen Creates Customization Robot
Keen Inc. has created the UNEEKBOT, a robot that will assemble made to order custom UNEEK footwear for fans in real time.
Oakley, VSCO Partner To Launch Prizm Lens Technology
Oakley engineers partnered with VSCO’s color scientists to conceptualize a custom filter that replicates the effects of the Prizm lens technology in three presets – road, snow and tungsten.
NRF Predicts 10 Percent Gain In BTS Sales
With consumer confidence rising and more young people in school, back-to-college spending is expected to hit an all-time high this year while back-to-school spending is expected to see its second-highest spending level on record, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey.
June Sales Climb 3.2 Percent
Retail sales in June were essentially unchanged over May on a seasonally adjusted basis, but up 3.2 percent unadjusted from June 2016, according to calculations released by the National Retail Federation.
