SGB Update

New Balance Appoints New Germany Manager

New Balance appointed Tobias Zingel as its new Germany head. Zingel, who was formerly New Balance’s head of product & marketing in Germany, succeeds Jürgen Konrad, who is leaving the company after six years.

Lonzo Ball Stars In Foot Locker Father’s Day Commercial

While three other draft prospects are featured in the commercial, the most notable reflections on Father’s Day not suprisingly came from Lonzo Ball, whose father has been regularly making headlines for his commentary

TriggerPoint Licenses Performance Solutions Patents

Under the terms, TriggerPoint will have the right to manufacture one-piece, two-piece, and multiple-piece foam rollers under all of Performance Solutions’ existing United States patents and multiple patents pending.

FluidStance Finds Balance Between Work And Play

“I realized I was standing for 60-80 hours a week when I switched to a stand up desk, and all I was doing was shifting the pain from my butt to my feet throughout the day,” said founder Joel Heath.

Sports Direct Completes Acquisition Of EMS And Bob’s

Sports Direct said the coming months will be marked by an expansion of product lines available in the US stores and websites, including the U.S. debut of an extensive portfolio of European brands “at exceptional value.”

Turner’s Outdoorsman Appoints Bryan Harris CEO

Turner’s Outdoorsman stated that Gene Lumsden will retire as chief executive officer on June 30, 2017. The board of directors elected Bryan Harris to be the company’s president and CEO, effective July 1.

Nike Faces EU Probe Over Sales Terms

Nike as well as Universal Studios and Hello Kitty owner Sanrio are being accused of imposing anticompetitive restrictions on distributors of their products by European Commission antitrust regulators.

Newell Brands Reaffirms Outlook

Newell Brands will reaffirm its fiscal year 2017 outlook, as provided in its first quarter 2017 earnings press release dated May 8, 2017, during its presentation tomorrow at the Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference in Paris.