Pop Warner Partners With Rebel Athletic
Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc., the nation’s oldest youth football, cheer and dance organization, and Rebel Athletic, the uniform provider, announced a major partnership.

Farm To Feet Signs On As Gathering Of Friends Title Sponsor
The 2017 meeting of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail and the extended weekend celebration in Elkin, NC serves as a kickoff to a year-long celebration of the trail.

Fanatics Partners With Oakland A’s
“This partnership will provide fans the A’s apparel they want while helping us increase the overall fan experience,” said Oakland A’s President Dave Kaval.
Team Dealer Market In Charlotte Set For June
The 13th Annual Team Dealer Market will be held on June 20-21, 2017 at The Big Chill Event Center in Charlotte, NC.
Finish Line Teams Up With Rich Homie Quan And Adidas For Sneaker Release
The retailer will also supply prizes for a sweepstakes sponsored by Motown Records in conjunction with the release of his newest single “Replay.”

New Era Brings Back #CapsOn MLB Campaign
New Era partnered with Major League Baseball to bring back the #CapsOn campaign in time for opening day, April 3.
J.C. Penney Discloses 138 Stores Being Closed
J.C. Penney on Friday released a list of 138 stores it plans to close. In January, it said it would close 130 to 140 locations.
Burton’s Chief Creative Officer Forms Agency
Burton said longtime Burton chief creative officer, Greg Dacyshyn, has decided to venture out on his own after more than two decades at Burton to start his own creative agency called ‘Camp High’.

L.L.Bean Reports Flat Sales For 2016
L.L.Bean announced sales in 2016 were $1.6 billion, up slightly from the prior year. The L.L.Bean family and board of directors approved payment of a 3 percent discretionary cash performance bonus to approximately 6,000 eligible employees.
Kokatat Outfits Paddler For Circumnavigation Of North America
Freya Hoffmeister will travel from Canada to Panama and will paddle fully inside the Gulf of Mexico and Baja, CA as well as across Hudson Bay.

Virtual Running Coach Launches On Kickstarter
Shft IQ provides real-time coaching, full body metrics, 3D animations, coach reports, complete run stats and training drills.

Active Brands Gains FSN Capital IV As Investor
FSN Capital IV signed an agreement with Holta Invest to acquire a majority stake in Active Brands, a Nordic supplier of premium sporting goods brands including Kari Traa, Dæhlie, Bula and Sweet Protection.
FeraDyne Outdoors Acquires Eastman Outdoors
Eastman Outdoors brands include Carbon Express, Gorilla Gear and Eastman Outdoors.

Former Patagonia CEO Makes Massive Land Donation In Chile
The donation from Kristine Tompkins is being billed as the world’s largest donation of privately held land.
Nike To Open Pop-Ups For Air Max Day Celebration
Nike will be opening four “Sneakeasy” pop-up locations in late March in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Toronto for its fourth annual Air Max Day celebration, according to Sneakernews.com.