JD Sports Acquires Go Outdoors
The Go Outdoors acquisition will complement JD Sports’ existing significant interest in the outdoor market through its Blacks, Millets, Ultimate Outdoors and Tiso banners.
Adidas Speeds Ahead With Biodegradable Footwear
Adidas is charging head first toward the style of sustainability, unveiling last week its Futurecraft Biofabric shoe, which will be biodegradable.
Alchemy Equipment Appoints German Sales Agency
Agentur79 will manage sales for the New Zealand-based apparel and pack brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Sig Sauer Builds New Website
Sig Sauer Inc. shared the launch of its new website, sigsauer.com.
Hiviz Hires Director Of Engineering
David Tinch will lead the Hiviz product development team driving innovation and firearms sight technology.
Outdoorswoman Marketplace Wylder Debuts E-Store
Brands available on Wylder at launch include Patagonia, United By Blue, Free Fly Apparel, Juniper Ridge, Holden, Woolrich, Fjallraven, Parks Project, Mystery Ranch, Carve Designs, Yellow 108 and Proof Eyewear.
Carl Zeiss Sports Optics Signs Dunkin-Lewis
The manufacturer of high performance sports optics signed the Dunkin-Lewis Inc. rep agency to cover all 50 U.S. States and Puerto Rico.
Japan’s Honma Golf Enters U.S. Market
The company created a short video to accompany its announcement.
Dick’s Acquires GameChanger Media
GameChanger, a live scoring app that delivers data-driven coaching insights and live play-by-play updates for 165,000 amateur baseball and softball teams, joins Dick’s Team Sports HQ suite.
Adobe: Black Friday Breaks Online Sales Record
$5.27 billion was spent online by the end of Black Friday, a 17.7 percent increase year-over-year.
ViewRanger Launches Apple Watch Hiking App
The smartwatch app provides turn-by-turn directions and live trip stats for outdoor routes in the U.S. and U.K.
Why Is North Dakota The Most Active State?
Surprisingly, North Dakota was ranked the most active, with Washington D.C. coming in second and Hawaii third.
Club Pilates Projects 360 Studios By End Of 2017
Founded in 2007 and franchising since 2012, the Costa Mesa, CA-based boutique Pilates franchise currently has nearly 100 studio locations in 28 states.
NRF Finds Increase In Thanksgiving Weekend Shoppers
The National Retail Federation’s annual Thanksgiving Weekend survey found more people shopped over the four-day weekend, but average spending dropped.
Study: One Football Season Impacts Youth Players’ Brain Function
A new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) revealed brain imaging exams performed on high school football players after just one season showed changes in both the gray and white matter that correlated with exposure to head impacts.
