Kmart Launches Risewear Footwear Brand
Kmart launched the first of seven slam dunk contests it will hold in store parking lots this summer to launch the Risewear athleisure footwear brand.
STYR Converts Health & Fitness Data into Customized Supplements
STYR Labs is bringing together activity tracking and nutrition supplement recommendation via kits that deliver personalized nutrition solutions.
Whoop Expands Market From Elites to Consumers
Whoop will begin marketing its wearable performance optimization system to consumers in time for the 2016 holiday season.
Planet Fitness to Open Second Club in Columbus
Planet Fitness, a health club franchise known for its “Judgement Free Zone,” plans to to open its second location in Columbus, GA.
Callaway Golf Staff Pro Cards Championship Record
Callaway Golf Company congratulated Staff Professional Henrik Stenson for becoming Champion Golfer Of The Year.
Rack Room Launches Real People Project Campaign
Rack Room Shoes for more than a decade has featured real customers – instead of professional models – in all of its seasonal advertisements, selected through the retailer’s annual Models Wanted contest. The family footwear retailer plans to evolve the initiative with the launch of The Real People Project
Nike Looks to Lead on Race Relations
Nike’s Chairman and CEO Mark Parker sent a letter last Thursday to the company’s 32,000 employees understating Nike’s commitment to “racial justice” following the heightened tensions in black communities and the police. He also said Nike will hold meetings at Beaverton headquarters and in its NY, Chicago and LA offices to explore race issues.
ICSC Survey: BTS Sales Expected to Climb
The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)’s annual back-to-school survey shows 78 percent of BTS shoppers expect to spend more this year, a significant increase compared with those who planned to do the same in 2015.
Smith & Wesson to Acquire Taylor Brands
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. signed a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Taylor Brands, LLC, the supplier of knives and specialty tools, for $85.0 million.
Retail Sales Climb in June
Retail sales (excluding automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants) continued to grow in June and were up 5.1 percent year-over-year, the National Retail Federation said today. Retail sales rose 0.8 percent unadjusted over May, according to NRF’s calculations.
Momentum Breaks Ground on Texas Climbing Gym
Momentum Indoor Climbing broke ground July 13 on a 36,000-square-foot climbing gym in Katy, Texas that will be its first gym outside Utah.
Olympia Sports Opens Doors in Londonderry, NH
Olympia Sports, a regional sporting goods retailer, opened its 22nd location in New Hampshire.
Superfeet Steps Into Shoe Category In 2017
Superfeet, a leading insole brand in the active lifestyle and outdoor markets, will debut its first-ever footwear for spring 2017.
G-Form Impact Protection Inks Finnish Soccer Deal
G-Form, a leader in athletic impact protection, and the Finnish Soccer Players’ Union have inked an agreement for G-Form to provide all professional Finnish players.
Johnson Outdoor Takes Another Best in Show at ICAST
Johnson Outdoors Inc. and its Minn Kota Ultrex were voted as the best product in both the Boat Accessories category and the overall “Best of Show” at the 59th ICAST show in Orlando
