Women’s Tennis Association Names New Tour CEO
The Board of Directors of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) unanimously voted to hire Steve Simon as the new CEO of the women's tour…
OrthoLite Appoints COO and Director of Innovation
OrthoLite, the maker of insoles, appointed John Barrett as chief operating officer and retained Skip Lei as director of product innovation…
Zoot Sports and Ironman Set Multi-year Partnership
Zoot Sports has signed on as the official performance apparel and technical apparel sponsor for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Ironman North American Series…
The Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program Kicks Off for the Fifth Consecutive Year
The Foot Locker Foundation launched its 2015-2016 Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program. The program, now in its fifth consecutive year, awards $20,000 college scholarships to outstanding student athletes who demonstrate exceptional academic ability and st
Bauer Hockey Opens Innovation Center in Quebec
Bauer Hockey, Inc. officially opened its new Innovation Center in Blainville, Quebec, as the facility recently hosted approximately 350 of the company’s top global retail partners for the annual BauerWorld event. The new 100,000-square-foot facilit
Total Hockey to Release New Commercial Spots for NHL Season
Total Hockey, Inc. will debut three TV commercials for the upcoming 2015-16 hockey season, set to air during the week of Oct. 5, the first week of the NHL season…
New Era Opens London Flagship
New Era opened its U.K. flagship location at 40 Carnaby Street in London. The 1,540 square foot store, split across two floors, opened on Sept. 30 ahead of a National Football League game between the Jets and the Dolphins…
Adidas Outdoor Appoints Key Accounts Manager
Adidas Outdoor named Loren Gwartney-Gibbs its key accounts manager for the U.S. Gwartney-Gibbs has more than 10 years of experience…
Mountain Hardwear and Cole Haan Launch Outerwear Line
Mountain Hardwear and Cole Haan began selling their new ZerøGrand Outerwear collection in their direct-to-consumer channels Oct. 6 in what marked the outdoor brand's first such venture in the United States…
Strava Launches Interactive Data Platform
Strava launched a new interactive data platform, Strava Insights, which highlights new running and cycling data from the world’s 12 most active cities…
US Apparel Imports Rise 13.5 Percent in August
Apparel imports to the United States increased 13.5 percent in August and are now running 7.0 percent ahead of year ago levels for the year-to-date period ended Aug. 31, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce…
Summit Sales Partners Buy Out Founder
Summit Sales NW, a leading outdoor industry sales agency in the Pacific Northwest, has been sold by founder Dave Fitzgerald to partners Kris Stahl and Rob Birzell…
Adidas Signs NHL All-Star Sidney Crosby
Adidas signed a multiyear partnership with NHL star and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby…
Majestic To Present Players Choice Award
Majestic Athletic will present the inaugural “Always Game” award at the annual Players Choice Awards. The “Always Game” award will be given to the player who – game in and game out – constantly exhibits grit, tenacity…
Gymcraft Wins Spot at Breed Reply Incubator
Gymcraft, which creates virtual reality games people can experience while exercising on standard fitness machines, landed an undisclosed equity investment from UK-based technology incubator Breed Reply…
