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Interbike Unveils New Features And Changes To 2017 Show
New initiatives for the 2017 show include a new crowd-funding area called The Incubator and a New Product Showcase area. The Customer Appreciation (consumer-access) Day on the final day of the show is being eliminated.
Academy Sports Opens Store In Paducah, KY
Academy Sports + Outdoors opened its first location in Paducah, KY, its ninth store opening this year.
SFIA Sets Speaker Lineup For Industry Leaders Summit
With the theme ‘Evolution, Revolution’, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) announces Rich Luker, founder, ESPN Sports Poll & Luker on Trends; Sarah Quinlan, senior vice president of market insights, MasterCard; Kevin Knight, chief marketing officer, Experticity and virtual reality entrepreneur Derek Belch, CEO, STRIVR as speakers for 2017 Sports & Fitness Industry Association Industry Leaders Summit.
Daily Burn Names Tricia Han CEO
Previously chief product officer at IAC’s Dotdash, Han will oversee all operations with a focus on modernizing the Daily Burn user experience and accelerating the growth of its subscriber base.
Adidas Launches New All Day Fitness App
Adidas released a new fitness app, Adidas All Day, that provides a wide range of daily ideas and routines to stay active, eat better and recharge.
Brooks Provides Booster Club Grants To 25 High Schools
Brooks Running Company will award 25 schools with Booster Club grants to help support cross country and track teams in need across the country.
Antigua To Provide Team USA’s Uniforms For Solheim Cup
Antigua Group, Inc. has been named the provider for Team USA’s uniforms at the 2017 Solheim Cup.
Taking Off The Training Wheels With Strider
Strider founder Ryan McFarland spoke with us about how the company’s revolutionary learn-to-ride concept was born.
Nike Opens New Headquarters In New York
Covering 150,000 square feet, the “NYHQ” building will encompass six floors at 855 Avenue of the Americas, with conference rooms, a rooftop garden in the shape of a Swoosh, a design studio and a 4,000-square-foot, 400-seat NBA-sized basketball court.
Sports Basement Opens Store In Santa Rosa
Sports Basement on June 28 opened its eighth store in the Santa Rosa Marketplace in Santa Rosa, CA. The store was a former Sports Authority location.
Skechers Opens Largest Factory Outlet Store
At approximately 24,000 square feet, the superstore in Ontario, CA features dedicated shops for the various Skechers lifestyle and performance collections for Men and Women, a Kids’ area with a theater and a shop dedicated to the brand’s growing apparel collection.
Activist Investor Demands Sale Or Merger Of Deckers Brands
In a letter to Deckers board, Marcato said that if if Deckers’ strategic review process does not culminate in a sale of the company at an attractive value to all shareholders, Marcato “will be prepared to seek significant Board change at the company’s next annual meeting by nominating a slate of director candidates to replace the entire Board.”
Gatorade Brings Back ‘Beat the Heat’ Campaign
Marking its 13th year, Gatorade will feature J.J. Watt, Karl-Anthony Towns, April Ross and D’Angelo Russell in its annual Beat the Heat campaign.
Future of Tennis & Tech Event Coming To New York City
The 10th Annual Tennis Industry Association (TIA) Tennis Forum, which will be held in New York City on Aug. 28, the first day of play at the US Open, is inviting entrepreneurs with innovative products, software or services designed to grow the sport and business of tennis to pitch their ideas in the “Tennis Innovation Challenge NYC 2017.”
Retro Fitness Names Mike Rogers As New COO
Rogers most recently served as director of license store operations at Starbucks Coffee Company, where he led the brand through record growth for more than 20 years.
