SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Rollerblade Expands Marketing Team
Myles Cotter-Sparrow joins Rollerblade as product and marketing coordinator.
PGA Merchandise Show Expects Crowds
The 64th PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, January 25 to 27, is welcoming more than 40,000 golf industry professionals with more than 1,000 exhibiting golf companies and brands.
Unifi’s Q2 Profits Dip
Strong performances in Asia and Brazil mostly offset weaker sales in the domestic market.
Sports Technology Start-Ups Featured At SXSW Competition
Five sports technology startups – Brizi, HorseAnalytics GmbH, Kymira, Season Share and Wyp Aviation – are being featured at the the ninth annual SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event.
Eyeking Hires National Sales Manager
Alex Webb was previously national sales manager for Ridgemont Outfitters and national sales manager for Bollé and Serengeti eyewear brands.
Adidas And Wanderlust Announce Co-Branded Collection
The new yoga and training apparel collection builds on a multi-year partnership that began in February 2016.
Darn Tough Vermont Sees Double-Digit Growth In 2016
After a slow first and second quarter due to last year’s mild winter, the Vermont sock company rebounded in Q3 and Q4 to post an increase of 22 percent year-over-year.
HanesBrands Announces 36 Percent Hike In Quarterly Dividend
The board is raising the regular quarterly cash dividend to 15 cents per share, up from 11 cents per share.
What Does Trans-Pacific Partnership’s Exit Signal For Free Trade?
Nike, Dick’s Sporting Goods, The North Face and Under Armour all openly supported the ambitious Pacific-Rim trade pact. New Balance and Patagonia stood out in the industry for opposing the deal.
Feetures Partners With Let Me Run
Let Me Run, a Charlotte-based non-profit, is designed to help pre-teen and teenage boys learn teamwork, build relationship skills and self-esteem and empower themselves and others to live active lives.
KT Tape Signs Julia Mancuso As Brand Ambassador
Mancuso, along with U.S. Speedskaters Mia Manganello and Thomas Hong, become the first winter sport athletes in the company’s lineup of elite ambassadors.
Performance Sports Group Sells Inaria
The soccer brand was sold back to Saverio Michielli, the brand’s founder, for $1.58 million.
Bauer Hockey Continues Partnership With British Columbia Hockey League
Bauer continues as the official equipment and apparel provider of the British Columbia Hockey League and its nearly 400 players.
Skechers Performance Debuts A New Commercial Spot At The 2017 PGA Show
The new campaign stars Skechers GO Golf’s roster of elite athletes including Matt Kuchar, Billy Andrade, Wesley Bryan, Russell Knox, Ashlan Ramsey, Belén Mozo and Brooke Henderson in various comedic settings.
Full Swing Golf Signs Jason Day
Full Swing’s flagship product, the S8 Series simulator, will be installed early this year in Day’s Columbus, OH home.
