SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Implus Acquires Global Leisure Concepts
“Our historical success in Australia has largely been tied to that of our distributors,” said Seth Richards, CEO of Implus. “When the chance arose to join forces with one of our strongest partners, we saw this as a win-win for us and our retailer customers.”
Loot Crate Launches MLB Sports Crate
With licenses from Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, Sports Crate is now the Exclusive Licensed Subscription Box of MLB.
New Balance Adds Women’s-Only Areas To Sport Chek Stores
This follows the news earlier this month that Sport Chek opened its first women’s-only store in Calgary.
Misfit Collaborates With Lifestyle Brand Poketo
The wearables designer partnered with Poketo to release a special edition accessory for the Shine 2 Activity Tracker, the Misfit Shine 2 Limited Edition x Poketo Sport Band.
Adidas Sets Ambitious North America Growth Goals
During its new CEO Kasper Rorsted’s first analyst day, Adidas AG set a goal to expand sales in North America by 47 percent by 2020.
Top Of The World Launches First E-Commerce Site
Top of the World launched its first e-commerce website tied to hot-market sales of March Madness gear.
IHRSA Board Of Directors Names New Chair And Members
IHRSA elected Carrie Kepple, Alan Leach, Bryan O’Rourke and Brad Wilkins to the IHRSA Board of Directors — to be led by newly elected chair Derek Gallup.
Beeline Bikes Partners With Amazon
Any Amazon customer who purchases a bicycle of $500 or more has the option to enlist Beeline Bikes’ assembly services at no extra cost.
Basketball Gym Offers Officiated Pickup Games
All games are timed, scored, and officiated by trained referees. The staff handles the organization, and members can drop into the rotation of 10-minute games that run back to back.
Textile Exchange, NSF International To Create One Global Down Standard
The single down standard will combine and improve the attributes from each of the current standards, which will result in best practices that respect the treatment of birds throughout the down supply chain.
Bermuda Sands Hires Sales Representative
Shelia Bishop will be the first exclusive sales representative for the performance apparel manufacturer.
Skechers Performance Extends Partnership With LA Marathon
“We are proud to remain the title sponsor of the Los Angeles Marathon, especially since it is our local race and held in this incredible city, where we started Skechers back in 1992,” said Michael Greenberg, president, Skechers USA Inc.
Nearly Half Of Today’s High School Athletes Specialize In One Sport
A new study presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), found that 45 percent of high school athletes specialize in just one sport, two years earlier than current collegiate and professional athletes say they did.
TIA To Present Tennis Industry Innovation Challenge
During the 60-minute Innovation Challenge competition, six companies will present their innovative tennis product or service to a panel of judges and an audience of tennis industry leaders and facility owners and managers.
Puma Signs South African Soccer Phenom
Puma signed Percy Tau, the South African professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League, to an endorsement deal. The 22-year-old will be playing playing on Puma’s evoSpeed SL line of boots. “I was attracted to the PUMA brand when they were awarded the sponsorship for Sundowns. I […]
