SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Under Armour To Open Fourth Distribution Center In 2018
Under Armour plans to open a 1.3 million-square-foot e-commerce distribution and warehouse facility at Sparrows Point in Baltimore County, as part of the Tradepoint Atlantic redevelopment project. The facility will open in 2018.
G-III Apparel Falls Short
The apparel maker missed its second quarter earnings target and lowered its full-year guidance due to retailers shifting their buys toward in-season replenishment.
First National Concussion Education Day Scheduled For September
The Concussion Legacy Foundation created the first national concussion education day, Team Up Day, scheduled for September 13.
Callaway Acquires Toulon Design
Callaway Golf Company entered into an agreement to acquire Toulon Design, a putter company specializing in performance-driven design and customization.
Dwayne Johnson Leaks Under Armour Capsule
Under Armour is planning ahead to December 2016, when the brand will release its apparel collaboration with action movie star and WWE wrestler Dwayne Johnson.
Fitbit Ventures Into Virtual Reality
The connected health and fitness company released Fitbit Adventures, a series of personal, non-competitive virtual activity challenges.
SFIA: Industry Grows 2 Percent in 2015
The Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) released its 2016 State of the Industry Report (SOTI), which showed another moderate year of industry growth despite major disruption in the sporting goods sector.
FESI Hosts EU Sport Policy Assembly
Efforts to strengthen Sport Policy continue, as the MEP presents his Report “Integrated approach to Sport Policy: Good Governance, accessibility and integrity.”
NFL Seeks Growth In Germany
The NFL selected Lagardère Sports to help grow its fanbase In Germany.
College Rank Names The 50 Best College Towns In America
Providence, RI, Gainesville FL and College Station, TX are among the towns making the list.
Garmin Expands Kansas Facility
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), will undertake a $200 million facility expansion at its Olathe, KS campus.
Riddell Begins Kollege Town Sports Facility Construction
Football equipment designer and developer Riddell began construction on a new Kollege Town Sports facility in Sun Prairie, WI. Riddell and Kollege Town senior leaders and employees were on site, as well as customers, development partners and public officials. The Sun Prairie facility will house Kollege Town’s apparel business and their Fanaktive graphics-based product line. […]
Volt Athletics, Seahawks Donate to High School Football
The Seattle-based sports technology company joined the city’s NFL team to donate strength and conditioning programs to high school football programs.
Nike Signs White House Equal Pay Pledge
Pledge is part of the Obama’s Administration’s push for companies to close the wage gap between men and women.
Mainland Headwear’s Profits Soar in First Half
Mainland Headwear Holdings Ltd. reported profits jumped 43 percent in the first half, thanks to strong margin improvement and modest revenue gain.
