SGB Update Sports & Fitness

NRF Sees 3.6 Percent Gain In Holiday Sales

The National Retail Federation expects sales in November and December, excluding autos, gas and restaurant sales, to increase a solid 3.6 percent to $655.8 billion — significantly higher than the 10-year average of 2.5 percent and above the seven-year average of 3.4 percent since recovery began in 2009.

Under Armour’s App Empire Gains Mindbody Power

Under Armour entered a partnership with California-based Mindbody, a cloud-based business management software company for the wellness industry, to enhance UA’s nutrition-tracking MyFitnessPal with class buying capabilities.

Asics Tiger Gets A New Logo And Store

Asics Corporation reinvented the “Asics Tiger” brand logo, to debut in advertisements and web content for the autumn and winter seasons.

Altra Athlete First To Ski Hardrock 100 Course

Altra Footwear’s elite athlete Jason Schlarb starred in the short documentary film “Skiing the Hardrock 100,” highlighting his journey to become the first person to ski the Hardrock 100 course.

Is Callaway Golf Looking To Rap For Revival?

Callaway Golf released a 10-minute docu-style short film called Golf Lives, which followed American rapper Scarface (Brad Jordan) through his iconic career in the music space and hobby of teeing off.