SGB Update Sports & Fitness

Foot Locker Quarterly Sales Hit $1.78B

The retailer grew comps 4.7 percent, opened 23 new stores, remodeled or relocated 64 and paid shareholders $350 million during the quarter ended July 30.

Hibbett Sports Beats Expectations By A Penny

The athletic specialty retailer, which operates 5,000-square-foot stores in smaller markets, said its focus on footwear paid off in the quarter ended July 30.

Tracksmith Commissions Artists for U.S.-made Endurance Piece

Tracksmith, makers of performance running apparel with a stylistic throwback to heritage track and field looks, commissioned a handful of acclaimed artists to design unique prints for the Art of the Training Tee shirts, released this summer.

Human Fitness App Acquired By Mapbox

Human, which uses anonymized data to help people be more active and learn about their cities, joined open source company Mapbox.

Canfitpro Hosts World Fitness Expo in Toronto

The 2016 Canfitpro world fitness expo will gather fitness professionals and consumers in downtown Toronto for a four-day event, the largest fitness and wellness meeting in Canada. Canfitpro is an education provider in the Canadian fitness industry, with over 100,000 members including fitness professionals, health club operators, industry suppliers and fitness consumers. Global fitness/wellness experts […]

RECALL: 5,900 Xenith Helmets

Football helmet manufacturer Xenith recalled several helmet models because the helmet shell can crack, posing a risk of head injuries to football players.