“Category: Corporate”

CCM Hockey named Augusta Sports Brands its exclusive amateur hockey sublimated gamewear licensee in North America.

BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS (November 4, 2021) – S&S Activewear, an American imprintable apparel wholesaler, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire competitor TSC Apparel, marking S&S’ fourth acquisition since 2010. Over the past decade, S&S has made significant investments in North American capacity and technology. With approximately four million square feet of warehouse space and more than … Continued

BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY (October 26, 2021) – The inventor of the sweatshirt, Russell Athletic, is thrilled to announce a partnership with alphabroder, one of the leading distributors of imprintable sportswear and accessories in North America. Through this partnership, an assortment of core styles from Russell Athletic will be available at five distribution centers between California, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania … Continued

Certor Sports, the parent company of Schutt Sports, is moving its headquarters to the Indianapolis suburb of Plainfield and named Jim Heidenreich as CEO.

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Oct. 25, 2021) — Marucci Sports, LLC, a subsidiary of Compass Diversified and a leading designer and manufacturer of baseball and softball equipment and apparel, announced it has acquired Lizard Skins LLC, a designer and seller of branded grip products, protective equipment, bags and apparel for use in baseball, cycling, hockey, Esports and … Continued

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (October 19, 2021) – New Balance announced the establishment of the New Balance Athlete Advisory Board, a specialized collective of professional athletes, company executives & brand associates that will enable strategic decisions powered by shared values, culture and community. The unprecedented group will be a guiding force for change within New Balance and further aid … Continued

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (Oct. 14, 2021) — Under Armour announced the appointment of Massimo Baratto to Executive Vice President, Chief Consumer Officer. Since joining Under Armour in 2018, Baratto has served as Managing Director of the company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Effective Nov. 1, this newly created role will oversee all aspects of Under Armour’s consumer strategy, delivering a seamless, consistent brand … Continued

BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY (October 18, 2021) — Spalding® announced the launch of the Momentous™ EZ Assembly™ basketball hoop, a new portable hoop innovation that can be assembled in under 30 minutes.  With most portable hoops requiring 3 to 5 hours of installation time, the Spalding® Momentous™ EZ Assembly™ was designed to bring more people to basketball by … Continued

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA (October 15, 2021) – Current Asics North America president and chief operating officer, Richard Sullivan has been appointed to Asics North America president and chief executive officer and named an executive officer of Asics Corp. The role of CEO of North America had been vacant since Koichiro Kodama was named managing executive officer of the corporation … Continued

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA (October 8, 2021) – The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced a partnership renewal with Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Wilson) to continue as the Official Tennis Ball of the association. With the continued partnership agreement, the U.S. Open Extra Duty balls are classified as the official tennis balls for the NJCAA.    “Wilson is committed to … Continued