HELSINKI, FINLAND (February 2, 2021) — Amer Sports Corporation (“Amer Sports”) announced the appointment of retail industry executive, and seasoned global operator Stuart Haselden to the newly-created role of Chief Executive Officer at Arc’teryx Equipment (“Arc’teryx” or “Company”), the Canadian-based global design company specializing in technical high-performance outerwear and equipment. The appointment is effective immediately. In … Continued
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (January 29, 2021) – Discover Financial Services (DFS) and the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) announced a partnership, the largest in NWHL history, that includes Discover becoming the Official Credit Card of the NWHL. “The partnership between Discover and the National Women’s Hockey League is an important moment in our league’s … Continued
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO (January 28, 2021) – USA Hockey announced a multi-year partnership with Clear2Play, a leader in athlete safety software. “It’s great to welcome Clear2Play to the USA Hockey family,” said Pat Kelleher, executive director of USA Hockey. “At the heart of our efforts every day is athlete safety and we look forward to benefitting … Continued
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (January 26, 2021) — Ed Passino, a former member of the USA Football staff for 16 years, has been selected to lead the new partnership between the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the National Football League (NFL), which was announced in September as a means to gain a better understanding … Continued
EAGAN, MINNESOTA (January 10, 2021) – Stock & Field, a Midwest retailer which includes outdoors gear in its product assortment, filed for bankruptcy. The 57-year-old business, which was founded as Big R in Watseka, Illinois, is holding liquidation sales at its 25 stores in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan. Big R rebranded as Stock & … Continued
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (January 20, 2021) – S&S Activewear and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced a new partnership in which CD&R-managed funds will invest alongside current owners and management to acquire S&S, a leading North American distributor of imprintable apparel and accessories. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With approximately four million square feet of warehouse … Continued
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA (January 7, 2021) – Industry veterans Neil Schwartz and Mark Sullivan have purchased Sporting Goods Research, Inc., the comprehensive data platform of information and analysis that is the leader in the academic market. Sporting Goods Research was founded in 1998 by Dick Lipsey and its data is sold via subscription to more than … Continued
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI and WEST JORDAN, UTAH (December 21, 2020) – In an effort to better serve its loyal customers, Sportsman’s Warehouse has entered into a definitive agreement to join the Great American Outdoors Group, parent company of NSGA members Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, White River Marine Group and a collection of nature-based resorts. The Great … Continued
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (January 13, 2021) – Rawlings® recently entered a new business relationship with performance insights company Blast Motion®. This partnership will be centered around Rawlings’ non-wood bat category and will enable it to engineer its new “Mantra” softball bat to exclusively feature Blast Motion’s industry-leading sensor technology. The Mantra, Powered by Blast®, will launch … Continued
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (January 21, 2021) – DECATHLON, one of the world’s largest sporting goods retailers, and the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced a new multiyear merchandising partnership that makes DECATHLON an official licensee of the NBA across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. This is DECATHLON’s first partnership with a North American sports league. The partnership will … Continued
