BUSINESS NEWS
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July 30, 2020
Endurance Sportswire Executive Interview Series – Dave Scott, 6x IRONMAN World Champion and premier triathlon coach for 45 years
Forty Years in the making, Dave “The Man” Scott, writes that perhaps the Professional Triathletes Organisation arrived for times like these. The Professional Triathletes Organisation was launched almost three years ago in an attempt to forge a better future for the world’s leading multisport athletes, a vehicle to help them...
July 30, 2020
HOKA Continues to Be Deckers’ Rising Star as COVID-19 Becomes a Boon to Sales
Sales at the running shoe brand rose 37.1% to $109 million in the first quarter — as novice runners and elite athletes alike increasingly turned to the outdoors for leisure exercise amid lockdowns — making it the only banner in the Goleta, Calif.-based corporation’s roster to record an increase in...
July 30, 2020
Addaday Strengthens Executive Team with Addition of Industry Veterans
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jul. 30, 2020 – Addaday, a world leader in injury prevention and recovery technology, announced today the appointment of Ryan Dolan as Chief Marketing Officer and Russell Coillot as Director of Specialty Run. In addition, Hugh Williams, previously Chief Marketing Officer, will take the reins of the...
July 30, 2020
Soft As A Grape Adds Style And Comfort To Face Masks With New Threadless Sequin Designs
CAPE COD, MA (July 30, 2020)— Soft As A Grape, a leading beach lifestyle clothing brand, is introducing threadless sequin-embellished face masks. As the world adopts face masks into its daily uniform, Soft As A Grape steps in to help bridge the gap between style and safety. The Cape Cod-...
July 29, 2020
Consumer Electronics Firm Garmin Tops Views On Fitness Device Strength
The outdoor recreation, fitness and navigation device maker crushed Wall Street's targets for the second quarter, but the Garmin earnings news pushed GRMN stock lower. Read more on Investor’s Business Daily.
July 29, 2020
Shimano’s Sales Slide 12 Percent In Six Months
Shimano Inc.’s sales were down 11.9 in the first half ended June 30. Sales fell 14.6% in the Bicycle Components segment and 1.8% in the Fishing Tackle segment. Overall revenues reached ¥160.3 million, down from ¥181.9 million. Read more on SGBMedia.
July 29, 2020
iFit Connected Fitness Now Streaming Jordan Walking Tour Series
LOGAN, Utah — iFit, the leading interactive, connected fitness platform, is now streaming its Jordan Walking Series, a seven-part tour. Like all of iFit’s award-winning workouts, the incline, decline and speed automatically adjust on iFit-enabled treadmills — such as NordicTrack and ProForm — to match the terrain of the actual...
July 29, 2020
Elite Launches the Direto XR
FONTANIVA, ITALY — Elite is proud to release the latest addition to their indoor trainers: the DIRETO XR. A natural evolution of the best-selling Direto and Direto X, the DIRETO XR promises to be the ideal home trainer to complete a cyclist's setup with a ready-for-use, accurate and powerful tool...
July 28, 2020
Row House Surpasses 300 Franchise Agreements
With close to 75 studios already open, the accomplishment falls in line with the brand’s goal to have over 300 new locations by 2022. Recently signed agreements will bring at least one new location to cities such as Omaha, North Haledon and Denver and three new locations to Phoenix, Jacksonville...
July 28, 2020
Rich Harshbarger steps down as CEO of Running USA
After being CEO of Running USA for six years, Rich exits his post effective August 1, 2020. Read more on RunningUSA.