- Retailers Stock up Inventory to Get Ahead of Tariffs 06/07/2019 insideoutdoor.com - With a major tariff increase already announced and the possibility that tariffs could be imposed on nearly all goods and inputs from China, retailers are continuing to stock up while they can...
- Wanda Sports Group Company Limited Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering 06/07/2019 businesswire.com - Wanda Sports Group Company Limited, a leading global sports events, media and marketing platform, announced that it has filed a Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the proposed...
- UCI to use new testing methods to combat ‘mechanical doping’ 06/06/2019 velonews.com - The UCI, cycling's governing body, promises new methods to combat the threat of 'mechanized doping' within racing. The UCI also confirmed that it will introduce a tracker by 2020 to be mounted...
- Nike Introduces Plus-Size Mannequins In London Store 06/06/2019 sgbonline.com - Nike’s renovated flagship in London will be the brand’s first sore to feature plus-size and para-sport mannequins to celebrate the diversity and inclusivity of sport. The mannequins are featured on a special...
- Scott Acquires Majority Share In Bold Cycles 06/06/2019 sgbonline.com - Scott Sports has acquired a majority share of Bold Cycles, which is best known for its hidden shock bikes. Vincenz Droux, Bold Cycle CEO, will continue to lead Bold Cycles. The company...
- Study of marathon runners reveals a ‘hard limit’ on human endurance 06/05/2019 sciencemag.org - A new study quantifies for the first time an unsurpassable “ceiling” for endurance activities such as long-distance running and biking—and it also finds that pregnancy’s metabolic toll resembles that of an ultramarathon.
- Boost for IRONMAN Cork as Alistair Brownlee to make full-distance debut in Ireland 06/05/2019 endurancebusiness.com - Double-Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee is set to make his much-anticipated long-distance outing at the inaugural IRONMAN Ireland, Cork on June 23. IRONMAN Cork, Ireland’s first ever IRONMAN race, is expected a number...
- SCOTT Sports opens new HQ 06/05/2019 endurancebusiness.com - In April 2019, after a construction phase of three years, SCOTT Sports put its new headquarters fully into operation. Situated in Givisiez, Switzerland, the new global HQ will be the home for...
- Brooks Tops the List of 10 Best-Selling Running Brands Right Now 06/05/2019 footwearnews.com - According to data provided by The NPD Group Inc., Brooks was the No. 1 brand in specialty run retail in terms of sales dollars for the 12-month period ending April 2019. The...
- Peloton Files Confidentially For IPO 06/05/2019 sgbonline.com - Peloton Interactive Inc., the on-demand fitness company best known for its connected indoor cycling bike, on Wednesday said it has filed confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial...
- Fewer kids are riding and buying bicycles, and the industry is worried 06/04/2019 washingtonpost.com - Market research shows fewer kids are riding bikes, while prices for cycling are certain to increase because of the Trump Administration’s tariffs on Chinese-made goods. The number of children ages 6 to...
- Asics Takes Equity Stake In Aura Vision 06/04/2019 sgbonline.com - Asics Corporation announced that Asics Ventures Corporation, its investment subsidiary, has taken an equity stake in Aura Vision, a startup that provides in-store analytics for offline retailers. Asics has taken an equity...
- New Balance Uses Avatar To Launch Shoe 06/03/2019 New Balance Uses Avatar To Launch Shoe sgbonline.com - New Balance partnered with Genies, the maker of avatars, on the launch of the Fresh Foam Roav shoe. As part of the collaboration, mobile users who...
- NBC Sports Gold launches 2019-20 Cycling Pass for Tour de France, more 05/29/2019 olympics.nbcsports.com - NBC Sports Gold will live stream every 2019 Tour de France stage, commercial-free and from start to finish, with its “Cycling Pass” that also offers live streaming coverage of 18 total events...
- Colfax Marathon seeks new title sponsor after 10 years with Kaiser 05/28/2019 businessden.com - The Colfax Marathon is chasing a new title sponsor heading into 2020. Kaiser Permanente, which has been the biggest sponsor of the mid-May race since 2010, has decided not to renew. Kaiser...
- Lance Armstrong ‘wouldn’t change a thing’ on doping before ‘most colossal meltdown’ 05/28/2019 usatoday.com - Former cyclist Lance Armstrong, stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping by the International Cycling Union in 2012, said he "wouldn't change a thing" about the doping that helped...
- 10 runners taken to hospital on race weekend’s final day 05/26/2019 cbc.ca - Eleven runners were treated for exhaustion, dehydration and heart problems on Ottawa Race Weekend's final day. Two runners were in critical condition.
Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Saturday, May 25, 2019 thru Friday, June 7, 2019
