Charlesbank Capital Partners and Partners Group closed on their previously announced acquisition of Varsity Brands Dec. 15. "The entire Varsity Brands team is united as never before to ensure we inspire and champion greater ...
Tags: Varsity Brands, Sporting Goods
Osmo Nutrition, the maker of hydration products, hired Will Garratt as its chief executive officer. Garratt will lead all brand strategy, marketing and sales initiatives, and work closely with Founder Dr. Stacy Sims, to enhance and ...
Tags: hydration products, Sporting Goods
Custom blow molded packaging solutions supplier Pretium Packaging has acquired Tri-Delta Plastics for an undisclosed amount. Tri-Delta manufactures a complete line of proprietary rigid packaging products for the food, healthcare, and ...
Genesco Inc. announced that James S. Gulmi, senior vice president and chief financial officer, has made the decision to retire from the role of chief financial officer at the end of its current fiscal year. Gulmi, who has served as ...
Tags: Succession Plans
Link Piazzo, a member of the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame who served as Chairman of the NSGA Board of Directors in 1962, passed away Nov. 14 in his hometown, Reno, Nev. He was 95. Piazzo, the son of Italian immigrants, was ...
Tags: golf, baseball, hunting, Sporting Goods
Riber S.A. of Bezons, France, which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells, has announced the resignation (effective on 20 December) of its Supervisory Board chairman Jacques ...
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Battenfeld Technologies, Inc., an industry-leading provider of hunting and shooting accessories. The acquisition, which is expected to be accretive to Smith & ...
Tags: hunting, shooting accessories, Recreation
Winners of the longest running national awards program in the supply chain, logistics and transport industry have been announced. The Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards, run by the SCLAA, have been serving the industry for over ...
Under Armour said Byron K. Adams Jr. has left his post as Under Armour Inc.'s senior advisor to Chairman and CEO Kevin Plank, effective Friday, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Having served on the ...
Tags: human resources, Sporting Goods
SoftBank Internet and Media Inc., one of the leading providers of comprehensive range of mobile communications, fixed-line communications, and Internet services around the world, is set to invest US$ 627 million in Snapdeal, one of the ...
Tags: Softbank Group, digital future, Apparel
Stockmann, a Finnish listed company engaged in the retail trade, has appointed Per Thelin, as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from the 10th of November, 2014. Per Thelin, a B.Sc. Economics Graduate and a Swedish citizen, ...
Tags: Stockmann, Chief Executive Officer, Textile
Green Bay Packaging has bought Midland Container and Great Lakes Packaging from Chicago-based Arbor Investments for an undisclosed amount. Both the companies that were owned by Midcon Holdings specialize in manufacturing custom point ...
Flexible packaging supplier Bemis Company has announced the sale of its global pressure sensitive materials business, MACtac to Platinum Equity for $170m. Bemis, that specialises in producing pressure sensitive materials for food, ...
Tags: pressure sensitive materials, MACtac business, Agriculture
This year’s gradually improving business outlook looks set to continue into 2015, with the latest survey of Australian firms revealing that an increasing number expect to lift their sales and profits, sell their goods and services at ...
Organisers of FESPA China 2014 to be held from November 19-21, 2014 in Guangzhou, China say they have expanded floor space by an entire hall compared with the inaugural FESPA China 2013. This, the organisers inform, is due to ...
Tags: FESPA China, Demand, Textile