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VF Corporation Appoints Susie Mulder as Global Brand President, Timberland®
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, today announced the [...]
Vancouver based FORM brings augmented reality into the aquatic realm
Form has come up with a game changing way to monitor training statistics while your swimming - a heads-up [...]
Canada Goose and NBA announce multiyear partnership
TORONTO, ON, March 2, 2021 - Today, Canada Goose announced a multiyear partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) that [...]
Zenkai Sports introduces Club ZNA
During the last year many sports organizations were paused or cancelled. Zenkai Sports has developed a platform to help [...]
Lanctot Ltd Daily Sports appointment announcement
Lanctot Ltd is pleased to announce that it will now be the exclusive distributor of Daily Sports for the [...]
Accelerator Program for sporting good brands in China
Program designed to launch global brands in China in under 30 days, in time for the 2021 6/18 shopping [...]
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Hudson’s Bay overhauling website, adding third-party sellers
Hudson's Bay Co. hopes to transform its website into Canada's next online shopping marketplace in a bid to position itself as a premium, home-grown alternative to e-commerce heavy hitters like Amazon. The company will open [...]
More than 500 Brands to Adopt Higg Brand & Retail Tool to Measure Social & Environmental Value Chain Impacts
SAN FRANCISCO — March 1, 2021 — More than 500 global brands have committed to using the latest version of the Higg Brand & Retail Module (BRM), a value chain sustainability assessment tool released today by [...]
The future is now: Walmart Canada accelerates e-commerce expansion
Walmart Canada’s e-commerce business is growing! And now, we’re going to be offering even more services to more customers in more communities across the country. The business experienced tremendous growth over the past year with [...]
Trail BC JJ’s successfully uses its social media to grow its business
JJ’s has 28.6 million Likes. Views on videos are well over 100 million. The reach is pretty staggering. This is all within four months. Streloff’s grandparents first established the retail store as Kootenay Clothes Closet. [...]
You Can Chill In A Glowing Ice Lounge At Toronto’s Massive New Wellness Emporium
A brand new spot to work out, sip drinks and even enjoy a winter wonderland is coming to the city. Toronto's Altea Active is an 89,000 square-foot social wellness club opening in Liberty Village this November [...]
RYU Apparel Inc. Announces Wholesale Distribution Agreement with Altitude-Sports
VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 26, 2021 /CNW/ - RYU Apparel Inc. (TSXV: RYU) (OTC: RYPPF) (FWB: RYAA) ("RYU" or the "Company"), creator of award-winning urban athletic apparel, is pleased to announce it has successfully entered into a partnership to ship its [...]
Lightspeed partners with CSGA to unite retail industry during unprecedented digital revolution
Partnership to drive value for CSGA members as global commerce leader pioneers revolutionary direct integration of small and medium-sized businesses with industry-leading suppliers Lightspeed (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD), a leading provider of cloud-based, omnichannel commerce [...]
GROWING A CANADIAN GAME
SPORTSNET AND CANADA BASKETBALL TEAM UP FOR “NET” NEW PARTNERSHIP February 23, 2021 – In a first of its kind partnership, Canada Basketball and Sportsnet are joining forces to grow the game of basketball from coast-to-coast-to-coast. [...]
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Lightspeed partners with CSGA to unite retail industry during unprecedented digital revolution
Partnership to drive value for CSGA members as global commerce leader pioneers revolutionary direct integration of small and medium-sized businesses with industry-leading suppliers Lightspeed (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD), a leading provider of cloud-based, omnichannel commerce [...]
Nearly Half of Canadians (48%) Saw People Outside their Household Over the Holidays
Majority (61%) of them Gathered Indoors Without Masks Despite Widespread Flouting of Pandemic Guidance, Most (95%) Think Their Actions Over the Holidays Did Not Contribute to Virus Spread; One in Ten (10%) Express Guilt over [...]
CSGA || Warning of fraudulent attendee list
Please be advised that some members have reported that they have received and email from a company claiming to be offering an 2021 attendees list of the Canadian Sporting Goods Association, and to contact the [...]
CSGA 2021 FEATURED BRAND LANDING PAGE
Add / edit your company brand logo CSGA Delta BC October 29th, 2020: First of a warm welcome to all the new members of CSGA … we look forward to working with you next year. [...]
NHL-superstar invests in Swedish high-tec hockey company
Auston Matthews, the super star forward of the Toronto Maple Leafs, proudly announces his investment into the Swedish Company Flow Motion Technology with its well-known hockey brand Marsblade. Other investors include former Stanley cup champions [...]
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The BlackNorth Initiative Summit Launches With Commitments From Over 200 Organizations Representing Over $1 Trillion in Market Cap; Over 3000 People in Attendance
The Canadian Council of Business Leaders Against Anti-Black Systemic Racism announced the names of more than 200 organizations whose CEOs have signed the BlackNorth Initiative’s pledge committing their organizations to specific actions and targets designed [...]
Ontario, Quebec step in after Trudeau’s real estate plan flops
Canada’s two largest provinces are helping businesses that can’t pay their rent during the coronavirus shutdown after a federal aid measure failed to gain traction. Click here to read the article