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CRAFT CANADA PARTNERS WITH BIATHLON CANADA
Craft Sportswear Canada has partnered with Biathlon Canada as their official custom race apparel supplier for the 2020-2021 winter [...]
Blizzard Tecnica Secures Maro LaBlance of Campfire-Collective for Canadian Public Relations
LaBlance will lead PR strategy and media relations for the iconic brand WEST LEBANON, NH (July 14, 2020) – [...]
Wilson Sporting Goods Appoints New President
Wilson Sporting Goods, Co. has appointed Joe Dudy as president. Dudy, a 25-year veteran of Wilson, previously served as its VP [...]
New Era Layoffs As It Ends Furloughs
New Era Cap Co. announced that the company will be bringing a majority of its employees across the [...]
Under Armour lacrosse supplier part ways
Team 22 had been the exclusive manufacturer of Under Armour lacrosse equipment since 2011. “Under Armour’s equipment manufacturer and [...]
WOLVERINE WORLDWIDE ANNOUNCES BARRY MCGEOUGH TO THE NEW ROLE VP ADVANCED CONCEPTS & INNOVATION
We are excited to announce that Barry McGeough has been named our new VP of Advanced Concepts & Innovation. From building [...]
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FANS CAN’T WAIT FOR SPORTS TO COME BACK
Which sports will Canadians follow closely on TV or stream online when competition starts up soon even if without any spectators? Source: Solutions Research Group
HOCKEY CANADA IMPLEMENTS MANDATORY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SEMINARS FOR NATIONAL TEAMS PLAYERS AND STAFF
Tina Varughese to deliver training sessions to approximately 400 players, coaches and support staff CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has announced that beginning this week, all national team players, coaches and support staff involved in the [...]
MEC eliminates 200 positions as pandemic drags on
Canada’s foremost outdoor retailer is making 200 frontline layoffs permanent as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drag on the economy. The company announced more than 1,300 temporary layoffs to thousands of full- and part-time store [...]
Designer Brands to trim vendor list to prep for post-pandemic landscape
Designer Brands is planning to consolidate its business with drastically fewer vendors in the future after the company delayed payments and canceled orders with vendors due store closures necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, CEO Roger [...]
Virtualizing Brick-and-Mortar Stores through Augmented Reality for Advanced Online Shopping
According to Rakuten Intelligence, ecommerce spending has jumped up around 30 percent compared to pre-pandemic figures. Are vendors adapting online shopping experiences to meet this fueled demand? Seemingly every category of product is seeing a [...]
NHL Players Are Taking Over 2 Toronto Hotels For Full Lockdown This Month
Players will arrive in the city on July 26. Toronto's favourite hockey teams are coming back to the 6ix. Insider Training has reported that NHL players in Toronto will be taking over two separate hotels this month. [...]
Nationwide Survey Indicates Local Sports Organizations Desperately Need Support to Recover from Impacts Of COVID-19
Victoria, B.C. – Sport for Life recently conducted a national survey to measure the operational and financial impacts of COVID-19 on local (community) sports organizations including clubs. Data was collected from 1,300 respondents representing nearly [...]
LIV North Inc. and Life Fitness Join Forces for Canadian Market
LIV North is the exclusive Canadian Distributor for Life Fitness Family of Brands LIV North and Life Fitness are pleased to announce that they have signed an exclusive agreement for the distribution of the Life [...]
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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
STYLE DEMOCRACY LAUNCHES 1ST ONLINE DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR WAREHOUSE & POP-UP EVENTS
Style Democracy launches its first digital online warehouse event June 15th as part of its new on-line platform for warehouse sales and pop-up events. “We’re taking our legendary warehouse sale events online, which means that [...]
How Leaders Can Maximize Trust and Minimize Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic
People look to leaders for guidance on what to do, what to expect and how to act. During uncertain and fluid times, the need for strong, calm, trustworthy leadership is more important than ever. While [...]
How should retailers manage touch-but-not-buy?
While wearing masks may become the new normal for shopping in grocery stores, clothing retailers are facing another set of challenges as they prepare to reopen — including new protocols for the fitting room experience [...]
From surviving to thriving: Reimagining the post-COVID-19 return
For many, the toughest leadership test is now looming: how to bring a business back in an environment where vaccine has yet to be found and economies are still reeling. There are four strategic areas [...]
Retailers Begin Opening Stores in Canada as COVID-19 Restrictions are Lifted
A careful, phased approach to the reopening of the economy has begun in several provinces after many businesses were effectively shut down in mid-March to prevent the spread of the potentially deadly virus. The [...]
THE 1ST TRULY DIGITAL TRADE SHOW HAS ARRIVED
Thin Air a new virtual trade show scheduled for June 10-12 It was only a matter of time. Trade shows like Outdoor Retailer, while necessary and wonderful, are also necessarily, wonderfully expensive. When a big show goes [...]
CSGA || NEED TO WORK TOGETHER
Perhaps this pandemic will help shape how we address another often invisible and far more existential threat. What we've all experienced these past few months has been a global movement of action takers and impact [...]