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Tecnica Group Canada Hires Julien Adam as Marketing & Promotions Specialist
Adam is filling in for Laurence Couillard, marketing manager for Nordica and Rollerblade Canada, while Couillard is on maternity [...]
Arc’teryx Unveils New Climbing Uniforms for Climbing Escalade Canada
NORTH VANCOUVER, Canada, June 16, 2021 – Arc’teryx Equipment, the global design company specializing in technical high-performance apparel and equipment, [...]
Zenkai Sports is now on FlipGive
Team Funding made easy. Shop and earn cash with FlipGive, a better alternative for fundraising and it’s free. Zenkai [...]
Vans Strips Back Classic Silhouettes for “Eco Theory” Collection
Introducing organic cotton, jute laces and cork footbeds. Vans, a VF Company is lowering its carbon footprint. Literally. The brand's [...]
Shimano extends Malaysia factory closure for some weeks
OSAKA, Japan – The Shimano component factory in Malaysia has not yet restarted its production following a forced closure. [...]
STRONGER TOGETHER: 3B HOCKEY IS NOW SP APPAREL
As World Emerges from Pandemic, Combined Company Well Positioned to Capitalize on New Growth Opportunities Granby, QC (June 8, [...]
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RYU APPAREL INC. PROVIDES GROWTH STRATEGY UPDATE FROM COO ROB BLAIR
Vancouver, BC – June 15th, 2021 – RYU Apparel Inc. (TSXV: RYU) (OTCQB: RYPPF) (FWB: RYAA) (“RYU” or the “Company”), creator of award-winning apparel that facilitates human movement, is pleased to share a mid-year update for RYU. [...]
France-Based ‘Repair and Run’ Expands into Canada with 1st Location and Plans for More
Repair and Run, with its first location at 363 Queen Street West, has plans to eventually expand the concept to many more locations. Our aim is to provide professional, safe and reliable Bike, EBike and E-Scooter [...]
Decathlon to open store in Calgary
70,000 sq. ft. store at Southcentre Mall will be first location in Western Canada Decathlon sporting goods retailer with over 1,600 stores worldwide is expanding to Western Canada with a new store in Calgary. Southcentre Mall [...]
OMHA wants an assist with registration
The organization's largest-ever push is centred around the social benefits young players have been missing this year. The Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) is trying to galvanize support for hockey registration by showing what players [...]
Kraft Heinz Canada partners with the Hockey Diversity Alliance to support grassroots hockey
The partnership is a $1 million commitment by Kraft Heinz Canada over the next four years TORONTO, June 11, 2021 /CNW/ - Kraft Heinz Canada announced today a partnership with the Hockey Diversity Alliance (HDA) to help support the eradication [...]
Welcome to Canada Life Centre, home of the Winnipeg Jets
Canada Day marks the start of a new strategic relationship between Canada Life and True North Sports + Entertainment WINNIPEG, MB, June 15, 2021 /CNW/ - Canada Life and True North Sports + Entertainment are excited to announce [...]
7mesh Apparel follows strong year with new representation
Following a 2020 and start to 2021 which saw strong sales growth across all its territories, 7mesh Apparel has welcomed two new agencies to its team and seen a third expand its territory across the [...]
Lululemon scales up footwear operation
Leases 28K square feet in Portland Lululemon is significantly expanding its Portland footwear operations, one of the biggest wins for the city's robust athletic and outdoor industry since Under Armour in 2015 announced it would open a [...]
CSGA New Member News Feature
CSGA APPOINTS JON IRWIN AS PRESIDENT & CEO
Toronto June 14th, 2021: The CSGA Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Irwin as the associations new President & CEO effective July 1st, 2021. Jon’s appointment came after an extensive [...]
Altitude Sports launched SS21 edition of Alti Action – and exclusive collab with Montreal-based illustrator Mathieu Dionne
Altitude Sports has announced the return of their semi-annual Alti Action program, a fundraising initiative that allows customers to donate to partner organizations that support the brands’ core values – environment, youth, and diversity. This [...]
Shelby Weaver Is Busting Barriers in the Raptors’ Front Office—and the Sneaker Game
Weaver is a glowing example of the way women have been playing a key role in the Raptors organization’s success. When Ujiri was first hired by the team in 2013, it had only one [...]
Lids Announces Partnerships With Designer Brands to Bring Licensed Sports Product to its Canadian Stores, Expand Footprint in Canada
Lids will have 45 shop-in-shop concept stores at DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse and The Shoe Company locations throughout Canada INDIANPOLIS, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading sports retailer Lids is partnering with Designer Brands, Inc. (NYSE: DBI), one of North America's largest designers, producers [...]
EVENT || CSGA partner Lightspeed is shaping the future of ecommerce Webinar invite
Greetings, Canadian Sporting Goods Association members, subscribers and industry friends! Lightspeed is honoured to be partnering with the CSGA to invite brands to join our Supplier Network and to bring our omnichannel commerce platform to [...]
Peak Performance Announces Canadian Ambassador Team
Calgary March 22nd, 2021: Peak Performance is proud to support their newly formed Canadian Ambassador Team through apparel sponsorship. The team consists of Olympic hopefuls, Free Ride World Tour participants and athletes shooting and sharing [...]
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 [...]
The JD Group Canadian expansion plans
The JD Group, which bought Vancouver-based Onepointfive Ventures February 2020 consisting of four stores (Livestock) and a website trading as Deadstock (https://www.deadstock.ca/) plans to use this platform to develop the JD Group in Canada. Based [...]