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SPORTS DISTRIBUTOR BUYING SHOW & CONVENTION RECAP
Sports Distributors of Canada (SDC) held their Buying Show and Marketing Convention from July 15-17, 2019 at the ScotiaBank [...]
GARNEAU® LAUNCHES ITS NEW ROTEXX HELMET TECHNOLOGY
New technology will help lessen risks of concussion resulting from head impacts Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec – July 18, 2019 – [...]
IN-SPORT FASHIONS || New Osprey products for spring 2020
Lot's of great new things coming from our friends at OSPREY, proudly distributed in Canada by INSPORTS. Updated their [...]
NBA announces first-of-its-kind strategic partnership with NEX Team’s Homecourt app
NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced July 11th a strategic partnership and equity stake with NEX [...]
BMF collaborates with two major brands to help showcase display walls at the JULY SDC show.
For the July SDC dealer show Craig Wilbrink from BMF decided to take a creative approach on showing the [...]
Peak Performance launches outdoor collection with Ben Gorham
Peak Performance unveils a new outdoor collection, designed in collaboration with Ben Gorham, the visionary founder of the luxury [...]
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Amazon ‘Prime Day’ Sees Success in Canada
Amazon held its Amazon Prime Day this week for a 48-hour time period on July 15 and 16, and it was the largest shipping event in Amazon’s history both in Canada as well as in [...]
The most stylish post-season looks from the Raptors
By the end of the NBA Finals, even the most sports-illiterate Torontonians knew their jump shots from their alley-oops. But the post-season gave us another precious gift: we got to see the Raps arrive at [...]
INSIDE FOOT LOCKER’S PIVOT FROM ATHLETICS TO ‘YOUTH CULTURE’
When Foot Locker unveiled a new mission statement in March, it reflected a big shift in the sneaker retailer’s business. No longer was the company’s goal “to be the leading global retailer of athletically inspired [...]
Specialized || Introducing the all-new Turbo Creo SL electric road bike
Word started to leak out yesterday on the first rest day of the Tour de France, when Deceuninck-QuickStep, the team of race leader Julian Alaphilippe, went out for their ride on what appeared to be [...]
Kawhi ‘knows what he wants’
Inside the NBA star’s deal with New Balance New Balance Athletics Inc. had nothing to do with NBA star Kawhi Leonard’s decision to leave the Toronto Raptors, according to a marketing executive for the company. “We [...]
Vancouver’s Landyachtz Bikes
SPOKES PEOPLE Landyachtz, launched in 1997 on Vancouver Island by UVic students Mike Perreten and Tom Edstrand, gained its fame for high-quality skateboards and longboards. In 2016, with the goal of improving customers’ lives in the cyclist heaven [...]
Lululemon files lawsuit against Ross Stores over ‘lowest-quality’ knock-off leggings
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) has filed a lawsuit against Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) and one of its suppliers for allegedly selling “the lowest-quality” counterfeit versions of the company’s leggings. The Vancouver-based apparel company filed the [...]
Lululemon just opened a sprawling, 20,000-square-foot store in Chicago
The store in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, at 944 W. North Ave., measures more than 20,000 square feet — about four NBA basketball courts put together. It includes a restaurant serving smoothies, salads, [...]
CSGA New Member News Feature
Acushnet Holdings Corp. Acquires KJUS, Innovator of Premium Sportswear Performance Products
FAIRHAVEN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Acushnet Holdings Corp. (NYSE:GOLF), the worldwide leader in the design, development, manufacture and distribution of performance-driven golf equipment and golf wear, today announced the acquisition of KJUS, a premium global ski and [...]
INTRODUCING THE NORDEN PROJECT
Innovative Canadian Company Creates Outerwear From Single-Use Plastic In 2018, after 15 years of experience in the apparel business, Mayer Vafi wanted to create a ‘better narrative’ surrounding sustainable living. He wanted to create a [...]
Lightspeed POS Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Chronogolf
With an extensive suite of tools to run independent businesses, golf courses globally now have access to an all-in-one POS solution to help streamline business operations MONTREAL, May 30, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Lightspeed POS Inc. ("Lightspeed" or [...]
Origin Design announces new partnership with L.L.Bean
Origin is thrilled to announce it has signed a new partnership with the internationally recognized outdoor brand L.L.Bean. Origin will be advising on L.L.Bean’s overall brand content strategy, as well as the storytelling specific to [...]
CEBL || A NEW BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE
A NEW ENTERTAINMENT OPTION FOR CANADIANS Saskatoon hosting CEBL 2019 Championship weekend ELITE QUALITY The CEBL will feature Canada’s best up and coming basketball talent with international players from other FIBA ruled leagues, during their [...]
Warm welcome to BCSRA
Warm welcome to the British Columbia Sports Rep Association! Wonderful to be connected with our industry colleagues on the west coast! The CSGA believes that coming together is a great start, and working together is [...]
CSGA FEATURED MEMBER BRAND LOGOS
Toronto May 24th, 2019: The CSGA is pleased to announce that the CSGA Featured Brand landing page has been updated. Special thank to Marc Wilson for coordinating the logo updates and the new CSGA members [...]
World’s First Hockey Helmet With MIPS Brain Protection System Announced
The Swedish brain protection brand, MIPS, announces TRUE Hockey as its first partner in the hockey helmet industry. Stockholm, Sweden (3 May 2019) -- MIPS, the world leader in brain protection systems within helmet safety, [...]