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Canadian Soccer Business Announces Partnership Deal with GoGo squeeZ®
Official Fruit Snack Partner of Canada Soccer and Canadian Premier League Toronto, ON (January 20, 2022) – Canadian Soccer Business [...]
DK International – IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, WE CAN MAKE IT
DK International Inc. 1535 Meyerside Drive, Unit 18 Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1M9 TEL: (905) 670-8811 Email: info@dkintl.ca www.dkintl.ca [...]
New Nordica and Rollerblade Representation in Ontario GTA, Collingwood, Southwest regions
Craig Wagner, your Tecnica Group sales agent, has recently informed us that he wished to devote more time to [...]
THE NEXT GENERATION OF STABILITY: INTRODUCING MIZUNO’S ST SERIES METAL WOODS
ENGINEERED TO DELIVER MORE PERFORMANCE, MORE OFTEN. Mizuno, the Japanese equipment manufacturer founded in Osaka in 1906 [...]
Arc’teryx Closes 2021 With 21 Global Retail Openings
With store openings in the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Japan and China, Arc’teryx looks back at a 15% [...]
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Sporting Goods News
Here’s How Much the Nike Logo Is Actually Worth After It Was Purchased for $35 Nearly 50 Years Ago
Nike’s Swoosh logo is arguably one of the most recognizable brand logos in the world. The simple checkmark-like design easily distinguishes the brand’s athletic apparel from competitors, adding to the relative appeal of the brand [...]
Omicron came for Lululemon. Which retailer is next?
Omicron has claimed its first retail victim. On Monday, Lululemon Athletica Inc. said that fourth-quarter sales and earnings would be toward the low end of its expectations — quite a surprise considering the company has been one of the industry’s [...]
More Lockdowns Are Sweeping Through China — What Does This Mean for Footwear Brands?
Brands that moved their production out of China may soon be able to return their operations to the country - and may need to, as the coronavirus peaks in more countries. CREDIT: FN ARCHIVES There [...]
LA CORDÉE ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF CEDRIC MORISSET AS PRESIDENT
Mach Capital (CNW Group/La Cordée) La Cordée (CNW Group/La Cordée) MONTREAL, Jan. 18, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - The Board of Directors of La Cordée Macap Inc. ("La Cordée") is pleased to [...]
Ecco Sko A/S Appoints Tom Berry CEO Ecco USA
Ecco Sko A/S appointed Tom Berry as president & CEO, Ecco USA. Berry assumes the responsibility of this new role immediately. Commenting on the appointment, Panos Mytaros, CEO, Ecco Sko A/S, said: “Tom is a global strategic [...]
Lolë Welcomes New Vice-President of Sales
MONTREAL (January 20, 2022) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Lolë, the fashion-forward active lifestyle brand, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nadine Garneau as the brand’s vice president of sales. “We are thrilled to have Nadine join the [...]
What’s happening with upcoming in-person outdoor sports events in Canada?
It all depends on the province and the timing Currently, Canada is in the grips of an unprecedented wave of COVID-19 fuelled by the dastardly Omicron variant. This more contagious variant has resulted in the [...]
Supply Chain and Other Issues to Impact Retailers in Canada in 2022: RCC
The most unprecedented issue for retailers in 2021 was the swift onset of supply chain challenges at almost every node of the system, faced by manufacturers and retailers around the world, says the Retail Council [...]
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 [...]