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ICEBREAKER APPOINTS NEW GM AND VP
Icebreaker appointed Cameron Walker as its new GM and VP at Icebreaker North America. The appointment follows an overall expansion of [...]
SUPERVISORY BOARD EXTENDS CONTRACT OF KASPER RORSTED AS CEO OF ADIDAS AG
The Supervisory Board of adidas AG has extended the appointment of Chief Executive Officer Kasper Rorsted by another five [...]
NHL player Auston Matthews and CCM Hockey conclude multiyear partnership agreement
Combining his passion for design and technology with CCM's culture of innovation and craft, they will take the game [...]
Best Workplaces in Manufacturing: Arc’teryx Pivots to Provide PPE to Frontline Workers
Great Place to Work® is pleased to announce the 2020 list of Canada’s Best Workplaces in Manufacturing. To be [...]
VF Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2021 Results
VF Corp. reported a net loss of $285.6 million, or 73 cents a share, in the first quarter ended [...]
Under Armour Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results
Revenue fell 41% to $707.6 million from $1.19 billion a year ago. Analysts expected revenue of $543.8 million. "With [...]
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RIDEWRAP BICYCLE PROTECTION ACCESSORIES
DESIGNED, ENGINEERED AND TESTED WITH PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY IN WHISTLER, B.C. Riders from around the world trade their hard-earned dollar for top quality bicycles. They want to ride hard and they want their products to perform. [...]
Hockey Leaders Join Forces to Help Kids Get Back on the Ice
NHLPA, NHL, Bauer Hockey & Hockey Canada launch Hockey Equipment Relief Program to Help Families Most Impacted by COVID-19 TORONTO, July 30, 2020 /CNW/ -- The National Hockey League (NHL®), the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), Bauer Hockey and Hockey [...]
Introducing BarterPay It Forward
Each month BarterPay sends a statement to their members outlining all their bartering activity. Now, BarterPay can also report on their members Social Impact with respect to BarterPay It Forward®️, Canada’s newest way for businesses [...]
TeamSnap Launches New COVID-19 Health Screening Tool for Youth Sports Teams and Organizations
TeamSnap, the industry-leading sport management platform, announced today the launch of Health Check, a new fully integrated COVID-19 health screening tool to help sports organizations manage the safe return to sport. TeamSnap is offering the new premium service [...]
Columbia Sportswear Company Reports Second Quarter and First Half 2020 Financial Results and Provides COVID-19 Impacts and Response Update
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ: COLM, the "Company") announced second quarter 2020 financial results for the period ended June 30, 2020 and updates regarding COVID-19 impacts and the Company's response. Chairman, President and [...]
BUFF® Launches Performance Filter Mask
Filters 98% of airborne particles with a 3-layer replacement filter system BUFF®, creators of versatile performance headwear for all-season outdoor enthusiasts and athletes launches its BUFF® Filter Mask and BUFF® Replacement Filters. Incorporating sustainable, performance-driven [...]
Important Message from CEO Roger Rawlins, Designer Brands
Team, Today we continue to find ourselves surrounded by change and unpredictable circumstances that challenge us in ways we never thought possible. Yet, Designer Brands has remained resilient in the face of these obstacles because [...]
Shopify rallies with sales almost doubling amid online shift
Shopify Inc. nearly doubled its revenue in the second quarter, crushing analysts’ estimates as a flood of merchants moved their businesses online during the coronavirus pandemic. Sales grew 97 per cent to $714.3 million from the same [...]
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RETAIL SALES CANADA APRIL 2020
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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
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 [...]