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PERSPECTIVES: Leanne Pelosi | The North Face
A full-ride scholarship. A spot on Canada's Junior National soccer team. Team athlete and snowboarder Leanne Pelosi had it [...]
Arc’teryx Goes Green on Black Friday, Rewards Guests Who Bring in Used Gear
Guests trading-in their used gear throughout November will receive a gift card for 30% of its original retail value [...]
Adidas Explores Possible Sale of Reebok Brand
Adidas AG is looking to sell its Reebok brand before March 2021, Manager Magazin reported, without saying where it [...]
Smartwool | Do What Feels Natural
Why It’s Important to Us Smartwool started because we wanted to help people spend more time in the outdoors. [...]
SIX-TIME SUPER BOWL CHAMPION TOM BRADY JOINS FANATICS IN EXCLUSIVE, LONG-TERM MEMORABILIA PARTNERSHIP
TAMPA BAY – OCTOBER 21, 2020 – Fanatics, the global leader for officially licensed sports merchandise and memorabilia, today announced [...]
PUMA APPOINTS MARIA VALDES AS GENERAL MANAGER SPORTSTYLE
Sports company PUMA has appointed Maria Valdes (36) as the new General Manager of the business unit Sportstyle, the [...]
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Fungus May Be Fall’s Hottest Fashion Trend
This week, executives from Adidas, Lululemon, Kering and Stella McCartney said they would partner with Bolt Threads on Mylo, collectively investing in its ongoing development and production operations in exchange for access to hundreds of [...]
How Are Outdoor Brands Using Recycling to Meet Environmental Sustainability Goals?
In the past few months, we have seen the great effect our daily lives have on our surroundings. With lockdowns around the world, air pollution levels plunged. Worldwide quarantines have also made us realise just how [...]
The PGA Merchandise Show Shifts to an All-Virtual Format for 2021
NORWALK, Conn. (Oct. 21, 2020) – PGA Golf Exhibitions, in partnership with the PGA of America, announced today the shift to an all-virtual format for the 2021 PGA Merchandise Show, to be held January 26-29, [...]
Canadian retailers packing larger containers in pursuit of productivity
First to 53, then to 60 Canadian Tire, was the first company to deploy 53-foot containers, and has since begun using 60-footers. “We have built the largest private fleet in Canada, with over 7,000 units [...]
Allbirds launches apparel collection
Company's clothes include innovative textile created from shells of snow crabs from Newfoundland Tim Brown, co-founder of the San Francisco-headquartered company Allbirds, is adamant that the world can actually use another T-shirt. If, and only if, it’s a better [...]
Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund to Provide $1 Million to Help Young Canadians Return to Hockey
CALGARY, AB, Oct. 19, 2020 /CNW/ - The Hockey Canada Foundation has launched its new $1 million Assist Fund to provide registration fee subsidies for qualified Canadians who are registered with Hockey Canada-sanctioned associations for the 2020-21 season. "As a [...]
Tim Hortons delays hockey Barbie rollout to rush production of Black doll
Both versions of the doll will be available as of November Barbie is getting ready to hit the hockey rink with an assist from Tim Hortons. But a Tim Hortons spokesperson said its restaurants won't be [...]
RBC Training Ground: The search for future Team Canada athletes goes virtual
Not even a pandemic can stop the search for future Team Canada Olympians. When and where will RBC Training Ground be held? Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the health and safety of the participants [...]
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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 [...]