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LIGHTSPEED SUPPLIER NETWORK WEBINAR NOW AVAILABLE ON LINE
Thank you to our friends at Lightspeed for producing and hosting the April 8 webinar event. The webinar hosted [...]
StockX Valuation Surges to $3.8 Billion with $255 Million Financing
[DETROIT] April 8, 2021 — StockX announced the conclusion of a $195 million secondary tender offering as well as an [...]
Smartwool Introducing The Second Cut™ Project
Circularity. What an idea. To make a product and also build a system to keep it out of the landfill [...]
Altitude Sports Launches “New Found Respect” Campaign
The spring campaign highlights Canadians’ renewed appreciation for outdoor activities and connecting with nature Canada’s only exclusively digital outdoor [...]
Lanctôt to Distribute Goodyear Bicycle Tires in Canada
Montreal, April 13th, 2021 – NRG Enterprises, a division of Raymond Lanctôt, Ltd. has signed a multi‐year agreement to [...]
The Demand for Free Shipping
The demand for free shipping. Finding freight savings through 3PL. One thing consumers have clearly communicated is that they [...]
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Piper Sandler Completes 41st Semi-Annual Generation Z Survey of 7,000 U.S. Teens
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR), a leading investment bank, has completed its 41st semi-annual Taking Stock With Teens® survey in partnership with DECA. This survey highlights discretionary spending trends and brand preferences from 7,000 teens across [...]
Digital gym-on-a-wall startup Tonal raises $250 million at $1.6. billion valuation
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Digital gym-on-a-wall startup Tonal, which sports big names like Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Serena Williams as investors, said on Wednesday it raised $250 million in its latest round of funding, [...]
Sport Chek creates a checklist for inspiring everyday athletes
Sport Chek is helping the everyday athlete get what they need to get active – be that gear or the motivation to get moving The retailer’s latest “Find What Moves You” campaign follows a mom who, by [...]
TSN 5G View Launches in Toronto, Letting Maple Leafs Fans Control the Angle on Every Play
– TSN 5G View, powered by the Bell 5G mobile network, launches April 15 in Toronto as the Maple Leafs host the Winnipeg Jets –– New 5G mobile technology takes fans into the rink on their smartphones, rotating around [...]
Peloton Completes Precor Acquisition
With acquisition, Peloton will establish U.S. manufacturing footprint, anticipates enhancing R&D capabilities, and accelerating the growth of commercial verticals NEW YORK, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON), the leading interactive fitness platform, today announced that it has officially [...]
Canada’s Champion, Mike Weir, Becomes Golf Town’s Newest Ambassador
TORONTO, April 7, 2021 /CNW/ - As the attention of golf fans worldwide focuses on Augusta, Georgia for the 2021 Masters Tournament, Golf Town, Canada's home of golf and the number one destination for golf gear, apparel and services, is excited [...]
MLB looks to NFTs as a ‘cutting edge opportunity’: Blue Jays President
Baseball won’t be sitting on the bench when it comes to the cryptocurrency game. Mark Shapiro, president and chief executive officer of the Toronto Blue Jays, told BNN Bloomberg in an interview that the league was [...]
Teva Launches TevaForever Recycling Program with TerraCycle
Teva works to divert products from landfills with new sandal recycling initiative GOLETA, Calif., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Teva®, a division of Deckers Brands (NYSE: DECK), announces TevaForever, a partnership with international recycling leader TerraCycle®, dedicated to giving [...]
CSGA New Member News Feature
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 [...]
THE 1ST TRULY DIGITAL TRADE SHOW HAS ARRIVED
Thin Air a new virtual trade show scheduled for June 10-12 It was only a matter of time. Trade shows like Outdoor Retailer, while necessary and wonderful, are also necessarily, wonderfully expensive. When a big show goes [...]
CSGA || NEED TO WORK TOGETHER
Perhaps this pandemic will help shape how we address another often invisible and far more existential threat. What we've all experienced these past few months has been a global movement of action takers and impact [...]
How to Request Rent Relief During COVID-19
The 30-minute video discusses how to request rent relief during COVID-19: appropriate ways to broach the subject with your landlord, what you can do today to soften the blow of COVID-19, and some resources that [...]
CSGA || MOVING FORWARD ONE DAY AT A TIME
The CSGA is committed to keeping us all connected because it’s with the help of each other that we move forward. As events and announcements change daily, the CSGA is increasingly asked to provide insights [...]
COVID INDUSTRY RESOURCES
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant and decisive action to support Canadians and businesses facing hardship as a result of the global COVID-19 outbreak. Canada Emergency Business Account [...]