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June 29, 2022
Fleet Feet Now Running Together with Backbone Media
CARRBORO, N.C. (June 29, 2022)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Fleet Feet, the largest franchisor of locally owned and operated running stores, today announced it has partnered with Backbone Media to lead its public relations efforts. Backbone is charged with amplifying Fleet Feet’s expertise within the running space and elevating brand awareness on a...
June 29, 2022
Nnenna Lynch to be the next NYRR Chairwoman of the Board
New York, June 29, 2022 – New York Road Runners (NYRR) today announced that Nnenna Lynch is nominated to serve as the next Chairwoman of the NYRR Board of Directors. It is a historical appointment as she will become the first woman and the first African American in the position. Since...
June 29, 2022
FasCat Coaching hires media veteran Ben Delaney as Director of Content
BOULDER, CO/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Cycling Coaching & Digital Training company FasCat Coaching hired longtime cycling journalist Ben Delaney as its director of content. Delaney will be producing podcasts, writing stories and tips, creating video, and connecting on social media with athletes around the world. Delaney will also help launch the forthcoming...
June 28, 2022
Emerald Acquires Advertising Week Global Event Platform
Emerald Holding, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of all of the assets comprising the business known as Advertising Week from Stillwell Partners. Advertising Week (AW) is a premier global event and thought leadership platform focused on marketing, media, technology, and culture. Businesswire
June 28, 2022
ShowcasedPredictive Fitness and TriDot Announce A Groundbreaking Technology Partnership With G.O.A.T. Mark Allen
DALLAS, TX – JUNE 28, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - TriDot, a division of Predictive Fitness, Inc. and Mark Allen, the Greatest Endurance Athlete of All Time and 6x IRONMAN Triathlon World Champion are proud to announce the creation of the TriDot Mark Allen Edition. The TriDot platform is the first...
June 27, 2022
Nike Q4 Beats Analyst Expectations Despite Russia Exit, China Pressures
Revenues in Q4 were down 1% to $12.2 billion compared to the prior year, with net income down 5% to $1.4 billion, or 91 cents per share. The Beaverton, Ore.-based company attributed approximately $150 million in expenses in the quarter associated with closing its Russian operations, and the transition of...
June 24, 2022
A California REI Store is Looking to Unionize, Amid an Uptick in Retail Unions
Another REI store has started the process of organizing a union. A store in Berkeley, Calif. on Tuesday filed a request with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a union election. The group is looking for the company to voluntarily recognize them through the United Food and Commercial Workers Local...
June 24, 2022
Professional Triathletes Organisation Announces Appointment of Jane Hansom as Advisor to The PTO Athlete Board
London/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) today announced that Jane Hansom, currently Head of Communications, will take up a new role advising the PTO Athlete Board alongside PTO Chairman, Charles Adamo. Anthony Scammell, a London-based sports communication specialist, also joins as Communications Director. Hansom has more than a...
June 23, 2022
Bicycle insurance company Laka receives investment from Porsche Ventures
Laka has secured additional funding from Porsche Ventures, the venture capital unit of Porsche AG. This brings its Series A, led by Autotech Ventures and followed by Ponooc, a Dutch sustainable mobility investor with close ties to Pon, and ABN AMRO, to $13.5 million. bikebiz
June 23, 2022
Nike latest brand to leave Russia permanently
Nike has announced plans to leave Russia, becoming the latest Western brand to quit the country since the invasion of Ukraine in February. The US sportswear giant halted online orders and closed the stores it owned in the country in March. BBC