BUSINESS NEWS
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December 10, 2020
Lululemon’s Quarterly Revenue Jumps 22% as Online Sales Soar
Athleisure giant Lululemon reported $1.1 billion in net revenue for its 2020 fiscal third quarter after markets closed on Dec. 10. Quarterly revenue jumped 22% as the as an online sales surge more than compensated for a dip in company-operated store sales. Front Office Sports
December 10, 2020
Louis Garneau Completes Financial Restructuring
The Louis Garneau Sports Group, which filed for creditor protection in Canada in March, announced a new investor to complete a reorganization and has set a brand relaunch. Its company founder, Louis Garneau, remains the majority shareholder. SGB Media
December 10, 2020
USA Triathlon Drives Forward with Toyota
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— USA Triathlon today announced it has extended its partnership with Toyota as the organization’s Exclusive Mobility & Automotive Partner. The company will directly support USA Triathlon’s top elite athletes in the lead-up to the postponed Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games next summer and will continue its groundbreaking...
December 10, 2020
Maryland Cycling Classic Launches New Apparel Line
BALTIMORE, Maryland – The Maryland Cycling Classic supported by UnitedHealthcare, America’s biggest and highest-ranked one-day professional men’s bike race, is launching a new apparel line with technical apparel and jerseys from Athlos and a casual apparel line from DMC Sport. The inaugural event, which takes place September 5, 2021, will...
December 9, 2020
Peloton shares briefly fall as Apple announces cheaper rival fitness service launches Dec. 14
Apple announced Fitness+, a digital fitness subscription service, will launch on Dec. 14 at $9.99 per month. With this, shares of Peloton fell 2% in pre-market trading on the news but recovered after markets opened. CNBC
December 9, 2020
High Five Events Ranked #35 on 2020 Inner City 100 List
AUSTIN, Texas, December 9, 2020 - The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) announced that Austin’s High Five Events is a winner of the 2020 Inner City 100 (IC100) award which recognizes the 100 fastest-growing firms in under-resourced communities across America. The winners were picked based on revenue growth...
December 8, 2020
Pocket Outdoor of Boulder raises additional $5.27M
Pocket Outdoor Media LLC raised $5 million more within its Series A round, bringing its total funds raised in the round to just less than $16.5 million, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. The funds came from an additional 22 people and groups, bringing...
December 8, 2020
USA Cycling Champions the Programs, Participation, and Performances Essential to Cycling in America with New Board Members
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Cycling announced the approval, by vote, of new organizational bylaws and Board of Director members. In an overwhelming vote of confidence and after working in close alignment, the USA Cycling Board of Directors has given a full endorsement to the next 100 years of championing...
December 8, 2020
Wahoo Announce Official Partnership with Challenge Family
(London – Tuesday, 8th December 2020) – Wahoo- the global leader in smart training - has officially launched a new partnership with CHALLENGE FAMILY, one of the leading global triathlon event organisers. Wahoo joins CHALLENGE FAMILY in a three-year commitment, which will see them as the ‘Official Global Training Partner' and...
December 7, 2020
PeopleForBikes Announces New Coalition Members and Subcommittee Volunteers
BOULDER, COLO (Dec. 7, 2020) — Despite the many challenges our nation faced in 2020, PeopleForBikes was hard at work this year supporting the bike industry and getting more people on bikes. Working to ensure bicycling and local bike shops were considered essential at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,...