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January 12, 2024
Hot Shoe Brand On Running Sets Aggressive Sales Goals
Executives from rising shoe brand On Running gave an update on the company’s goals, including doubling its sales in the next three years, at the ICR Conference in Orlando, Florida, earlier this week. The Switzerland-based company is on a steep upward trajectory, with $1.58 billion in net sales for the...
January 12, 2024
Fleet Feet Expands Footprint in Youngstown, Ohio
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio and CARRBORO, N.C. (Jan, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Fleet Feet, the largest franchisor of specialty run stores, announced today the grand opening of its new location in Youngstown, Ohio, which started welcoming customers in November. The location is the fifth store in the area operated by husband-and-wife team Heather...
January 11, 2024
Little Rock Marathon Unveils 2024 Courses Winding Through City’s Top Attractions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Race officials today revealed the official courses for the 2024 Little Rock Marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K taking place March 3. The loop courses boast tours of downtown, the Clinton Presidential Library, the Arkansas State Capitol and other beloved city sights. The 26.2-mile...
January 11, 2024
Merrell, Saucony Parent Company Sells Shoe Brand Sperry
Wolverine Worldwide, parent company of Merrell, Saucony, Chaco, and other brands, announced it has sold boat-shoe brand Sperry to Authentic Brands Group and the Aldo Group. The deal closed on Jan. 10, and is expected to generate about $130 million in the first quarter to pay down debt. The announcement...
January 11, 2024
Runners from across the globe are headed to Baton Rouge for the running festival with lagniappe
BATON ROUGE, LA. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - A near Sell Out crowd of runners from as far away as Australia and southeast Asia are headed to the Capital City for the 13th Annual Louisiana Marathon. Runners from 47 states, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Laos, Mexico,...
January 10, 2024
Giant Group Sees Another Steep Decline in December Revenues
Giant Group reported consolidated sales were NT$76.95 billion for full-year 2023 through December, a decrease of 16.4 percent compared to the 2022 full-year period. December revenues were down 25.8 percent to NT$4.17 billion, compared to NT$5.62 billion in December 2022. Still, the Taiwan-based bike manufacturing group, which reports in New...
January 10, 2024
Playtri Announces Grand Opening of New Location in Irving, Texas!
IRVING, Texas (January, 2024)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Playtri, a premier bike and triathlon store, is excited to announce the grand opening of its newest location in Irving, Texas. The new store will be located at 5260 N O'Connor Blvd Suite 176 Irving, TX 75039 and has officially opened its doors for the public....
January 9, 2024
ENVO Drive Systems to Exhibit Wide Range of e-Mobility Products at CABDA West
Vancouver, Canada (January 10, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Hoping to build on the momentum from its prestigious Deloitte Fast 50 Clean Technology and Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ awards, announced last November, Vancouver e-mobility brand ENVO Drive Systems will bring some of its newest e-vehicles to exhibit at CABDA West, the...
January 9, 2024
RunSignup Releases 2023 Year In Review
January 9, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – RunSignup, the leading technology solution for US endurance events, reported strong growth in their 2023 Year In Review. The company’s key metric is how much revenue they help customers generate from events and related fundraising. Since its inception, RunSignup customers have raised $2.3 billion. Overall,...
January 8, 2024
Planet Fitness Nears 20 Million Members Amid Strong Growth
Planet Fitness is winning over consumers as the low-price, high-value fitness franchise nears 20 million members, according to its year-end operational metrics. As of December 31, 2023, the “Judgement Free” fitness franchise grew its membership to approximately 18.7 million members, an increase of 1.7 million since the end of 2022....