July 08, 2020 WFSGI Panel Sees Extended Negative Coronavirus Impact
McKinsey & Company research reported that 60-95% of households are expecting a significant long-term drop in household finances, in a presentation at the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry’s latest webinar on Covid-19 trends. Report: Barcelona Seeking Compensation for Nike Jerseys
The Spanish football club, which is in the middle of a 10-year kit deal with the Eager Beavertons which pays them at least €155 million a year, says that its latest home jersey bleeds colors when it gets wet, the Financial Times reported. Corporate Images Strikes Back in SVS Lawsuit
Schuylkill Valley Sports, which sued the screen-printing and embroidery company in May for hiring its former team sales manager and several of its salesmen that had been laid off, was denied a preliminary injunction and is now facing a counterclaim. Chicago Blackhawks Not Planning Name Change
The NHL team announced that it would not change its name despite mounting pressure from some Native American groups and recent reporting that the Washington Redskins were contemplating a change. Waco Shoe Company Doubles Spenco Footwear Sales
In the three years since Spenco execs Jeff Antonioli and Brad Granger formed Waco Shoe Company and acquired their former employer’s footwear assets, sales of Spenco footwear has doubled. Liquid Wire Raises $10 Million
The maker of dynamically stretchable and flexible circuits for performance apparel and other applications has closed a $10 million Series A financing round led by Deerfield Management Company. |