Escalade Inc.’s sales slumped 13.1 percent in the second quarter due to the fallout from tariffs. On an analyst call, Armin Boehm, president and CEO, said the firm will focus on maintaining margins ...

Fitness Ventures LLC, which operates over 70 Crunch Fitness facilities in 28 states as a licensee, has acquired three Crunch gyms in Portland, OR. The company plans to invest $75 million to open 15 ...

Stretch Zone, the practitioner-assisted stretching brand, announced the opening of a new franchise location in Fair Oaks, CA, led by owner Eric Koontz, with Adam Adler serving as manager. Koontz ...

Gold’s Gym recently opened a corporate flagship location in Austin, TX, a Beverly Center location in Los Angeles, CA and its first North America Hyrox Performance Center in Little Elm, TX. The ...

PickleRage, an indoor pickleball club franchise, will open a new club in Eldersburg, MD, in Q4 of 2025. Franchise partners Vishnu Reddy and John Bender are leading the development in the Londontown ...

Tyler Mycoskie, founder of Toms Shoes, has launched MyGolfClub.com, a membership-based platform that gives golfers direct access to premium equipment at discounted pricing, with the goal of ...

Trika, a manufacturer of premium fishing rods and reels, has hired David Bakken as the company’s first VP of sales. Bakken is expected to lead the company’s launch into the retail market. Founded in ...

Pickleball Kingdom will open its first member club in Roseville, CA, spanning approximately 32,900 square feet and featuring 11 professional-grade indoor courts. It is targeting an opening in Spring ...

Puma’s Supervisory Board has appointed Andreas Hubert as chief operating officer (COO), effective September 1. Hubert will be part of Puma’s Management Board, which will comprise five members.

After a timidly optimistic start to the year, the global M&A market cooled in the first half, conditioned by a highly uncertain economic and geopolitical environment, and is expected to remain ...

The National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association (NSSRA) named Stefan Hausberger of Zimmermanns Skis Boards & More (Nashua, NH) as the new NSSRA vice chair, following the retirement of Jon Morrill ...

Cox Enterprises has appointed Jim Coates as CEO of Loop Tackle AB, the UK-based maker of fly-fishing equipment and conservation-focused outdoor gear. Coates has served as the company’s president and ...