Brooks Expands in Ohio and New Balance Says It's Not Courting Kyrie
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The Seattle-based running brand last week signed a lease for a nearly 600,000-square-foot distribution center in Ashville, Ohio, at the Rickenbacker Logistics Park. Brooks is set to move into the new center, its second distribution center in the U.S., in Q2.
Zoom out: Brooks broke sales records in 2021?and ended the year with global revenue in excess of $1.11 billion, marking a 31% percent increase from 2020 and the first time the brand hit 1 billion in revenue annually.?
The sports world has been busy speculating this month about Kyrie Irving’s next brand partner, ever since his longtime sponsor Nike?cut ties?in early December over the NBA star’s antisemitic social media posts.
Rumors have been swirling that multiple athletic brands are interested in signing Irving. Specifically,?Bally Sports?reported this week that major names such as Adidas, Puma and New Balance are in the mix, as well as independent labels including SIA.
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New details are coming to light in the midst of Nike’s ongoing gender discrimination suit.
A series of documents highlighting more details about the allegations of gender?discrimination and sexual harassment?at Nike has been unsealed to the public, following a legal push from various publications with an interest in covering the news.
The documents, which include thousands of pages of records of handwritten and typed surveys and interviews, allege a culture of harassment and intimidation for female employees working in what some described as Nike’s “boy’s club."
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