Business Sports Technology WHOOP’s $10B Valuation Signals Wearables Are No Longer Just Fitness Tools WHOOP closed a $575 million Series G round on March 31, 2026. This lifted its valuation to $10.1… byAlyssa J. MannApril 7, 2026
Business Fashion Retail Nike Studios Closes All Locations Just 3 Years After Launching With FitLab Nike closed all of its Nike Studios boutique fitness locations on March 27, ending a roughly three year… byAlyssa J. MannApril 4, 2026
Business Fashion Retail Sporty & Rich Opens Its LA Flagship on Melrose Ave This Weekend Sporty & Rich is opening its Los Angeles flagship store on Melrose Avenue. This brings the wellness driven… byAlyssa J. MannApril 3, 2026
Business Retail Shopping Dr. Martens Brings Its Craft Zone to Seoul’s Gangnam District With a New Dosan Park Flagship Dr. Martens has opened its Dosan Park store in Seoul’s Gangnam district. The store is a two floor… byAlyssa J. MannApril 2, 2026
Business GOAT Group Launches sneakers.com to Reach Everyday Shoppers with an Average Price Point of $70 GOAT Group has introduced sneakers, a new platform targeting everyday sneaker consumers with a curated selection of footwear… byAlyssa J. MannApril 1, 2026
Business News Technology SHIMA SEIKI Joins CLO’s Ecosystem Partnership Program to Build a Digital to Physical Knitwear Pipeline CLO Virtual Fashion and SHIMA SEIKI have formally entered the CLO Ecosystem Partnership Program (EPP). The agreement connects… byAlyssa J. MannApril 1, 2026
Business Marketing News Shoes Shantel Jackson Expands Shoe Gummi Beyond High Heels and Launches a Founder Led YouTube Series Shantel Jackson is scaling Shoe Gummi, her patented outer sole technology brand built to reduce high heel discomfort,… byAlyssa J. MannApril 1, 2026
Business Finance News From $125 million to $10.1 billion Valuation, How Kevin Durant’s Whoop Stake became his Best Investment Yet Whoop has closed a $575 million Series G at a $10.1 billion valuation, turning Kevin Durant’s 2017 entry… byAlyssa J. MannApril 1, 2026
Business Events Sports Adidas Is Reportedly Set to Pay €27 Million a Year to Add Red Bull to Its F1 Team Roster Adidas is in advanced discussions to add Oracle Red Bull Racing to its Formula 1 portfolio. A reported… byAlyssa J. MannApril 1, 2026
Business Events News Retail Shoes ANTA Signs Klay Thompson to a Lifetime Partnership and Opens Its First North American Flagship in Beverly Hills ANTA has announced a lifetime endorsement agreement with Klay Thompson, the first lifetime deal in ANTA Basketball history,… byAlyssa J. MannApril 1, 2026