Vail Resorts Looks to Strong Season Pass Revenue for Early Season Stability as Visits Dip
EXEC: Authentic Taps Sports Casuals as Reebok Golf Apparel Partner
Target Maintains 2024 EPS Guide, Posts 2 Percent Holiday Comp, Shifts Leadership Team
EXEC: New Balance Rides Consumer Energy and Retailer Support to Reach $7.8B in 2024
CNBC/NRF: Retail Monitor December Retail Sales Jump; Sporting Goods Rebounds
SGB Update
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Announces Upcoming Retirement of Sue Cupero
After more than four decades with the company and the firearms industry, Sue Cupero, VP of Sales, will retire in May 2025.
Regal Products Announces the Retirement of Pat Farchione
A senior executive and trailblazer in the firearm safety industry, Farchione has been integral to the Regal Product brand over his distinguished career, leaving a “lasting legacy of innovation, leadership and dedication.”
Sticky Holsters Expands Representation with SLA Outdoors
The U.S. manufacturer of concealment holsters and outdoor products, announced a new partnership with SLA Outdoors to provide sales representation across the Midwest and MINK states (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas).
Sturm Ruger Appoints FeraDyne CEO Todd Seyfert as President and CEO
The leading U.S. manufacturer of firearms announced that Todd W. Seyfert will become the company’s next president and chief executive officer, effective March 1, 2025. He replaces Chris Killoy, who will retire from the company after 20 years of service.
Bill Sells, SVP Government & Public Affairs at the SFIA, to Retire
During his 20-year tenure with the SFIA, Sells has been a leading voice on Capitol Hill. He has championed critical initiatives that have helped shape the sports and fitness industry and has directed successful legislative campaigns and policy initiatives.
SGB Executive
EXEC: Authentic Taps Sports Casuals as Reebok Golf Apparel Partner
With SCI as Reebok’s apparel partner, the brand now has a head-to-toe softgoods offering, with Reebok Design Group, the brand’s global hub for design, development and innovation, handling the creation and distribution of golf footwear.
EXEC: Kizik Expands Distribution into South Korea, France, Iberia, and Gulf States
The company said the expansion follows Kizik’s success in the U.S. and builds on its recent international growth, “positioning the brand for further milestones in 2025 and beyond.”
EXEC: KT Tape Acquired by Consumer Healthcare Investment Platform
Founded in 2008, KT Tape has manufactured drug-free solutions to prevent and relieve pain and promote recovery. Palladin Consumer Retail Partners, previously known as Palladin Capital Group, acquired KT in 2014.
EXEC: New Balance Rides Consumer Energy and Retailer Support to Reach $7.8B in 2024
Company CEO Joe Preston, speaking at the NRF Big Show, said sales at the 118-year-old company are poised to grow another 20 percent in 2025 after increasing 20 percent to $7.8 billion in 2024.
EXEC: Perfect Moment Names Two Additional European Sales Agencies
New Look Fashion Deal will manage Perfect Moment’s wholesale distribution in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) and Bernd Schürmann will focus on Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH region).
