Dunham’s Sports announced it would be opening a store in Mason City, IA this summer, bringing up to 40 new full-time and part-time jobs to the community.
Month: March 2021
Gregory And High Sierra Drop Double Digits In 2020
Samsonite International S.A. reported steep declines in 2020 for Gregory and High Sierra.
G-III Apparel’s Q4 Sales Decline 30 Percent
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. reported sales declined 30.3 percent in the fourth quarter and 35.0 percent in the full year ended January 31. The company predicted sales to climb 13.6 percent in the first quarter.
Nordstrom Launches Livestream Shopping Program
Nordstrom will begin hosting a series of live streaming events, where store employees or brand partners will showcase certain products on video.
American Outdoor Brands Sees Q3 Revenues Nearly Double
American Outdoor Brands Inc. reported net sales were $82.6 million in the third quarter ended January 31, an increase 90.7 percent, over net sales of $43.3 million for the comparable quarter last year, reflecting increases in both e-commerce and traditional sales channels.
USA Cycling Aligns Board With Broader Mission
USA Cycling announced new leadership roles in the Board of Directors intended to further champion participation, accessibility, excellence in cycling, and to support CEO and President Rob DeMartini and his staff to achieve a clear and broader mission for USA Cycling.
RoadRunner Holdings Acquires JoJé Bar
RoadRunner Holdings LLC has added JoJé Bar to its portfolio of athlete-focused active nutrition brands. Company founder and current CEO Jess Cerra will become the VP of Product and Community Development for RoadRunner.
New ACA Survey Demonstrates Camps Can Operate Safely
A new American Camp Association (ACA) study of 486 camps that served 90,000 campers reports that only 30 campers had confirmed COVID-19 cases in 2020. This is a direct result of the summer camp industry’s focus on developing child safety standards from the earliest days of the pandemic.
Callaway Appoints New Topgolf CEO
Topgolf Entertainment Group has tapped Artie Starrs as Chief Executive Officer at Topgolf, effective April 5, 2021.
Catching Up With Simms CEO Casey Sheahan
Going on four years as CEO of Simms, Casey Sheahan, 65, took the helm to spearhead its wader, outerwear and technical fishing apparel and accessory lines out of its 80,000-square-foot facility in Bozeman, MT. SGB Executive caught up with Sheahan for his take on the fishing industry, manufacturing in America, surviving the pandemic, and its new brand mission, Fish It Well.
Caleres Sees $100 Million In Annual Cost Savings Ahead On Operational Improvements
Consolidated fiscal fourth-quarter sales were $571.0 million, down 18.3 percent from the prior-year fourth quarter. Direct-to-consumer sales reached 75 percent of total sales, with owned e-commerce sales increasing approximately 25 percent during the period.
Outdoor Collaborations With Grateful Dead Rising
The Grateful Dead has a long, strange history of aligning with outdoor brands. “Without question, there’s an overlap between the band and the outdoors,” said Eleni Gregoriou, director of global brand licensing, Warner Music Group. SGB Executive rounded up product collabs of late.
3DLOOK Announces $6.5 Million Series A Round
3DLOOK announced that it has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding, led by Almaz Capital with participation from TMT Investments and Zubr Capital. The investment brings the online body measurement start-up’s total fundraising to date to $11.2 million.
Western Mountain Destinations Post Record-Setting Bookings For March
With just two months to go in the winter season, lodging at mountain destinations continued to claw back some seasonal ground as declining COVID-19 cases and rapidly accelerating vaccination efforts encouraged short-term bookings for the remaining weeks of the ski and snowboard season, according to the most recent Mountain Market Briefing distributed by DestiMetrics.
Evo To Open Two Satellite Stores This Summer
Seattle-based outdoor and action sports retailer Evo has announced it will open satellite stores at Snoqualmie Pass in Washington and in Hood River, Oregon this summer.
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