The Trump Effect On Firearms
SGB ExecutiveFollowing eight years of explosive growth that saw the number of federally licensed manufacturers more than triple, the firearms industry is poised for consolidation. (Read More)
Author: Charlie Lunan
Vail Sees Strong Pre-Season Snow Sports Retail Sales
SGB ExecutiveThe resort company, which owns 200 specialty retail stores, saw its margins rise from those stores during pre-season sales, suggesting it largely skirted, if not benefitted from, recent retail bankruptcies. (Read More)
Coleman Secures Review To Lower Duty Rates
SGB ExecutiveThe General Accounting Office confirmed it will review how the Foreign Trade Zone Board reviews applications involving textile imports, marking a victory for Coleman's efforts to launch a new line of Made-in-USA life preservers. (Read More)
Brands Offer Retailers A Cut Of DTC Sales
SGB ExecutiveCan revenue-and-data-sharing programs build better relationships? (Read More)
Sport Chek Continues Impressive Run
SGB ExecutiveCanada's largest sporting goods chain sustained its impressive same-store sales growth in the third quarter ended October 1, despite currency headwinds and lackluster sales in Canada's oil patch. (Read More)
Ammo, Firearms And Acquisitions Fuel Big Gains At Vista Outdoor
SGB ExecutiveStrong sales of firearms and ammunition enabled the company to more than double profits in its most recent quarter, despite deeper discounting at its Outdoor Products segment. (Read More)
Warm September Clips Zalando’s Growth Rate
SGB ExecutiveWinter apparel and footwear brands did not get much help from Europe in the third quarter, according to the continent's largest online fashion retailer. (Read More)
Dorel Sports Sees IBDs Pushing Q4 Deliveries Into 2017
SGB ExecutiveWith U.S. bike inventories still above normal, Cannondale, GT and Schwinn dealers are expected to delay their model year 2018 deliveries by at least a quarter. (Read More)
Growing Summer Visits Cut Intrawest’s Losses
SGB ExecutiveRising visits for hiking, biking and other summer mountain outdoor activities is helping the highly seasonal business of ski resorts cut losses during the warm-weather months. (Read More)
The Untapped RV Outdoor Market
SGB TodayThe Untapped RV Outdoor Market As younger adventurers flock to trailers and RVs to make their... (Read More)
Flat Sales, Rosy Outlook At Fox Factory’s Bicycle Segment
SGB ExecutiveCompany executives expect bike manufacturers to buy more of its Fox forks and shocks and Race Face and Easton components, despite a slowdown in the dealer market. (Read More)
Sturm Ruger Shipments Accelerate Ahead of Election
SGB ExecutiveSales and earnings surged in the third quarter as the company's distributors stocked up in anticipation of a quadrennial spike in gun sales that has accompanied recent presidential elections. (Read More)
Black Diamond Aims To Diversify With Acquisitions
SGB ExecutiveEven as the company's stock emerges as a way for investors to profit from the proliferation of climbing gyms, the company has scratched other outdoor equipment brands from its acquisition shopping list. (Read More)
Tough Sledding At Coleman And Marmot
SGB ExecutiveOrganic sales at Newell Brands Inc.'s Outdoor Solutions segment, excluding brands marked for sale, declined in the third quarter despite growth at Pure Fishing. (Read More)
Cautious Retailers Dampen Columbia Sportswear’s Growth Spurt
SGB ExecutiveA bad (warm) winter, such as that of 2015, tends to hit vendors the following year. And that time is now. (Read More)
Thule Group’s Americas Sales Fall
SGB UpdatesThe company's sales in the region fell 8.8 percent in currency-neutral terms, due primarily to the bankruptcies of two U.S. retailers and cautious ordering by bicycle dealers. (Read More)
Columbia Sportswear Slowed By Tepid Wholesale Orders
SGB UpdatesThe company reported rapid growth in direct sales of its Columbia, Prana and Sorel brands and in China could not offset low orders from cautious U.S. retailers. (Read More)
Interbike’s First Fall CycloFest Shows Potential
SGB ExecutiveThe event's first trade/consumer hybrid show delivered far fewer retail employees but more consumers than organizers expected. (Read More)
Gauging Bike-Consumer Sentiment At Interbike Fall Cyclofest 2016
SGB TodayGauging Bike-Consumer Sentiment At Interbike Fall Cyclofest 2016 SGB reports from the event last... (Read More)
MEC To Open Fifth Quebec Store Saturday
SGB UpdatesThe new 24,000-square-foot store marks the Vancouver, B.C-based specialty retailer's continued expansion in eastern Canada. (Read More)