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K2 Ski Names Colorado Rep

August 4, 2014 SGB Update

K2 Sports has appointed Clem Smith as the K2 Skis sales representative for Colorado. Smith will be responsible for sales of all K2 Ski products and Backcountry Access (BCA) backcountry tools…

Descente Grows Q1 Sales 16.3 Percent On Strength in Asia

August 2, 2014 SGB Update

Japan's Descente Ltd. reported sales increased 16.3 percent to ¥23.4 billion ($229mm) in the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, as a big increase in sales of Athletic Wear offset slight declines in Golf and Outdoor sales during the company’s s

Yakima Names New CEO

August 2, 2014 SGB Update

Yakima Products Inc. named an executive from the appliance industry who has worked extensively with its Taiwanese parent company as its new CEO. Ryan Martin was most recently global director of strategy and business development with Whirlpool Corporation,

PacSun Women’s Merchandising Chief Resigns

August 1, 2014 SGB Update

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. announced the resignation of Christine Lee, its senior vice president of Women's Merchandising and Design. Brieane Breuer, who joined PacSun in 2007 and is the company's current vice president of women's

Yakima Names Whirlpool Exec as New CEO

August 1, 2014 SGB Update

Yakima Products, Inc. has hired Ryan Martin as its new CEO, effective immediately. Martin was most recently global director of strategy and business development with Whirlpool Corporation, where he worked closely with Yakima's Taiwanese parent compan

Loudmouth Golf Opens DC in China

August 1, 2014 SGB Update

Loudmouth Golf international distribution center is now open for business in China. The distribution center will initially serve eCommerce customers and within the coming months, provide merchandise for retail outlets across the country.

ATK Sports Group Organic Sales Up 13 Percent in Q2

August 1, 2014 SGB Update

Alliant Techsystems Inc. reported its Sporting Group, which owns the Savage and Bushnell firearms brands, delivered 13 percent organic sales growth and an increase of 50 percent organic operating profit in the second quarter ended June 29, compared with t

Skullcandy Reports Q2 Profit, Launches Stickygel Ear Buds

August 1, 2014 SGB Executive SGB Update

Skullcandy swung back to profitability in the second quarter thanks to solid growth in the United States, Canada and China. The company forecast growth would accelerate in the current quarter due to Friday's launch of its sports performance line of e

China’s Overheated Outdoor Industry Corrected in 2013

August 1, 2014 SGB Update

Growth in sales of outdoor products slowed in China 2013, but grew faster than outdoor store openings, indicating the domestic industry made good progress toward correcting imbalances, according to the Chinese Outdoor Association…

ATK Says It Will Take Months to Fill Order Backlog for Sports Ammo

August 1, 2014 SGB Update

Though Alliant Techsystems Inc is running its ammunition plant 24/7 and its order backlog is thinning as retailers cancel duplicate orders, it will take the company many months to catch up with demand, its president and CEO said last week.

Big 5 Execs Say Malaise Added to Second Quarter Comps Decline

July 31, 2014 SGB Update

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. attributed 190 basis points of a 490-basis-point decline in same-store sales during the fourth quarter ended June 29 to a “retail malaise,” and expects margin pressure to increase in the current quarter as its ups se

Club Ride Entering UK Market with Hotlines

July 31, 2014 SGB Update

Club Ride announced that Hotlines UK will launch its Spring 2015 line of casual cycling apparel at a dealer show in London Aug. 6-8. Hotlines will sell Club Ride apparel at its online retail store as well as open wholesale accounts in the United Kingdom..