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Despite Declines in France, Lafuma’s Q1 Sales Up 4.4 Percent

January 27, 2012 SGB Update

Lafuma Group reported international sales enabled it to grow revenues 4.4 percent in the first quarter ended Dec. 31 even as sales declined 2.2 percent in its native France…

Golf Manufacturers Triple Counterfeit Seizures

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group seized more than 95,000 counterfeit golf products in 2011, nearly four times the amount seized in the previous year. The group also secured a court order to shut down a number of websites alleg

Pro Shop at Phoenix Airport Offers Golfers Rental Gear

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

A Phoenix company, Travel Golf Center, has launched a service that allows gofers to rent high-end golf clubs and accessories online and pick them up near the Phoenix airport. Ski resorts have used similar models to boost sales by their rental shops, but

Deadline Approaches for Mountaineering Grants

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

The Copp-Dash Inspire Award is currently accepting applications from Jan. 1, 2012 through Feb. 29, 2012 for small climbing teams attempting fast and light alpine climbing objectives with a desire to creatively document and share their experience…

SIA: December Drought Pushed Up Retail Inventory at Snow Sports Specialty Shops 16 Percent

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

A 50 percent decline in the snow cover in December caused inventory at specialty snow sports shops to swell by 16 percent compared to their level at the end of last year, according to the latest RetailTRAK report released by SnowSports Industries America.

Department of Interior Awards $7.5 Million in Boating Infrastructure Grants

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced more than $7.5 million in competitive grants to 10 states for 11 projects to support recreational boating through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program. Fundin

NRF CEO Shay Takes “Retail Means Job” Campaign to Florida

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew R. Shay underscored the important role the retail industry plays in powering the economy during two Retail Means Jobs speeches this week in Orlando, Florida – a week before the Florida Republican presid

High Sierra Honored for Marketing US Ski and Snowboard Team

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

High Sierra Sport Company, a manufacturer of innovative bags and adventure travel luggage, was honored by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association and SnowSports Industries America with the Doc DesRoches Award. The award recognizes a national team supplier

Kaiser Permanent Invest $6M to Fight Obesity in SoCal

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

Kaiser Permanente Southern California has awarded $1 million grants to six Southern California communities to encourage residents to eat better and become more physically active in their daily life. The objective is to transform lifestyles by providing sa

POW Named Company of the Year by Avalaunch

January 25, 2012 SGB Update

Protect Our Winters (POW) was named “Company of the Year” at the inaugural Avalaunch Winter Market Awards presented by Outdoor Retailer. The awards took place during ORWM12 in Salt Lake City last week…

Callaway Golf’s Sales Off 17.2 Percent in Fourth Quarter

January 25, 2012 SGB Update

Callaway Golf Company’s net sales declined 17.2 percent to $154 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $186 million a year earlier, ending a tough year for the golf company and industry. But the Carlsbad, CA company said it expected its top and

New Report Highlights Inequity in Pedestrian and Bicycle Funding

January 25, 2012 SGB Update

While 12 percent of trips in the U.S. are by bike or foot, 14 percent of traffic fatalities are bicyclists and pedestrians, according to Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report. Yet pedestrian and bicycle projects receive less