Author: Charlie Lunan

Jetboil to Continue Pressing Patent Infringement Suits

May 12, 2011 SGB Update

Jetboil President and CEO Perry Dowst said the company's decision to drop its patent infringement action against Primus and Brunton last week in a Delaware court was a business decision and that Jetboil continues to press separate actions alleging vi

Electra Co-Founder and Creative Director Departs

May 11, 2011 SGB Update

Electra Co-Founder and creative director Benno Baenziger is leaving his position at the company this month. He will continue as a shareholder and member of Electra’s board of directors, while exploring new ventures. Benno started Electra in 1993 wit

Johnson Outdoor Recognized for Disruptive Technology

May 11, 2011 SGB Update

Johnson Outdoors has been recognized for its prolific patent development work. The company received the ASTRUM Award, presented by MDB Capital Group to shed light on publicly-traded companies possessing disruptive and market changing intellectual property

Mountainsmith Names McFarland National Sales Manager

May 11, 2011 SGB Update

Mountainsmith named Jonathan McFarland as its national sales manager effective immediately. He is responsible for domestic sales and customer service, including the development of sales strategies and programs as well as customer service functions. McFarl

Yakima Eliminates CEO Position

May 10, 2011 SGB Update

Yakima is eliminating the position of CEO held by Jerry Heinlen and will now be led by an executive management team that will report to Chairman C.S. Lin, owner of Kemflo International Ltd., the Taiwanese company that acquired Yakima in 2009…

Easton-Bell Centralizes Product Development

May 10, 2011 SGB Update

Easton-Bell Sports has created a new organization that centralizes product development, design, engineering, and product costing across the company's flagship brands – Easton, Bell, Giro and Riddell. Hugh Hamill has been appointed senior vice preside

Ridell Launches Helmet Trade-in Program

May 10, 2011 SGB Update

Riddell will offer $50 off the catalog purchase price of any Riddell Revolution family (Riddell Revolution, Riddell Revolution Speed, Riddell Revolution IQ and Riddell 360) adult helmet for the trade-in of any VSR-4 adult helmet…

Morsel Munk Opening Brick-and-Mortar Store

May 10, 2011 SGB Update

Online retailer Morsel Munk is opening a 2,400-square-foot brick-and-mortar store Saturday in Winsted, CT that will also house their shipping and distribution operations. The retailer is expanding its selection of watersports products as part of the expan

Saucony Names Dowd as Regional Sales Director

May 10, 2011 SGB Update

Saucony, Inc appointed David Dowd as regional sales director for the western United States, effective May 25, 2011. In this role, Dowd will be responsible for Saucony’s Western U.S. accounts and independent sales representative agencies, as well as

Sports Authority To Open Five Stores on Saturday

May 10, 2011 SGB Update

Sports Authority will be busy opening or celebrating new stores Saturday. The Denver-based retailer will celebrate the grand opening of its third S.A. Elite store and open four full-line Sports Authority stores, including two in Texas and two in Californi

Adidas Outdoors Already a $265 Million Business

May 9, 2011 SGB Update

Adidas Outdoors had global sales of EUR 200 million ($265mm) in 2010 and its sales are growing faster than the 22 percent rate reported by Adidas Group as a whole for the first quarter, Senior Vice President for Global Outdoor Rolf Reinschmidt told Bloomb

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