Author: Charlie Lunan

OEKO-TEX’s New Lead Standard Much Lower than CPSIA’s

January 5, 2011 SGB Update

The International OEKO-TEX Association set its standard for total lead content in all four classes of product it certifies at 90 ppm, or dramatically lower than the 330 ppm limit that takes effect in April in the United States under the Consumer Product S

Revo Hires Backbone Media

January 4, 2011 SGB Executive

Performance eyewear brand, Revo, has hired Backbone Media to assist with its public relations efforts. Backbone will support Revo’s media communications, facilitate product placement and will also integrate with the brand’s content and social

Garmin Unveils GPS iPhone Apps at CES

January 4, 2011 SGB Executive

Garmin International Inc. unveiled a $39 turn-by-turn navigation app for the iPhone, in a move that acknowledges the massive shift to smartphones from standalone GPS devices, which had been a big driver of electronics sales for sporting goods dealers..

Gramicci Sponsors College Bouldering Team

January 4, 2011 SGB Update

Gramicci said it was sponsoring a climbing team at Weber State in Utah as part of a new initiative that will include climbing sponsorships, events and new marketing incentives designed to reinforce the brand's historic ties with the climbing communit

NEMO Equipment Hires Graphic Artist

January 4, 2011 SGB Update

NEMO Equipment, Inc. has added its fourth employee in 12 months with the addition of graphic designer Bridget Alexander, who will be collaborating with NEMO’s art director on collateral design, product packaging, ad campaigns, and product styling…

Leki USA to Hand Off Canadian Business to Montreal Rep

December 31, 2010 SGB Update

LEKI USA will officially turn over management of the company’s Canadian business to independent distributor AMH Sports, Inc. of Montreal beginning Jan. 1, 2011. AMH Sports, led by long-standing LEKI sales rep Michel Hébert, will handle all aspects o

Exxel Outdoors to Expand Alabama Sleeping Bag Plant

December 30, 2010 SGB Update

Exxel Outdoors said it will increase production and hiring at its 250,000-square-foot facility in Alabama thanks to Sen. Jeff Session's (R-AL) blocking renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences. Exxel has been fighting to remove what it calls

Crocs Pays $230,000 to Settle EPA Cases

December 30, 2010 SGB Update

Crocs, Inc. has agreed to remove language on product packaging and pay $230,000 to resolve cases involving unsubstantiated antimicrobial claims for several types of its shoes, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Groupon Raises $500 Million

December 30, 2010 SGB Update

Groupon, the group shopping service that just spurned a $6 billion offer from Google, raised $500 million in a stock offering, including approximately $334 million that will be used to reimburse the company for buying stock of its founder Andrew Mason and

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