Author: SGB Media

The 2004 Euro football tournament has given JJB Sports, Britain’s largest sporting goods retailer, a much needed boost in sales, but comparable store sales were still down 1.3% for the first half. This is a huge improvement, however, compared to the first

Phoenix Footwear has hired Glen Becker to be VP & GM of the Altama Footwear brand upon the completion of the Company's acquisition of Altama Delta Corporation. Mr.
Becker, 41, has 20 years of experience within the footwear industry, including managi

Edwin Watts Golf will open two new stores in Birmingham, AL as the result of a recent acquisition of Gannaway Golf. The new stores will give the company three stores in Birmingham and seven throughout Alabama. The openings of the two new locations add to

Teko has announced that it has retained TDA Advertising to design its Corporate Identity/Graphics, Packaging, Dealer Workbook and P.O.P. and JAM Media to manage its public relations efforts. Insight Designs Web Solutions will design the Teko web site, wi

Phoenix Footwear Group has priced its public offering of 2.5 million shares of common stock at a price of $12.50 per share. In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 375,000 shares of common stock at the sam

Life-Link Backcountry Travel, has added Allyn Morton and Stephen Perry to the sales force. Allyn Morton will be representing the Southeast Territory for Life-Link. He has been representing various outdoor gear lines for 22 years and is still going strong.

The Snow Industry Summit, an educational and networking conference that made its debut this past April, is scheduled to be held at Copper Mountain Resort, Colo., March 29 – April 1, 2005. The event is being organized by TransWorld Media, SnowSports Indust

The Outdoor Industry Association issued the following statement in response to Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman’s announcement of a new Roadless Rule which would abandon national protections for the nation’s last wild forests. The new rule would requ

The Timberland Company has launched a nationwide tour stopping at 78 of the country's biggest outdoor events
and adventure races. The tour kicks off with participation in events in California, Oregon, Illinois and the renowned Leadville Trail 100 Se

Lou Setnicka, Training & Employee Development Manager for Patagonia, Inc. will moderate the Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition panel examining women's leadership issues at the annual OIWC Summer Gathering during the Outdoor Retailer Summer Mar