Author: SGB Media

Under the direction of its parent company Atomic Ski, the recently transformed Volant brand is ready to be reintroduced into the market. Announcing a select line of premium skis, Volant sets the stage for the debut of the world's first true luxury sk

Kelty has added Zach Branson to their Rocky Mountain region sales representative team. Branson will operate as part of the rep force at R.J. Guiney Associates,
supporting retailers in Colorado, New Mexico, Eastern Wyoming and Eastern Utah. With 11 years o

Cramer Products has appointed Edward Christman as the company’s new vice president of marketing. Christman leaves his post as senior merchandising manager at Bike Athletic Co. in Atlanta to take the position at Cramer, where he started on June 16. Christ

Sears, Roebuck and Co. has agreed to acquire ownership or leasehold interest in up to 61 off-mall stores in key Sears markets from Kmart Holding Corporation and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for approximately $620 million in cash. The majority of the stores are

VF Corporation has completed its merger between Vans and a subsidiary of VF for a total purchase price of $396 million including the cashout of stock options. As Vans is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of VF and each outstanding share of Vans stock has bee

Deckers Outdoor Corporation has been named to the FSB 100, FORTUNE Small Business magazine's list of the 100 fastest growing publicly traded small businesses in America. Deckers was the only footwear company to make the list, which appears in the Ju

Native Eyewear will be doubling its store count with REI from 27 to 54 stores. The brand has also recently been rolled out to all stores of the premier outdoor retailer, Gander Mountain. The company says that the 'All Sports All Polarized' niche

Steady as she goes. That's one way to summarize the U.S. sports products industry, which is nearly $70 billion (at wholesale) in size. According to SGMA International's Recreation Market Report, manufacturers' sales of sporting goods equipm

Nike has appointed three divisional vice presidents: Pamela M. Catlett as vice president of Nike's Investor Relations, Jim Allaker as vice president, Finance, Planning and Operations for Nike's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region and Hu

Yue Yuen and Luen Thai jointly announced that Yue Yuen plans to become a strategic shareholder of Luen Thai by acquiring the new shares to be issued in Luen Thai’s Global Offering exercise. Upon completion of the share acquisition and the Global offering,