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Head Q1 Revenues Grow 7.5% on Easy Winter Sports Comp

May 15, 2008 SGB Executive SGB Update

Head N.V. reported that net revenues for the first quarter increased 7.5% to €61.6 million ($92.3 mm) from €57.3 million ($75.1 mm) last year. Winter Sports revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2008 increased 43.2%, to €15.4 million ($23.1 mm) fr

Gaiam Sees 11.5% Q1 Revenue Growth on Acquisitions

May 14, 2008 SGB Executive

Gaiam, Inc. reported an 11.5% increase in first quarter revenues to $65.2 million from $58.5 million recorded in the same period last year. Revenue for Gaiam's direct to consumer segment increased 13.8% to $38.8 million. During the first quarter, Gai

Fox River Donates to BCRF

May 14, 2008 SGB Executive

Fox River donated $4,100 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). The company has been donating 5% of the profits on sales of its women's line since that products inception in 2000…

Lotto Sport USA Launches First Integrated Marketing Campaign

May 13, 2008 SGB Update

Lotto Sport USA has launched its first integrated marketing campaign in the company’s history. The campaign will consist of print, television and web advertising along with in-store point of sales. The print ad campaign will break this month in core socc

Oboz Moves to Bozeman

May 13, 2008 SGB Update

Oboz has relocated to a new headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. The larger offices are located in downtown Bozeman, one block off the town’s historic Main Street. Oboz is now in a building that dates from 1909, and which was once used by Schnee’s as a cobb

Jibbitz Receives $56 Million in Infringement Case

May 13, 2008 SGB Update

Crocs, Inc. reported its wholly owned subsidiary, Jibbitz, LLC, prevailed in its Federal copyright and trademark infringement case against defendant Jinjiang Huakai Shoes and Garments Co. Ltd., Jinjiang Jiaxing Shoes and Garments Co. Ltd. and Yuanhui Chen

Polartec Adds Sales Account Manger for Rockies

May 13, 2008 SGB Update

Polartec, LLC has added Matt Johnson as a new sales account manager for the Rocky Mountain region. Johnson joins Polartec after ten years at The North Face, adding extensive industry experience to the Polartec sales team…

Mossy Oak Apparel Changes Name to Russell Outdoors

May 13, 2008 SGB Update

Mossy Oak Apparel Company will change its name to Russell Outdoors, the subsidiary of Fruit of the Loom reported. Fruit of the Loom, Inc. acquired Russell Corporation and its Mossy Oak Apparel Company business in August 2006. The Mossy Oak brand will cont

SIA: Online Customer Reviews Sway SnowSports Consumers

May 13, 2008 SGB Update

SnowSports Industries America recently released its End of the Season Survey from the SnowSports Consumer Panel that reports 86.4% snow sports participants read online product reviews that other consumers have written before purchasing new products. Almos

Schutt Sports Forms Sports Marketing and Business Development Division

May 12, 2008 SGB Update

Schutt Sports has formed a new division, the Sports Marketing and Business Development Division, to be headed up by chief marketing officer, Dave Rossi. The division will focus on the marketing and re-branding programs the company had undertaken throughou

Warnaco Swim Revenues Decline 5% in Q1

May 12, 2008 SGB Update

The Warnaco Group, Inc. saw net revenues rise 18% to $574.9 million compared to $485.9 million in the prior year period. Swimwear Group revenues were $107.2 million, a 5% decline compared to the prior year period, and operating income decreased 9.0% to $1

K2 Sports Reorganizes Sales Management Structure

May 12, 2008 SGB Update

K2 Sports made a handful of promotions as part of a reorganization of its sales structure. In all, K2 Sports promoted John O’Connor to U.S. sales director; Ben Wallace to national sales manager for K2 Skis; Kevin Lewis to national sales manager for Line S