Author: Teresa Hartford

Teresa Hartford
Editorial & Creative Director | SGB Media
teresa@sgbonline.com | 704.651.5741

West Marine Sees 3.0% Q4 Comps Slide; To Miss 2007 Forecast

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

West Marine, Inc. recorded a 4.9% decrease in fourth quarter net sales to $117.8 million from $123.8 million for the year-ago period. Comparable store sales for the fourth quarter decreased 3.0%. The company said several accounting issues as well as lower

Costco Sees 7% December Comps Improvement

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $7.55 billion for the month of December, an increase of 10% from $6.84 billion in the same five-week period last year. Comparable store sales increased 7% for the month, with a 5% increase in U.S. comps..

Ogio Adds Six Reps to Golf Sales Force

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

Ogio has added six new sales representatives to its Golf sales force. Tom Plungis will cover Arizona, New Mexico, and Las Vegas territories; Brian Sparrow, North and South Carolina; Mack Carneal, western and central Florida; Hunter Martin, Virginia, Delaw

Access Distribution Acquires Capix

January 10, 2008 SGB Update

Access Distribution has acquired the Capix brand, in the process hiring Jody Carlson as brand manager for Capix. Jody Carlson brings over 12 years of experience and knowledge in the action sports business to the new role…

Fairway and Greene Expands Rep Team to 25

January 9, 2008 SGB Update

Fairway & Greene has added five new sales representatives, covering seven states, to its team. The company’s new sales representatives are: Fran Boone, the Tennessee/Kentucky region; Allison Brinks, North Carolina; Tim Jackson, South Carolina; Sue Woodsu

E-Z-GO Names VP of Engineering

January 9, 2008 SGB Update

E-Z-GO has appointed Ronald L. Otten as vice president, engineering. He joins E-Z-GO from Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc., where he served as director of product development and corporate quality and led the company's engineering functio

Golfsmith Cuts Full Year Earnings Outlook; Sees CEO Depart

January 9, 2008 SGB Update

Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. reported that it expects to record diluted earnings per share in the range of 13 cents to 16 cents for fiscal 2007. The currently anticipated range is well below previous guidance of 31 cents to 35 cents earnings per

Vail Promotes Three; Mountain Prez Leave for Intrawest

January 8, 2008 SGB Update

Vail Resorts, Inc. reported that Bill Jensen, president of Mountain Division, has departed the company for a new opportunity. To replace Jensen, John Garnsey and Blaise Carrig have been promoted to lead the company's Mountain Division. Additionally,

RECALL: Pacific Cycle Trailer Bikes

January 8, 2008 SGB Update

The CPSC is recalling approximately 7,000 trailer bicycles manufactered by Pacific Cycle under the names: InStep “Pathfinder,” Schwinn “Run About,” and Mongoose “Alley Cat.” The coupler connecting the children's trailer bike to the adult's bicy

Heelys Opens Office in China

January 8, 2008 SGB Update

Heelys, Inc. has opened its first representative office located in Qingdao, China. The new office, Heelys’ first company operation outside of the U.S., will serve multiple sourcing functions including quality control, price negotiation, logistics and prod

Lululemon Taps Starbuck’s Exec as EVP Retail Ops

January 4, 2008 SGB Executive

Lululemon Athletica Inc. has added Christine Day to its senior leadership team as EVP, retail operations. In this newly created role, Ms. Day will oversee all of Lululemon’s retail operations in North America and on an international basis. To support the

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