Author: Teresa Hartford

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

Miami Heat Named NBA Retailer of the Year

January 16, 2007 SGB Update

The NBA Champion Miami HEAT have been named the 2006 Team Retailer of the Year by the National Basketball Association for their successful merchandise sales during the 2005-2006 NBA season. The HEAT expanded their “Miami Hoops Gear” store to two additiona

686 Teams with New Era on Times Collection

January 16, 2007 SGB Update

686 will partner with New Era Cap for the 2007-2008 exclusive Times line outerwear collection for men and women. For 2007/2008, the 686 X New Era team designed a waterproof/breathable New Era 59FIFTY cap, with a proprietary interlocking system on select j

Reef Moving to Carlsbad

January 16, 2007 SGB Update

After nearly a decade at its current site in Kearny Mesa, Reef announces plans to migrate its global headquarters north to a 52,000 square foot office in Carlsbad, CA. In April of this year, 120 Reef employees will head to the newly remodeled building, lo

Crocs Acquires Fury, Inc.

January 11, 2007 SGB Update

Crocs, Inc. has acquired hockey company Fury, Inc. The acquisition took place in October of 2006, and Fury is now operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Crocs. Crocs will use Fury to introduce Crocs' proprietary Croslite material to the hockey an

Mountainsmith Parent Merges with Investment Group

January 10, 2007 SGB Executive

Pacifica LTM, parent company of Mountainsmith and Blackstone Investment Group of Springfield, Misso., have merged together. Under terms of the agreement, Pacifica’s five operating companies, including Mountainsmith, and Blackstone’s four divisions will me

Crocs Signs NFL and NHL Licenses

January 10, 2007 SGB Executive SGB Update

Crocs, Inc. has signed licensing agreements with both the National Football League and the National Hockey League. Both licenses apply to both Crocs footwear to its recently-acquired Jibbitz business. The NFL deal allows Crocs to license agreed logos for

Kobe Has Top Selling Jersey in the NBA

January 10, 2007 SGB Executive SGB Update

The Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant has the most popular jersey in the NBA, moving up three spots from the end of last season, according to the NBA's Most Popular Jersey List. Bryant, who had the most popular jersey during the 2002-03 season, regaine

Pizzazz Moves to New, Bigger Offices

January 10, 2007 SGB Executive SGB Update

Pizzazz Performance Wear has opened a new corporate office and warehouse facility to accommodate increased product demands. The new facility has more than triple the warehousing capacity of the previous warehouse…

Ashworth Q4 Loss Widens, Posts Net Income for 2006

January 10, 2007 SGB Update

Ashworth, Inc. saw net revenue for the fourth quarter ended October 31, 2006 decrease 9.3% to $50.2 million from $55.3 million last year. For the quarter, the company posted a net loss of $4.4 million, widened from $2.2 million last year. For the fiscal y

Yaktrax to be Onsite Partner at Winter X Games

January 9, 2007 SGB Update

At the ESPN Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. this year, Implus Footcare’s Yaktrax Brand will be a partner on-site. The Yaktrax team will be onsite at X Fest, a unique component of the X Games, featuring a sponsor village, live music, interactive parks, demo

Big 5 Sporting Goods Q4 Sales Increase 7.1%

January 9, 2007 SGB Update

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation saw sales for the fiscal fourth quarter increase 7.1% to $234.5 million from net sales of $218.9 million for the same period last year. Same store sales increased 4.2% for the quarter, representing the company's 44th

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