Author: Teresa Hartford

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

Perez Finds Double the Flavor with Wrigley

October 23, 2006 SGB Update

Bill Perez, former president and CEO of Nike, Inc. has moved on to the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company where he has been named president and CEO as well as to the company's board of directors. Perez becomes the first person to serve as president and CEO of t

Asics Takes on Footstar in Trademark Fight

October 23, 2006 SGB Update

ASICS America Corporation and ASICS Corporation Japan have filed suit in Federal District Court in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California against Footstar, Inc. and their Meldisco Division for trademark infringement, unfair competition, t

Mountain Hardwear Awards Give Back Grants

October 20, 2006 SGB Update

Mountain Hardwear Inc. announced its 2007 Give Back grants recipients. The grants are part of the company’s philanthropic giving program which was restructured late in 2005 with the first round of grants awarded in early 2006. The program has five arms de

Tony Hawk Foundation Hosts 3rd Stand Up for Skateparks

October 20, 2006 SGB Update

The Tony Hawk Foundation's third-annual Stand Up For Skateparks benefit returns to Beverly Hills on Sunday, November 5, 2006. Co-chaired by Tony Hawk, Sean Penn, Jamie Lee Curtis, David Spade, Jon Favreau, Benicio Del Toro, Stacy Peralta, Mat Hoffman

Stearns Inc. to Acquire Sevylor Inc.

October 20, 2006 SGB Update

Stearns Inc., subsidiary of K2 Inc., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire inflatable products manufacturer Sevylor Inc. The agreement to acquire Sevylor is subject to customary closing conditions, including foreign regulatory approvals, and does n

Nike Women’s Marathon Sold Out Again

October 20, 2006 SGB Executive SGB Update

With 15,000 participants registered, the Nike Women's Marathon is sold out for the third straight year. The event is scheduled to take place in San Francisco on October 22, 2006 and in over two year has raised $24 million for The Leukemia & Lymphoma

Mizuno Looks to Grow China Biz with New DC

October 19, 2006 SGB Update

In anticipation of the coming Olympics as well as in the hopes of growing its business within China, Mizuno Corp. purchased space in the suburbs of Shanghai to build a new distribution center, which will be comprised of three stories and have a total of a

NIGM Taps Dr. Hurdzan to Deliver Keynote Address

October 19, 2006 SGB Update

Dr. Michael J. Hurdzan, authority on golf course environmental issues, will give the keynote address at the National Institute of Golf Management (NIGM) on Thursday, January 18, 2007. The NIGM was established exclusively for golf facility owners, managers

TAG Names VP and Director of Operations

October 19, 2006 SGB Update

Team Athletic Goods, Incorporated based in St. Peters, Missouri appointed long time industry executive, Dean Baker, to their management team as vice president. In additon, TAG has promoted long time employee, Darcy Kinder to the position of director of op

Lands’ End to Open 100th Sears Shop-in-Shop

October 19, 2006 SGB Update

Lands' End has opened its 100th shop in a Sears store. The Lands' End Shops are based on a store-within-a-store concept launched in September 2005, in White Plains, N.Y. In the spring of 2006, Lands' End opened 24 additional test shops in t

VF Corp. Elects Wiseman to Board

October 19, 2006 SGB Update

Eric C. Wiseman has been elected to VF Corporation's board of directors. Wiseman, 51, is president and COO of VF Corp. and has responsibility for the company's day-to-day operations. Wiseman's election increases the number of directors on t

Play It Again Parent Q3 Sales Up; Net Slips

October 19, 2006 SGB Update

Winmark Corporation posted net revenues of $7.2 million for the third quarter, an increase of 15.1% over the $6.3 million reported during the same quarter last year. Net income for the third quarter was $838,200, or 14 cents per share diluted, down 9.5% f

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