Author: Thomas J. Ryan

Thomas J. Ryan
Senior Business Editor | SGB Media
tryan@sgbonline.com | 917.375.4699

SportsArt Fitness Hires Western Sales Manager

June 15, 2009 SGB Update

SportsArt Fitness hired Jason Shaw as its Western Sales Manager for the Dealer Division. Shaw will work to expand their dealer network in the states of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado…

Keds Launches Green Line at Barneys

June 15, 2009 SGB Update

Keds announced the launch of a collaboration with Barneys New York and Loomstate, a design house dedicated to utilizing organic cotton in its products, that will result in an innovative “green” designer collection, Keds by Loomstate, exclusively available

New Balance Campaign Highlights Domestic Manufacturing

June 15, 2009 SGB Update

New Balance launched a national celebration of its domestic manufacturing workforce through an online documentary and awareness campaign, including print, radio and online advertising. New Balance in its statement also revealed that its 2008 worldwide sal

Robbery at Black Diamond’s Offices

June 15, 2009 SGB Update

Black Diamond Equipment's offices in Salt Lake City was robbed apparently a man who believed the company sold diamonds. According to a report on KSL Radio in Utah, Salt Lake County sheriff's deputies said the robber entered the company's of

Delta Apparel’s Humphreys Becomes Chairman

June 15, 2009 SGB Update

Delta Apparel, Inc., the parent of M.J. Soffe, elected Robert W. Humphreys to serve as the company’s chairman of the board, effective immediately. Humphreys will continue as Delta Apparel, Inc.’s president and CEO. He succeeds E. Erwin Maddrey, II, who ha

Outdoor Research Names Int. Sale Manager Asia/S. America

June 15, 2009 SGB Update

Outdoor Research announced that Jackton Downard has been hired as the international sales manager – Asia Pacific and South America. Downard has serviced accounts in WA, OR, AK, MT and ID over the past 12 years for such brands as Chaco Sandals, Gregory Pac

Callaway Golf Completes $140mm Stock Offering

June 15, 2009 SGB Update

Callaway Golf Co. completed its private offering of $140 million in preferred stock. The company privately placed 1.25 million shares of 7.5 percent series B convertible preferred stock as well as 150,000 additional shares of preferred stock to cover over

K2 Sports Names North America Sales and Marketing Chief

June 15, 2009 SGB Update

K2 Sports said Louis Boudreault has been appointed VP of sales and marketing for the North American region. In this capacity Boudreault is responsible for the domestic sales and local marketing initiatives in both Canada and the United States for the K2 S

OR Summer Market Attendees May Exceed Last Year

June 15, 2009 SGB Update

Outdoor Retailer's organizers said attendee registration numbers for the 2009 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market show, held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, July 21-24, 2009, are meeting benchmarks from this time last year. I

Report: VF Corp CEO Sees Markets

June 12, 2009 SGB Update

VF Corp's CEO Eric Wiseman, speaking Friday at Reuters Global Retail Summit in London, said he has seen its U.S. markets “stabilize” but he does not expect a return to growth in 2009…

REI Foundation Funds NYC Green Stops Partnership

June 12, 2009 SGB Update

The REI Foundation awarded a grant of $100,000 to help launch the NYC Green Stops Partnership, a citywide campaign aimed at connecting the city's 2 million youth and their families with the outdoors and nature. The program is being run by New York Re

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