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Timberland Hits CSR Targets Two Years Early

July 9, 2014 SGB Update

Timberland hit several of its five-year sustainability goals in 2013, two full years ahead of plan, according to the company's latest corporate responsibility report. The company reached its 2015 goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, using rene

2013: Another Banner Year for Running Participation

July 9, 2014 SGB Update

Running USA said 2013 proved to be another historic and record breaking year for U.S. running events and overall finishers. Its 2014 State of the Sport – Part III: U.S. Race Trends report showed that the Second Running Boom is still going strongly as it e

Feetures! Appoints PR Agency

July 9, 2014 SGB Update

Feetures!, a performance sock brand serving the specialty run market, has partnered with public relations firm, Darby Communications…

Zumiez’s Comps Up Slightly in June

July 9, 2014 SGB Executive SGB Update

Zumiez Inc.'s net sales for the five-week period ended July 5, 2014 increased 11.1 percent to $65.3 million. It also increased its second-quarter guidance…

FDRA Releases Footwear Production Code of Conduct

July 9, 2014 SGB Executive

The Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA), America's largest footwear trade association, released a comprehensive Footwear Production Code of Conduct. This Code was created to establish a common, baseline, code that will help drive unif

Worldwide Golf Shops Becomes Exclusive Retail Partner of Global Golf Post

July 9, 2014 SGB Executive

Worldwide Golf, the largest golf specialty retailer on the West Coast, has reached an agreement with the weekly, digital-only golf publication, Global Golf Post…

Nuun to Sponsor All-Diabetes Sports Team

July 9, 2014 SGB Update

Nuun, the electrolyte sports drink serving bike, run and outdoor specialty channels, formed a new partnership with Team Novo Nordisk, a global all-diabetes sports team of cyclists, triathletes and runners, spearheaded by the world’s first all-diabet

President Bill Clinton Delivers Keynote Address at Skechers Global Conference

July 8, 2014 SGB Update

Skechers USA, Inc. said President Bill Clinton delivered the keynote address at its annual Global Conference. At the event held in Redondo Beach, CA on June 26, President Clinton spoke to 1,500 Skechers executives, team members and international partners

New Balance to Support Boston Bruins Practice Facility

July 8, 2014 SGB Update

The Boston Bruins signed a multiyear letter-of-intent with New Balance to occupy the rink at Boston Landing, a mixed-used development in the Allston-Brighton neighborhood of Boston that will be anchored by New Balance's new world headquarters…

SKLZ Makes Key Hires

July 8, 2014 SGB Update

SKLZ, the maker of athletic training devices, hired Jason Cromer as director, brand management and creative strategy and Walter Nolen as baseball category manager…

Academy Sports to Open in Denton, TX, Extends Dallas Cowboys Partnership

July 8, 2014 SGB Update

Academy Sports + Outdoors will open a new store in Denton, TX at Rayzor Ranch Marketplace this Fall. The company has also renewed its multi-year partnership with the Dallas Cowboys…

Academy Sports to Enter Louisville with Three Stores

July 8, 2014 SGB Update

Academy Sports + Outdoors plans to open a third planned Louisville-area store located in Elizabethtown, KY, scheduled to open in 2015. Academy previously announced stores opening in Louisville and Middletown, which will both open prior to the 2014 holiday