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Vans Releases Footwear in Honor of The Beatles

January 23, 2014 SGB Update

Vans has teamed up with The Beatles to release a line of footwear featuring the art from the movie Yellow Submarine…

Secretary Jewell Solicits $20M for Expanding Conservation Corps

January 23, 2014 SGB Update

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell outlined her goal to raise $20 million from private partners by 2017 for the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) while addressing the Outdoor Industry Association’s Industry Breakfast before the start of t

OBIT: Former NSGA Chairman Lawrence W. “Scotty” Cummins

January 23, 2014 SGB Update

NSGA recently learned that Lawrence W. ”Scotty” Cummins, who was a chairman of the board of the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) and was instrumental in building the foundation of the Management Conference and Team Dealer Summit, pas

Delta Apparel’s Q1 Revenues Slide 6.4 Percent

January 23, 2014 SGB Update

Delta Apparel, Inc. reported sales slid 6.4 percent in its first quarter ended Dec. 28, to $100.0 million versus $106.8 million for the comparable 2013 period. Continued strong sales growth in the Salt Life and Art Gun businesses was offset by an anticipa

Coolcore Names Kevin McCarthy President and CEO

January 22, 2014 SGB Update

Coolcore, the maker of chemical-free cooling material, promoted Kevin McCarthy to CEO and appointed Donna L. Flood as COO…

Brooks Signs Middle-Distance Runners

January 22, 2014 SGB Executive SGB Update

Brooks Running has added middle-distance runners Garrett Heath and Erica Moore to its roster of sponsored athletes…

Secretary Jewell Announces $1 Million Private Funding Commitment

January 22, 2014 SGB Update

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced a public-private partnership with American Eagle Outﬁtters, Inc. that she said will help Interior meet its goal of providing 100,000 work and training opportunities to young people and veterans on pu

Brooks Running Posts Double-Digit Growth in 2013

January 22, 2014 SGB Executive

Brooks Running Company reported that it saw double-digit growth in 2013 while making several organizational changes to support its international growth. Brooks will relocate its EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) headquarters to Amsterdam, a move t

Toms Founder Joins The B Team

January 22, 2014 SGB Executive

The B Team announced that Blake Mycoskie, social entrepreneur, author, founder and CEO of Toms, is the latest recruit to join the not-for-profit initiative, co-founded by Sir Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz…

Pearl Izumi to Sponsor Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team

January 22, 2014 SGB Executive

Pearl Izumi announced its official technical apparel sponsorship for the 2014-2015 Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team…

Target Cuts 475 Jobs

January 22, 2014 SGB Update

Target Corporation said it is cutting roughly 475 positions, while it has decided that an additional 700 open positions will remain vacant for good. The layoffs come after a massive data breach that hit during the all-important holiday shopping season…

Notre Dame Switching from Adidas to Under Armour

January 21, 2014 SGB Executive SGB Update

The University of Notre Dame and Under Armour announced a new 10-year partnership at a press conference on the school's Indiana campus, ending Adidas' 17-year sponsorship agreement. Under Armour Founder and CEO Kevin Plank joined University Vice

Worldwide Golf Acquires Edwin Watts Golf Shops

January 21, 2014 SGB Update

Worldwide Golf, a privately held company and the largest golf specialty retailer on the West Coast, has completed the acquisition of Edwin Watts Golf Shops, the largest golf specialty retailer in the Southeast U.S. In November, Edwin Watts entered Chapter