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Quiksilver to Open Store in Mammoth Mountain

December 14, 2009 SGB Update

Quiksilver will open a new 3,740-square-foot store in the Village at Mammoth Mountain, on Friday, December 18, which will carry new products from Roxy, DC, Lib-Tech and Gnu’s winter and spring 2010 lines. The store is centrally located in the villag

DC Shoes Opens Stores in the Asia Pacific

December 14, 2009 SGB Update

DC Shoes, continuing its expansion in the Asia Pacific Region, opened four new stores in Eastwood and Cebu, Phillippines, and Seminyak and Nusa Dua, Indonesia. The brand has opened a total of seven stores in the area this year…

Buckman’s Ski and Snowboard Shops Go Green

December 14, 2009 SGB Update

Buckman’s Ski and Snowboard Shops announced the construction of a 620 kilowatt solar energy system at their corporate headquarters in Pottstown, PA. Made up of nearly 3,000 roof-mounted solar panels, this system will convert sunlight into electricit

True Temper Completes Financial Restructuring

December 13, 2009 SGB Update

True Temper Sports, Inc., the golf shafts and performance sports equipment maker, completed its financial restructuring plan, originally announced on September 30th…

Accenture Becomes First Sponsor to Drop Ties with Tiger Woods

December 13, 2009 SGB Update

Accenture, a global consulting firm, became the first of Tiger Woods' sponsors to completely cut ties with the golfer Sunday. Accenture released a statement saying it was ending its business agreement with Woods, who had represented the company for s

Aetrex Settles Software Lawsuit

December 11, 2009 SGB Update

The Business Software Alliance (BSA), an advocate for the commercial software industry, announced settlements with BreakAway Ltd. of Hunt Valley, MD and Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. of Teaneck, NJ. Breakaway paid $75,000 and Aetrex paid BSA $100,000 in damages.

West 49 Reports Strong Earnings Gains

December 10, 2009 SGB Executive SGB Update

West 49 Inc. reported net income in the third quarter improved 38.1% to Canadian $2.9 million (U.S. $2.8 mm), or CN5 cents per share, compared to CN$2.1 million ($2 mm), or CN3 cents per share, a year ago. Sales for the Canadian action sports chain declin

Sports Direct Raises Full Year Forecast

December 10, 2009 SGB Update

Sports Direct International Plc reported lower pre-tax profit for the first half of the year ended Oct. 25, hurt by lower gross margins and finance income compared to last year, notwithstanding a more than 10% increase in revenues…

TYR Announces Multi-Year Partnership with USA Triathlon

December 10, 2009 SGB Update

TYR announced a multi-year partnership with USA Triathlon. The company, a USA Triathlon Gold Sponsor, will be the official swimwear, Team USA competition and training apparel outfitter, and swim accessories and goggles supplier for the organization…

Nike 6.0 Continues Sponsorship of NSSA

December 10, 2009 SGB Update

The NSSA (National Scholastic Surfing Association) announced an extended and upgraded two-year partnership with Nike 6.0. This new partnership designates Nike 6.0 as the “Official apparel and shoe sponsor of the NSSA.”…

Under Armour Opens NYC Pop-Up Store

December 9, 2009 SGB Update

Under Armour opened its first pop-up store in New York City. The 3,300 square foot store, at 3 West 57th Street, displays several of the uniforms for the U.S. team members competing in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. These include the USA Freestyle Ski team

Nautilus Sells Portion of Commercial Assets

December 9, 2009 SGB Update

Nautilus, Inc. has entered into definitive agreements for the sale of certain assets of its commercial business to Fit Dragon International Ltd. for $12.3 million. The agreements provide for the sale of certain assets of StairMaster and Schwinn Fitness, i