Category: Footwear

Newton Running Names President

March 4, 2009 SGB Update

Newton Running appointed Stephen Gartside as the company’s president. Gartside will run the day-to-day global operations of Newton Running, based in Boulder, and work closely with Newton’s founders, Danny Abshire and Jerry Lee. Gartside has more than 20 y

Shock Doctor Beefs Up Management Team

March 3, 2009 SGB Update

Shock Doctor, Inc. named Steven Coopersmith as senior vice president of marketing and Andy Donahue as powersports sales manager. Coopersmith will lead all marketing efforts, in promoting the company's brand on a worldwide basis. Donahue will helm the

NSGA: Athletic Footwear Prices Up 1.6% in 2008

March 3, 2009 SGB Update

Preliminary data from the NSGA “Sporting Goods Market in 2009” report puts the average price point for athletic footwear in 2008 at $43.71, a 1.6% increase from 2007. In 2007, the average price had risen 2.1% to $43.03…

Play It Again Parent Posts Net Loss in Fourth Quarter

March 3, 2009 SGB Update

Winmark Corporation, the parent of Play It Again Sports, reported that net income fell 37% for the year ended December 27 to $1.1 million, or 21 cents per diluted share, compared to $3.0 million, or 54 cents per diluted share, for 2007…

Footjoy Closing Plant in Brockton

March 3, 2009 SGB Update

FootJoy, a division of the Acushnet Co., is shutting down its plant in Brockton, MA, affecting 103 employees. A company spokesman Rob Kelley told The Enterprise of Brockton that the closure announced Thursday will occur in phases over the next six weeks..

Globe International’s Sales Slide 4.5% in Half

March 3, 2009 SGB Update

Globe International's sales fell 4.5% in the six months ended Dec. 31, to Australian $60.6 million (U.S. $39.3 million). In constant currency terms, sales dropped 11%. The EBITDA loss was A$5.7 million ($3.7 million) compared to earnings of A$1.1 mil

Pacific Brands Restructures As H1 Sales Dip 2.9%

March 3, 2009 SGB Update

Pacific Brands is implementing a new strategy – Pacific Brands 2010 – to restructure and sharpen the focus of the business. The company will discontinue some of its smaller labels and brands to reduce complexity and cost and divest some non-core businesse

Analysis: Women Consumers at Sporting Goods Retail…

March 3, 2009 SGB Update

A frequently-cited marketing maxim holds that women drive 80 percent of consumer purchases at retail. While finding the original source of that figure has proven to be elusive, most will agree that women are responsible for a significant level of spending

RECALL: 78,000 Bowflex Units

March 3, 2009 SGB Update

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Nautilus, Inc. have recalled about 78,000 Bowflex Ultimate 2 Home Gyms after it was determined the unit's horizontal seat rail can unexpectedly fall on the user or bystander…

Lacrosse Subsidiary Receives Army Order for $6.7 Million

March 3, 2009 SGB Update

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. said its Danner subsidiary received a new $6.7 million delivery order from the U.S. Army for the Danner Combat Hiker boot. Danner anticipates delivering this order of the Combat Hiker boot beginning in April through August of this

RECALL: Bowflex Gyms

March 3, 2009 SGB Update

Nautilus Inc. is recalling a total of 78,000 Bowflex home gym systems because of safety concerns. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the seat of the Bowflex Ultimate 2 Home Gym could fall unexpectedly and injure a user or bystander. The seat, whi

Gramicci Hires VP, Sales

March 2, 2009 SGB Update

Patricia Babka has been named vice president of sales for Gramicci, the manufacturer of outdoor lifestyle apparel. Most recently, Babka was general manager for the Americas at Skins USA, where she established all facets of the operations to launch Skins c

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