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Washington Task Force on Parks and Outdoor Rec To Meet

March 27, 2014 SGB Update

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s new Blue Ribbon Task Force on Parks and Outdoor Recreation will hold its first meeting April 9. At the meeting, a 28-member task force that includes Outdoor Research CEO Dan Nordstrom, will develop an action plan and rec

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Distribute $1.1 Billion to State Wildlife Agencies

March 27, 2014 SGB Update

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will distribute nearly $1.1 billion in excise tax revenues paid by sportsmen and sportswomen to state and territorial fish and wildlife agencies to fund fish and wild

Fuji Bikes to Manufacture Design Contest Winner

March 27, 2014 SGB Update

Fuji Bikes has partnered with Oregon Manifest and Levi's to sponsor a bike design competition which partners design firms in five American cities with American bicycle craftsmen to create the Ultimate Urban Utility Bike. Fuji has committed to manufac

Lululeman’s New Yogi Brings New Vision

March 27, 2014 SGB Update

Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported a rather blasé fourth quarter, with almost flat year-on-year profit on a comparable-store sales decline of 2 percent, its first quarterly drop since 2009. Its first-quarter and full year outlook also called for basically

Sport Chalet Seeking National Reach

March 27, 2014 SGB Update

At Telsey Advisory Group’s 6th Annual Spring Consumer Conference last week, Craig Levra, Sport Chalet’s chairman, CEO and president, said he expects Sport Chalet to be “at least twice its size” within five years with a goal of ulti

Riddell Enters New Agreement with NFL for Collectibles

March 26, 2014 SGB Update

Riddell signed a new agreement with the National Football League as the exclusive licensee for collectible helmets. The new deal comes less than two months after the NFL chose not to renew a deal with Riddell mandating that any players wearing non-Riddell