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Lightfield Ammunition ProStaff Adds Serafini

June 3, 2011 SGB Update

Lightfield Ammunition Corporation has announced the addition of Joe Serafini to their ProStaff…

Matrix Fitness Appoints VP of National Accounts

June 2, 2011 SGB Update

Johnson Health Tech North America said Andy Richters, a 24-year industry veteran, will become the vice president of national accounts for Matrix Fitness…

The Buckle’s May Comps Climb 9 Percent

June 2, 2011 SGB Update

The Buckle, Inc. today that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the four-week period ended May 28, 2011 increased 8.8 percent versus the year-ago month…

Costco’s May Comps Up 17%

June 2, 2011 SGB Update

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $7.14 billion for the month of May, the four weeks ended May 29, 2011, an increase of 17 percent from $6.09 billion during the similar period last year. Comparable stores sales in the United States, inclu

Study: Sporting Goods Prices Heading Up

June 2, 2011 SGB Update

More than 90 percent of sporting-goods manufacturers, including athletic footwear and apparel, paid higher input costs in the first quarter, and 41 percent of those firms increased wholesale prices, according to a quarterly survey of private, independent

Congressional Bills Would Open More Federal Land to Hunters and Fishermen

June 2, 2011 SGB Update

H.R. 1997, the Making Public Lands Public Act, introduced in the U.S House of Representatives last month and S. 901, introduced in early May in the U.S. Senate, could potentially open hundreds of thousands of acres of Federal public land to hunting, fishi

Quiksilver Posts Steep Q2 Loss on Asia Pacific Charges

June 2, 2011 SGB Update

Quiksilver, Inc. reported revenues inched up 2.1 percent in the second quarter, to $478.1 million, but lost $83.3 million due largely to a major goodwill impairment charge and valuation allowances related to its Asia Pacific business. Pro-forma Adjusted E

Jones Group to Acquire Kurt Geiger

June 2, 2011 SGB Update

The Jones Group, the parent of Nine West, has acquired Kurt Geiger, Europe's largest luxury shoe retailer from Graphite Capital, a United Kingdom mid-market private equity firm, for approximately $350 million in cash, inclusive of debt acquired…

Kangaroos Becomes Online Exclusive for Zappos

June 2, 2011 SGB Update

Kangaroos, a sneaker brand that was popular in the '80s, will be sold online exclusively by Zappos.com under an agreement announced Thursday…

RECALL: Bell Sports Exodus Children’s Bike Helmets

June 1, 2011 SGB Update

Bell Sports has voluntarily recalled about 31,100 full-face bicycle helmets in the United States and 2,500 in Canada due to a faulty buckle, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada.

Sigg Switzerland USA Attributes Bankruptcy to BPA Issue

June 1, 2011 SGB Update

Sigg Switzerland USA Inc. would sell all its assets to its Canadian sister company under a court-supervised auction aimed at raising money to pay back some non-secured creditor claims, according to documents the company filed as part of its Chapter 11 ban