Outdoor Product

Play It Again Sports Parent Appoints New Board Member

Jan 15, 2021SGB Updates

Winmark Corp., the parent of Play It Again Sports, named Gina De Caro Sprenger to its Board of Directors. Currently, Sprenger is the chief strategic retail officer for Fanatics. (Read More)

Joint Statement From AAFA, NRF, RILA, USFIA In Response To Ban On Cotton Imports From XUAR

Jan 15, 2021SGB Updates

The American Apparel & Footwear Association, National Retail Federation, Retail Industry Leaders Association, and The United States Fashion Industry Association responded to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) blanket Withhold Release Order (WRO) impacting all cotton and cotton products from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). (Read More)

Vail Resorts Sees 17 Percent Drop In Season-To-Date Skier Visits

Jan 15, 2021SGB Updates

Vail Resorts reported season-to-date total skier visits were down 16.6 percent compared to the prior year season-to-date period. Season-to-date total lift ticket revenue, including an allocated portion of season pass revenue for each applicable period, was down 20.9 percent. (Read More)

Stock+Field Closing All Locations

Jan 14, 2021SGB Updates

Stock+Field, the farm supply and outdoor department store, has filed for bankruptcy and is closing all 25 of its locations. (Read More)

Anta Sports’ Q4 Sales Gains Led by Fila, Other Brands

Jan 14, 2021SGB Updates

Anta Sports reported modest retail sales gains for its flagship Anta brand in the fourth quarter while strong double-digit gains were seen by Fila and its other brands ((Descente, Kolon Sport, Sprandi, and Kingkow). (Read More)

Bern Helmets Announces Expanded Team, New Headquarters

Jan 14, 2021SGB Updates

Bern Helmets announced an expanded leadership team and a growth plan leveraging the burgeoning outdoor and micro-mobility trends. Founder Dennis Leedom, with Adam Godwin, chief financial officer, will lead a team of veteran action sports professionals from its new headquarters in Cordage Commerce Center, a renovated industrial park. (Read More)

U.S. Bans Cotton From Xinjiang Region

Jan 14, 2021SGB Updates

The U.S. has banned imports of cotton products and tomatoes produced in China's Xinjiang region over the Chinese government's continued atrocities against its Uighur Muslim population U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Wednesday. (Read More)

Google Completes Fitbit Acquisition

Jan 14, 2021SGB Updates

Google said it had completed its acquisition of Fitbit after securing regulatory approvals. Fitbit’s CEO James Park and Rick Osterloh, Google's SVP, Devices & Services, issued separate statements committing to data privacy and security protections. (Read More)

Nike Sues Nearly 600 Websites For Selling Counterfeit Sneakers

Jan 14, 2021SGB Updates

Nike filed a lawsuit against 589 websites allegedly selling counterfeit versions of its Nike and Converse shoes online. (Read More)

Canada Goose Appoints Asia-Pacific President

Jan 14, 2021SGB Updates

Canada Goose announced the appointment of Scott Cameron as president, Asia-Pacific (APAC), effective April 1, as well as the appointment of Michael D. Armstrong, executive vice president, ViacomCBS, to its Board of Directors as an independent director, effective immediately. (Read More)

Play It Again Sports Parent Appoints New Board Member

Joint Statement From AAFA, NRF, RILA, USFIA In Response To Ban On Cotton Imports From XUAR

Vail Resorts Sees 17 Percent Drop In Season-To-Date Skier Visits

Stock+Field Closing All Locations

Anta Sports’ Q4 Sales Gains Led by Fila, Other Brands

Bern Helmets Announces Expanded Team, New Headquarters

U.S. Bans Cotton From Xinjiang Region

Google Completes Fitbit Acquisition

Nike Sues Nearly 600 Websites For Selling Counterfeit Sneakers

Canada Goose Appoints Asia-Pacific President

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