Category: Outdoor

Accell to Phase Out Bike Manufacturing at Raleigh Canada

January 15, 2013 SGB Update

Accell Group N.V. is ceasing manufacturing and assembly activity at Raleigh Canada Limited's Waterloo, Québec facility in 2013, resulting in the termination of 100 contract employees. The facility will continue to support Raleigh Canada’s prese

SHOT Show Opening Marks 35 Years

January 15, 2013 SGB Update

Nearly 60,000 industry professionals will attend the 35th anniversary of the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade ShowTM (SHOT Show) at the Sands Expo and Convention Center Jan. 15-18. This year's show will span 630,000 net square feet of exhibitor spa

Tilly’s Reports Negative Comps for Holiday Period

January 15, 2013 SGB Update

Tilly’s Inc. comparable store sales, including e-commerce sales, for the ten-week Holiday period ended Jan. 5, 2013 decreased 1 percent, compared to a 5 percent increase for the comparable Holiday period ended Jan. 7, 2012.

NRF: Holiday Retail Sales Up 3.0 Percent

January 15, 2013 SGB Update

National Retail Federation estimated total holiday retail sales increased 3.0 percent to $579.8 billion, or well short of its forecast of 4.1 percent. NRF estimated non-store holiday sales grew 11.1 percent, below the 12.0 percent forecast by its Shop.org

Volfango Bondi becomes Puma’s General Manager Europe

January 15, 2013 SGB Update

Volfango Bondi has been appointed general manager Europe at Puma with immediate effect. He succeeds Sergio Bucher, who has decided to leave the company. Bondi is based at Puma's Headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany, and reports to chief commercial

City Sports to Launch Extended Sizes for Women

January 15, 2013 SGB Update

City Sports will be adding extended sizes to their CS by City Sports brand in March of 2013, with the sizes catering to plus-sized women. Designed in-house at City Sports, this addition to their product line is a follow-up to the brand re-launch in March

Athletic Propulsion Labs Secures Patent

January 15, 2013 SGB Update

Athletic Propulsion Labs, the athletic footwear company headquartered in Los Angeles, on Jan. 8 was granted a U.S. Patent (8,347,526 ) on its Load ‘N Launch technology. The newly issued Athletic Propulsion Labs Load ‘N Launch technology patent

Evolv Adds Three Managers

January 14, 2013 SGB Update

Footwear manufacturer Evolv Sports hired Mychele Lepinsky as marketing manager, Mike Turner as sales manager and Linh Nugyen as product line manager, rock climbing…

SOG Specialty Knives and Tools Names Heinlen CEO

January 14, 2013 SGB Update

SOG Specialty Knives and Tools named Gerald T. (Jerry) Heinlen as its chief executive officer effective Dec. 31, 2012. Heinlen served as CEO at Yakima Products Inc from 2006 to 2011. Before that, he served as president and COO of Waterloo Industries, manu

Action Sports Group Acquires Flexmeter

January 14, 2013 SGB Update

Demon International, LC, doing business as Action Sports Group, has completed the acquisition of the French company Flexmeter and associated IP. Flexmeter, a division of the Docmeter company, is a developer and innovator of protective wrist guards for act

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