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Sport Chalet CEO Elected to NRF Board of Directors

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

Craig Levra, president and CEO of Sport Chalet Inc. has been elected to serve on the National Retail Federation’s board of directors…

SIA: December Drought Pushed Up Retail Inventory at Snow Sports Specialty Shops 16 Percent

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

A 50 percent decline in the snow cover in December caused inventory at specialty snow sports shops to swell by 16 percent compared to their level at the end of last year, according to the latest RetailTRAK report released by SnowSports Industries America.

High Sierra Honored for Marketing US Ski and Snowboard Team

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

High Sierra Sport Company, a manufacturer of innovative bags and adventure travel luggage, was honored by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association and SnowSports Industries America with the Doc DesRoches Award. The award recognizes a national team supplier

Nike Announces New Head for Western Europe

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

Nike Inc. announced that Bert Hoyt will become the vice president and GM of Western Europe, one of Nike's six divisional geographies. Hoyt will replace Brent Scrimshaw, 44, who after 18 years at Nike has decided to retire and return to his native Aus

Reef Inks Head-To-Toe deal with Luke Davis and Kai Otton

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

Reef is extending the depth and strength of its surf team with the 100 percent sponsorship of up-and-comer Luke Davis and ASP World Tour competitor Kai Otton. Luke and Kai will join the likes of Cyrus Sutton, Nick Rozsa and Mikala Jones…

Golf Manufacturers Triple Counterfeit Seizures

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group seized more than 95,000 counterfeit golf products in 2011, nearly four times the amount seized in the previous year. The group also secured a court order to shut down a number of websites alleg

Under Armour’s Q4 Revenues Jump 34 Percent

January 26, 2012 SGB Update

Under Armour, Inc. revenues in the fourth quarter increased 34 percent to $403 million from $301 million in the prior year’s period. Revenues rose 27 percent in apparel, 43 percent in footwear, and 149 percent in accessories. Net income increased 42

Callaway Golf’s Sales Off 17.2 Percent in Fourth Quarter

January 25, 2012 SGB Update

Callaway Golf Company’s net sales declined 17.2 percent to $154 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $186 million a year earlier, ending a tough year for the golf company and industry. But the Carlsbad, CA company said it expected its top and

Franklin Retail Solutions Expands Team

January 25, 2012 SGB Update

Franklin Retail Solutions, a provider of in-store marketing and merchandising solutions exclusively in the sporting goods, outdoor and active lifestyle industries, has hired Tracey Janey as chief of field operations and Kristen Bailey as chief marketing o

New Report Highlights Inequity in Pedestrian and Bicycle Funding

January 25, 2012 SGB Update

While 12 percent of trips in the U.S. are by bike or foot, 14 percent of traffic fatalities are bicyclists and pedestrians, according to Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report. Yet pedestrian and bicycle projects receive less