Category: Outdoor

ESPN, SEC Team Up For New Apparel Collection

July 26, 2011 SGB Update

ESPN has partnered with The Southeastern Conference to launch the “SEC on ESPN” apparel collection. The “SEC on ESPN” will be sold exclusively at Dick's Sporting Goods throughout the South and will be available online at DSG.com, ESPNShop.com and SEC

LaCrosse Footwear Posts Q2 Loss Despite Sales Gains

July 25, 2011 SGB Update

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. reported sales for the second quarter ended June 25 edged up 1.9 percent to $27.1 million as sales growth in the company’s Outdoor offset declines in the Work market, which were fueled by military contract order declines and

Skullcandy Has Solid IPO Debut

July 25, 2011 SGB Update

Skullcandy Inc.’s IPO raised $188 million before underwriting expenses, with about half the proceeds going to the company and the other half to selling shareholders. The offering was priced Tuesday night at $20, above its previously projected range

Vibram Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Fila

July 25, 2011 SGB Update

Vibram SpA and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vibram USA Inc., have filed suit against Fila USA, claiming its “Skele-toes” footwear collection infringes on U.S. patents that cover Vibram's FiveFingers product. Fila has responded that the allegations h

Cybex Q2 Sales Jump, But Lawsuit Widens Loss

July 25, 2011 SGB Update

Sales growth was solid for Cybex International, Inc. during the second quarter ended June 25, but litigation related to the much-publicized Bardhard product liability judgement handed down in December continued to sink the company’s bottom line…

Blackstone Acquires Jack Wolfskin; Begins CEO Search

July 25, 2011 SGB Update

Jack Wolfskin GmbH & Co KGaA, Germany’s dominant outdoor vendor and largest franchisor of specialty stores, was acquired last week by the multi-billion Blackstone Group from private equity firms Quadriga Capital and Barclays Private Equity…

Holdsport Completes IPO

July 25, 2011 SGB Update

Holdsport, which runs the Sportsmans Warehouse and Outdoor Warehouse stores in South Africa, raised 930 million rand ($135mm) in an initial public offering on the JSE (Johannesburg Stock Exchange)…

Accell H1 Growth Fueled by Acquisition and German Demand

July 25, 2011 SGB Update

Sales at Accell Group N.V. rose 9 percent in the first half of the year to €373 million ($480 mm), including a six point boost from its February acquisition of Turkish affiliate Accell Bisiklet, which has boosted Accell’s business in Turkey, F

New Era Restructures Product/Marketing Teams

July 25, 2011 SGB Update

To support its strong growth, New Era said it is restructuring its global product and marketing teams, and investing more resources to further develop their emerging accessories and apparel divisions. The newly expanded global teams will lead brand strate

Franz Koch Takes Over as Puma’s CEO

July 25, 2011 SGB Update

Puma has transformed into a European Corporation in a move designeed to drive further synergies with regard to the Sport & Lifestyle Division of PPR, Puma's majority shareholder. With the completion of the transformation, Franz Koch has become Puma&#

Wenger Raids Counterfeit Backpack Operation

July 25, 2011 SGB Update

Wenger, maker of the Genuine Swiss Army Knife, has successfully broken-up a counterfeit operation at a factory located in the Huadu district of Guangzhou, China where several hundred fake Wenger backpacks were being manufactured. On July 11th Wenger inves

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