Category: Outdoor

Black Friday Deals Generate Increased Traffic

November 30, 2009 SGB Executive SGB Update

The 2009 Holiday shopping season kicked off with what appeared to be large increases in traffic for many retailers, but that traffic apparently resulted in less sales than expected for many. Early indications are that consumers got out early to snap up t

Verde PR and Base Camp Merge

November 30, 2009 SGB Update

Verde PR & Consulting and Base Camp Communications, both focused on the outdoor space, will merge Dec. 1. The new firm will retain the name Verde PR & Consulting…

Schumer Contacts the NBA on Jersey Issue

November 30, 2009 SGB Update

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced he has made a direct appeal to National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern asking him to terminate the leagues contract with the adidas company if it doesn’t scrap plans to ship its game-day jer

Louisville Slugger Partners with Baseball Factory

November 30, 2009 SGB Update

Baseball Factory will name Louisville Slugger as the official baseball bat and fielding glove of Baseball Factory under a multi-year agreement. In addition, Baseball Factory has named Louisville Slugger as a secondary sponsor of their tournament and youth

Football Lineman at Risk for Metabolic Syndrome

November 30, 2009 SGB Update

Two-thirds of Division I college football linemen studied were obese, putting them at significant risk for metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance compared with players at other positions, according to new research from the American College of Sports Me

Pure Fishing Heads Into New Quarters

November 30, 2009 SGB Update

The world headquarters for Pure Fishing has moved to a new office in The Carolina Research Park. The location at 7 Science Court, Columbia, SC, 29203, is now the home for global administration, durables product management and sales and marketing for the A

Shock Doctor Moves into Base Layer Category

November 30, 2009 SGB Update

Shock Doctor, Inc. announced its entry into the base layer protective category with its new ShockSkin line. Products include padded impact shirts and shorts for contact sports, including football, basketball, lacrosse and hockey…

Blacks Leisure Creditors Support Rescue Plan

November 30, 2009 SGB Executive SGB Update

Creditors of Blacks Leisure Group have settled on a rescue plan that should allow the company to stay in business. The company, which runs the Blacks Outdoor and Millets chains, said its proposal for a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), an insolvency pr

NSGA Study: Female Fitness Participation Grows

November 30, 2009 SGB Executive SGB Update

Among the 39 sports surveyed by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA), exercise walking, swimming and exercising with equipment attracted the greatest number of female participants seven years of age and older in 2008, according to data in the As

PPR Spinning Off Stores to Focus on Fashion Brands

November 25, 2009 SGB Update

PPR SA is planning on selling its once-core French retail businesses – including the electronics retailer Fnac and the Conforama discount furniture stores and the mail-order catalog business Redcats – to focus on developing its fashion brands such as Yves

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