ProLogis will build a new industrial warehouse in northern Germany for Jack Wolfskin, a leading European provider of outdoor equipment, footwear and apparel. The 366,000 square foot facility will be developed on land recently acquired by ProLogis southwes
Category: Outdoor
NBA Opens adidas NBA Concept Shop in Turkey
NBA Commissioner David Stern, Erich Stamminger, president and CEO of the adidas Brand and members of the Minnesota Timberwolves opened the first adidas NBA Concept Shop in Europe in Istanbul, Turkey on Friday. The shop coincided with NBA Europe Live prese
Collective Brands Lays Out Its New Model…
Collective Brands, Inc. gave the market a peek inside its business model at its recent shareholder meeting, providing investors, analysts and the media with a pretty comprehensive look at a model that merges once divergent wholesale, retail and licensing
Reebok Service Departments to Move to South Carolina…
The adidas Group plans to move certain service functions located at Reebok headquarters in Canton, Mass., to the new adidas Group facilities under construction in Spartanburg, S.C. The relocation will affect approximately 100 Canton-based Reebok employees
D-Wade and AI Big in Europe…
The NBA reports that the most popular NBA jerseys in Europe are those of Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat and Allen Iverson of the Denver Nuggets. Four European players were among the top eight, including Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs (No.3), Boris Di
Jury Awards $8.1 mm to Baden in Molten Case…
Baden Sports, Inc. received an $8.1 million judgment in a federal case brought against Molten Corporation and Molten USA. The jury found that Molten willfully infringed Baden’s patent on Cushion Control Technology and that Molten had intentionally falsely
Nike, Apple Sued Over Nike+iPod Kit…
A Utah-based shoe company, Leaper Footwear, has filed suit against Apple and Nike over the Nike+iPod Sport Kit. According to documents filed in Utah's District Court, Leaper's founders, Greg and Kenny Anderson, claim they invented in 1995 and su
Orange 21 Issues Denial to Thesis-Recommended Sale…
In response to the letter issued by Thesis Capital Management, Orange 21 co-chairmen of the board, Mark Simo and John Pound, sent a pair of letters, one to Thesis and the other to the company's “friends and constituents” saying that the company had n
NGF: Aug. Rounds Down 2.7%…
The National Golf Foundation is reporting that rounds played in the U.S. in the month of August decreased 2.7% compared to the same month last year. As a result, the year-to-date figure is down 0.8% through August, though the premium public segment is sli
Wolverine World Wide Sees Q3 Sales Growth on Merrell Strength…
Wolverine World Wide continued to depend on strong results in its Outdoor group to offset declining sales in the Bates military business, as well as to offset the company’s departure from the Hush Puppies slipper business and the Stanley boots business. T
OIA Rendezvous Raises the Bar Yet Again…
OIA’s annual Rendezvous Leadership Conference continues to raise the bar year after year. With the 2007 event held in Vancouver, WA this year, attendees were treated to an extremely high caliber of speakers covering topics ranging from Latino marketing st
Johnson Outdoors Receives Military Tent Order…
Johnson Outdoors received military orders totaling $11.2 million for tents with anticipated delivery in the first half of 2008. Unfortunately for JOUT, the orders came as the company’s Binghamton, NY tent manufacturing operation was ramping down producti
Patagonia to Open Store in Boulder’s Pearl St. Mall
Patagonia will open a retail store in a historic building in Boulder, Colorado’s downtown pedestrian Pearl Street Mall next spring. The 2,961-square-foot store at 1212 Pearl Street will be Patagonia’s 24th retail location and its second in Colorado, joini
Under Armour’s Plank Donates $75,000 to Univ. of Maryland
Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank donated $75,000 to the University of Maryland, his alma mater, towards the new fund for the Smith School's Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship. Plank, a 1996 graduate of the Smith School, launched Baltimore-ba
Interbike Sees 4% Attendance Growth
Interbike reports that attendance for this year's event in Las Vegas saw a 4% increase over last year to nearly 23,000 members of the bicycle industry walking the aisles in Las Vages last week. A breakdown of the numbers indicates the show had slight
SGB Today
Active Lifestyle Market Product and Brand Marketing Stories from SGB PRO PR and SGB Premium PR Partners
Post your Product or Marketing News in the SGB PR Portal