Gilson Boards has raised $50,000 from the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern (BFTP/NEP) Pennsylvania to launch its line of snowboards…
Category: Outdoor
Jack Wolfskin Names VPs of Product Development and Apparel
Jack Wolfskin named Imen Wong, 46, as vice president of product development and Jutta Cautery, 45, as vice president apparel. Both bring many years of experience in the sports and lifestyle industry…
Pope and Young to Teach Ethical Bowhunting to Scholastic 3D Archery Students
Scholastic 3D Archery and The Pope & Young Club announced have partnered to help students and their family members transition from introductory archery to a lifetime of ethical, Fair Chase bowhunting…
Outdoor Retailer Moves Up Winter Dates, Remains Mum on Potential Move
Emerald Expositions announced Thursday that it had moved up the date for the next three Outdoor Retailer Winter Markets by two weeks.The announcement addresses three of the biggest complaints about the trade show, but said nothing of whether it will remai
The Buckle Sees Modest June Comp Gain
The Buckle, Inc. reported comparable store net sales increased 0.5 percent in June. Net sales for the 5-week fiscal month ended July 4, 2015 increased 2.7 percent to $87.1 million…
Shiekh Shoes To Open Downtown L.A. Storefront
Shiekh Shoes has signed a lease to open a new location at 745 South Broadway Street in Los Angeles, CA…
Outdoor Retailer Moves Winter Market Dates
Emerald Expositions has moved up the date for Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2016 by two weeks to Jan. 7-10 in a bid to avoid competing against the Sundance Film Festival for housing and the Martin Luther King Jr Holiday for the attention of retailers. Th
Yakima Doubles Size of Sales Management Team
Yakima Products Inc. has doubled the size of its sales management team with the addition of four key positions focused on strategic accounts, specialty retailers, and the international sales and automotive channels…
OBIT: La Sportiva’s Francesco Delladio
La Sportiva in a statement said Francesco Delladio, president of La Sportiva globally, has passed away.
Imports Increasing as Retailers Prep for Back-To-School
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 7.3 percent this month over the same time last year as retailers stock up for the busy back-to-school season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker repor
Bogner Pulls Sale
The family owner of Bogner, the maker of winter jackets and skiwear, has canceled plans to sell the company. As reported, Bogner last year hired Goldman Sachs to seek a buyer…
L.L.Bean Recruits Staff for Midwest Stores
L.L.Bean has begun recruiting staff to run its first retail location in Kansas and second store in Ohio as well as its first outlet in New York…
Skechers Sues Steven Madden for Infringing on Go Walk Line
Skechers USA, Inc. filed a lawsuit against Steven Madden Ltd. for selling footwear that infringes on the popular Skechers Go Walk product line as well as other popular Skechers product lines…
Vans Partners with Eley Kishimoto on Living Art Collection
Vans has teamed up with British design house Eley Kishimoto, a brand known for its bold, vibrant prints, to launch a collection of wearable art with Vans footwear, apparel and accessories as the canvas to these imaginative designs…
Smartwool Partners with the Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run
Smartwool has signed on as the lead clothing and sock partner of the Hard Rock Hundred Endurance Run…
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