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Nathan Makes Adds to Sales and Marketing Team

January 12, 2015 SGB Update

Nathan Sports, which was recently named one of the fastest-growing, privately-held businesses in the Philadelphia region, named three recent hires in its sales and marketing department…

Federal Mediators Join Stalled PMA-ILWU Contract Talks

January 10, 2015 SGB Update

Hope that increasingly contentious contract negotiations between the companies and labor union running West Coast ports would not deteriorate into a paralyzing lock out or strike was bolstered last week when federal mediators said they would join the talk

Cannondale-Garmin Team Showcases 2015 Team and Technology

January 9, 2015 SGB Update

Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling showcased its 2015 team and the cycling products they will be using at a VIP event in New York City Wednesday night. Products from sponsors Cannondale, Garmin, New Balance, Mavic, Castelli, POC, FSA/Vision, Fizik and Kinnetic

Dakine Sourcing Swimwear from California

January 9, 2015 SGB Update

Dakine has chosen Northridge Mills to help produce its first women's swimwear line at its factory in California.
The line will hit finer retail stores this spring…

UA Outdoor Hires First PR Firm to Focus on Outdoor/Action Sports

January 9, 2015 SGB Update

Under Armour's Outdoor Performance Division hired Groundswell PR to boost the profile of its outdoor products in the outdoor and action sports arenas. The hire marks the first time since UA launched the division in 2006 that it has hired a PR/marketi

Fiskars to Pay $2.6MM to Settle CPSC Complaint Against Gerber

January 9, 2015 SGB Update

Fiskars Brands Inc. of Madison, WI has agreed to pay a $2.6 million civil penalty and abide by a consent decree to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it knowingly failed to report dangerous defects in an axe made by Gerber Legendary Blades to the U.S. Cons

Dorel’s Bike Business Resumes Growth Mode

January 9, 2015 SGB Update

Dorel Industries Inc. unveiled a series of changes at its nearly $1-billion-year bicycle business last week, including eight new managers, a new name and its first subsidiary in Chile. The announcements mark a shift back to growth mode after more than a y

Inaugural SFIA Sports Tech Conference and Marketplace Launches at International CES

January 8, 2015 SGB Update

The inaugural Sports Tech Conference and Marketplace presented by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) made its successful debut earlier this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
The Sports Tech Conference,

Blundstone Announces Sustaining Sponsorship Of The 2015 Sundance Film Festival

January 8, 2015 SGB Update

Blundstone announced its sustaining sponsorship as the official boot of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival…

IBM: Holiday Online Sales Up 13.9 for the 2014 Season

January 8, 2015 SGB Update

Overall holiday online sales were up 13.9 for the 2014 season, according to the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark. Mobile sales accounted for 22.6 percent of all online sales for the 2014 holiday season, an increase of 27.2 percent year over year…

Brick and Mortar Stores See Single-Digit December Revenue Drop

January 8, 2015 SGB Update

RetailNext Inc., a leader in applied retail analytics for physical stores, released its monthly Retail Performance Pulse, showing a 6.5 percent year-over-year decrease in sales on a 7.1 percent decline in traffic at brick-and-mortar stores for the retail