Category: Sports/Fitness

U.S. Sec. of Interior Creates Office of Youth…

May 4, 2009 SGB Update

Secretary of Interior Salazar has created a new Office of Youth. The new office will coordinate a department-wide youth program to introduce young Americans from all backgrounds to national parks and monuments, refuges, public and tribal lands and to prom

Teva Partners with Outdoor Foundation and IMBA

May 4, 2009 SGB Update

Teva, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, and The Outdoor Foundation today announced a new partnership effort aimed at broadening the outdoor community by engaging new audiences and industries in nature-based activities…

Sig Sauer Inks Contract with Army

May 4, 2009 SGB Update

Sig Sauer, Inc. said it has secured a multi-year contract to provide pistols to the U.S. Army's Material Command. The potential value for all quantities and the related customer support package is $306 million. The initial order of 55,890 units is to

Big Rock Sports Relocates Distribution Center

May 1, 2009 SGB Update

Big Rock Sports plans to relocate its Henry's Distribution Center to Hamlet, NC. This move will enable Big Rock Sports to expand from 170,000 square feet to 310,000 square feet of warehouse space. The new state-of-the-art facility will start receivin

Under Armour Beats the Street in Q1

May 1, 2009 SGB Update

Under Armour, Inc. got Wall Street excited again this week following the company’s report of first quarter results. Like the news media during a Barack Obama speech, analysts and investors were quick to buy into the numbers, conveniently ignoring the lac

DSW Shoes Opens Store in Frederick, MD

April 30, 2009 SGB Update

DSW will open a new store in Frederick, MD on May 7. The store will be the 16th DSW location in the Washington D.C. market. The 17,000 square foot store in Frederick will offer women and men thousands of shoes in a contemporary setting…

Volcom Q1 Sales Slide 15%; EPS Plummets

April 30, 2009 SGB Update

Volcom, Inc. reported first quarter consolidated revenues were $68.3 million, a 15% drop from $80.6 million in the first quarter of 2008. Total revenues in the company’s U.S. segment, which includes revenues from the U.S., Canada, Japan and most other int

Teva Secures Two New Sales Agencies

April 30, 2009 SGB Update

Teva, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, has hired Great Pacific Sales to represent the brand in Northern California and McG Sales to represent the brand in the Mid-Atlantic. Both sales organizations will report in to Jake Brandman, Teva VP of Dom

Secretary of Interior Creates Office of Youth

April 30, 2009 SGB Update

Secretary of Interior Salazar has created a new Office of Youth. The new office will coordinate a department-wide youth program to introduce young Americans from all backgrounds to the beauty, values and importance of our national parks and monuments, ref

Callaway Q1 Earnings Plummet in Tough Golf Market

April 30, 2009 SGB Update

Callaway Golf Company reported that net sales declined 25.8% to $271.9 million in the first quarter, compared to $366.5 million in Q1 2008. Net income fell 82.8% to $6.8 million, or 11 cents per diluted share, compared to $39.7 million, or 61 cents per d

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