Lazydays Holdings Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
New CFO Jeff Needles is a Certified Public Accountant, holds an MBA from Washington University, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Saint Louis University, John Cook School of Business.
Camelbak, Bell/Giro Parent Revelyst Completes Sale to Financial Firm
The parent of Foresight Sports, Bushnell Golf, Fox, Bell, Giro, CamelBak, Bushnell, Simms Fishing was acquired by SVP in an all-cash transaction based on an enterprise value of $1.125 billion.
EXEC: SGB 2025 Look Ahead with Trade Association Leaders
Trade associations representing the active lifestyle space shared their concerns with SGB Executive regarding potential tariffs, supply chain disruptions and the likelihood of an unstable economy in 2025. However, they were generally upbeat about the year ahead.
EXEC: SGB 2025 Outdoor Market Leaders Look Ahead
Leaders and innovators in the outdoor active lifestyle space see 2025 as a potential recovery year as a lengthy destocking process has finally rebalanced inventories across most categories. Insights from Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, Outdoor Retailer, Gregory, Mammut, Lycra, Farm to Feet, Next Adventure, Nemo, Circana and others…
SGB 2024 Year in Review: Outdoor Market Top 25 Most Read News
The SGB Outdoor segment has a clear red line of store closures, bankruptcies, layoffs, the unraveling of one of the market’s largest brand consolidators in the space, and the continued issues plaguing the market’s largest specialty retailer.
SGB 2024 Year in Review: Most Read Outdoor Press Releases
SGB Media readers most frequently read the articles SGB Media publishes in the SGB Morning and Evening Update Newsletters each However, many of our readers and newsletter subscribers also know that the SGB Media website (SGBonline.com ) includes thousands of product and brand marketing press releases posted by SGB Media for the Active Outdoor Industry PR, Marketing and Communications agencies and professionals that drive daily brand messaging for their clients.
EXEC: SGB 2024 Year in Review Wrap Up
If you are just back from two weeks in Fiji, never fear as SGB Media has you covered on the people, brands and issues that made 2024 a year to forget for many retailers and brands in the active lifestyle space.
Midwest Outdoor and Winter Sports Rep Associations Merge
Midwest Winter Sports Reps Association (MWSRA) and Outdoor Reps Association (ORA) have merged to form Midwest Professional Reps Organization, or M-Pro. The merger was effective on January 1.
EXEC: Jens Ansø Parting Ways With GiantMouse to Focus on Ansø of Denmark
Effective immediately, GiantMouse Co-Founder Jens Ansø will step back from the knife company to dedicate more time to his Ansø of Denmark brand.
SGB 2024 Year in Review: Active Lifestyle Stocks Under Pressure Again in 2024
For the third consecutive year, stocks in the active lifestyle market were impacted by inflation woes, tepid consumer spending and the larger public companies, including Nike, Lululemon, Columbia Sportswear and Topgolf Callaway Brands, all lost sales momentum.
SGB 2024 Year in Review: A Shifting Market Impacts the Largest Active Lifestyle Brands
The top news trends for the year were primarily centered around turnaround efforts at some of the biggest public companies in the active lifestyle market.
Compass Diversified Completes Sale of Ergobaby Business
The parent of the 5.11 Tactical, Boa, Lugano, Primaloft, and Velocity Outdoor subsidiaries has entered into a definitive agreement and completion of the sale of its majority-owned subsidiary, The Ergo Baby Carrier, Inc.
SGB Year in Review: Remembering the Industry Leaders Lost In 2024
SGB Media remembers industry business leaders who passed away this year in the active outdoor space and acknowledges their contributions to the broader community.
SGB 2024 Year in Review: Executive Shuffle—Part Two
In part two, SGB Media highlights the notable executive leadership changes in the active lifestyle industry in the second half of 2024, from July 2024 to December 2024.
U.S. Consumer Confidence Shrinks in December Survey; Tariffs Top of Mind
Based on consumers’ short-term outlook for income, business and labor market conditions, the Board’s Expectations Index tumbled 12.6 points to 81.1 for the month, just above the threshold of 80 that usually signals a recession ahead.
