SGB Sports & Fitness

Rawlings to Exit Football Equipment Categories

Rawlings Sporting Goods will halt production of football helmets and shoulder pads this year, according to a report by the St. Louis Dispatch. The company, which had entered the football helmet market in 2010, will continue to make footballs and apparel a

Ibex Outdoor Clothing Names New Reps

Ibex Outdoor Clothing has appointed Troy Kattreh and Pam Schwarzbach of The Ascentials as sales reps for the Midwest region, and Tom Lawrence to cover the East side of the Great Lakes…

Yue Yuen Profits Up in Q1

Yue Yuen reported sales in the first quarter rose 7.3 percent to $1.97 billion compared to the same period last year. Net profits rose 28.4 percent…

Everlast Opens First Stores in the U.S.

Everlast Worldwide is opening all three of its first U.S. brand stores in Florida. The stores will showcase boxing and mixed martial arts gear, alongside its new line of fitness apparel for men and women…

Intel Acquires Recon Instruments

Intel Corp. has acquired heads up display manufacturer Recon Instruments in an affirmation of its commitment to the smart eyewear category that Google abandoned earlier this year…

Fitbit’s IPO Sizzles

Proving many of its critics wrong and highlighting the hot prospects for the health-tracking device category, Fitbit last week made a huge splash in its initial public offering…

Speedo Signs Missy Franklin

Speedo USA, a division of PVH Corp., announced that five-time Olympic medalist, holder of two individual world records and competitive swimming superstar Missy Franklin has joined Team Speedo, marking her first endorsement since becoming a professional sw