SGB Sports & Fitness

Hincapie Hires GM to Guide Expansion

Hincapie Sportswear hired James Samuel as the company's new GM to grow retail distribution. Samuel, who had worked at Spyder's Cloudveil unit, will oversee every aspect of the cycling apparel brand to help the company grow nationally and interna

Polartec Awards Appalachian State Outdoor Programs $10,000

Polartec announced Appalachian State University as the winner of its Made Possible College Challenge this week. The contest, which began in early October, was aimed at promoting collegiate outdoor programs, with the winner receiving a $10,000 grant and Po

Seattle Startup Targets Retailers with Custom Bottles

Seattle start-up MiiR Bottles will provide customized stainless steel water bottles to Seattle retailer evo for sale online and within the retail store. Miir Bottles said it is using new technology that makes it easier to customize bottle designs to help

Dynamic Brands Hires Sales and Marketing Coordinator

Dynamic Brands, the parent Company for Bag Boy, Burton, Datrek, Devant and Sir Christopher Hatton, announced that golf industry professional Lizzie Leasure has been named the company's sales and marketing coordinator for the golf division…

Cybex Chairman Calls $66M Verdict an Injustice

In a letter to shareholders, John Aglialoro, Chairman & CEO at Cybex, strongly defended itself against a devestating $66 million product liability verdict against the company, calling it “another example of a “tort system run amok.” Wrote Aglialoro, “It i

Polar Bottle Moves to New Facility

Product Architects, Inc., maker of the Polar Bottle, has moved to a new location, just down the road from its original headquarters in Boulder, CO. The company's new facility is twice the size of the old space and consolidates all Polar Bottle operat

Keen Footwear Opens Plant in Portland

Keen Footwear has opened a small factory in Portland with plans to make a small portion of its product in the U.S. James Curleigh, Keen's chief executive, told the Oregonian, “It's not so much flying our flag in America. It's about having s

SIA: August to October Snowsports Dollar Sales up 2%

Year-over-year snow sports equipment sales were up while apparel sales were lagging headed into November, according to the Snowsports Industries America topline report for the August through October period. Overall, sales for the period came in 1% ahead

Allen Edmonds Hires Category Manager, Golf

Allen Edmonds Shoe Corporation has hired Warren Vail as category manager, golf. Since 2007, Vail has served as the CEO of Parker McClain, Ltd. where he designed, manufactured and marketed high-end, custom golf shoes…

November Retail Comps Soar Above Expectations

Spirits are high for the Holiday 2010 selling season after aggressive promotions, pent-up consumer demand and colder weather patterns drove retail chains to their best November in four years. If a stellar Black Friday and steady sales throughout the fisca

Adio Eliminates Skate Team; Moves Offices To NYC

Adio Footwear is relocating its global headquarters from Southern California to its new parent company Anthony L&S Footwear Group's New York City offices. It has also confirmed that it eliminated its skate team in order to reallocate marketing resour