SGB Sports & Fitness

Incrediwear Names National Sales Director

Star Nutrition, Inc., a California-based diversified health and wellness firm, has appointed Matt Itamura as the national sales director for its Incrediwear division. Itamura brings years of retail apparel and marketing experience to the Incrediwear brand

Gore-Tex Antitrust Probes Proceed

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, The European Commission is set to begin preliminary inquiries into complaints by other waterproof-material makers and major outdoor brands that it's abusing its dominant position in the market for wat

Reebok Ad Banned Over Oxygen Claims

The Advertising Standards Authority, the U.K. watchdog group, has banned a 'potentially misleading' Reebok ad for Reezig Zigtech trainers over its advertising claims. It also ruled that Reebok had not provided sufficient evidence for the technol

Best Buy Invests in Mobile Fitness Earbud Tech Firm

Valencell, Inc., a Raleigh-NC based mobile health and fitness technology company, said it has received $5.5 million in Series B venture investment. The round was led by Best Buy Capital, the investment group of Best Buy Co., Inc., with participation from

Travel Spending Lagged GDP Growth in First Quarter

Real spending on travel and tourism lagged overall GDP growth in the first quarter, growing at an annual rate of 0.6 percent, following an increase of 2.6 percent (revised) in the fourth quarter of 2010. The slowdown reflected a downturn in both domestic

Two Ten Footwear Foundation President Steps Down

Two Ten Footwear Foundation President Peggy Kim Meill has stepped down, effective Aug. 1. A search committee has been formed, headed by Jim Salzano, president of The Clarks Companies NA and Vice Chair of Two Ten…

Dick’s SG Board Member Resigns

David I. Fuente, former chairman and CEO of Office Depot, has resigned from the board of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., according to an SEC filing. Dick's SG said Fuente resigned to “pursue other interests.”…

OBIT: Cameron Anderson

Cameron Anderson, who helped develop the Foot Locker chain while an executive with the Kinney Shoe Corp., died on June 11 at the age of 85…