SGB Sports & Fitness

Red Oak to Cease Operations…

Red Oak Sportswear, the maker of licensed sports apparel in College Station, TX, plans to cut 124 jobs as it winds down operations, according to documents filed with the Texas Workforce Commission. The company, a division of Illinois-based Knights Apparel

Co-Founders Buy Back prAna…

The week's second high-profile deal involved Beaver Theodosakis and his co-founders taking back prAna from Liz Claiborne with help from PE firm Steelpoint Capital Partners in a management led leveraged buyout. prAna was acquired by Liz for $34.4 mil

Sun and Ski Upgrades Online Product Reviews

Sun & Ski Sports has chosen PowerReviews to collect, organize, structure and moderate customer product reviews on its Web site. The 15-store retail chain's e-commerce site advertises 1,000 SKUs from 100 brands…

Raleigh to Take Top Dealers to China

Raleigh USA recognized its top 25 Raleigh and Diamondback bicycle dealers for 2007 and said it would take them on a tour of its production facilities in China Feb. 23 through March 1.The itinerary includes visits to the cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou and H

Callaway to Produce St Andrews Links Accessories

Callaway Golf has agreed to a five-year worldwide license with St Andrews Links to develop a dual branded range of golf accessories. The partnership, brokered by Copyright Promotions Sport on behalf of St Andrews Links, will allow the world famous St Andr

LaCrosse to Ship More Cold Weather Boots to Marines

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.'s Danner subsidiary won a $900,000 delivery order under its Mountain Cold Weather Boot contract with the United States Marine Corps. Danner will supply the troops in Afghanistan with 5,730 pairs of the boot in several shipment

Callaway Golf Ends Strong 2007 With Weak Fourth Quarter…

Callaway Golf finished a strong 2007 with a rather lackluster fourth quarter as net sales decreased and the quarterly loss widened considerably. However, the soft quarterly results came in the company’s smallest and slowest quarter, which allowed ELY to s

LaCrosse Posts Positive Year Despite Slower Q4…

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. saw slowing sales in the fourth quarter, leaving the company with 23% more inventory at the end of the year than a year earlier. But the company said subsequent cold weather had cleaned out most retailers' inventory and it di

Nautilus Cancels Acquisition of China Factory…

Nautilus Inc. canceled plans to buy its largest contract manufacturer in Xiamen, China. In a filing with the SEC, the company said it would likely have to forfeit the $18.5 million non-refundable deposit paid to Land America Health & Fitness Co. as part o

Unifi Halves Fiscal Q2 Loss…

Polyester yarn maker Unifi Inc., whose Repreve recycled polyester has become a major staple of sustainable apparel in the outdoor industry, said it cut its second-quarter losses 57% on a 17% increase in net sales…

Spyder Acquires Cloudveil…

Spyder Active Sports, Inc. has acquired Cloudveil Mountain Works, Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under the agreement, Cloudveil will remain a separate brand entity and operate as a wholly owned, independent division of Spyder Active Sports. Cl