NOLS has teamed up with lightweight gear and skills leaders GoLite and Backpacking Light Magazine to offer ultralight backpacking courses to their adult students. These skills courses represent NOLS' first venture into ultralight backpacking, the mos
Tag: People
Kona Partners with BikeTown Africa
The Kona Bicycle Company has always designed bikes for specific riders' needs. Kona bicycles have been piloted to World Championship titles, National Championships titles and World Cup victories but, in partnering with Bicycling magazine’s BikeTown A
Redfeather Inks Deal with Vail Resorts
Redfeather Snowshoes has formed an exclusive rental multi-year partnership with Vail Resorts. Redfeather Snowshoes are now available to visitors at Nordic Centers located at Vail’s Golden Peak, Beaver Creek, Keystone and Heavenly ski resorts.
Rip Curl Appoints US Merchandise Planning Manager
Rip Curl announced the appointment of Bill Hamilton to its management team, where he will be running merchandise planning for the US business. Bill joins Rip Curl after managing sales operations at Hurley and as serving as general manager of O’Neill’s As
Element 21 Golf Implements New Market Strategy
Element 21 is implementing a new three-tiered marketing strategy that is designed to maximize profits while maintaining control over its Scandium alloys. The three-tiered strategy targets: Retail Sales — equipment sales to a variety of domestic and inter
Euler Hermes: Business Failures Expected to Increase in 2006
The Global Index of Business Failures created by Euler Hermes credit insurance is expected to rise by 1% next year, following a slowdown in the reduction of business failures during 2005. The index suggests an increase in casualties during 2006 in the mai
Chris Jackson Named VP of Design for Calvin Klein Women’s Better Sportswear
Calvin Klein Women's Better Sportswear, a division of the Kellwood Company, under license from Calvin Klein, Inc., today named Chris Jackson vice president of design.
BRS Fuels Further Growth at Levtran…
Private equity firm Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.L.C. continues to have an appetite for the sporting goods industry, making another deal last month to fund an MBO at Levtran Enterprises, which operates the Downtown Locker Room and DTLR businesses
China Commits to Offensive Against Golf Counterfeitors…
The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group, which includes the Acushnet Company, Callaway Golf, Cleveland Golf, MacGregor Golf, Nike, PING, and TaylorMade-adidas Golf, announced last week that the Chinese government has launched a major
House Passes Budget; ANWR Saved for Now, but Other Lands Threatened…
The U.S. House of Representatives managed to pass the budget reconciliation bill just before adjourning for the Holiday. The vote went along partisan lines and narrowly passed by a 217 vote in favor with 215 opposed. 14 Republicans joined all voting Democ
Shoe Pavilion Names Watanabe as CFO
Shoe Pavilion, Inc. announced the appointment of Neil Watanabe as its EVP and CFO reporting to CEO, Dmitry Beinus. Mr. Watanabe will be replacing John D. Hellmann, VP-finance and CFO, who resigned effective November 21, 2005, in order to remain in Norther
CamelBak Promotes Three From Within
CamelBak Products has promoted three key executives to new roles with promotions for Mac Tillman, Jonathan Austen and Shawn Cullen, the first two in the company’s Recreation Division and the third on the company’s Government, Military, Industrial (GMI) Di
Strong Third Quarter Comps Boost Genesco’s Bottom Line
Genesco Inc. earnings before discontinued operations were $16.2 million, or 62 cents per diluted share for the third quarter, compared to $12.4 million, or 49 cents per diluted share last year. Net sales at Journeys rose 11% to $153 million. Same store sa
Merrell Makes ‘Ad Age Top 50’ List
Merrell has been named one of Advertising Age’s 2005 “Marketing 50” winners. Each year, Advertising Age recognizes 50 top brands for their consumer appeal and marketing excellence, which includes elements such as product design and development, research,
K2 and Marmot Complete Apparel Consolidation in Santa Rosa, Calif.
All sales, marketing and product development operations of the K2 Snow apparel brand have fully transitioned from K2 Sports in Vashon, Wash., to operate under Marmot in Santa Rosa, Calif. K2 Inc., parent company of K2 Sports, acquired Marmot in 2004 to es
SGB Today
Active Lifestyle Market Product and Brand Marketing Stories from SGB PRO PR and SGB Premium PR Partners
Post your Product or Marketing News in the SGB PR Portal