SGB Update Apparel
SGMA: About Half of America Population Physically Active
While more than 170 million Americans are active in a fitness, team sports, recreational, or outdoor endeavor, nearly 45 million are only casually active and more than 60 million Americans are not active at all, according to the Sporting Goods Manufacture
Billy Casper Golf Names VP of Human Resources
Billy Casper Golf (BCG), owner and operator of golf courses in 25 states, promoted Katie Barongan to vice president of human resources with oversight of BCG benefits, payroll, employment law and employee relations…
Forzani’s Athlete’s World Launches BTS Campaign
Athlete's World, which is part of The Forzani Group Ltd., is launching a redesigned website that fuses the sports lifestyle with music. AW is also creating in-store, movie theater, and online buzz with back-to-school and online contesting promotions
aboutGolf Re-Launches aboutGolf.com
aboutGolf has re-launched the original aboutGolf.com, announced aboutGolf CEO Bill Bales. aboutGolf, which has dedicated its entire 20-year history to golf, created the new Web site to put more information in the hands of the consumer…
Mark E. Thomas Joins NSSF as Head of Marketing
Mark E. Thomas has been appointed managing director, marketing communications, for the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Thomas comes to NSSF after serving seven years as director of marketing for Invisible Fence Brand in Knoxville, Tenn…
Smartwool Announces Changes in Leadership Team
SmartWool Corp. announced Mark Bryden will be leaving his role as president and general manager of SmartWool to become VP and general manager of Timberland North America. Simultaneously, the company announced that Mark Satkiewicz has been promoted to pres
Sheri Poe Joins Alegria Shoes
Sheri Poe, the founder of Ryka athletic footwear, has been named the chief marketing executive officer of Alegria Shoes, a fashion-comfort footwear brand based in Los Angeles…
SGB Publishes 2009 Top 100 Retailers Report
The SGB Retail Top 100 list has had its years of change in the past – due mostly to mergers and acquisitions of late – but this year marks the exit of one iconic retailer in 2008 and another that saw its last entry in 2009. The turmoil of the last year h
Zappos and Amazon Sitting in a Tree
That was how Zappos.com founder and CEO Tony Hsieh described on his blog the relationship between the two companies after Amazon, Inc. — the Wal-Mart of e-commerce — reached an agreement to acquire Zappos.com, the wildly-successful online shoe merchant,
Crocs CEO Responds to Negative Media Reports
A story published in the Washington Post that raised questions about the company's health prompted Crocs' president and CEO John Duerden to publicly assure consumers and investors about Croc's viability…
Dick’s Sporting Goods Expanding in Oregon
The effort by Dick's Sporting Goods to expand its presence in the Northwest is moving rather rapidly, according to a number of published reports and former Joe’s Sports & Outdoors management attending the OR Summer Market…
DU Commends Congressional Leadership For Efforts To Protect Grasslands
Ducks Unlimited commends House and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairmen Collin Peterson and Tom Harkin for their leadership to remove incentives from farm policy that encourage destruction of native grasslands, according to a release by the organization.
Reebok Hockey to Sponsor ECHL All-Star Game
The ECHL announced that Reebok Hockey will be the presenting sponsor for the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game and Skills Competition…
Outdoor Channel and Mossy Oak Renew Strategic Partnership
Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with Mossy Oak, creators of the Mossy Oak Brand Camouflage and producers of some of television’s most highly regarded hunting programs, including one of the top-rated shows
Conn Joins VF as President – VF Retail Licensed Brands
VF Corporation David Conn has been appointed President – VF Retail Licensed Brands, a new position within its subsidiary, VF Services, Inc. Conn, 41, will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities with key retailers under a licensed busine
