SGB Update Outdoor
Movement Climbing, Yoga and Fitness Acquires Four Summit Climbing Gyms in DFW Area
Movement Climbing, Yoga and Fitness, the largest nationwide community of indoor climbing gyms, acquired four of Summit Climbing, Yoga and Fitness Gyms’ in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.
Play It Again Sports Parent Sees Q1 Revenues Up Slightly Despite Sharp Leasing Decline
Winmark Corporation, the parent of Play It Again Sports, reported net income for the first quarter ended April 1, 2023, of $8.94 million, $2.49 per share, down 9.2 percent from $9.85 million, or $2.65, a year ago.
Icebreaker Names Independent Sales Agency For The Rockies
Icebreaker tapped Ian Decker and Shondia Houtzer at Black Dog Sales Group to cover sales for the company in the Rocky Mountain region (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming).
Reima Appoints New Head Of Cluster For North America
Finnish kids’ activewear brand Reima, founded in 1944, hired Marc Cutilletta as head of North America, responsible for business and operations in the U.S. and Canada.
Toadfish Assets Up For Auction
Toadfish, the Charleston, SC-based lifestyle brand, is being auctioned off by Hilco Streambank, including its intellectual property, social media accounts with more than 225,000 followers, 980,000 customer files and about $1.6 million of inventory.
Campers Inn RV Opens Third Location In New Hampshire
Campers Inn RV reported opening a third location in New Hampshire— the company’s 37th full-service dealership—at 263 Dover Road in Chichester.
Pelican Products Hires SVP Of Product & Marketing
Pelican Products, Inc. hired Monica Rigali as senior vice president of product and marketing. Most recently, Rigali was the vice president of global brand management at JanSport/VF Corp.
OrthoLite Names OrthoLite Cirql Development And Commercialization Director
OrthoLite hired Marc Kronenberg as development and commercialization director for OrthoLite Cirql working from its headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Academy Sports + Outdoors To Open New Store In Lafayette, IN
Academy Sports + Outdoors reported it will open its first store in Lafayette, LA, on April 21. The approximately 60,000-square-foot store marks the first retail store the company will open in 2023.
SFIA: Sporting Goods Industry’s 2022 Growth Boosted By Inflation
The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) released its 2023 State of the Industry Report, showing 4.3 percent revenue growth in U.S. wholesale sales of athletic footwear, apparel, sports and fitness equipment, and licensed products in 2022.
REI To Close Portland Pearl District Store, Blames Theft
REI’s Portland, OR flagship store, located in the Pearl District, will be permanently closed due to crime and concerns for employee and customer safety concerns.
Study: Global Supply Chain Volatility Falls To Lowest Level Since July 2020
The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index concluded that global supply chains operate more efficiently today, signaling the lowest stress level since July 2020.
Mammut North America Hires Three Key VP Roles, Promotes Three Others
Mammut hired three new VP-level roles to its North American team structure to drive growth across sales, operations, marketing, and partnerships. Recent promotions include Leah Simkoff to VP of finance, Ian Armstrong to national sales director and Collin Jenkins to commercial director.
Camping World Holdings To Acquire All Seasons RV In Yuba City, CA
Camping World Holdings, Inc. agreed to acquire All Seasons RV in Yuba City, CA. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023, increasing its California location count to twenty-one.
Winnebago Industries Names VP Of Corporate Responsibility Team
Winnebago Industries hired Jil Littlejohn Bostick as executive director for the Winnebago Industries Foundation and vice president for the company’s corporate responsibility team, effective April 1.
