SGB Update Outdoor
Cabela’s Receives $43 Million from WV Economic Development Bonds
Cabela's Incorporated is refinancing the remainder of its economic development bonds related to the company's Wheeling, W.V. location. As a result, the company received roughly $43 million from the retirement of these bonds…
Altus Names Director of Marketing/Product Development
Altus Athletic, a leading manufacturer of personal fitness equipment, appointed John Hetzel as Director of Marketing and Product Development.. He was recently with Sportcraft as Director of Marketing managing the Recreational Products Division and was pre
Nicklaus Golf Adds Japanese Distributor
Cizen USA., Inc. has reached an agreement as the licensee for all of the Nicklaus Golf Equipment Company brands in Japan…
Play It Again Parent Sees Q1 Net Income Drop
Winmark Corporation, parent company to Play It Again Sports, reported first quarter net income of $662,200, or 12 cents per share diluted, down 40.5% from $1.1 million, or 18 cents per share diluted in the first quarter of 2006. First quarter revenues inc
Antigua Group to Market Dunlop in U.S. and Canada
The Antigua Group, Inc. signed a license agreement to design and distribute apparel and headwear under the Dunlop brand in the United States and Canada. This agreement calls for distribution in retail channels as well as corporate identity channels…
SmartWool Inks Deal with CenterStone
SmartWool has selected CenterStone Technologies, Inc.’s iVendix software application. iVendix will provide SmartWool with a business-to-business (B2B) online ordering system for more than 4,000 of their retail dealers and sales reps in North America. When
Tehama Names National Sales Manager
Tehama appointed Chris Alcocer as the company's new national sales manager. Alcocer will report to Steve Novak, senior VP of sales for Tehama, to strategically plan and direct the sales force of Tehama…
lucy to Open Arlington Store
lucy is expanding its East-Coast presence by opening a new store in Arlington, Virginia. The new lucy store is located at Pentagon Row. lucy will join other stores, including Chico’s, Elizabeth Arden and Bombay.
Gordon Brothers Acquires Rugged Shark
Gordon Brothers Group has acquired the brand and other assets of Rugged Shark, a line of high-end performance footwear for boating and other outdoor uses. Terms of the deal were not disclosed…
Foot Locker Goes Public with Genesco Acquisition Attempt…
Foot Locker, Inc. on Friday made public its recent attempts to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Genesco Inc. for $46 per share. In a letter sent April 19 to Hal Pennington, chairman, president and CEO of Genesco Inc., from Matthew Serra, chairman
Boix-Vives Retires from Quiksilver
Quiksilver announced in a filing with the SEC that Laurent Boix-Vives resigned from the Board of Directors. No other details were provided…
FeelFree Adds to Rep Force
Feelfree Kayak has hired Dennis and Diane Peters, of Simply Kayaking, Inc., as the exclusive Feelfree dealer sales representatives for Florida. The company has also announced the addition of Rich Lookabaugh as its sales representative for California, Ariz
American Eagle Files Lawsuit Against Payless ShoeSource
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Payless ShoeSource, Inc. to preserve the integrity of its youth-oriented lifestyle AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS® brand and to prevent consumer confusion arising from Payless' use of the AMERICA
Sportcraft Snags Classic Sport…
Sportcraft, Ltd. has acquired Classic Sport Companies, Inc. in a merger of two privately-held sports games companies. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Since being founded in 1994, Denver, Colo.-based Classic Sport has expanded from its original infla
Oakley Starts Year with Strong Organic Growth…
Oakley, Inc. recorded double-digit sales growth in the first quarter, pairing that gain with a triple-digit earnings jump. In addition, the company closed on its acquisition of Australian retailer Bright Eyes, and saw its renewed focus on optics fuel sal
