SGB Update Outdoor
Vail Resorts Makes Board Appointments
Vail Resorts appointed Thomas D. Hyde and Richard D. Kincaid to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Hyde will serve on the audit committee and Mr. Kincaid will serve on the compensation committee with both appointments are effective immediately…
USSA Marketing VP to Handle PR for FIS
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Vice President, Marketing Communications, Tom Kelly, was named chairman of the International Ski Federation's (FIS) Committee for Public Relations and Mass Media. Kelly will serve along with vice-chairman Ignacio Va
Atomic Reorganizes Southwest Sales Team
Atomic has reorganized its alpine and snowboard sales force in the southwestern territories of California, Arizona, and Nevada. The reorganization means long-time Atomic sales rep Rob Dill and Mark Mackay will begin servicing all of Atomic’s alpine busine
Patagonia Footwear Names National Sales Manager
Continuing the momentum of its launch of the first-ever line of Patagonia-branded footwear, Patagonia Footwear appointed outdoor and footwear sales veteran Jamie Barbor as national sales manager. Prior to joining Patagonia Footwear, Barbor owned Jamie Bar
Icebreaker Hires Chinook for Mid-Atlantic Sales
Chinook LLC has been appointed as Icebreaker's sales rep agency for the mid-Atlantic region. Chinook principal and industry veteran Ben Tindall will be leading Icebreaker’s continued growth in the area, supported by sales partners Andy Correll and P
Centerstone Tech Adds O’Neill Clothing to Client List
CenterStone Technologies, Inc. announced that O’Neill Clothing has selected the company’s iVendix software application for business-to-business (B-2-B) on-line ordering for their retail dealers. O’Neill Clothing dealers will be able to place their pre-se
Yakima Promotes Steck to Sr. Director of Marketing
Broadening his responsibilities in steering the overall marketing direction of the brand, Yakima promoted Mike Steck, ten year industry veteran, to senior director of marketing. In this new role, Steck will continue to grow his responsibility for stewards
Reef Sells Blanks at Pre-‘Black Monday’ Prices
Reef is opening its warehouse doors on June 28th to select San Diego shapers who will have access to 700 foam blanks at Pre- “Black Monday” prices. Reef arranged and subsidized the grass roots pricing initiative to give back to the local board building co
Waveyard Super Park Planned for Phoenix
Capitalizing on the increasing numbers of adventure sports enthusiasts, Waveyard Development, LLC plans to develop the first outdoor super park adventure and resort destination. Waveyard Development is currently in negotiations for a 200 plus acre site lo
SIA: Freestyle Category Strong in 05/06 Season
As reported in May, overall sales for the entire winter sport market (including specialty and chain stores) were up 4% in dollars to $2.3 billion for the August 2005 through March 2006 period, according to the SIA Retail Audit, conducted by Leisure Trends
Finish Line Q1 Net Falls 65%
The Finish Line, Inc. reported net income for the first quarter of $4.4 million or 9 cents per diluted share, down 65.4% from $12.7 million or 26 cents per diluted share reported for the same period last year. Consolidated net sales decreased 1% to $289.0
BIKE Athletic Inks Endorsement Deal with Takeo Spikes
BIKE Athletic has signed Buffalo Bills linebacker Takeo Spikes, a nine-year veteran and two-time pro bowl linebacker, to be the face of the brand. Spikes’ endorsement contract is part of the BIKE rebranding effort…
Collective Licensing Renew Canadian Airwalk License with RMP
Collective Licensing, LLC, owner of the Airwalk, genetic, Vision and Vision Street Wear, Vision Skateboards, and other brands, has renewed its licensing agreement with RMP Athletic Locker Ltd. for the Airwalk brand. RMP will continue to lead the sales and
Aura Performance Footwear Elects Board
Aura Performance Footwear recently named its new Board of Directors at its first meeting in Providence, RI. The new Board will consist of F Chris Nelson, from Rhode Island Textile, Co.; Thomas Kean, Jr., NJ State Senator who recently won the NJ Republica
Gildan Acquires Kentucky Derby Hosiery
Gildan Activewear Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase 100% of the equity of Kentucky Derby Hosiery Co., Inc., based in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The total purchase price, including the assumption of all of Kentucky Derby's debt, is approxima
