SGB Update Outdoor
New Mexico Governor to File Petition for Roadless Protection
The National Environmental Trust will host a telephone press conference where Gov. Bill Richardson will announce his petition for complete protection of roadless national forests in New Mexico, making him the first western governor to petition the Bush ad
McKinney Joins Mitchell and Ness
Mitchell & Ness hired Sean McKinney to the company’s executive leadership team. As Vice President of Sales and Marketing, McKinney will oversee the two departments and focus on enhancing the worldwide distribution of the Mitchell & Ness brand…
Sports Retailers See Healthy Start for Hardgoods…
Hardgoods sales, which make up anywhere between 45% to 55% of total revenues for most Sports Retailers, posted some pretty healthy gains in the retail first quarter through April. Both the athletic hardgoods and outdoor hardgoods areas posted sales incre
Famous Footwear Sees Operating Profit Decline on Inventory Clean-Up and Athletic Weakness…
Famous Footwear saw its sixth straight quarter of comp store sales increases in the first quarter ended April 29, posting a 1.9% comp sales gain for the period on top of a 1.5% increase in the year-ago period, but continued efforts to clean up inventories
Adams Golf Sees Q1 Iron Sales More than Double…
Adams Golf rode the strength of its Irons division during the first quarter to overcome weak sales in the driver segment. However, shrinking margins caused the top-line gains to run astray before reaching the bottom-line, where the company posted a mid-s
Crocs Ups Guidance on Strong Demand
Crocs, Inc. has raised its sales and net income per diluted common share guidance for the second quarter ending June 30, 2006. The Company now expects sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 to be between $62 million and $65 million compared to its pr
Crocs Shareholders to Sell-off More Stock
Crocs, Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an underwritten public secondary offering of shares of common stock held by Crocs, Inc. stockholders. Crocs, Inc. will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the
Deckers Taps Van Dine Group for Consulting Project
Jim Van Dine, former president of Keen Footwear, and Van Dine and Partners has been contracted to collaborate with Deckers Outdoor Corp. management on a variety of projects, from strategic planning and brand development, to operational effectiveness.
Foot Locker Names Pepsi Finance Chief to Board
Foot Locker, Inc. has elected Matthew M. McKenna, Senior Vice President of Finance for PepsiCo, Inc., to the company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. He was elected at Foot Lokcer, Inc.'s Annual Shareholder Meeting on May 24, 2006..
Stride Rite Names Independent Director to Board
The Stride Rite Corporation has announced the appointment of Mark J. Cocozza to the Company's Board of Directors effective as of May 25, 2006 pursuant to an agreement with a group of investors led by Barington Capital Group, L.P. Mr. Cocozza current
REI to Expand Boulder Location and Experiment with New Designs
Recreational Equipment, Inc. plans to renovate and expand its current Boulder, Colo., store to pilot a prototype design for REI stores. Project completion is set for the fall 2007. The 21,000 square-foot store will expand into space currently occupied by
New Massachusetts Regulations Could Hurt Climbing Wall Industry
Massachusetts Department of Public Safety posted its most recent revisions to amusement regulations for the Commonwealth for public comment. The Climbing Wall Association believes these regulations may have eventual negative consequences for the climbing
HO Sports Adds to Rep Team
HO Sports Co, Inc. named Brian White and Scott Barone as area representatives for the HO, Hyperlite, and Accurate brands. Brian White will be covering the South Central Region and Scott Barone will be responsible for the Rocky Mountain Region…
Shock Doctor Appoints Regional Sales Reps
Shock Doctor Protective Insoles appointed Chadlyn Enterprises to cover Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico; Southern Exposure to cover Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Kansas; Dedication Sports Group to cover non-snow sports business in New Y
Malden and 180s Land New Marine Contract
The Marine Corps System Command has chosen Malden Mills Industries, Inc.'s Polartec Power Shield fabric for use in the new Marine Corps Combat Desert Jacket. The CDJ is a new item in the Marine Corps inventory that is designed to enhance survivabilit
