SGB Update Outdoor

Cutter and Buck Fiscal Q2 Income Falls on 5.3% Sales Decline

Cutter & Buck Inc. announced that during its fiscal second quarter, sales declined 5.3% year-over-year, driven by decreases in the company's corporate and golf business units. The decline was partially offset by sales increases in the specialty retai

adidas Smartball Technology Plans Shelved for World Cup

adidas expects to sell 10 million official FIFA World Cup balls, but the company will not have its “smartball” in play for the event to be held in Germany next summer. FIFA General Secretary Urs Linsi told reporters this week that the FIFA executive comm

Brunswick Elects McCoy as CEO; Names Zimmerman to Board

Brunswick Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has elected Dustan E. McCoy as the company's chairman and CEO, replacing George W. Buckley who has resigned from the company to become the chairman, president and CEO of 3M Company. Brunswic

Shop.org: Online Retailers Seeing Strong Holiday Season

According the the results of the 2005 Shop.org/BizRate Research eHoliday Mood Study, conducted by BizRate Research, a division of Shopzilla, Inc., online retailers are reaping the benefits of aggressive, early promotions. With the holiday season just gett

NRF Port Tracker: Nation’s Ports Operating Smoothly

The National Retail Federation and Global Insight released the December Port Tracker Report, stating that the nation’s major retail container ports are operating without significant congestion problems as the industry’s peak shipping season comes to an en

Clark Foam Shuts Doors; Surf Industry Left Looking for Blanks

Clark Foam, the largest producer of polyurethane cure surfboard 'blanks' in the U.S. suddenly closed its doors. Following a 7-page letter sent to members of the surf industry detailing perceived attacks on his company by various government agen

Level Gloves Restructures Sales Force

Level USA, the US distributor for Level ski and snowboard gloves, has reconfigured its sales force for 2005-06. Going forward, all Level USA reps will sell both Level’s ski and snowboard lines…

Scott USA Plans to Enter XC Full-Suspension Market

Scott USA will develop a new XC full suspension design for 2007. The company has been blocked from selling it’s Genius full suspension mountain bike in the US, though it will continue to sell this award winning design in some 60 other countries around the

OGIO Fights Against Bag Organizer Infringement

OGIO announced that it has issued more than a dozen cease-and-desist letters to golf retailers and bag manufacturers throughout the U.S., which the company feels are infringing on the its patented Woode organization technology…

adidas Will Not Debut ‘Smartball’ at World Cup

adidas confirmed that the 'smartball technology' that uses the a soccer ball as an information carrier to assist referees in determining whether or not a shot has crossed the goal line will not debut at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. It will also not

Reebok Inks Sponsorship Deal with Daddy Yankee

Reebok and Latin music recording artist Daddy Yankee have formed a multi-year partnership that includes a signature collection of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories called DY. Regarded as one of the most respected and influential reggaeton artists

AMF Looks to Open New Centers, Convert Old

AMF Bowling Centers, Inc. announced a strategic initiative to both build new centers and to convert several of its existing centers to a new operating concept. Paul Barkley, who has been with AMF for over 25 years, has been promoted to SVP, new center dev

ISIS Appoints Siquis as Agency of Record

ISIS announced the hiring of Siquis Ltd. of Baltimore, Maryland as the company's agency of record. Siquis will handle all aspects of the ISIS image including collateral, in-store merchandising, advertising, and website development…

Volcom Shareholders Price Secondary Offering

Volcom has priced an underwritten secondary public offering of 5 million shares of its common stock by certain selling stockholders at a public offering price of $34.00 per share. The underwriters of the offering have a 30-day option to purchase up to an