SGB Update Outdoor

AT Conservance Elects New Board

Fifteen men and women with an array of connections to the Appalachian Trail—including five of the 30 members of the old board of managers of the Appalachian Trail Conference—have been elected to serve as the first board of directors of the Appalachian Tra

Sport-Haley Looks for Clean SEC Slate…

Sport-Haley, Inc. is pursuing settlement of claims brought against it and its former controller, Steve Auger, by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. The suit, filed by the SEC in 2003, alleges that Sport-Haley misrepresented inventories, period cos

Just Two Bikes Has Two New Owners…

Just Two Bikes in Hugo, Minn. was acquired by the company’s sales and marketing manager, Jim Dugelman, and Dale Hedstrand, president of Focal Point Financial Services. They have acquired the firm for an undisclosed sum from Jim Muellner, who founded JTB i

Gildan Raises Guidance on Higher ASP, Lower Costs…

Gildan Activewear raised third quarter and fiscal year earnings guidance and the company now expects diluted EPS for the third quarter to be at least 10% above its most recent guidance of approximately 50 cents per share. Gildan has already raised its gui

Rebel Sports Fiscal Year Comps Inch Up 0.8%…

Rebel Sport Limited, the largest sporting goods and outdoor equipment retailer in Australia, reported annual sales increased 3.8% to A$316.9 million ($238.9 mm). This increase came in spite of a missing week in fiscal calendar year 2005. Comparing year-on

The Stingray’s Waning, What’s Next for Schwinn?

Dorel Industries’ Home Furnishings and Recreational/ Leisure segments, the latter of which is made up entirely by Pacific Cycle, will negatively impact earnings in the second half of the year. The Canadian company’s second quarter results will be announce

ORSM Will See Action in Backpacks Again…

The backpack market is receiving more attention from vendors, designers, and marketing teams this year than it has since the words “light and fast” were first uttered in the OR Show hall. With new product offerings coming from many, new technology coming

Quiksilver Sponsors AVP Youth Initiative

AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Inc. announced a sponsorship agreement with Quiksilver, Inc. making Quiksilver the official sponsor of the first-ever AVP Youth Initiative. The AVP Youth Initiative is a program designed to encourage and promote the sport of

Stanwood Resigns from VNU Trade Shows

Stanwood & Partners PR has resigned PR representation of the Outdoor Retailer, Action Sports Retailer, Interbike and Health & Fitness trade shows. Two weeks ago, Stanwood & Partners was retained by Snowsports Industries America (SIA), to represent the SIA

Chico’s Takes lucy Board Seat After Investment

lucy activewear, inc. has closed a $20.3 million round of financing, with retailer Chico's FAS, Inc. joining existing investors Lone Pine Capital, Maveron LLC, Oak Investment Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures in the series G financing. Chico's p

Deep Distribution Parts With WESC

Deep Distribution no longer represents Swedish clothing brand, WESC in the United States. Deep Distribution will shift its energy and focus to its core business of growing Nikita Clothing in the US market. WESC will open a New York retail location and han