SGB Update Outdoor

IISA to Restructure; Mathis to Move to SGMA

The Board of Directors of the International Inline Skating Association (IISA) agreed that the group has accomplished its original mission and will subsequently right-size the Association in 2005 in response to that accomplishment. The restructure will re

Skechers USA Settles Three Class Action Suits

Skechers USA, Inc. has reached a preliminary agreement to settle three disputed class action lawsuits brought by former and current store managers, assistant store managers and employees of the company's retail stores. The preliminary settlement, wh

Bell Sports Acquires Sports Instruments

Bell Sports has purchased Sports Instruments, a pioneer in electronic performance enhancing technology and devices for athletes. Sports Instruments products include heart rate monitors, cycle computers and sports watches. Bell will market and sell the Sp

Phil Knight Adds Color on Impending CEO Move…

Phil Knight made an appearance on the quarterly conference call with analysts to discuss the company’s fiscal second quarter results, but also took the opportunity to outline the thought process behind his departure as president and CEO of NIKE, Inc., the

Everlast to License Women’s Apparel to Jacques Moret…

Shares of Everlast Worldwide more than doubled for the week after the company last week signed its biggest deal to-date handing over its U.S. women’s business to Jacques Moret, Inc. in a license deal that commences January 1, 2005. JMI will pay approxima

Foot Locker Inks ESPN Deal; Settles Discrimination Case…

Foot Locker Inc.’s consumer direct unit, Footlocker.com, has inked an agreement with ESPN.com to run ESPN Shop, an ESPN-branded direct mail catalog and e-commerce site. Both the catalog and the E-commerce site feature a variety of ESPN-branded and non-ES

Holiday Retail Forecasts Bolstered by November Sales Numbers…

Based on data reported by the U.S. Commerce Department, November GAFS retail sales, which include most general merchandise categories, rose 4.7% over last year. The National Retail Federation said that November sales were in line with their forecast of 4

Industry Starts to Settle Down After MandA Binge…

Industry vendors looked to acquisition help to boost sales and earnings growth for the third quarter, with the Hardgoods companies relying much more on those deals over the last year to bolster the top line. Benefits from foreign exchange rates also push

B.O.S.S. Has an Eye On… Backcountry.com

In the mid 90’s during the height of the dot com bubble, John Bresee and Jim Holland worked together running internet sites for other companies and publishing a ski resort newspaper in Snowbird, Utah. The pair wanted to launch a core retail shop catering

Veltec Launches SnowSports Division

Veltec Sports is bringing their expertise and marketing horsepower to the slopes this winter. Veltec’s new Snow Sports Division will make its official debut at January’s SIA Show, showcasing the latest helmets, goggles and eyewear from Briko, energy nutri