SGB Update Outdoor

Schutt Hires Softball Promotions Manager

Schutt Sports has hired of Dianne Baker as National Promotions Manager, Softball. Dianne brings over 29 years of softball coaching experience to Schutt, most recently as head coach at Texas Woman’s University. Baker has been a part of the Schutt team in

Hibbett Sets Bar Higher Again in Q1…

Hibbett Sporting Goods posted another record quarter and continues to improve upon its model that enabled the company to deliver an 8.1% return on sales for the first quarter versus its sector-leading 7.1% ROS for the 2003 full year and a 6.6% ROS in Q1 l

Rawlings Adds Zumbach as VP Marketing

Rawlings Sporting Goods Company Inc. and Worth Sports, both divisions of K2 Inc., have hired David Zumbach as Vice President of Marketing. Zumbach has nearly twenty years of experience in the sporting goods industry with companies such as Nike, Reebok an

Bill Birch Leaves Five Ten

Five Ten announced that Bill Birch, the company’s long time sales agent for the UK, will leave the company to pursue other interests and to spend more time with his family. Five Ten recognizes Bill’s outstanding job over the last ten years in helping to b

U.S. Sporting Goods Retail Starts Year with a Strong Sales Gains…

A number of U.S. sporting goods retailers reported fiscal first quarter results last week, showing as a group a 22.9% increase in sales for the period. (see chart on page 5) The four retailers join Big 5 Sporting Goods, which already reported Q1 results,

Bob’s Stores Adds Value to TJX in Q1…

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported that first quarter sales at Bob's Stores were $61.4 million and posted operating earnings of $1.25 million at the 31-door unit acquired last year after a hard bidding process with Dick's Sporting Goods and their

SIA Sums Up Winter Season at Retail…

Terrific ski conditions in the West, and record skier visits at many resorts were balanced out this year by bitter cold and an abundance of ice in the East. Still, the SIA retail audit for the entire 2003-2004 retail season showed some respectable growth

Epstein Avoids Jail in JFF Sentencing…

Jon Epstein, the former CEO of Fila USA and Fila’s new parent company, Sport Brands International, was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Karon O. Bowdre to 5 years probation, 6 months home detention, and a $10,000 fine in the Just for Feet fraud cas

Dick’s Seems to Like the Competition…

Dick's Sporting Goods looks to be quite pleased with their entry into the Indianapolis market, the hometown of rival Galyan’s Trading Company. The retailer also continues to look south as it soon enters the former home state of its chief competitor,

Galyan’s Continues Turnaround Work…

Galyan’s Trading Company was the lone comp sales decliner so far in our review of sporting goods retail results, but the 1.4% decrease slowed a bit from recent quarterly results, coming on top of a 6.3% comp sales decrease in Q1 last year. The comp sales

SIA Reports Final SnowSports Retail Results…

The terrific ski conditions in the West, and record skier visits at many resorts were balanced out this year by bitter cold and an abundance of ice in the east. Still the SIA retail audit for the entire 2003-2004 retail season showed some respectable grow

VF Corp. Makes Moves to Push Outdoor Coalition Business Forward…

Mike Egeck, currently President of The North Face, has been named President of Outdoor – North America for VF Corporation. Egeck will continue to have responsibility for The North Face brand and will add responsibility for the JanSport and Eastpak brands

Outdoor Retail Looks Healthy Again…

Montrail is reporting a solid first quarter, with sales increasing 33%, the best quarter the company has seen since its inception in 1993. The performance was attributed to strong sell-through, the renewed European expansion and new products – especially