SGB Update Outdoor

Peter Benjamin is New COO at GBMI

Global Brand Marketing, Inc. announced the appointment of Peter Benjamin to the role of Chief Operating Officer of GBMI. He will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of company operations at GBMI, from the moment an order arrives at GBMI until it is

Unifi Names Parks COB

Brian Parke has been named Unifi's Chairman of the Board, effective April 22. Parke will assume the role of Chairman in addition to his current responsibilities as President and CEO. Donald F. Orr, who has served as Chairman of the Board since March

Bosworth Appointed to VP of Sales At Top-Flite

The Top-Flite Golf Company appointmed James L. “Jamie” Bosworth to the position of VP – U.S. Sales, effective immediately. Bosworth will oversee all of the sales activities at the Company, reporting directly to Top-Flite Golf President and Chief Operating

Rebel Sport Q3 Comps up 1.8%

Rebel Sport Limited’s group sales revenue for the nine months ended 27 March 2004 increased by 7.6% to $226.97 million when compared to the nine months ended 29 March 2003, including sales revenue from the Glue lifestyle stores. Sales on a same store basi

Mountainsmith Hires Cisek to Cover Midwest

Peter Novak, vice president of sales for Mountainsmith, recently announced the appointment of Chet Cisek as regional sales and marketing representative for the company's Midwest states…

SportsOneSource Partners with MARC Global Supply Chain Solution

SportsOneSource, LLC, a centralized sports industry resource for Consulting Services and Business Solutions, has announced a marketing partnership with MARC Global, a leader in Supply Chain Execution solutions for sophisticated environments. The strategi

P.E.4LIFE Takes on Capital Hill at May Summit

Funding for quality, daily physical education is too important an issue to leave to letter-writing campaigns or
meetings with Representatives back home. To emphasize the importance of daily physical education, P.E.4LIFE, the physical education advocacy g

Mammut Brand Shows 36% Q1 Sales Growth in U.S.

Climb High, the U.S. distributor of the Mammut, Raichle, Ajungilak and ToKo brands, is seeing significant growth for Mammut in the U.S. market. Following 54% growth for the brand in 2003, Climb High posted a 36% increase in revenue for Mammut in the firs

Cherokee Pays Dividend with Mossimo Settlement

Cherokee Inc.'s Board of Directors has approved the distribution of a special dividend to shareholders of $0.50 per share. The dividend will be payable on or about May 26, 2004 to shareholders of record on May 12, 2004. The special dividend will be p

Reebok Adds Another League in Acquisition of The Hockey Company…

When Reebok International didn’t get a place at the table in last year’s action by MLB Properties to provide licensing rights to seven companies in long-term exclusive deals, there was a great deal of speculation that the world’s third largest athletic br

Acquisitions Fuel Growth at Collegiate Pacific…

Collegiate Pacific has issued guidance for the next year that reflects the recently completed acquisitions of Tomark Sports and Kesslers Team Sports and the achievement of some key milestones for Collegiate…

Scott USA is Re-Born in the USA…

Scott USA officially announced that they will be importing bikes into the U.S. market again, with the first official preview of the product only nine days away at the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, CA. The company also officially announced that Scott Mont

Escalade Sports Sees Q1 Sales Jump 40%

Escalade, Inc. reported that net sales the first quarter of 2004 ended March 20 increased 21% to $32.25 million and net income moved from a breakeven to a $598,000 profit or nine cents per share. Net sales of sporting goods increased 40% to $15.7 million

Walden Sponsors American Whitewater

Ayer, Massachusetts- Walden Kayaks manufacturers of classic recreational, sporting, and touring kayaks is pleased to announce their support of American Whitewater with a commitment of $10,000 over five years towards national river conservation efforts and

The Conservation Alliance Announces Grant Recepients

The Conservation Alliance, a coalition of outdoor industry businesses working to fund conservation and recreation causes, today announced its first round of funding for 2004. Five grants, totaling $160,000, were awarded by the coalition to organizations