SGB Update Outdoor

BioLite Appoints Outdoor Markets Division Leader

BioLite has hired Katie Mack to lead its expanded Outdoor Markets division. Mack is a veteran in sales and marketing, having worked for Red Wing, Aveda, Merrell, and Salomon.

Hibbett Boosts Guidance As Q2 Far Exceeds Analyst Estimates

Hibbett Inc. raised its outlook for the year after reporting second-quarter results that came in well above Wall Street targets. Same-store sales declined 6.4 percent year over year but represented a surge of 72.8 percent compared to the second quarter of 2019.

PeopleForBikes Announces Investments To Grow Electric Bicycle Market

PeopleForBikes recently hired Ash Lovell, Ph.D., as its new electric bicycle policy and campaign director and is in the process of hiring an eMTB policy and program manager as its commitment to more resources to support the use of, and access to, ebikes across the U.S.

Anta Sports Posts Mega First Half Gains

Anta Sports Products Ltd. reported revenues grew 55.5 percent in the first half against a year ago and 54.0 percent compared to the same period of 2019.

Newmar President To Retire

Winnebago Industries, Inc. announced the planned retirement of Matt Miller, president, Newmar Corporation, effective September 3, 2021. Miller started his career at Newmar in 1991 and has been president since 2006.

Monterey Bay’s Outdoor World Sporting Goods To Shutter

Outdoor World Sporting Goods is conducting liquidation sales at its last store in Capitola, CA. Its store in Santa Cruz, CA recently closed and a third location in Seaside, CA never re-opened after the pandemic emerged.

Benelli USA Appoints Director Of Marketing

Benelli USA has appointed Nick Andrews as director of marketing. Andrews will oversee the implementation of the company’s overall marketing plans and strategies in the U.S. for Benelli, Franchi, Stoeger, Uberti, and Chapuis brands. He previously led marketing for Velocity Outdoors.

Camping World Hikes Dividend

Camping World Holdings Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has doubled the company’s quarterly dividend and declared a cash dividend of 50 cents per share on the company’s Class A common stock.

Ecco Appoints CEO And Board Members

Ecco has appointed Panos Mytaros as its new chief executive officer, replacing Steen Borgholm, who has stepped down by mutual agreement.