SGB Update Outdoor

Fasthouse Partners With Outdoor Gear Canada

Fasthouse, California-based soft goods brand for mountain bike and motorsport, has signed a multi-year distribution agreement for its mountain bike products in Canada with Outdoor Gear Canada (OGC), a leading supplier of cycling products.

Outdoor Gear Builders Appoints Executive Director

Outdoor Gear Builders of WNC (Western North Carolina), the first gear builder association in the outdoor industry, announced the appointment of Andy Williamson to the new executive director role.

Senate Passes Great American Outdoors Act

The U.S. Senate voted 73-25 to passed the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act, landmark conservation legislation that fully funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at a level of $900 million every year and addresses the approximately $20 billion maintenance backlog on federal public lands.

Rollerblade Seeing Sales Soar Amid Pandemic

Rollerblade said sales have increased more than 300 percent since the beginning of March as the COVID-19 pandemic was emerging. In May, the brand experienced its largest shipping month in the past 20 years in the U.S. market. 

Dick’s SG Launches Two New Concept Stores

Dick’s Sporting Goods said it will be expanding its nationwide footprint with the opening of two new concept stores – Overtime by Dick’s Sporting Goods and Dick’s Sporting Goods Warehouse. With these openings, Dick’s will have 11 outlet and clearance centers open in nine different states.

Accell Group Sees Bike Sales Rebound In May As Europe Re-Opens; Cuts Dividend

Accell Group N.V. reported that bike sales in May rebounded after weak March and April sales. The Dutch company also said it had arranged “an additional credit facility as a precautionary action to secure robust access to liquidity in light of the uncertainty and volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.”