SGB Update Outdoor
TJX Companies Sustains Growth in Third Quarter
The TJX Companies Inc. reported same-store sales at Marmaxx, which includes more than 1,000 T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and Sierra Trading Post stores, increased 3.0 percent in the third quarter…
Alex Boylan and Burton Roberts to Host Outdoor Inspiration Awards
The sixth annual Outdoor Inspiration Awards, presented by Adidas Outdoor, will be co-hosted this year by Alex Boylan and Burton Roberts from DreamJobbing (www.dreamjobbing.com) and reality TV fame…
Inaria to Sponsor Sebastian Giovinco
Inaria, a brand within the Performance Sports Group portfolio that manufactures soccer equipment and apparel, formed a partnership with Toronto FC and Italian National Team star Sebastian Giovinco…
National Geographic Announces 2016 Adventurers of the Year
National Geographic announced its 2016 Adventurers of the Year, including climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgenson; ski mountaineers Chris Davenport, Christy Mahon and Ted Mahon; and ultrarunner Scott Jurek…
3N2 Partners with Prospect Select Baseball
3N2 has signed on as the Official Uniform Sponsor of Prospect Select Baseball, the company's first official partnership in the realm of travel baseball…
Sanuk Partners Flip Flop Shops on Give Back Campaign
Sanuk, a division of Deckers Brands, is partnering with Flip Flop Shops this November on an 'Always Yoga At Heart' campaign…
Dillard’s Profits Slide in Q3
Dillard’s Inc. reported third-quarter earnings slid 17.2 percent. Same-store sales decreased 4 percent…
Solidarité
We stand with our French brothers and sisters…
REI’s Reddit Hiccup Opens Dialogue Over Employee Frustrations
REI CEO Jerry Stritzke took to Reddit to promote the company's decision to close its stores on Black Friday, but the topic of questions quickly shifted to employee frustrations…
Grassroots Connect Shows Promise
The first Grassroots Connect Show drew 90 vendors and about as many independent outdoor specialty retailers to Knoxville, TN last week and some praise from frazzled buyers and reps looking for more efficient ways of doing business…
Hydrapak Selects PR Firm
Hydrapak, a collapsible bottle and reservoir hydration brand, hired Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group to lead a PR program spurring awareness, affinity and sales in the United States…
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Invests $9 Million in Improvements
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ski resort opened Nov. 12 and said it had invested more than $9 million in snow surface and chairlift technologies across both mountains…
Planet Fitness Q3 sales comps up 6.9 percent
Planet Fitness Inc., reported revenue up 8.4 percent to $68.8 million in the third-quarter, including a 6.9 percent rise in same-store sales.
Warm Weather, Strong Comps Mute October Retail Sales
October retail sales at sporting goods stores increased 0.4 percent seasonally adjusted over September and a healthy 6.2 percent unadjusted year-over-year…
RootsRated.com Secures $2.5 Million Series A Investment
RootsRated.com, a Chattanooga,TN-based outdoor media platform, has secured a total of $2.5 million in a recent Series A funding round…
