SGB Update Outdoor
U.S. Trade Representative Releases Text of Trans Pacific Partnership
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released the full text of the Trans Pacific Partnership on Thursday, providing the sporting goods industry its first opportunity to vet the details of the potentially historic trade agreement…
Escalade’s Q3 Revenues Expand 9 Percent
Boosted by acquisitions, Escalade Inc. revenues for the third quarter advanced 9.4 percent, to $34.6 million. Net income from continuing operations, however, slumped 47.4 percent to $2.0 million, or 14 cents a share, from $3.8 million, or 27 cents, a year
City Sports to be Shuttered
City Sports Inc. is moving to liquidate all 26 of its stores after failing to find a buyer in bankruptcy proceedings…
The Buckle’s October Comps Slide
The Buckle, Inc. reported comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 4-week period ended Oct. 31, 2015 decreased 5.8 percent…
Sturm Ruger Profits Rise on Jump in Shipments
Sturm, Ruger and Company Inc. estimates sell-through of the company’s products from independent distributors to retailers outpaced criminal background checks more than three-fold during the quarter, clearing the way for a big increase in fourth quar
Astral Names New Reps in Midwest
Astral, the Asheville, NC-based paddle sports brand, named husband and wife team, Dave and Bobbie Larson as its new sales team in the Midwest…
Gaiam Inc. Says Kohl’s Launch Turbocharged Q3 Sales
Gaiam Inc. reported its launch at more than 1,000 Kohl's and Bed Bath and Beyond department stores enabled it to grow 140 percent faster in the third quarter ended Sept. 30…
Igloo Names Jam Collective as PR Agency of Record
Igloo Coolers named Jam Collective as its public relations agency of record…
City Sports to Close All Stores
City Sports Inc. is planning to liquidate all of its 26 stores after failing to find a buyer in bankruptcy proceedings…
Fitbit Q3 Revenues Soar
Fitbit Inc. reported revenues catapulted 168 percent in the third quarter while adjusted EBITDA nearly doubled. The fitness wearables leader sharply raised its guidance for the year and also announced plans for secondary offering. Said James Park, Fitbit
Ortovox Adds Two U.S. Sales Agencies
Ortovox, the German mountain gear brand that is launching its apparel line in North America this fall, has added two new agencies to its roster…
Fitbit to Donate $1 Million Across Three Charities With FitForGood
Fitbit unveiled FitForGood, a charitable platform inviting Fitbit fans to get fit for a good cause…
Boot Barn Rebrands Former Sheplers Stores in Texas
Boot Barn Holdings Inc. has remodeled eight former Sheplers' stores in Dallas-Fort Worth and rebranded the locations to Boot Barn…
Adidas Partners with East Carolina Athletics
The East Carolina University Department of Athletics agreed to a 10-year exclusive partnership with Adidas beginning in July of 2016…
Stride Rite Develops Odor-Eliminating Footwear
Stride Rite has signed a licensing agreement with Genius Brands International, the licensing agent for the micro-encapsulation company Celessence Technologies. The two will partner on a new line of Celessence fresh-scent infused Stride Rite children'
