SGB Update Outdoor
Etonic Forms Alliance with Hakeem Olajuwon
Etonic Holdings, LLC, announced its partnership with Hakeem Olajuwon with the signing of a broad range, multi-year partnership. Etonic will re-issue Olajuwon's 1984, Akeem the Dream signature shoes, in limited quantities, to select retailers in June.
Utah’s First Outdoor Recreation Summit Sells Out
Utah's first Governor’s Annual Outdoor Recreation Summit, which is scheduled to take place at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City next month, has sold out with about 400 people registering for the event…
Primer180 Hires Shine as Director of Product Innovation
Minneapolis, MN based Primer180, has hired Mike Shine to the role of director of product innovation…
Big 5’s Q1 Stung by Warm Winter
Hit by particular weakness in its firearms & ammunition as well as winter-related categories, Big 5 Sporting Goods reported earnings tumbled 72.0 percent in its first quarter ended Mar. 30, to $2.1 million, or 9 cents per diluted share…
Cutter and Buck Appoints CEO
Joel Freet, previously the head of the corporate business for Cutter & Buck, has been named the chief executive officer. He replaces Jens Petersson, who has transitioned into a role in group executive management at parent company, New Wave Group AB…
37.5’s Sales Executive Branscum to Scout New Markets
37.5/Cocona Natural Technologies is expanding its senior management team and has appointed apparel veteran Scott Branscum as executive vice president. In this role, Branscum will lead the company’s global sales, marketing, and merchandising efforts
TomTom Reports Q1 Profit, Ups 2014 Forecast
TomTom reported higher revenue, gross margins and earnings for the first quarter…
Muck Partners with The Fabulous Beekman Boys
The Original Muck Boot Company announced the brand’s first fashion collaboration with The Fabulous Beekman Boys. Inspired by the growing farm-to-table movement, Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell transplanted themselves from New York City to a farm
Safilo Group’s Reports Higher Sports Products Sales in First Quarter
Safilo Group SpA reported sales of Sports Products, which includes its Smith Optics brand, reached €16.1 million in the first quarter, up 0.9 percent, or 4.3 percent in currency-neutral (c-n) terms…
REI Members Elect Two New Directors
REI’s members recently elected Karen E. (Kari) Glover and Sharon Philpott to three-year terms and re-elected Cheryl Scott to a three-year term…
Skechers Named Fashion Brand of the Year by UK Magazine
Skechers USA, Inc. was named Fashion Footwear Brand of the Year at The Footwear Industry Awards. The awards was supported by the British Footwear Association (BFA), Independent Footwear Retailers Association (IFRA), Society of Shoe Fitters and Footwear To
Foot Locker Foundation Unveils Scholar Athletes Recipients
Foot Locker Foundation, Inc., the charitable arm of Foot Locker, Inc., announced the twenty recipients of the Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program. Each student will receive $20,000 in college scholarships, totaling $400,000…
Big 5’s Q1 Profits Tumble 72 Percent As Firearms Sales Wane
Big 5 Sporting Goods reported that net sales fell 6.1 percent to $231.3 million in the fiscal 2014 first quarter compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2013 as sales of firearms, ammo and related products tapered off as expected. Same-store sales declin
Nike Sues Ex-Employees Over Stolen Sneakers
Nike filed a federal lawsuit among five individuals, including three former employees, accusing them of stealing and selling sample and promotional basketball shoes, according to a report in The Oregonian…
FeraDyne Outdoors Sold to PE Group
FeraDyne Outdoors, LLC, the manufacturer of archery and bow hunting products and accessories, has been acquired by Snow Phipps Group, LLC, a New York-based private-equity firm…
