SGB Update

RECALL: Specialized Bicycle Components

About 5,550 bicycles sold in the U.S. from Specialized Bicycle are being recalled. The fork on the bicycle can break and cause the rider to lose control, posing a crash hazard.

Nation’s Best Sports Partners With Epicor

Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software, and Nation’s Best Sports (NBS), a nationwide sporting goods buying group, announced an expanded partnership which will help sporting goods dealers further improve operational efficiencies and evolve their businesses into an omni-channel model.

Fanatics Seeing Surge In Team USA Sales

Fanatics said Thursday it has seen an 80 percent increase in Team USA merchandise sales in the five days since the Opening Ceremony versus five days after the Sochi Opening Ceremony.

Protect Our Winters (POW) Partners With Ikon Pass

The Ikon Pass, Alterra Mountain Company’s new pass product, has partnered with Protect Our Winters (POW) to further climate change education and advocacy through a new partnership.

Female-Owned Nuu Muu Celebrates 10 Years Of Defining Athleisure

Nuu-Muu is celebrating 10 years of making invincible athleisure dresses that can run marathons, climb mountains, travel the world, do errands, charm on date night and so much more. Sporty yet easy to dress up, the company’s products are among the most versatile garments on the planet. If you can do it, you can do it […]

Dick’s Hikes Quarterly Dividend By 32 Percent

“The significant increase in our dividend demonstrates the strength of our balance sheet and the confidence we have in our company’s future,” said Edward W. Stack, Chairman and CEO. “We remain firmly committed to investing in the profitable growth of our business and returning capital to our shareholders.”

FGL Sports’ Q4 Sales Climb 5.5 Percent

Canadian Tire reported that sales at FGL Sports were up 5.5 percent overall and 5.8 percent on a same-store basis in the fourth quarter ended December 30.

POC Names Ben Coates Managing Director For North America

POC, a leading manufacturer of ski and cycling helmets, eyewear, apparel and protection, has appointed cycling industry veteran Ben Coates as managing director for North America. Coates joins POC following fifteen years at Trek Bicycle.

Moody’s Downgrades Toms Shoes Debt Ratings

Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the corporate family rating (CFR) and senior secured first lien term loan rating for Toms Shoes, LLC , each to Caa3 from Caa2.