SGB Update

WSS Secures Minority Investment

WSS, the athletic footwear retailer based in Los Angeles, has agreed to a minority private equity investment with Riata Capital Group, a Dallas, TX-based investment firm.

Osprey Names Former CamelBak Leader As President

The outdoor pack and adventure-travel luggage manufacturer made a host of executive-level changes, two months after its longtime former president Tom Barney left the company.

W. L. Gore Unveils Fabrics Testing Facility

The biophysics and heat and flame protection labs allow Gore engineers to measure the properties of component materials, Gore laminates and fully constructed garments and footwear in new, expanded and relevant conditions.

Foot Locker Inc. Names New Directors

Foot Locker Inc. (FL), the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, elected Ulice Payne Jr. and Kimberly K. Underhill to the board of directors as directors of the company, effective December 1.

Perry Ellis Reports Q3 Loss

The company reported a loss in the third quarter due to pension plan termination costs, but adjusted earnings came in ahead of guidance.

Shareholder Group Seeks Delay In PSG’s Bankruptcy Auction

An ad hoc committee of Performance Sports Group Ltd.’s shareholders argues the short time frame and the bidding structure make it too difficult for anyone to compete with an offer from a group led by Sagard Capital Partners LP.