SGB Update

Newton Running Undergoes Restructuring

Newton Running has let go of 14 people from its Boulder, CO headquarters and its sales and tech rep force across the country, according to a report on competitor.com…

Dick’s SG Sets Grand Openings for Five Stores

Dick's Sporting Goods set grand opening festivities for the opening of five stores. The store will open in: Muskogee, OK; Sevierville, TN; Las Vegas, NV; Cerritos, CA and Glendale, CA…

Fedarko to Speak at The Conservation Alliance Breakfast

Author Kevin Fedarko will recount his record-setting run through the Grand Canyon in a small wooden dory as the featured speaker at The Conservation Alliance Breakfast at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2016…

Wolverine Worldwide Reduces Full-Year Guidance

Wolverine Worldwide reported third-quarter results were down on softer-than-expected sales, but were in line with guidance. Still, the maker of Keds, Merrell, Saucony, Sperry and other popular footwear lowered its guidance for the year due to special char

ShopperTrak Ranks Top 10 Shopping Days

ShopperTrak released its rankings of the top 10 sales days and the top 10 busiest days of the 2015 holiday season; Black Friday is anticipated to take the top spot in both categories…

TomTom Says New Sports Watch Boosted Q3 Results

TomTom reported that its Consumer products revenue increased by 5 percent in the third quarter, thanks in part to the launch of its new Spark Sports Watch, which integrates a music player, built-in…

Adidas Expects to Establish US Speedfactories by 2020

Adidas AG expects to begin using 3D printers to manufacture custom footwear at “Speedfactories” in Europe and the United States by 2020 under a partnership announced Tuesday with the German automation company Manz AG…

Hydro-Photon Appoints VP of Sales

Hydro-Photon, Inc. (HPI), makers of SteriPEN Handheld UV Water Purifiers, appointed Christopher J. Lussier as vice president of global sales…

Gita Appoints New Rep Group

Gita Sporting Goods Ltd., importer and wholesaler of high quality equipment and soft goods, hired the Vivion Group as its sales representative for Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas…

Asics Extends Partnership with Girls on the Run

Asics America Corporation announced a new partnership with Girls on the Run, the physical activity-based youth development program for girls in third through eighth grade…