SGB Update

Finish Line Lowers FY Guidance on Q3 Shortfall

The Finish Line, Inc. lowered its guidance for the year as margin pressure led it to miss third-quarter earnings forecasts. Excluding non-recurring items, the company showed a loss of 2 cents a share in the quarter ended Nov. 29, far short of Wall Street&

Stonewear Hires Treehouse Communications

Stonewear has hired Treehouse Communications in a bid to advance re-branding efforts and heighten product awareness as it launches a new logo and FW15 product collection targeting its core audience of adventurous, independent women…

Asics Opens Times Square Store

Asics America has opened the doors on its newest retail store in the heart of Times Square. Located on 42nd Street between 6th and 7th Avenue, the Times Square location, with more than 4,000 square feet, is the second Asics storefront in New York City as

Hard Core Brands Hires Stone Road Media

Hard Core Brands, manufacturer of decoys, apparel, and accessories for the die-hard waterfowler has tapped Stone Road Media to expand its brand and products' online presence using inbound marketing strategies…

POC and Volvo to Demo Collision Avoidance System at CES

POC, Volvo and Ericsson will present technology at International CES in Las Vegas Jan. 6-9 that offers proximity alerts to Volvo car drivers and cyclists to prevent collisions responsible for 50,000 cyclist fatalities and injuries in the United States eve

Nike Takes ACG Subrand Urban

Nike Inc. rebooted its Nike ACG – or All Conditions Gear sub-brand – as NikeLab ACG last week with an urban aesthetic it hopes will catch on in global fashion capitals. The launch marked a big departure for AGC, which has struggled to get a foothold in th

Sunice Hires VP of Marketing

Sunice Inc. appointed Marc Gagnier its VP of marketing. Gagnier will be responsible for all of the global marketing activities for the Sunice, AUR and Tommy Hilfiger Golf brands. He will be based in Montreal…

New Balance Settles Karl Lagerfeld Lawsuit

New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., various Karl Lagerfeld entities, and Net-A-Porter Group LLC, have resolved the lawsuit filed by New Balance concerning its iconic trademarks and trade dress and the design of Lagerfeld’s casual footwear line…

Kinetic to Provide Trainers to Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team

Kinetic will provide Slipstream Sports' UCI WorldTour team, which will compete under the Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling banner in 2015 with their choice of trainers for the next two years, including a fleet of trainers for the team to use at each race