SGB Update

RECALL: 1,180 Louis Garneau P-09 Bike Helmets

Louis Garneau is recalling about 1,180 P-09 aerodynamic bicycle helmets after finding that in cold temperatures the helmet can fail to protect the wearer form impact injuries…

Pensar Development Creates 3D Printed Shoe

Seattle based product development firm, Pensar Development, has created a shoe concept that demonstrates how 3D printing will impact the future of the retail experience, point-of-sale manufacturing, and the product design process…

Amazon Grants Prime Members Early Access to Flash Sales

Amazon on Monday began offering Prime members 30-minutes early access to flash sales on Amazon.com and daily sales at MyHabit.com, its membership-only fashion sales site that offers up to 60 percent off designer brands…

JCPenney Appoints President and CEO

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. appointed Marvin Ellison, currently executive vice president of stores at Home Depot, as president and CEO-Designee, effective Nov. 1, 2014. Ellison will also join the board of directors. He will then succeed Myron E. (Mike) Ull

Dick’s SG Sets Grand Openings

Dick's Sporting Goods set grand opening celebrations for stores in Nampa, ID; Richmond, KY; Roseville, MI, and Orlando FL…

Skechers Receives Manhattan Beach Award

Skechers received the Best of Manhattan Award from the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce at a special event honoring Manhattan Beach’s best business and community success stories for 2014…

Life Time and Ironman Collaborate to Promote Triathlon

Life Time has become an official sponsor of the Ironman and Ironman 70.3 U.S. series and will expand its endurance coaching and training programs to Ironman athletes at all 112 of its fitness centers in the United States and Canada in bid to promote the

Obama Designates San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

The Conservation Alliance applauded President Obama for designating an area comprising 70 percent of Los Angeles County's open space as the San Gabriel Mountain National Monument. The alliance of outdoor industry companies has awarded $60,000 to non-

New Backcountry.com Parent Fails to Curb Slide in Share Price

Outstanding shares of Liberty Ventures Group (LVNTA) fell 14.2 percent last week despite a new stock buyback plan as investors reacted to news that it had issued 67.7 million of its shares for the assets of Backcountry.com, Bodybuilding.com and several ot

With 25th Anniversary Near and Its CEO Gone, OIA Ponders Its Role

With the departure of its long-time president and CEO in the mirror and membership engagement ebbing, Outdoor Industry Association members embarked on a bit of soul searching at the trade association's annual leadership conference last week…

PSG Reports Strong Hockey, Lacrosse Sales in Fiscal First Quarter

Performance Sports Group Ltd reported revenues increased 28 percent to $197.1 million in its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31, 2014, or 31 percent in currency-neutral (c-n) terms. Excluding the results of the recently acquired Easton diamond sports busi