SGB Update

Cudas Footwear Hires Midwest Sales Reps

Cudas Footwear hired Joe Denne, along with his associates, Kathy Bullard and Kirby Laughlin of Denne Sport Sales to oversee sales efforts in the Midwest…

Localgear.com Rebrands as Locally.com

Localgear.com, an online market for athletic and outdoor recreation products conceived by a handful of independent outdoor specialty retailers, has rebranded as Locally.com and will officially launch at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market next month…

OR Show Introduces Tech Zone

More than a dozen companies making cutting-edge smartphone accessories will band together to promote their goods at next month’s Outdoor Retailer Summer Market trade show…

Yue Yuen’s Sales Climb in June

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. logged revenues of $718.8 million in June 2014 versus $657.5 million in the same month a year ago. That represents a gain of 9.3 percent…

Wolverine Worldwide Reports Record Q2 Results, Retail Consolidation

Wolverine Worldwide reported Saucony, Keds, Caterpillar Footwear, Chaco and Wolverine brands posted very strong year-over-year results in its second fiscal quarter ended June 14, when it saw double-digit revenue gains in EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacif

Adidas Reaches Agreement with Manchester United

Manchester United has reached a ten year agreement with Adidas for a global technical sponsorship and dual branded licensing deal for a minimum guarantee of £750 million, subject to certain adjustments, beginning with the 2015/2016 campaign. For the 2014/

Dick’s SG to Celebrate San Antonio Opening

Dick's Sporting Goods is planning a three-day grand opening celebration, Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27, at its new South Park Mall location (2310 S.W. Military Drive) in San Antonio…

Thermacell Owner Sells Thermacell Mosquito Repellent Business

The Schawbel Corporation, the parent of Thermacell Heated Insoles, formed a new business entity, Schawbel Technologies, LLC, following the sale of the Thermacell Mosquito Repellent business to Kinderhook Industries, a New York equity-based firm…