SGB Update

NOC Gatlinburg Store Certified LEED Silver

Nantahala Outdoor Center’s retail store in Gatlinburg, TN has been certified LEED Silver by the U.S. Green Building Council, the leading and most comprehensive third-party designation for green building…

Adventure Medical Kits Hires Rep for Rockies

Adventure Medical Kits (AMK), which designs and distributes first aid and survival products for outdoor enthusiasts, has hired Hi Altitude Sales & Consulting Inc. to represent the company and its lines in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico.

Johnson Health Tech’s Q3 Revenues Climb 23 Percent

Johnson Health Tech, Inc., manufacturer of Matrix Fitness, Vision Fitness, Horizon Fitness and Livestrong Fitness equipment, reported third-quarter revenues grew 23 percent, with North American sales ahead 8 percent…

Kohl’s 3rd-Quarter Profit Rises 20 Percent

Kohl's Corp. reported its third-quarter profit rose 20 percent, helped by cost cuts and demand for exclusive brands such as lines by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. The department store operator also raised its full-year outlook…

Aldila Swings to Third Quarter Loss on Falling Golf Sales

Aldila, Inc. said falling demand for its composite golf shafts lead to a loss of $413,000, or 8 cents per share, on net sales of $12.8 million in the three months ending Sept. 30. The company said sales of its golf shafts to club makers fell 18 percent fr

Nordstrom’s 3Q Profits Rose 6.7 Percent

Nordstrom Inc. reported a 6.7 percent increase in third-quarter profits and also upgraded its full-year profit outlook. Earnings reached $127 million, or 59 cents per share, in the three-month period ended Oct. 29. That compares with $119 million or 53 ce

Sports Basement to Open Sacramento Store

Sports Basement plans to open a three-story location in downtown Sacramento. The company reached an agreement to move into the long-dormant Bank of America building at Eighth and I streets. It will represent the retailer's 5th store…

March of Dimes Honors Big 5

The March of Dimes plans to honor Big 5 Sporting Goods for raising $3.5 million in the past decade for the non-profit foundation. The 74-year-old organization strives to prevent birth defects and infant mortality…

Thorlos to Sponsor Beaver Creek Racing Department

Thorlo, Inc. is partnering with Beaver Creek Resort at Vail as the official ski sock of the 2011/12 Beaver Creek Race Department, the official ski sock of the Beaver Creek World Cup Crew, and a presenting sponsor in the 2012 Beaver Creek Championship Race

Head N.V. Sales Flat through Third Quarter

Head NV reported that overall sales for the first nine months of the year were flat as sales inched up 1.9 percent at its Winter Sports division, slipped 3.1 percent at its Racquet Sports division and were flat at the Diving division. Adjusted operating p

Nike Sees No Change In Penn State Relationship

Nike Inc. said Wednesday that its relationship with Penn State had not changed amid the child sex abuse scandal that has roiled the university. A Nike spokeswoman also told The Oregonian late Wednesday that the company also had no plans to change the name

Forzani’s Revenues Showing Momentum

Canadian Tire Corp. said sales at FGL (Forzani Group Ltd.) Sports rose 6.6 percent in the six-week period ended Oct. 1 on a 7.3 percent comp gain. Canadian Tire closed on its deal to acquire Forzani on August 19…