SGB Update

Town Sports Names VP of Real Estate

Town Sports International Holdings, Inc., a leading owner and operator of fitness clubs in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, named Todd Shugarman as its new vice president of real estate…

Airwalk and Vision Street Wear Gain Watch Licenses

Collective Licensing International, LLC (CLI) announced an exclusive, multi-year license agreement with timepiece designer, Xtreme Time. Under the agreement, Xtreme Time will design, market and sell Airwalk and Vision Street Wear branded watches in North

Former Golf Galaxy Chief Exits Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

Peter Whitsett, formerly EVP – global merchandising and division president of Golf Galaxy, has left Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. Whitsett's responsibilities will be realigned under the leadership of Chairman and CEO Ed Stack, and President and CO

Cybex Plans to Fight Latest Nasdaq Delisting Action

Cybex International, Inc. has received a determination letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market indicating that the company has not regained compliance with the minimum stockholders' equity requirement of $10 million for continued listing on the Nasdaq Gl

Adidas Sees Double-Digit Growth in Russia

Adidas expects its sales in the Russia/CIS region, which includes former Soviet satellite states such as Ukraine and Kazakhstan, to surpass 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) by 2013 and to grow by a double-digit percentage annually until 2015, Chief Executiv

Shoe City Promotes Don Heasley to President

Shoe City, with 30 regional stores in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia, has promoted Don Heasley, former vice president and COO, to president. Greg Greenberg, formerly the men’s footwear buyer, was promoted to the newly created general merchandi

Adidas Partners with Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. and Adidas Originals announced a one-of-a-kind lifestyle and gaming partnership for Need for Speed The Run. Combining the cultural expertise of both brands, consumers will not only see the iconic Adidas Superstar shoes in Need for Spe

Newton Running Staffers Run for IBD Foundation

Newton Running is sending six employees to run the ING New York City Marathon on November 6 to raise funds for the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Foundation…

PutterMaster Hires U.S. Sales Rep Team

PutterMaster, LLC, manufacturer of the golf putting aid PutterMaster, has hired Arrive Golf Group to manage U.S. sales efforts for the company's putting training aid used by Tour Pros…

Exercise Linked to Reduced Worker Productivity

Exercise may help workers feel less stressed, but it could also make them work less, a new study suggests. In conducting the study, published in the October issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, researchers examined 2,823 worker