SGB Update

Under Armour Hunting Partners with Lee and Tiffany Lakosky

Under Armour has partnered with whitetail hunting authorities Lee and Tiffany Lakosky. Under Armour and the Lakoskys will combine forces to educate consumers about Under Armour's complete line of outdoor products…

EU Seizures of Bogus Goods Doubled in 2010

The European Union said custom interventions involving goods suspected of infringing intellectual property rights almost doubled in 2010 as it shifted enforcement actions toward e-commerce shipments…

Social Networking Leading to Surge in Group Exercise

Rather than locking young people into an inactive lifestyle, social media may be driving the younger generation into more social forms of fitness, including group exercises, according to a study released Thursday by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Associ

Blacks Leisure Sales Shortfall Triggers Loan Convenants

Blacks Leisure, the U.K.’s largest outdoor specialty retailer, has been forced to renegotiate with lenders after a 10 percent slide in sales triggered loan covenants, possibly forcing the retailer to call on shareholders for more capital, according

Benelli USA NAmes Mooney as GM

Benelli USA has named Greg Mooney as their new General Manager at the company's headquarters in Accokeek, MD…

FWS: Duck Population at All-Time High

Fish & Wildlife's annual breeding population and habitat survey, whic is conducted each May by USFWS and the Canadian Wildlife Service, reveals the second-highest pond count and a record 45.6 million ducks, the most since the survey was started in 19

Cushe Footwear Appoints VP of Sales

Cushe Footwear appointed Diana S. Dimitian as vice-president of sales, Cushe North America, effective immediately. Dimitian has given 14 years of service to Wolverine World Wide in several management roles, including most recently as senior director of sa

High 5 Sportswear Partners with PacWest Sports

High 5 Sportswear, a manufacturer of stock athletic uniforms and team apparel, announced a partnership with PacWest Sports & Marketing as independent sales representation for the Pacific Northwest sales territory. Based in Eugene, OR, PacWest will represe

OBIT: Under Armour’s Bill Hampton

Bill Hampton, Under Armour's senior director of professional leagues, died unexpectedly on his way to the airport after the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. The cause of death is undetermined…

Wolverine Worldwide Appoints Board Member

Wolverine Worldwide appointed Nicholas T. Long to its board. Long, 52, is the chief executive officer of MillerCoors, a beverage company that is a joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors…