SGB Update

Taipei Cycle Says Foreign Attendance Rose 7.6%

Preliminary attendance figures for the first three days of the four day Taipei Cycle trade show indicated attendance by foreign visitors reached 4,913, up 7.6 %, from 86 countries, up 22 from 09…

Essilor Completes Acquisition of FGX Int’l

FGX International Holdings Limited, which makes sunglasses under the Anarchy, Gargoyles, Ironman, C9 by Champion and Body Glove trademarks, completed its merger with a subsidiary of Essilor International of Charenton-le-Pont, France…

Fourteen Golf Names Midwest Rep

Fourteen Golf, the golf wedge designer and manufacturer, said Sean Joyce has joined its sales team as a rep…

Nike, Inc. Returns to Growth in Fiscal Q3

Nike, Inc. returned to top– and bottom-line growth in the fiscal third quarter through February as management calls out improving trends across all Nike brand product types, categories and regions…

RECALL: Bauer Hockey Sticks

Bauer Hockey is recalling 100,000 children's hockey sticks after Health Canada warned the company of the sticks' high lead content…

NHS Names Senior Sales Rep

NHS, the skateboard manufacturer, announced the addition of Jonathan Devoe to their team as senior sales representative…

Nike Dominates Sweet 16

With the field of 65 teams having been whittled down to 16 over the past four days in the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, Nike was once again the brand seen the most by viewers of the event, as 77% of the teams (50 total) in the

Olympian Makes Girls Line for J.C. Penney

Warner Bros. Consumer Products has partnered with five-time Olympic medalist Nastia Liukin to create Supergirl by Nastia, a lifestyle merchandise line for girls…

Sport Supply to Be Acquired by PE Firm

Sport Supply Group last week agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Oncap Management Partners, a unit of Canada’s Onex, for around $172 million…

Nike, UCF Agree to Footwear and Apparel Contract

In the wake of having is footwear and apparel contract with Adidas terminated after freshman men’s basketball player Marcus Jordan, the son of hall of famer Michael Jordan, refused to wear team issued footwear in favor of his father’s Air Jord

Zumiez Purchases Corporate Building

Zumiez Inc. has purchased West Corona Corporate Center located at 1346 Railroad Street in Corona, CA; the property comprises 168,450 square feet. The property will be used as a distribution facility to serve its existing and planned retail stores througho