SGB Update

Cabela’s Closes $300 mm Securitization

Cabela’s Incorporated said Cabela’s Credit Card Master Note Trust successfully completed the sale of $300 million of Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2010-I. The securitization transaction included the issuance of $255 million of Class A Notes, whic

Jarden Outdoor Grows Sales 4.7% in Q4, Profits Dip

Jarden Corp. reported sales at its Outdoor Solutions segment, which includes Coleman and K2 Sports, rose 4.7% in the fourth quarter to $517 million from $494 million. Earnings for the segment were down 14% to $49.4 million from $57.3 million a year ago. E

SMC Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Snowsports Merchandising Corporation (SMC), the buying group of specialty ski and snowboard shops in the wintersports industry, celebrated its 40th anniversary at its recently concluded trade show, Winter Sports Market…

Puma Launches Sports-Infused Mobile Phone

Puma launched its first mobile phone, named the Puma Phone, featuring a number of sports-related features, including applications for runners and cyclists that let them keep track of speed, distance and pace. The phone can also keep track of the number of

DNA Beverage Reaches Deal for Meat Snack Products

DNA Beverage Corp, an energy drink maker targeting the action sports community, has entered into a sales, marketing and manufacturing agreement with Monogram Food Solutions for DNA branded meat snack products…

Mizuno Swings to Q3 Profit on Improving Margins

Mizuno Corp. for the second year in a row lowered its fiscal full-year forecast after weak fiscal third quarter sales brought new realities of the business into focus. The company reported last week that the declines in the golf business had moved into po

Mizuno Corp. Lowers Outlook on Continued Declines…

Mizuno Corp. for the second year in a row lowered its fiscal full-year forecast after weak fiscal third quarter sales brought new realities of the business into focus. The company reported last week that the declines in the golf business had moved into positive territory again, but declines continued in the Americas and Japan.  Decreased […]

Cherokee Inks for Licensing Deals for Sideout Brand

Cherokee Inc entered into three new exclusive license agreements for its Sideout brand. Hudson Bay Apparel Brands, a supplier of men's, young men's and boy's branded and private label apparel has been granted the exclusive right in the US t

Street Surfing Partners with Marvel

Street Surfing, LLC is transporting Spider-Man from comic books to skate parks and streets this spring with the introduction of the Spider-Man 3-D Wave Board, the first licensed casterboard in the market. As part of its agreement with Marvel Entertainment

Lipsey’s Names New CEO

Lipsey's, the family-owned wholesale firearms distributor, said Laurie Lipsey Aronson was named CEO of Lipsey's in addition to her current title of president…

ThreadLites – Illuminated Apparel Launches Collegiate Series

U.S. Branding Group, LLC announced their receipt of Authorized Collegiate Licensing, from the Licensing Resource Group (LRG), and Strategic Marketing Affiliates (SMA) for their ThreadLites & TechnoThreadZ – Illuminated Branded Apparel Line…

Nike Edges Past ESPN in Sports Brand Survey

In its second Forbes Fab 40, Nike edged out ESPN in its survey of the top-ten Sports Business Brands. The survey placed Nike's sales at $10.5 billion versus $10.3 billion for ESPN. The remaining eight brands on the list included Adidas, $7.3 billion;