SGB Update

Eddie Bauer Plans 90th Anniversary Events

Eddie Bauer will be celebrating its 90th anniversary with a special one-day event on February 27, and with product launches and other events throughout the year, including the launch of its First Ascent ski collection this fall…

Sears Holdings Doubles Fourth Quarter Profits

Sears Holdings Corp. reported a surge in fourth-quarter profit, reflecting improved gross margins and the absence of last year's costs related to store closings and severance. Revenues declined year-on-year, but exceeded analysts' expectations,

Sears Holdings Doubles Fourth Quarter Profits

Sears Holdings Corp. reported a surge in fourth-quarter profit, reflecting improved gross margins and the absence of last year's costs related to store closings and severance. Revenues declined year-on-year, but exceeded analysts' expectations,

Macy’s Returns to Profitability; Outlook Remains Cautious

Macy's Inc posted better-than-expected profit for the fourth quarter and forecast an improvement in same-store sales this year. Sales fell 1.1% to $7.85 billion. Comp stores slid 0.8%, but that was better than the Cincinnati-based company's fore

JetBoil Names Midwest Rep

Jetboil has added Adventure Sport Marketing to manage its Midwest territory. The agency brings more than 20 years of experience and passion for the outdoors to the Jetboil brand…

GTX Corp Awarded Patents for GPS Shoe Technology

GTX Corp, the maker of 2-way GPS Personal Location Services (PLS) solutions, was recently awarded three new U.S. Patents that it said broadly covers fundamental aspects of providing a GPS location device in footwear…

Consumer Confidence Plummets

The Conference Board, a New York-based research group, said its Consumer Confidence Index fell to 46.0 in February from 56.5 in January. According to a Briefing.com consensus survey, economists expected the index to fall slightly to 55.0 from 55.9…

Cascade Designs Names Rep Agency of the Year

Cascade Designs, Inc bestowed its 2009 Rep Agency of the Year award to Canada West Sports Agencies LTD of Calgary, Alberta. The award recognizes the agency for their efforts propelling strong sales growth for the company’s flagship outdoor brands: T

Sof Sole Sends Military to Baseball Games For Free

Active duty military will be able to attend 2010 Durham Bulls
games for free, thanks to a partnership with Sof Sole, the footwear accessory brand, and division of Implus Footcare LLC in Research Triangle Park…

New Balance Launches New Balance 365 Project

New Balance launched New Balance 365, a collection of 365 short films that engages consumers 365 days a year by asking them to think about “the balance.” One 20 second short film that creatively explores the idea of “the balance” will post live each morn

Outdoor Product Retail Sales Post Gain for January

According to retail point-of-sale data compiled by SportScanInfo, outdoor equipment, apparel and footwear sales through the sporting goods, mall, department store, and discount/mass channels were up in the mid-single digits for the month of January while

SportScanInfo: Snow Drives Outdoor Sales in January…

With the close of the retail fiscal calendar at the end of last month, retailers nationwide looked back on the most challenging year in recent memory. For retailers selling outdoor equipment and apparel, January, the last month in fiscal 2009, showed mixe