SGB Update

Shimano Europe Group Restructured

Shimano Europe Group has restructured its sales and marketing departments by integrating all European activities for Shimano products (Shimano, PRO and AIM brand) within one organization…

Christy Sports Expands Door-to-Door Delivery Beyond Rentals

Christy Sports, which operates more than 40 stores in Colorado and Utah, said it has expanded its ski and snowboard rental delivery service, Door 2 Door (D2D), to include retail purchases. That means customers can now order merchandise online and have it

YAKTRAX Equips Olympians in Vancouver

YAKTRAX is again outfitting sponsored athletes, journalists and staff with its popular shoe and boot traction device to help keep them safe on the snow and ice at the Winter Games of the 29th Olympics in Vancouver…

Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard to Endorse Ed Hardy

Ed Hardy has signed NBA phenom Dwight Howard as an endorser. The outdoor ad campaign featuring Howard will launch during NBA All Star Weekend in Dallas and will rollout across the county in the spring…

GSI Commerce Raises 2010 Earnings Guidance on 9.9% Q4 Sales Gain

GSI Commerce Inc. reported income from operations rose 10.5% to $47 million on a 9.9% increase in net revenues to $430.2 million in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 1. The company, which provides e-commerce, marketing and fulfillment services to national ret

TSA to Open in Former Joe’s Location in Issaquah

The Sports Authority plans to open a 43,000 square foot store in a former Joe's Sports & Outdoors location in Issaquah, WA, at the Town and Country Shopping Center by late spring. TSA's website shows that stores were recently opened in former Jo

Hincapie Sportswear Hires Northeast Reps

Hincapie Sportswear, manufacturer of clothing for cyclists, has hired Will Mahler as retail sales representatives for the brand in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia…

Platinum Equity Completes Acquisition of Genmar Assets

Platinum Equity announced that it has completed the acquisition of several boat brands and related assets from Genmar Holdings, Inc., through a transaction conducted under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District

Concessions Approved at New Era’s Derby Plant

Workers at The New Era Cap Co. approved a tentative agreement providing wage and benefit concessions that will enable the company to keep operating its plant in the Derby area of Evans while closing one in Alabama…

Boy Scouts Kick off Centennial with Traveling Exhibit

As part of its centennial celebration this year, Boy Scouts of America has launched “Adventure Base 100,” a 10,000-square-foot interactive campus featuring immersive and exciting Scout-related experiences that will travel to 40 major markets..

Fila Golf Licensee Hires PR Firm

Fersten Worldwide (FW), the official licensee of Fila branded Golf apparel and headwear in North America, has appointed Buffalo Communications to provide publicity and media-relations services for its Fila Golf Collection…

SpendingPulse: Retail Sales Up 3.6% in January

Including goods from food to clothing to gasoline – but excluding cars – U.S. retail sales rose 3.6% from January 2009, according to MasterCard Advisor's SpendingPulse, which offer an estimate of spending in all forms including cash…

Scheels Attains Financing for Springfield Store

A group of Central Illinois banks has completed a $34 million financing packaging for a major retail-commercial development in Springfield that includes a Scheels superstore as its anchor. Some groundwork for the two-story, 203,000-square-foot Scheels has