SGB Update

Grenade Gloves Names Team Manager

Grenade Gloves appointed Jordan Brown as its new Snow and Skate team manager. Jordan has previously worked for Sessions, Tum Yeto, and Endeavor Snowboard Design. He has experience with sales, marketing and team management…

Polarmax and Opedix Appoint New England Reps

Longworth Industries, the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of Polarmax and Opedix, announced the addition of the Pinnacle Outdoor Group to represent our products in the New England territory…

A4 Introduces Hall of Fame Collection

A4, a manufacturer for athletic sportswear, has launched its “Hall Of Fame” collection and has radically reduced the price of 15 best-selling styles…

Saucony to Focus on Elite Athletes, Overall Male Consumer

In fulfilling his vision of Saucony becoming the next great global athletic brand, company President Richie Woodworth noted that it is imperative for the company to do a better job attracting male customers. Speaking at the Annual Institutional Investor C

Fila Aiming to Become Fourth Largest Sports Brand

Fila is looking to become the world's fourth largest sports fashion brand in five years, its top executive said at a press conference in Korea. The goal is to more than double sales to reach $3 billion over that time frame. Fila Korea, the brand&#03

Redcats USA to Close Call Center

Redcats USA, which owns the Sportsman's Guide, The Golf Warehouse, and other catalogs, said it will close its customer contact center located in Universal City, TX, on Dec. 18. A total of 490 jobs will be affected…

Converse Brings Back Star Chevron

Converse said the iconic Star Chevron logo will now be the primary logo on all Converse basketball footwear. The Weapon Evo, a basketball shoe evolved from the original Weapon, will be the first shoe to feature the logo again…

Reebok Product Manager Breaks Free Throw Records

Justin Kittredge, senior product manager for Reebok`s Basketball Division and president and founder of the basketball non-profit, Shooting Touch, Inc., achieved two new basketball world records. The first is for the amount of unassisted free throws ma

September Retail Sales Ex-Autos Rise 0.5%

The US Census Bureau announced that U.S. retail sales for the month of September decreased 1.5% from August, to $344.7 billion, and fell 5.7% year-over-year. Excluding autos, sales rose 0.5% in September, the second consecutive gain. Economists, on averag

USA Racquetball Licensed for Wii Videogame

Graffiti Entertainment Inc. signed a license agreement with USA Racquetball, the national governing body for the sport of racquetball and for the U.S. Olympic Committee. Graffiti will publish a USA Racquetball videogame initially for the Wii system, and s

Altus Brands Acquires Companies

Altus Brands, LLC, provider of products for the outdoor sports, law enforcement and industrial safety markets has acquired Cass Creek Game Calls, Woodland Whisper, QuikSit and Digital Game Scales brands, formerly owned by Nature Vision, Inc…

Schwarzenegger Signs Pro-Hunting Bill into Law

On October 11th, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 1423, a measure authored by Assembly Member Tom Berryhill (R-Modesto) that significantly reduces existing commercial hunting club license fees; promotes full implementation of California

NRA: Schwarzenegger Signs Bill that is

The NRA said Governor Schwarzenegger has signed a “severe yet impotent” gun control measure into law. Assembly Bill 962, taking effect on February 1, 2011, mandates individuals purchasing ammunition to be fingerprinted and registered at the time of sale a

Timberland Releases 07/08 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

The Timberland Co. released its 2007- 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. Among other successes, Timberland reduced reduced its absolute carbon emissions from owned and operated facilities and employee air travel by 27% over its 2006 baseli