SGB Update

Tubbs Names National Sales Manager

K2 Sports said Jeff Cunningham has been hired as national sales manager for Tubbs Snowshoes. Most recently he was Eastern Key Account Manager for Gramicci and prior to that, marketing director and national sales manager for Mammut Sports group. Cunningham

Super Bowl Could Boost Dick’s SG Fourth Quarter

With the mall guys moving further away from the licensed business it will be sporting goods, the Internet and the licensed shops scoring bigger this year with the Steelers and the Cardinals facing off in the Super Bowl on February 1…

Carve Designs Names Reps

Women’s surf lifestyle manufacturer, Carve Designs, hired 3 new sales representatives for the brand: Paul Tversky in the Mid-Atlantic territory, Bashford and Associates in the Southeast region, and Megalops Inc. in Florida…

Sportsclick to Acquire Checkered Flag Sports

Sportsclick Inc. entered into a letter of intent to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Southprint Inc., which operates Checkered Flag Sports) (“Southprint”). Southprint is a manufacturer of authentic, licensed NASCAR apparel. SportsClick is a Canad

Grenade Gloves Sponsors X Games

Grenade Gloves has become the official glove partner for the Winter X Games Thirteen, January 22-25, 2009 at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado. The event is expected to draw more than 76,000 fans, athletes and action sports exhibitors…

Sports Chalet Amends Credit Line

On January 9, Sports Chalet Inc. amended its credit agreement with lenders led by Bank of America to loosen its terms, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The filing noted that as of December 31 an event of default had occurre

Aetrex Names Director of Sales

Aetrex Worldwide said Sigurd Lee has joined the company as director of sales, Athletic Channel. Lee has extensive experience in the athletic apparel and footwear industry, including 26 years at Nike, where he held numerous positions including director of

Fila Partners with Tennis Star James Blake

Fila has entered into a collaboration arrangement with ATP World Tour star James Blake to develop a collection of men's apparel and footwear. Blake will collaborate with Fila's design team to create the yet-to-be-named collection that will targe

Easton Hockey Adds to Sales Staff

Easton Hockey has added Tom Maher as VP of U.S. hockey sales, and Rob Connerty, regional sales manager of U.S. hockey sales…

Westcomb Hires Sales Agencies in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic

Westcomb, the Vancouver-based manufacturer of outdoor apparel, hired new sales agencies in two U.S. territories. Pursuit Brand Equity Group will represent Westcomb in the Northeast (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI), and Moraine Sales will represent the company in

Boulder Outdoor Specialty Group Taps Pale Morning Media

The Boulder Outdoor Specialty Group, formerly American Recreation Products, recently retained Pale Morning Media as their public relations Agency of Record. Effective January 1, Pale Morning Media became the official representative of Kelty, Kelty K.I.D.S

TEKO Names Director of Sales

TEKO, the high-performance socks producer, said Rich Weight has joined the company as director of sales. Most notably, Weight served as director of sales for both Cloudveil and Chaco…

Big Agnes Names New Sales Reps

Big Agnes Inc., the maker of sleeping bags, pads and tents, hired Sasso Vertical Sales Inc to handle Big Agnes’ sales in Western Canada. Additionally, outdoor industry veteran Rose Alford was recently hired for in-house dealer services…

Former Patagonia Buyer Joins Rab

Rab, the British manufacturer of technical mountaineering garments, gear and accessories, said Jeannie Wall will be directing the company’s brand-new Backcountry collection. Wall was most recently with Patagonia, Inc., from 1991 to 2007. Most relevant to