SGB Update

Mountain Hardwear Inc. has named Ted Ganio product manager of outerwear and Ulrike Kupfer has been appointed European marketing manager for the company. Prior to joining Mountain Hardwear, Ganio was the vice president of operations at Adventure Medical Ki

After 42 years in the sporting goods industry, Ohio-based District Sales Manager (DSM) Bud Nihiser will say goodbye to HEAD/Penn as he transitions into retirement. Nihiser will officially hang up his hat December 31, 2004. Steve Rothstein will be the DS

Twenty-year outdoor industry professional Sally McCoy has launched a new financial advisory services firm, Silver Steep Partners, LLC. The specialty firm is the first of its kind, providing strategic and financial advice to the specialty outdoor and spor

Following two strong months of retail sales, consumers headed to the stores again in November to take advantage of holiday promotions. According to the National Retail Federation, November retail sales in the GAFS category, which includes most general mer

Collegiate Pacific has completed the acquisition of Orlando Team Sports. Founded in 1994, Orlando Team Sports is believed to be the largest and fastest-growing team sporting goods distributor in the state of Florida, covering the state from Jacksonville t

Retail sector profit growth again outpaced sales growth in the retail third quarter, but slowed substantially from the outstanding numbers posted in the second quarter. Acquisitions and the accompanying integration expenses had much less of a negative im

G-III Apparel Group continued its decline due primarily to waning fashion licensed apparel sales, reporting that net sales for its fiscal second quarter ended October 31 declined 8.4% to $114.9 million, compared to $125.5 million in the year-ago quarter.

DSW Shoe Warehouse was again the shining star for parent Retail Ventures, Inc. as third quarter net sales at the rapidly-growing family footwear chain increased 18.6% to $255.8 million from $215.8 million in Q3 last year, due primarily to a 30-store incre

Huffy Corporation completed the auction of its snowboard and other action sports businesses on Friday, with the initial stalking horse bidders emerging as the winners in the sale…

While continuing the search for a new CEO, interim Cutter & Buck CEO Bill Swint and his team managed to turn a 2.3% top-line sales increase into a 38.1% boost to the bottom line for the second quarter of fiscal 2005. The company focused on profitable sale

In a deal that has been in the making for several months, Rocky Shoes & Boots will acquire EJ Footwear for $87.7 million in cash plus 484,261 shares of RCKY common stock, which were valued at $10 million at the date of the definitive agreement…

The SnowSports Industry launched into the 2004-05 season with solid pre-season sales fueled by good snowfall in the western states, particularly the Sierra. According to the SIA and The Leisure Trends Group, total industry sales increased 3.0% to $323.3 m

As Sports Executive Weekly speculated earlier last week, The Athlete's Foot on Thursday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection less than one year after a management team led by CEO Bob Corliss acquired the athletic specialty retailer from former