SGB Update

Exel oyj of Finland is opening a new North American subsidiary based in Georgia, Vermont. The new operation will support Exel's existing cross-country ski business in the U.S. and Canada and will serve as the North American headquarters for other Nor

Suunto and FIS, International Ski Federation, will co-operate to provide new performance measurement data to TV audiences. TV viewers will see precise information on cross-country skiers with the help of Suunto t6 wristop computers and wireless sensors fr

The auction for Thule has come to an end with British buyout shop Candover winning out as the brand’s new owner. EQT Partners, Thule’s former owner, opted to offer the company up for sale instead of conducting an initial public offering on the Stockholm

Dana Design will relocate in November from Vashon Island, WA, and operate under K2’s Marmot division in Santa Rosa, CA. Zac West, Dana’s head designer and product manager, will continue in that capacity for the Dana brand, focusing on the development of l

Johnson Outdoors’ Board of Directors has approved a definitive merger agreement with JO Acquisition Corp., a newly formed entity established by Helen P. Johnson-Leipold, Chairman and CEO of Johnson Outdoors, and members of the family of the late Samuel C.

Watermark made their pending move from Arcata, CA to Portland, OR official, shifting all corporate headquarters functions and the Landsports division north in early 2005, while leaving call center, credit collections, accounts receivable, IT, and HR funct

Columbia Sportswear continued to log double-digit gains in both net income and sales in the third quarter despite continued softness in the company’s U.S. Outerwear business. COLM said that consumers were shifting away from Outerwear and more toward their

Aaron Feuerstein, former owner and CEO of Malden Mills, has made another bid to buy the company back from creditors and its largest shareholder, GE Capital, but the board of directors at Malden has subsequently turned it down. The board’s response has be

White Sierra has been targeting specialty outdoor retail accounts with a series of service initiatives over the past few seasons and has seen over 40 new specialty dealers join its retail base nationwide. This is in addition to the over 70 that joined for

Big 5 Sporting Goods achieved a new milestone last week, opening their 300th store on their way to 309 stores by the end of the year. The new San Diego store joined three others in Q3 and one more since the start of the quarter. BGFV saw the additional

American Skiing Company boosted its fiscal fourth quarter revenue and income, mainly through real-estate deals at its eastern resorts. Total consolidated revenue was $17.0 million, up 6.9% compared with $15.9 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003.