SGB Update

Retail Marketing Manager — Under Armour

Under Armour seeks a Retail Marketing Manager with 5 or more years of related experience. The Retail Marketing Manager will act as a liaison between the Marketing Department and both the Sales and Apparel Departments, and manage the marketing in ma

Merchandising Manager — Under Armour

Under Armour seeks a Merchandising Manager with 5 or more years of merchandising experience. The Merchandising Manager will provide Merchandising strategy, fixtures, POP and overall policy for the company and for Under Armour retailers…

SBI Acquires Cloudveil Apparel; Forms new Company

Sport Brands International (SBI) has acquired outdoor apparel company Cloudveil and formed a new company, Cloudveil Mountain Works, Inc. Financial details of the agreement have not been disclosed. Jim Reilly has been appointed Managing Director of the n

Stride Rite Ekes Out Q4 Profit on 13% Sales Gain

The Stride Rite Corporation reported that sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 increased 13% to $116.8 million from $103.8 million in the comparable period of fiscal 2003. Net income for the fourth quarter totaled $51 thousand or zero per diluted s

Cabela’s ‘Comfortable’ with Analyst Estimates

Cabela's announced that it is comfortable with the range of analysts' revenue and earnings per share estimates for the fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year 2004. Adjusting for the extra week, comparable same-store sales for the fourth fisc

Gordy Peifer Hired as director of Team Eider, USA

Eider has appointed freeskiing champion Gordy Peifer as the director of Team Eider, USA. This appointment is in concert with the current existing global Eider Team, which includes the likes of Extreme Skier, Pierre Tardivel with over 70 first ascents and

Hind Named ‘Fleet Feet Apparel Vendor of the Year’

Hind, a division of Saucony, Inc., has been named “Fleet Feet Apparel Vendor of the Year” for the second time in three years. Fleet Feet announced the award at its 2005 Regional Apparel Conference in Durham, North Carolina on January 6th. The award, firs

REI to Open Plano, TX Store

Recreational Equipment Inc. announced plans to open a store in Plano, Texas, in May 2005, at the northeast corner of Preston Road and Park Boulevard in Preston Towne Crossing. The 27,000 square-foot store will be about 11 miles northeast of the REI store

College Pacific Lands Sales Force in New Markets

Collegiate Pacific has launched Road Sales Teams in three new major markets: Cincinnati, the Washington D.C. vicinity, and a formerly untapped portion of North Carolina. The company expects the 10 new road sales professionals to generate approximately $5,

Mizuno, USA Posts 12% Increase for 2004 Fiscal Year

Mizuno USA, Inc. posted a record setting year in sales revenue and profit, with a 12% increase over previous year’s sales. This is the fifth consecutive year of revenue and earnings growth for the company. Since 1999, the sporting goods manufacturer has

SIA: Chain Stores See Higher Selling Prices Drive Gains

According to the SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Retail Audit for the August through November period, sales at chain stores were up 12.2% to $145.3 million in sales compared to $129.5 million in 2003. Unit sales were down 5.9% from last season. Chain

NPD Adds Shoe Chain Channel to Reporting

The NPD Group has added DSW, Rack Room and Shoe Pavilion to its footwear tracking point-of-sale service. NPD has also added a new shoe chain channel that helps clients get a clearer picture of the marketplace. NPD said having the new retailers on board h

Orange 21 Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Option

Orange 21 Inc. announced that the underwriters of its initial public offering have exercised their over-allotment option to purchase from the company 520,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price of $8.75 per share. Roth Capital Partners, L

Sport Supply Group Gets Holiday Lift at Amazon

Sport Supply Group, Inc. reported a 47% increase in sales during the holiday season through its eSportsonline sales channel on Amazon.com’s Sports & Outdoors store. The company beleives that consumers responded to an eSportsonline-exclusive promotion on A