SGB Update

SmartWool had a busy month leading up to Summer OR, with new hires and new distribution expansions. Here's all the news in one release. Smartwool has hired Mark Bryden as Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain and Brad Johnson as Apparel Direc

SmartWool will launch an e-commerce section on their consumer website, www.smartwool.com, beginning this autumn. SmartWool will dedicate a significant percentage of revenues from this site to fund a major advocacy initiative later this year that benefits

Tucker Hacking, president and CEO of Ground llc, announced late Tuesday the appointment of Ryan Clark as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Ryan will be responsible for the development and implementation of brand initiatives while over seeing the

Beth Brownlee has been promoted to Director of Sales – Apparel at Columbia Sportswear. Beth has been with Columbia since 1998 as a Regional Sales Manager. She has a strong background in sales including her work with Asics, Hind and running her own sales

Nike, Inc. has played another hand as it develops its brand segmentation strategy to penetrate all levels of the retail market. With the $43 million deal to acquire Official Starter Properties LLC and Official Starter LLC and its Starter, Team Starter an

Huffy Corporation announced late Friday that $3.5 to $5.0 million in accounting entries, related primarily to customer deductions, credits and reserves for inventory valuation and doubtful account receivables for the former Gen-X Sports business, should h

Shoe Carnival reported weak comps for the second quarter, but met the Street’s expectation on the bottom line, generating a 25% increase in EPS over 2003. CEO Mark Lemond said they saw a “difficult sales pattern” in the second quarter, but were able to “

Fenway Partners, Inc., the private equity firm that owns Riddell Sports Group, has acquired Bell Sports and its Bell and Giro helmet brands in a $240 million deal with current Bell Sports owners Chartwell Investments Inc., GarMark Partners LP and Wachovia

Pacific Sunwear finally feels they are getting a handle on the merchandising assortment in their d.e.m.o. stores to address the shift to wovens and preppy wear and away from the usual gangsta wear that had dominated the urban-influenced mall retail chain.