SGB Update

REI has appointed David Presley to the position of vice president of Distribution and Logistics. Presley, who comes to REI with 20 years' experience in supply chain management, will provide leadership to the warehousing, order processing and product

VAUDE is currently working on a new distribution concept in a continued effort to successfully penetrate the US market, after officially dissolving their relationship with Windsong Outdoors, LLC earlier this year…

H. Greg Chamandy has stepped down from his roles as Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Gildan Activewear, in order to pursue other business interests. He has also resigned as a member of the Board

Nike, Inc. filed its fiscal 2004 10-K report on Friday, revising its futures backlog figures for shipment through November. The company pointed to strength in the U.S. and Asia markets that drove backlog up 11.3% to $5.6 billion, versus its previously

In a deal that has been in the works for several months, Apax Partners last week finalized its acquisition of Spyder Active Sports in a transaction valued at approximately $100 million, including assumption of debt. Apax is one of the largest private equ

Dick's Sporting Goods completed its $362 million acquisition of Galyan's on Thursday via a deal structured as a merger. With the 48 Galyans doors, Dick’s now has 221 stores in 32 states and had combined sales of about $2.2 billion in the last f

Cabela’s saw a securitization transaction involving their credit card receivables impact their Financial Services segment’s' securitization income by roughly $2.0 million after tax, or three cents per diluted share, in the second quarter ended July 3

Rocky Shoes & Boots benefited not only from their latest military deal, but also from the company’s focused expansion of products in footwear, apparel and Gates gloves throughout the quarter. Overall, Rocky posted a 25.5% sales increase to $27.4 million

Garmin boosted their sales by 32.2% during the second quarter to $189.7 million. The consumer division accounted for 78% of Garmin’s sales for the quarter, and reported $148.5 million in revenue, a 30% increase compared to the second quarter of 2003. Mos

Johnson Outdoors continued its reliance on military and Marine Electronics through the third quarter, although some important new programs are being implemented to bring the rest of the company back to higher levels of performance…

The Rossignol Group is reporting that first quarter sales were down 5.3% to €37.0 million ($45.4 million) compared to €39.1 million ($43.2 million) for the company’s fiscal first quarter last year. The Ski division, which made up roughly 80% of the group’