SGB Update

When it comes to ranking golf club brands, both in terms of company profile and the clubs they sell, the golf-playing public often pays little heed to the brands' marketing efforts. This conclusion was developed as a result of a nationwide study by

180s, LLC announced its second year participating as a sponsor in the Baltimore Running Festival scheduled to take place on October 18, 2003 in downtown Baltimore. 180s will distribute 2000 complementary NALGENE water bottles filled with Deer Park water

Golf Town Canada has become significantly
larger through the acquisition of Golf Surface Inc., a major regional golf retailer within Quebec. Through this transaction, Golf Town will double the number of golf superstores it operates in the important Montre

Volkl Sport America will launch a technical performance outerwear line in the US for the Winter 04/05 season.The collection will be positioned in the mid to high-end range of the market…

The National Ski Areas Association has entered into a partnership with WinterKids, a non-profit organization that encourages winter recreation among children, to
promote and distribute the WinterKids National Outdoor Learning Curriculum…

On the heels of Outdoor Retailer announcing plans for a “Backcountry Base Camp” at Winter Market 2004, OR has released further details surrounding the event. The inaugural Backcountry Base Camp will be held in the Brighton Backcountry in Utah’s Big Cotto

Schure Sports Inc./Karbon has renewed a longterm sponsorship with Dejan Kosir, 2003 World Snowboard PGS (Parallel Giant Slalom) Champion…

According to the latest figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department, September retail sales in the GAFS category, which includes most general merchandise categories, increased 0.2% seasonally adjusted from August, and jumped 6.9% from the same period

Huffy Corporation reported that net income for the third quarter of 2003 was $2.9 million or $0.18 per common share, compared to earnings of $0.9 million or $0.08 per common share for the same period last year. Net sales for Q3 increased 28.6% to $106.7 m

Fields, forests and mountains are the real playgrounds for millions of Americans, if you ask those who like fishing, camping, hunting, and hiking. For many people, those activities are considered the “big four” in the outdoor industry. But participants

Timbuk2 Designs has hired Mike Valvano as Vice President of Sales. Valvano is an outdoor industry veteran who most recently spent four years at Mountainsmith where he was instrumental in helping the company launch award-winning backpack and sleeping bag

Adams Golf has appointed Eric T. Logan to the positions of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. Mr. Logan will oversee the Company's accounting, finance, credit, IT, legal and investor relations departments and wil

Fila has named Mike Houser as Global Director of Kid's Footwear for the company. In his new role, Mr. Houser will be responsible for developing a global children's product range…

Fila has named Mark Kane to Vice President – Lifestyle Footwear. Mr. Kane will now be responsible for developing a successful global lifestyle footwear range for Fila. His global category responsibilities will include developing classic and vintage styles

Winmark Corporation, parent company of Play it Again Sports, reported net income for the third quarter ended September 27, 2003 of $1.1 million, or $.17 per share diluted, which essentailly flat to the year-ago period. Revenue for the quarter declined 2.