SGB Update

Liberty Mountain has been named the newest distributor for American Outdoor Products, the manufacturer of Backpacker's Pantry, Evolution Cookware, Outback Oven, Astronaut Foods, and Action Snacks. The new agreement strengthens AOP’s distribution, al

After comparing last February’s WSA show with a ghost town and characterizing the August event as more of a close-out inventory reverse auction than a trade show, we were pleasantly surprised to see the great energy coming from upbeat retailers and reinvi

Big 5 Sporting Goods is reportedly off to another good year after reporting its eighth straight year of comp store sales increase and its 32nd consecutive quarterly gain. Management characterized the start to 2004 as “wonderful” due to “favorable weather

Oakley saw its U.S. wholesale business, led by growth in Sunglass sales, rebound in the fourth quarter after trending lower for much of the year. Full year 2003 numbers appear to reflect a trend that sees Oakley relying more on its owned-retail sale to g

VF Corporation has identified the outdoor category as a key growth driver for the corporation and plans to “aggressively pursue growth” in the division through acquisitions as well as organic internal growth. Full year 2003 sales in the company's Ou

According to the preliminary SIA Retail Audit for the first five months of the 2003/2004 winter season, total sales for the winter sports market increased by 1.5% to $1.35 billion compared to $1.33 billion in 2002. Unit sales were up 4.6%, signaling some

Sports Group International, an executive search firm serving recreational products companies and services organizations, announced the appointment of D.J. Kazmierczak as Executive Search Consultant. Kazmierczak will be responsible for serving organization