SGB Update

D’Aloia Takes Over Huffy CEO position as Graber Retires

HUFFY has announced that Paul R. D'Aloia, 45, has been elected by the Board of Directors to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. D'Aloia's appointment to the Chief Executive Officer role is effective immediately…

D’Aloia Takes Over Huffy CEO position as Graber Retires

HUFFY has announced that Paul R. D'Aloia, 45, has been elected by the Board of Directors to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. D'Aloia's appointment to the Chief Executive Officer role is effective immediately…

Wilson and TCA Ink Cross Promotion Deal

Wilson Racquet Sports and Tennis Corporation of America have signed a three-year contract representing a commitment by both companies to further endorse the products and services that each company sells. Wilson will be the Official Ball for TCA. TCA wil

The Athlete’s Foot Signs Licensee for Persian Gulf States

The Athlete's Foot has formalized an agreement with Apparel LLC of Dubai, United Arab Emirates to become The Athlete's Foot's master franchisee for the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. It projects a minimum of 15 store openin

NSGA: Sporting Goods CPI Trends Positive

The Natioanl Sporting Goods Association is reporting that the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the Sporting Goods CPI Index at 101.8 for November, up 0.3% versus the November 2002 index. This is the second month in a row the In

New Era Sposors Bernstein Drag Racing Team

Six time NHRA world champion, Kenny Bernstein, announced the addition of New Era Cap Company, Inc. as a major associate sponsor in 2004 for his Budweiser/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster that will be driven by his son Brandon. New Era markings will appear on

Kayser-Roth Merges Operating Groups

Kayser-Roth has restructured its design, marketing and sales teams to take advantage of strengths within both its Department and Specialty Store and its Food/Drug/Mass groups by merging the two. Julia Townsend has been promoted to EVP/GM of Kayser-Roth an

Aspen/Snowmass Sees Record Holiday

Aspen/Snowmass celebrated the holidays with bountiful snowfall and strong visitor numbers. Almost six feet of snow fell from Dec. 20 through Jan. 4, and the resort recorded its busiest day in the last seven years on New Year’s Eve. Skier day numbers for

Hi-Tec Appoints New UK Sales Director

Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Glenn Bennington as Sales Director of it’s UK subsidiary. With over 19 years of experience within the footwear industry, initially with adidas and Fila, Bennington joins from the Universal Footwear Corporation where he worked a

High Gear Looks Overseas and Boosts Sales 256%

After tripling sales in 2002, HighGear once again exceeded projected growth in 2003 reporting sales up 256% from the previous calendar year. The young but fast-growing manufacturer and distributor of navigation and outdoor safety instruments attributes it

Oakley Promotes Bowers to New VP of Marketing Worldwide

Oakley announced that Scott Bowers, Vice President of Sports Marketing, has been promoted to the newly created position of Vice President of Marketing Worldwide. In his new role, Mr. Bowers will be responsible for overseeing worldwide all aspects of Oakle

Brosnahan is New VP of US Sales at Pony Apparel

Global Brand Marketing, Inc., announced the appointment of Michael Brosnahan to Vice President of U.S. Sales of Pony Apparel. In this newly created position, Brosnahan will oversee all aspects of US sales operations for the apparel division of Pony Intern

Boldt Closes Doors

Boldt Products, which was just recently founded in July of 2003, is apparently closing their doors. CEO and founder Duncan Robins called each of his company’s sales reps and told them that he is hoping to sell the company, but if this does not occur, he w

SNL Adds Natasha Petrovsky as Senior Account Executive

SNL Communications announced the hiring of Natasha Petrovsky as Senior Account Executive. Petrovsky’s primary focus will be on the action sports market, developing new business and working with existing clients to build and execute strategic public relati