SGB Update

Cannondale Appoints Paul Francese As CFO

Cannondale has announced that Paul Francese will be joining the company on October 1st as its new Chief Financial Officer. The hiring of Francese fills the last remaining vacancy in Cannondale's executive team, and comes two months after Bell Sports

Zodiac Performs Despite Weak Dollar

Zodiac beat its operating targets for 2002/03, with organic growth in its Aerospace businesses (+0.7%) and a strong advance in the Marine segment (+7.7%). However, the exceptionally rapid slide in the dollar – down 18% year-on-year – offset some of this g

Gildan Issues Q4 Earnings Warning

Glidan Activewear becomes the latest company to issue an earnings warning for its current quarter, citing the weaker U.S. dollar coupled with lower-than-expected unit volume sales. Gildan is forecasting full year diluted EPS in the range of C$2.55 – C$2.

VF Imagewear Looking for Exclusive NBA Deal

On the heels of their recently-announced deal with Major League Baseball to be the exclusive supplier of non-authentic MLB fleece and T-shirts for the U.S. mass market, as well as Canada and Latin America, VF Imagewear officials revealed in a Thursday con

Nike and Kasky Announce Settlement of First Amendment Case

In a joint announcement Friday, the parties to Kasky v. Nike, a lawsuit which prompted a U.S. Supreme Court review exploring the question of what constitutes free versus commercial speech, have agreed to settle the case. The two parties mutually agreed t

Dick’s Appoints Gap Vet as Supply Chain Head

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. has appointed Jerel Hollens as Senior Vice President of Supply Chain. Mr. Hollens is responsible for all aspects of the supply chain, from the planning process to the sales floor, leading the areas of Store Allocation an

REI and Black Diamond Team Up For HERA

Black Diamond Equipment announced a partnership with REI, which will take the HERA (Health Empowerment, Research and Advocacy) Ovarian Cancer Climb for Life on the road to six major metropolitan areas this winter…

Prince Appoints Bill Foy As Head of New Division

Prince Sports, Inc. announced the appointment of Bill Foy to the position of Executive Vice-President and General Manager of a newly formed business unit to be called Prince U.S.A. In this new position Foy will be responsible for the commercial success a

Nautilus to Cut Workforce on Sluggish Business

The Nautilus Group, Inc. on Friday announced a reduction in its workforce to lower expenses in response to the current business environment, resulting in a restructuring charge of approximately $200,000 for Q3. When fully implemented, this workforce redu

Elder-Beerman Sees Wright Price Go to $7.80 per Share

The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. announced that it amended its existing merger agreement with Wright Holdings, Inc. to increase the consideration payable to Elder-Beerman shareholders by Wright Holdings from $7.05 per share in cash to $7.80 per share in cas

NRF: August Retail Sales Up 5.1%; SG Sector Lags Behind

The back-to-school season sent consumers to the stores in August, picking up everything from sporting goods to electronics. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), August retail sales in the GAFS categoryincreased 0.6% seasonally adjusted from

Timberland Appoints New International Head

The Timberland Company announced the appointment of Michael J. Harrison to SVP, General Manager of International. In this role, Mr. Harrison is responsible for leading Timberland's European, Asian, Canadian and Latin American businesses. Mr. Harriso

Eddie Bauer Helps With 9/11 Memorial

Eddie Bauer and American Forests, the nation's leading nonprofit on the benefits of trees and forests, have reached their goal of raising $500,000 for the Memorial Tree Groves program…

Karbon Lands Deal With RCR…

Schure Sports announced that KARBON is the apparel of choice for the Resorts of the Canadian Rockies. RCR owns and operates seven of the premier resorts in Canada; two in BC, three in Alberta and two in Quebec. They will continue to outfit their ski and s