SGB Update

Solstice Signs Pale Morning Media

Solstice has signed Pale Morning Media to provide product publicity support for their spring 2005 line. Pale Morning Media will design and implement a fall public relations
campaign to publicize Solstice and their growing assortment of warm-weather gear..

Callaway Posts Q3 Loss on 16.4% Sales Drop

Callaway Golf Company reported third quarter net sales fell 16.4% to $128.5 million, resulting in a net loss of $35.9 million, or a net loss of 53 cents per fully diluted share. Included in both the net loss and fully diluted net loss per share were charg

The Athelte’s Foot Closes on Long-Term Credit Facility

The Retail Finance Group of GMAC Commercial Finance announced the closing of a long-term $20 million senior secured credit facility to provide ongoing working capital needs to The Athlete’s Foot Stores, LLC…

Head Inks Multi-Year Agreement with Ferraro

HEAD announced the addition of two-time Grand Slam winner Juan Carlos Ferrero to its player roster during the TMS Tournament in Madrid. The worldwide, multi-year agreement includes HEAD tennis racquets, bags and accessories and Penn tennis balls. As a p

Fox River Taps Extreme Skier for Women’s Effort

Fox River Mills is partnering with champion extreme skier Alison Gannett to promote and refine Fox River’s women’s sock line. Specifically, Gannett will lead the technical design team on Fox River’s winter sport socks for women, as well as provide design

National Whitewater Center Takes One More Step Toward Completion…

The U.S. National Whitewater Center on the Catawba River near Charlotte, NC secured $20 million in funding this past week, bringing the project closer to completion. Project managers now expect to break ground on the 307 acre outdoor recreation facility

Luen Thai Expansion in High Gear…

According to local Beijing newspapers, Luen Thai, one of Asia’s largest apparel manufacturers, saw net income drop 4% for the first six months of the 2004 to $13.1 million. The company is currently working on constructing a new 300,000 square foot factory

ICON GM Hurt by Rising Steel Prices…

ICON Health & Fitness saw both categories of its business take a dive in its fiscal first quarter ended August 28, 2004, resulting in a total sales decline that was more pronounced than even its lowered expectations against a strong Q1 last year. The com

Jansport to Move to San Leandro; Cisler Will Exit…

JanSport, Inc., which is part of VF Corporation’s Outdoor Coalition, will move its JanSport Equipment business to new offices in San Leandro, CA, bringing it closer to other ODC brands and Mike Egeck, the former president of The North Face who now heads t

SEW Goes One-On-One with Mike Gotfredson…

Mike Gotfredson founded Road Runner Sports in a garage in Del Mar, CA in 1983, using his direct marketing experience. The company doubled in size nearly every year through 1999. Road Runner Sports sells more technical running shoes than any other retaile

Snowshoe Market Focuses on Women’s Product…

Over the past few weeks, BOSS presented the first two installments of a three-part SnowSports pre-season trend analysis. The previous articles covered shifts in the ski and snowboard apparel market, the new urban influence on the ski market, backcountry