SGB Update

MLB Selects GSI Commerce To Run Website

MLB Advanced Media has selected GSI Commerce as its new outsource provider to operate the e-commerce store located at MLB.com and the 30 official MLB Club websites…

Collegiate Pacific Acquires Team Sports Distributor

Collegiate Pacific announced that it has executed a letter of intent to acquire Kesslers Team Sports of Richmond, IN., the nation's largest independent team sporting goods distributor with annual revenues exceeding $30 million. Kesslers is recognized

Burton to Move Analog to SoCal…

Burton’s newest subsidiary, Analog Clothing, is moving from Vermont to Southern California in early spring of 2004. Analog just finished placing its fall line in stores and is currently looking for a suitable location in Orange County for its new headqua

Black Diamond Taps Peregrine as Lightware Distributor

Black Diamond Equipment Ltd. announced a new a partnership with Peregrine Outfitters of Williston, Vermont, to distribute products for Black Diamond Performance Lightware. The Peregrine affiliation is expected to open new doors to the Performance Lightwa

Cutter and Buck Fiscal Q2 Profits Jump…

While Cutter & Buck reported a decline in total sales in its fiscal 2004 second quarter, the company continued their turnaround as net income jumped 600% due to actions emphasizing profitable sales, reducing costs and improving sourcing and product pricin

Singing Rock Expands

Singing Rock office team expands with 2 new employees.Vojtech Dvorak will be joining the team as the world wide brand manager, and Jan Novotny joins product development as sourcing manager. Vojtech's area will cover grafic work, shop displays, sales

Variflex Looks to Shrek for Help…

Variflex had another tough quarter, with sales declining 4.0% from $12.6 million in fiscal Q1 2003 to 12.1 million in fiscal Q1 2004 ended October 31. VFLX swung to a loss of $477,000. or 10 cents per share, compared to $11,000, or $0 per share LY…

Cold Sports Distribution Inc. Fouded

Bruce Caslowitz and Blaise Rosenthal have formed Cold Sports Distribution Inc. Bruce has an experienced role in snowboarding as sales coordinator and Blaise is the founder of Millennium Three and a professional snowboarder…

Congress Financial Permitted to Continue With Airwalk Foreclosure

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Denver, Colorado, ruled that Airwalk International, LLC’s senior secured lender, Congress Financial Corporation, may continue with its filed action against the company to cause the foreclosure and sale of the company’s assets

Athlete’s Foot Targets Greece

The Athlete's Foot has formalized an agreement with Veto S.A. of Athens, Greece to become The Athlete's Foot's master franchisee for Greece. The company projects multiple store openings over the length of the 10-year agreement in an effort

Primaloft Sponsors Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival

PrimaLoft is continuing its involvement as a primary sponsor of the second annual Adirondack Backcountry
Ski Festival to be held on Friday, February 27th – Sunday, February 29th in Keene Valley, NY…

NRF: November Retail Sales Rise 4.8% Versus Last Year

According to U.S. Commerce Department data, November retail sales in the GAFS category, which includes most general merchandise categories, increased 4.8% from the same period last year and rose 0.6% from October. Sales in the sporting goods, hobby, book

Dragon Brings In New Reps

Dragon Optical Is proud to announce the addition of new territorial reps to our team. All the new reps bring exceptional experience and relationships with their retailers to Dragon…

Lass Joins Dragon Optics

Dragon Optical has announced the addition of Christian Lass to our sales staff. Lass, a long time veteran of the action sports world, will manage all domestic Bike and Motocross accounts and the respective regional reps…