SGB Update

Dana Design will relocate in November from Vashon Island, WA, and operate under K2’s Marmot division in Santa Rosa, CA. Zac West, Dana’s head designer and product manager, will continue in that capacity for the Dana brand, focusing on the development of l

Johnson Outdoors’ Board of Directors has approved a definitive merger agreement with JO Acquisition Corp., a newly formed entity established by Helen P. Johnson-Leipold, Chairman and CEO of Johnson Outdoors, and members of the family of the late Samuel C.

Delta Apparel, Inc. again counted on MJ Soffe for most of its sales increase — and just about all of its operating income — for the fiscal first quarter ended October 2, posting a 94.2% increase in net income for the quarter to $1.1 million, or 34 cents

Watermark made their pending move from Arcata, CA to Portland, OR official, shifting all corporate headquarters functions and the Landsports division north in early 2005, while leaving call center, credit collections, accounts receivable, IT, and HR funct

On the surface, it appears that Russell Corporation easily beat analysts’ consensus earnings estimates for the quarter, but the company saw a tax benefit of $4.5 million, or 14 cents per share in the quarter, which reduced earnings to $22.4 million, or 68

Columbia Sportswear continued to log double-digit gains in both net income and sales in the third quarter despite continued softness in the company’s U.S. Outerwear business. COLM said that consumers were shifting away from Outerwear and more toward their

We won’t need to hold a benefit for Jay Margolis, who recently resigned as president and COO at Reebok. In a recent SEC filing, Reebok stated that Margolis had resigned “with immediate effect” on 10/20/04 and that the departure would be treated as “termi

Amer Group reported that third quarter net sales declined 6.4% to €278.7 million ($340.8 mm) from €297.9 million ($335.6 mm) in the year-ago quarter. Net sales declined due to the withdrawal from the tobacco business in March. Foreign exchange rate mo

Global Brand Marketing, Inc., has promoted Tomo Nakamura tp Vice President of International Sales for Asia-Pacific. In this newly created position, Nakamura will be responsible for expanding all sales and development for all GBMI brands in the fast growin

The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Committee has elected five new Hall of Famers. Roger Atkin, formerly of NFL Properties; James W. Cabela, Mary A. Cabela and Richard W. Cabela of outdoor retailer Cabela’s; and Konstantin (Conny) Klimenko of Sevylo