SGB Update

Meanwhile, down the coast a bit, Pony International will be re-launching an apparel collection starting with the Fall/Winter 2004 season. The line, which will feature both men's and women's contemporary athletic and lifestyle product, will be d

MontBell America, a wholly owned subsidiary of MontBell of Osaka Japan, has landed a new distribution facility in Boulder, CO. Currently, the product line has been coming out of their retail store location on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder, th

In this era of old school shoes and jerseys it’s great to find a company that is both old school and successful. Brooks Sports, Inc. is on a big roll right now, after returning to that time honored tradition: focusing on the end consumer…

Nike and Columbia were recently voted number one and number two for The Oregonian’s “Top-50 ranking of publicly traded businesses.” While journalists are giving these companies recognition, there is a perceived lack of support for the Footwear and Apparel

Woolrich vice president Bruce Heggenstaller announced the appointment of Tim Joseph as director of marketing and media. In his new position, he will have responsibility for all corporate marketing and advertising… Roswell Brayton, president and CEO of

RYKA, the only performance athletic footwear brand in the world dedicated solely to women, announced that it
is a co-sponsor of the Stonyfield Farm Strong Women Summit. The summit will celebrate, educate and motivate women about how positive thinking and

Congressmen Tom Petri and John Olver proposed a bill last month that was designed to save the federal Transportation Enhancement Act that funds bicycle and pedestrian paths, rail-to-trails and other quality-of-life transportation projects…

Princeton Tec is tailoring their lighting technologies for the bicycling industry. Their new Bike Series will offer cyclists three different handlebar mounted models which will make their trade debut at the upcoming Inter Bike show in October 2003, and wi

Bill Bellcourt has resigned from his position as president of Grivel N.A. after a two-year sprint to make his start-up company profitable. Legendary author and alpinist Mark Twight will be taking the reigns from Bellcourt, along with his existing duties a

3M announced today that Inge Thulin, vice president, Europe and Middle East, has been appointed executive vice president, International Operations. Thulin succeeds Joseph Giordano, who has announced his retirement from 3M.Herman E. Nauwelaerts, division v

Callaway Golf Company announced Monday it has completed its transaction for the purchase of substantially all of the assets of the Top-Flite Golf Company. The closing took place at the New York law offices of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison…

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

The sheer volume of personnel moves made in the industry the past few weeks – and a few that have been unreported until now – has pushed the usual back page Movers & Shakers footnote blurbs to front page news this week.
Both Retailers and Vendors look to