SGB Update

The Timberland Company reported third quarter net income of $53.3 million, or diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.47, compared with third quarter 2002 net income of $49.2 million, or diluted EPS of $1.30. Third quarter revenue increased 6.6% to $444.0

SmartWool has hired Rob Mitchell as their new Vice President of Marketing and Products. Mitchell was formerly the head of marketing for Nike ACG. Prior to his work with Nike ACG,Mitchell served as President and COO of Trailworks.com, an internet-based c

Timbuk2 Designs has hired Mike Valvano as Vice President of Sales. Mr. Valvano was formerly Vice President of Sales at Mountainsmith in Boulder, Colorado…

West Marine, Inc. reported net income for the third quarter ended September 27, 2003 of $8.1 million, or $0.39 per share, an increase of 16.6% compared to net income of $6.9 million, or $0.35 per share, a year ago. Net sales for the quarter were $191.9 mi

Retail Ventures, Inc. announced that it has named Stuart Glasser President and CEO of its Value City Department Stores division. Mr. Glasser was appointed head of the unit's softlines merchandising operations in September 2002…

Golf Town Canada has become significantly
larger through the acquisition of Golf Surface Inc., a major regional golf retailer within Quebec. Through this transaction, Golf Town will double the number of golf superstores it operates in the important Montre

Volkl Sport America will launch a technical performance outerwear line in the US for the Winter 04/05 season.The collection will be positioned in the mid to high-end range of the market…

The National Ski Areas Association has entered into a partnership with WinterKids, a non-profit organization that encourages winter recreation among children, to
promote and distribute the WinterKids National Outdoor Learning Curriculum…

On the heels of Outdoor Retailer announcing plans for a “Backcountry Base Camp” at Winter Market 2004, OR has released further details surrounding the event. The inaugural Backcountry Base Camp will be held in the Brighton Backcountry in Utah’s Big Cotto

Schure Sports Inc./Karbon has renewed a longterm sponsorship with Dejan Kosir, 2003 World Snowboard PGS (Parallel Giant Slalom) Champion…

According to the latest figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department, September retail sales in the GAFS category, which includes most general merchandise categories, increased 0.2% seasonally adjusted from August, and jumped 6.9% from the same period

Huffy Corporation reported that net income for the third quarter of 2003 was $2.9 million or $0.18 per common share, compared to earnings of $0.9 million or $0.08 per common share for the same period last year. Net sales for Q3 increased 28.6% to $106.7 m

Fields, forests and mountains are the real playgrounds for millions of Americans, if you ask those who like fishing, camping, hunting, and hiking. For many people, those activities are considered the “big four” in the outdoor industry. But participants

Timbuk2 Designs has hired Mike Valvano as Vice President of Sales. Valvano is an outdoor industry veteran who most recently spent four years at Mountainsmith where he was instrumental in helping the company launch award-winning backpack and sleeping bag