SGB Update

Clif Bar Inc. Receives EPA Green Power Leadership Award

Clif Bar Inc. has received a Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for demonstrating superior environmental stewardship through its purchase of green power. The company purchased enough energy credits from renewa

ASA Changes Bat Standard; Worth Drops Lawsuit

Worth has announced that on September 26, 2003 a new ASA Bat Licensing Contract was executed which contained significant changes in the bat performance standard from the previously announced ASA standard on June 30, 2003. After two months of negotiations

Sport Chalet Opens Redlands Store; Sets Up Fire Relief

Sport Chalet, Inc. is celebrating the grand opening of its new 42,000+ sq. ft. store, in the city of Redlands, CA. This will be the company's 29th store location. Sport Chalet will set up a station at the Redlands store grand opening to accept monet

New Age Sports And Nike Create Men’s Store

New Age Sports and Nike have formed a partnership to create a one-of-a-kind new shopping experience for men – New Age Sports Nike Men's Shop. The two will be opening the first store in North America devoted to men's Nike products.

LaCrosse Q3 EPS Up 148% on Improving Retail Channel Sales

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. reported consolidated net income results for the third quarter increased to $2.1 million, or $0.36 per share, compared to consolidated net income of $0.9 million, or $0.15 per share in the year-ago period. Consolidated net sales

Puma Sticks to Roadmap for Brand Growth…

Puma looks to be a victim of its own success if the numbers posted in the latest quarterly report are any indication. After posting a 48% increase in sales and a 60% increase in futures backlog in the year-ago period, Puma’s meteoric growth rates settled

Perry Ellis International Acquires Redsand Trademarks

Perry Ellis International Inc. has acquired the Redsand trademarks, a deal that will expand Redsand's sourcing and marketing capacity while opening a new channel of distribution for Perry Ellis. Redsand is a premium
action sports brand based in San D

Internet Fuels the “Guide” in Q3…

The Sportsman's Guide reported third quarter sales and earnings that hit the upper end of their recently upgraded guidance, posting net income of $710,000, or 13 cents per diluted share, on sales of $41.2 million, or a 12.3% increase over the year-ag

Chick, Knight and Turner Elected to Hall of Fame

The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame will open its
doors to James M. Chick, Chick's Sporting Goods; Phil Knight, NIKE, Inc.; and Jerome A. Turner, American Sporting Goods next year at induction ceremonies to be conducted at the 40th Annual NSGA M

Déjà vu All Over Again…

Footstar Inc. was expected – and required — to complete the restatement of its earnings by last Friday, but the company offered up only Tricks and gave out no Treats as they once again made an eleventh hour announcement that they would not report as expe

Grabber Appoints Two New Account Executives

GRABBER Performance Group (GPG), exclusive distributor of GRABBER MYCOAL Warmers, has added two new account executives to its sales force. A.J. Stanley joins GPG as Western Region Account Executive, while Ryan Johnson joins the team as Eastern Region Acc

Saucony Sees Opportunity in Volatile Mall Retail Battleground…

Saucony said in its recent call with analysts that the mall retailers have “experienced and reported erratic quarter-to-quarter, month-to-month and even week-to-week results”, and that their inconsistent trends have placed “increased pressure” on the “nor

Rocky Puts on the Gloves in 2004…

Rocky Shoes & Boots needs to add Gloves to the company name as the addition of the Gates brand in the second quarter is already producing results for the company that has traditionally been more focused on the hunting and occupational end of the footwear

GSI Looking Beyond Sporting Goods…

GSI Commerce, the former Global Sports, Inc. and Global Sports Interactive, has apparently settled into a business model as it continues to grow revenues and narrow losses. Like its much larger competitor, Amazon.com, the business in its e-business for