SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Lids Sports Group Acquires Jersey City Canada
Lids Sports Group has acquired Jersey City Canada, a licensed sports apparel, headwear and novelty company operating 28 retail stores across four Canadian Provinces. In addition, the acquisition includes 9 headwear only CAPZ stores, and 2 websites operat
Zumiez’s September Comps Run up 6.6 Percent
Zumiez Inc. reported September sales increased 12.5 percent to $66.3 million with comps jumped 6.6 percent. In September 2013, comps decreased 0.6 percent…
Canadian Tire Targets 9 Percent Growth at FGL Sports
Canadian Tire Corporation Limited outlined a three-year vision to keep the company on the offensive in a rapidly changing retail environment and grow annual sales by at least 3 percent at Canadian Tire, 5 percent at Mark's and 9 percent at FGL Sports
The Buckle’s Comps Rise 2.2 Percent in September
The Buckle, Inc. announced that comparable store net sales increased 2.2 percent in September. Net sales increased 4.1 percent to $103.1 million…
LeBron James Tops Athletes Ranking
The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (No. 1), Seattle Seahawks' Russell Wilson (No. 2), and Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant (No. 3) top the Horrow Sports Ventures/MVPindex 2014 POWER 100 ranking of the world's most powerful pro a
Report: Puma CEO to Join Borussia Dortmund’s Board
Bjoern Gulden, Puma's CEO, will join supervisory board of the Premier League football team, Borussia Dortmund, sources told Reuters. Puma earlier this year acquired a 5 percent stake in the German footwear club…
Steamboat Sues Salt Lake Tourism Bureau, Resorts Over “Ski City USA”
Steamboat Ski Resort is suing Utah tourism officials, claiming a $1.8 million Ski City U.S.A. campaign designed to lure tourists from Colorado violates their Ski Town, U.S.A. trademark…
Respect Your Universe Strengthens Product Development and Design Team
Respect Your Universe, Inc., the performance training and fitness brand with origins in MMA, made several hires for its design and product development team. RYU’s new team includes Juliet Korver as Product Design Director. Korver’s past roles
Plano Synergy Supports Breast Cancer Cause
Plano Synergy is joining in the movement to combat breast cancer and is taking an active role in bringing awareness to this all-too-common and detectable disease…
Polaris Industries Hires New EVP
Polaris Industries Inc. announced that it has hired Kenneth J. (Ken) Pucel to fill its newly formed Executive Vice President of operations, engineering, and lean position…
Taurus Holdings, Inc. Hires Rep Firm
Taurus Holdings, Inc. announced the addition of J. Harding Associates to their sales force for representation in the Western US…
Wolverine Worldwide Appoints SVP of Global Human Resources
Wolverine Worldwide appointed Melissa A. Howell to the position of senior vice president of global human resources. Howell has more than 24 years of experience in human resource management with General Motors company, one of the world's largest autom
McFly Outdoors to Open Location in Bridgeport, WV
McFly Outdoors plans to open its third location in Bridgeport, WV in 2015. The new location will be in The Village at White Oaks, located off Jerry Dove Drive in Bridgeport…
Foot Locker Awards $20,000 to Scholar Athletes
Foot Locker Foundation, Inc. announced that it will be awarding $20,000 college scholarships to 20 outstanding student athletes (totaling $400,000) through The Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program for the fourth consecutive year. The program honors studen
Surf Industry Raises $100K During 30-Day StokesMe Campaign
StokesMe, the SIMA Humanitarian Fund’s 30-day fundraising campaign, came to a close at the end of September and raised an estimated $100,000 gross for 12 surf-related humanitarian organizations. Throughout the month multiple initiatives took place a
