SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Ralph Lauren Launches OMsignal-Powered Smart Shirt at U.S. Open
Ralph Lauren Corp. debuted a compression shirt on the first day of the US Open featuring biometric sensors. The launch demonstrated how smart apparel is leapfrogging the athletic industry and going straight to broader consumer markets…
Cabelas to Open New Ohio Store
Cabela’s Incorporated announced plans to open an 82,000 square-foot store in West Chester, Ohio, serving the greater Cincinnati area…
NWTF To Sponsor 2014 NHF Day
The National Wild Turkey Federation is once again sponsoring National Hunting and Fishing Day…
Famous Footwear Boosted by Canvas in Q2
With a robust profit turnaround at its Wholesale Operations segment and a solid performance at Famous Footwear with the aid of the canvas category, Brown Shoe Co. reported second-quarter earnings that topped internal expectations. Net income in the second
National Trails Day Participation Nears 150,000
The American Hiking Society estimated that more than 144,000 Americans hit the trail on June 7 to participate in National Trails Day, its annual celebration of America’s magnificent trail system…
SylvanSport Offers OIA Rendezvous Attendees Bookend Excursions
SylvanSport has arranged a variety of mountain and road biking rides, hikes, rock climbing and fly fishing excursions for those arriving early or staying late for Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) Rendezvous 2014…
Meijer, Skechers Donate 22,500 Pairs of New Shoes to Detroit Area Children
Meijer, Skechers and K.I.D.S./Fashion Delivers teamed up earlier this week to give away 2,000 new BOBS from Skechers shoes to Detroit children in need during a day of fun at the Detroit Zoo…
Industry Nine Taps Reynolds Cycling to Builld Rims
Industry Nine, an innovative wheel, hub and component company based in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, has selected carbon-fiber wheel specialist Reynolds Cycling to manufacturer the rims for its PillarCarbon series of mountain bi
Amer Sports Updates 2014 Outlook
Amer Sports expects global trading conditions to remain challenging, with some regional improvements during the remainder of 2014, it told investor at its annual Capital Markets Day…
BRG Sports Invests in Strategic Bell and Giro Vendor, Divests Last Easton Business
BRG Sports Inc. continues to pedal furiously in its race to become more focused and streamlined. On Monday, it announced it had acquired a stake in a Swedish start-up company that is providing patented anti-concussion technology to a growing array of bike
BRG Sports Acquires Stake in MIPS AB to Supplement Helmet RandD
BRG Sports Inc. has invested in MIPS AB, a Swedish company that makes the patented Multi-directional Impact Protection System (MIPS) that will be featured in several new cycling helmet models from BRG Sports brands Giro and Bell…
Columbia Sportswear Inks First NFL Deal with the Dallas Cowboys
Columbia Sportswear and the Dallas Cowboys announced an apparel licensing partnership featuring co-branded sportswear, outerwear and accessories for men, women and youth, with product available to the public starting in late spring 2015…
Compass Diversified Acquires Another Environmental Company
Compass Diversified Holdings, which had emerged as a strategic buyer of outdoor recreation companies from 2007 to 2012, acquired its second environmental clean up company in less than a month…
The National Deer Alliance Names Director of Digital Content
The National Deer Alliance announces that it has retained Mark Kenyon to be its director of digital content…
Gander Mountain Coming to Killeen Texas
Gander Mountain is once again expanding its network of outdoor specialty stores with a new location in Killeen, TX, set to open in the spring of 2015…
