SGB Update Sports & Fitness
ISPO Munich Draws 80,000 Over Four Days
Messe Munchen estimated that two-thirds of the more than 80,000 visitors who attended ISPO Munich this week came from outside Germany, with the bulk coming from Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France and Great Britain…
RECALL: 4,600 West Marine Folding Bikes
West Marine recalled about 4,600 folding bicycles because their frames can break during use…
ABS Avalanche Rescue to Supply Tellurde Ski Patrol
ABS Avalanche Rescue Devices has secured a partnership with Telluride Mountain Resort as the exclusive airbag solution for their Ski Patrol program…
Primer180 Announces New President
Minneapolis marketing and brand innovation company Primer180 has appointed Sarah Donnell to the role of President…
Cabela’s to Open Distribution Center in Utah
Cabela’s, along with Utah's Governor’s Office of Economic Development, announced plans to open a distribution center in Tooele County southwest of Great Salt Lake…
Beretta USA to Locate New Manufacturing Facility in Tennessee
Tennessee Governor Haslam announces that Beretta USA is locating a new manufacturing facility in Gallatin…
Jim Courier to be a Featured Speaker At Inaugural ‘Future of Tennis Summit’
Former world No. 1 and current TV tennis analyst and Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier will be a featured guest at the inaugural Tennis Industry Association “Future of Tennis Summit,” to be held March 11-12 in Indian Wells, CA, during the BNP Pari
Navico Acquires Contour Innovations
Navico Holding AS, the parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad and B&G brands, announced that it has acquired Contour Innovations…
PrimaLoft’s Joe Rumiesz to Retire
PrimaLoft Inc. announced its Vice President of Operations Joe Rumiesz will retire March 2 after a 16-year career with the company…
HanesBrands Announces 50 Percent Hike Quarterly Dividend
HanesBrands, the parent of Champion and Gear for Sports, said its board of directors is raising the company’s dividend by 50 percent…
Licensing Expo and MAGIC Market Week Announce Collaboration
Industry leading trade events, Licensing Expo and MAGIC Market Week announced a new collaboration to cross-promote attendance at their two complementary trade events in 2014…
OSMO Nutrition Hires Senior Director of Sales
OSMO Nutrition, creators of the sports hydration and recovery products specifically optimized for male and female physiology, welcomed Reid Swanson as senior director of sales…
Stoner-Andrews Adds Rep
Stoner-Andrews Inc., the rep agency based in Shelburne, VT, added Jason Giroux as the seventh member of its team…
Cannondale’s US Assembly Plant, 100 Jobs Nixed in Dorel Restructuring
Dorel Industries Inc. will close an assembly and testing facility in Bedford, PA that once cranked out thousands of Cannondale bicycles to cut costs by $6 million annually at its nearly $1 billion-a-year Recreational/Leisure segment…
NOCSAE Approves Revised Football Helmet Standard
The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) board of directors has approved the development of a revised football helmet standard that will require helmets to limit certain concussion causing forces…
