SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Longworth Industries Hires Myers to Lead PolarMax Sales
Longworth Industries named Keith Myers director of sales for PolarMax, the base layer brand that is looking to expand its sales of outdoor and casual apparel…
Hydrapak Names New Director of Sales
Hydrapak welcomes Jordan Phillips as its new director of sales; focusing on consumer products…
Ping Acquires Ping Collection Europe
Ping has acquired Ping Collection Europe (PCE) from Peter McGuigan, its former licensee responsible for designing and distributing Ping-branded apparel, including outerwear, throughout Europe and other selected countries…
SoccerGarage.com Becomes Official Uniform Kit Supplier to San Diego Soccer Club
SoccerGarage.com, one of the largest online specialty retailers of soccer equipment and apparel in the U.S., has become the official uniform kit supplier to San Diego Soccer Club…
NSGA Sets Application Period for Scholarship Program
The application period for the 3rd Annual NSGA College Scholarship Program kicked off Monday, Nov. 4 and will run until Jan. 17, 2014. The program was created in 2011 as a way to establish the sporting goods industry as a preferred employment destination
Falling Yen, Rising Asian Sales Boost Shimano’s Third Quarter Results
Shimano’s sales rebounded strongly in the third quarter, although the growth was due primarily to the devaluation of the yen and growth in Asia. While consolidated net sales grew 12.2 percent, the Japanese company said U.S. sales of its bicycling co
Wolverine Appoints New VP and General Manager of Sebago
Wolverine Worldwide announced the appointment of Frank Annunziata to the position of vice president and General Manager of Sebago with responsibility for the further development of the brand's global growth platform of footwear, apparel and accessor
Costa Accelerates in Third Quarter As Native Struggles to Gain Traction
Costa Inc., formerly known as the Cross Optical Division of A.T. Cross & Co., reported revenues increased 26.3 percent in the third quarter as its Costa optical brand more than offset sales declines at Native…
Liberty Bottleworks Opens Small Store at Factory
Liberty Bottleworks celebrated the opening of a small retail store and reception area at its factory in Union Gap, WA, where customers and passersby can linger to watch the company's worker manufacture its metal water bottles, buy a keepsake of their
Louisiana’s Senator Vitter Pushes Fisheries Allocation Policies
In a recent move, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA)Fisheries has provided assurance that outdated catch allocations will be reviewed…
Henry Repeating Arms to Manufacture Rifles in Wisconsin
Henry Repeating Arms, a leading lever action rifle manufacturer headquartered in Bayonne NJ, will begin manufacturing their steel centerfire rifles in their Rice Lake, Wisconsin facility in 2014…
Under Armour Plans Specialty Store in New York City
Plans are underway to bring the first Under Armour specialty store to New York City…
Gander Mountain Promotes Mike Owens to President and COO
Gander Mountain Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer David Pratt announced that the nation’s largest retail network of outdoor specialty stores has promoted Mike Owens to the position of president and chief operating office
Garmin’s Q3 Revenues Decline 4 Percent
Garmin Ltd. reported sales in its third quarter declined 4 percent, dragged down by a 16 percent drop in its Automotive/Mobile division. Outdoor segment sales declined 4 percent while fitness climbed 25 percent…
Concussions Study Finds ‘Culture of Resistance’ for Self-Reporting Injury
Young athletes in the U.S. face a “culture of resistance” to reporting when they might have a concussion and to complying with treatment plans, which could endanger their well-being, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research C
