SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Equip Outdoor Sells Podsacs, Renews Focus on Rab and Lowe Alpine
Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd, which owns the outdoor brands of Rab and Lowe Alpine, sold the Podsacs brand to U.K. bike maker and retailer Planet X Limited in a deal that closed Monday, Oct. 23…
CustomWeather Foresees Favorable Snow Sports Conditions
The weather for the upcoming 2013-2014 ski season is looking favorable for ski and snow-boarding fans, with both near-normal snowfall and temperatures predicted for both the Eastern and Western ski areas, according to CustomWeather's just released Sk
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book and Music Store Sales Up in September
Sales by sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores grew 0.5 percent from August and 2.7 percent from September, 2012, lagging behind the broader general merchandize sector, according to advance estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau Tuesday…
Fletcher Leisure Group Operating in Receivership
Fletcher Leisure Group, parent company to Sunice, AUR Golf Apparel, Tommy Hilfiger Golf and Bridgestone Golf, filed a petition for Chapter 15 protection in New York October 22 following the Superior Court of Quebec’s appointment of a receiver, accor
Ralph Lauren Introduces ‘Made in the USA’ Olympic Uniforms
Ralph Lauren introduced a wide range of uniforms for the U.S. Winter Olympic athletes in Sochi, including the opening and closing ceremony apparel and their Olympic Village gear. The items will all be made in the United States…
Colt Announces Acitelli as Sr VP of Sales
Colt, a manufacturer of firearms for the military, law enforcement and civilian markets, announced the addition of Anthony Acitelli to its leadership team as senior vice president of sales…
Aku Names Reps for Four U.S. Territories
Aku, an Italian company that make footwear designed for mountaineering, trekking and hiking, named four new U.S. sales reps, including…
SmartEtailing Snags Two More Bicycle Parts Distributors
Distributors Cyclone Bicycle Supply and Highway Two have gone live with SmartEtailing's Supplier Sync technology, which enables consumers to view and order many of their products from a subscribing dealer’s website for either in-store pick-up o
Puma’s Revenues Slide in Q3
Puma's Q3 revenues slid 7.6 percent in the third quarter to £824.8 million ($1.14 bn) from £892.2 million, according to a revenue update from its parent, Kering. Puma’s sales for the quarter were down 0.8 percent on a comparable basis. The decl
Skechers Q3 Profits Soar
Led by double-digit improvements in its domestic wholesale segment with ongoing momentum its its performance division, Skechers USA, Inc. reported third-quarter revenues climbed 20.1 percent to $515.8 million. Earnings jumped 143.6 percent, to $26.8 milli
Amer Sports Holds Margins in Q3 Despite Later Winter Sports Shipments
Amer Sports grew sales 7 percent in local currency terms and held margins in the quarter ended Sep. 30, despite a shift in peak Winter Sport deliveries into the fourth quarter. The company said its on track to meet its revenue and income targets for the y
Cabela’s Sets Stores for Canada, North Carolina and Wisconsin
Cabela’s Inc. announced plans to open stores in three new markets – Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; Garner, NC; and Sun Prairie, WI…
American Whitetail Targets Selects Hudalla Associates
American Whitetail Targets, manufacturer of a full line of archery targets for hunting, school archery, FITA competition and recreational archery, announces that Hudalla and associates has been chosen to represent their products to retail dealers and dist
Skechers Q3 Profits More Than Double
Skechers USA, Inc. reported earnings jumped 143.6 percent in its third quarter ended Sept. 30, to $26.8 million, or 53 cents a share, compared to net earnings of $11.0 million, or 22 cents, a year ago. Revenues climbed 20.1 percent to $515.8 million compa
Backbone Media Lands Rogers Corp.’s Poron PR Account
Rogers Corporation has hired the active lifestyle agency Backbone Media to manage public relations efforts for its Poron product collection as part of a push to extend the line of breathable, antimicrobial, and lightweight foams into the outdoor and actio
