SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Outdoor Retailer Open Air Demo to Feature 150 Brands
Retailers will have access to the latest products and development teams from 150 outdoor brands at this year's Outdoor Retailer Open Air Demo. Fly fishing, GPS/geo-caching, paddle sports, SUP and trail running gear will be on display and available fo
USFS: Outdoor Recreation Becoming More Passive
While participation rates in traditional outdoor activities like hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, skiing and snowboarding leveled off or declined from 2000 to 2009, more Americans than ever are participating more frequently in passive activities such as bi
Hush Puppies Collaborates with Vibram in FIVE Minimalist Line
Hush Puppies and Vibram have collaborated to introduce Five from Hush Puppies, a fashion-forward collection of men's shoes that blends the known comfort and performance of the popular Vibram FiveFingers inspired outsole with a fashion-forward Hush Pu
Under Armour Brings Out Tom Brady In Run Footwear Launch
Under Armour brought out Tom Brady, Lindsey Vonn and Kemba Walker at a press event in New York City to launch its new UA Spine RPM footwear collection. Developed from the ground up, UA Spine RPM is comprised of a responsive inner core, revolutionary UA Mi
Border Security Bill Could Threaten National Parks, Sites
The National Parks Conservation Association criticized national security legislation being taken up in the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday, saying it would enable the Department of Homeland Security to suspend basic protections for national parks, h
Keen Hires Three Product Managers
Keen Inc. hired three product experts to lead the trailhead, casual and sock teams. The hires include Jeff Dill as footwear business director of the trailhead category; Johanna Koeberle, senior merchandising manager for Blvd, the Keen casual category; an
Granite Gear Names New Reps in Pacific NW, Alaska
Garth Evans of Technical Spectrum Marketing and Darren Stone and his agency, the Stone Group West, have begun representing Granite Gear in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana) and Alaska…
Mountain Khakis to Skip Outdoor Retailer
Mountain Khakis announced it will not be attending year’s Outdoor Retailer Summer Market and divert the savings to
programs that drive traffic to dealers…
Li-Ning Partners with Endomondo Around Running Events
Li-Ning has teamed up with Endomondo, the online sports and fitness community based on real-time GPS tracking for runners and cyclers, to host “Rediscover the Run.”…
Fruit of the Loom to Sponsor Bluegrass State Games
The Bluegrass Sports Commission (BSC) announced that Fruit of the Loom has signed on to be the official apparel sponsor of the Bluegrass State Games, presented by Subway Restaurants…
Fanatics Hires Kohl’s Exec as GMM
Fanatics, Inc., the online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise, appointed Jack Boyle as president of merchandising. Prior to his position at Fanatics, Boyle was EVP – general merchandise manager, women’s and intimate apparel at Kohl&#
Japanese Climbers Presumed Dead on Mt. McKinley
The National Park Service said Sunday a two-day ground search of the debris path from a fatal avalanche on Mt. McKinley had been permanently suspended after clues were found confirming the likely location of four deceased climbers from Japan…
Callaway Golf Appoints Marketing Chief
Callaway Golf Company announced the appointment of Harry Arnett as senior vice president, marketing. In this role, Arnett assumes leadership of the company's global marketing, communications and go-to-market functions…
USA Cycling Fills Most of the Slots On Olympics Team
USA Cycling announced Friday 21 of its 24 nominees to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team, including 10 male and 11 female athletes across the disciplines of road cycling, track cycling, mountain biking and bicycle motocross (BMX)…
Retailers, Brands and Technology Providers Agree on Global Serial Number System
Major American retailers, brands and technology providers have agreed on a set of guidelines for assigning serialized identification numbers to individual items – making it possible to trace individual products as they move through the global apparel supp
