SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Sperry Top-Sider Adds New Licenses
Sperry Top-Sider signed three additional new license agreements to expand Sperry Top-Sider branded products into the categories of luggage, watches and eyewear…
Eddie Bauer CEO Departing
Neil Fiske, who took the helm at Eddie Bauer in 2007 and tied its turn around to a return to its roots in technical mountaineering, will leave the company, according to an article in the Seattle Times…
Pon Holdings Forms Bicycle Business Unit
Pon Holdings BV has formed a bicycling unit to oversee its growing investments in cycling, which now include the Gazelle and Cervélo brands as well as those owned by Germany's Derby Cycle AG….
Hi-Tec Sports Partners with Friends of Trees
Hi-Tec Sports USA is literally deepening roots in its adopted hometown of Portland, OR. The global sports and outdoor company, which moved its USA headquarters from Modesto, CA to Portland, OR in Jan. 2011, has partnered with Friends of Trees and committe
ShopRunner Plans to Acquire ShopSanity
ShopRunner, owned by GSI Commerce founder Michael Rubin's Kynetic, plans to acquire ShopSanity, a service that helps keep consumers organized by tracking orders and aggregating receipts across retailers. With the acquisition, ShopRunner is a members-
Franklin Retail Solutions Makes Two Marketing Promotions
Franklin Retail Solutions, which provides in-store marketing and merchandising solutions to the Sporting Goods, Outdoor and Active Lifestyle industries, announced the promotion of Ginna Larson to senior marketing manager and Catherine Smith to client serv
Flip Flop Shops to Open 40 Stores in 2012
With more than 50 shops currently operating throughout the United States, Canada, Guam and the Caribbean, Flip Flop Shops announces it will expand its footprint to 90-plus shops by the end of 2012, with an additional 40-plus already in the pipeline for 20
Intrepid Sportswear Announces First Athlete Endorsement Deal with Jon Brockman
NBA Power Forward Jon Brockman has signed a one-year contract to represent Seattle-based Intrepid Sportswear in various online and print materials featuring the company’s top custom sports apparel. Brockman, a Washington native who currently plays f
Sports Marketing South to Represent Burris and Steiner
The Burris Company announced that Sports Marketing South will be representing both the Burris and Steiner optics brands in ten southeastern states. Effective Feb. 1, 2012, the new rep group will be responsible for sales to authorized dealers and distribut
Li Ning Closes Portland Store
Li-Ning closed its Pearl District retail store last week and the company’s U.S. operations are now being run out of Chicago, a spokesman told the Portland Business Journal…
Former Surftech Employee Pioneering SUP in Michigan
Paddle the Mitten (PTM), one of Michigan's first fully dedicated Stand Up Paddleboard “Studios,” has selected Artichoke Creative to assist in building the Paddle the Mitten brand throughout the Midwest…
Primaloft Revenues Jump in Q4 As Retailers Order Earlier
A surge in sales of insulation for outerwear in Europe and a shift in buying patterns by retailers propelled net sales to grow by nearly 50 percent at Primaloft Products in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, according to parent company Albany International
Barneys Hires Restructuring Advisers
Barneys New York Inc. has retained bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis, sources told the Wall Street Journal. The fashion retailer is looking to rework its debt load stemming from its 2007 takeover by Dubai investors…
Westcomb Names John Evans COO
Westcomb, which manufactures its line of technical outdoor apparel near its Vancouver, B.C. headquarters, named John Evans as chief operating officer. Evans is a former…
NOLS to Lead African American Team up Denali
The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) said it intends to accomplish run the first predominantly African American expedition on Denali, the highest peak in North America in a bid to inspire African American youth to get outside, get active and beco
