SGB Update Sports & Fitness

Onitsuka Tiger Appoints Advertising Agency

Onitsuka Tiger, a lifestyle and fashion brand owned by Asics, has selected Pitch, an integrated marketing agency based in Culver City, CA as its local Agency of Record. Onitsuka Tiger will look to Pitch to help expand from a niche position as a fashionabl

Brown Shoe Adds Board Member

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. elected Mahendra Gupta, Ph.D., to its board of directors and appointed him to the audit committee. Gupta has been dean of Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis…

Foot Locker’s Debt Ratings Raised

Standard & Poor's raised its outlook on Foot Locker Inc. to positive from stable, citing the specialty athletic footwear retailer's strengthened credit metrics due to revenue increases and margin gains…

Nike Building Campus in Shanghai

Nike Inc. last week confirmed a plan to build a company campus in Shanghai, China. The Oregonian newspaper reported that Tim McCabe, director of local business development group Business Oregon, talked about the company's plans last week during a pre

Newton Running Staffers Run for IBD Foundation

Newton Running is sending six employees to run the ING New York City Marathon on November 6 to raise funds for the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Foundation…

The Buckle Posts Double-Digit Comp Sales Gain In September

The Buckle, Inc. reported that comparable store net sales increased 10.3 percent for the five-week period ended October 1, 2011 versus the year-ago period. Net sales for the fiscal month increased 13.0 percent to $98.4 million from net sales of $87.1 mill

Stein Mart Sees 2.5 Percent Dip in Comps

Stein Mart, Inc. reported comparable store sales decreased 1.7 percent in September. Total sales were $98.9 million, a decrease of 2.5 percent from the same period in 2010. For the year to date, comparable store sales decreased 0.8 percent and total sales

Ross Stores Lifts Guidance on Strong September Comps

Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales increased 9 percent to $726 million for the five weeks ended October 1, 2011, up from $666 million in sales for the five weeks ended October 2, 2010. Comparable store sales for the month grew 5 percent over the prior

AMGA Appoints Technical Director

The American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) appointed Dale Remsberg as the new technical director (TD)…

Five-Year Survey Shows Wetlands Losses are Slowing

America's wetlands declined slightly from 2004-2009, underscoring the need for continued conservation and restoration efforts, according to a report issued today by the Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…

Finish Line Store To Reopen In Roseville, CA

Finish Line will reopen its store at the Westfield Galleria at Roseville October 6. The reopening comes less than one year after fire led to the partial closure of the mall…