SGB Update Sports & Fitness
PGA Tour Superstore to Open in Palm Beach, FL
On the heels of opening its Denver store in May, PGA TOUR Superstore said it will bring another location to Palm Beach County, FL, with the opening of a 50,000 square-foot superstore in Delray Beach…
Whistler Blackcomb Skier Visits and Ticket Prices Reach Pre-Olympic Levels
Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. reported financial results for the fiscal 2011 third quarter ended June 30, 2011, generating revenues of CN$186 million and net earnings of CN$38 million, or CN$1.00 per common share…
Trek to Warehouse and Fulfill Dealers Online Orders
Trek Bicycle unveiled “Trek Sync,” a program whereby Trek will warehouse and fulfill aftermarket product orders placed on Trek retailers’ websites. To help its dealers begin selling more online, Trek is providing its dealers access to i
Escalade Sports Posts Double-Digit Sales Increase in Q2
Escalade, Inc. revenues for the second quarter of 2011 were up 14 percent over the same quarter last year and year-to-date revenues were up 13 percent over the same period last year. After additional investment in new product development and marketing, th
Non-Profit Sues Eddie Bauer Over Trademark Issues
First Descents, Inc., a Colorado-based nonprofit, that works with cancer stricken youth, commenced trademark infringement litigation in the US District Court, District of Colorado today against Eddie Bauer Licensing Services LLC and Eddie Bauer LLC. Eddie
Adams Golf Sees Q2 Profits Shrink Despite Sales Gains
Adams Golf reported net sales of $34.1 million for the second quarter, compared to $31.6 million for the year-ago period, an increase of 8 percent year-over-year. The company posted a net profit of $2.9 million, or 36 cents per fully diluted share, for th
The Asia Outdoor Show Ends With Record Participation
Organizers of the sixth edition of The Asia Outdoor show siad the event, which took place from July 27th to 30th in Nanjing, China, ended as a record-breaker, with 19,180 industry visitors (+17.5 percent), 452 exhibiting brands (+26 percent) and 405 media
DealerCamp Drew 1,700 for Three Days of Bike Riding and Order Writing
DealerCamp drew more than 1700 bicycle retailer and industry members to Park City, UT for three days of meetings and riding during which participants discussed, placed or took orders for more than 200 brands for SS 2012, according to show promoter Lifeboa
Salomon Taps Reebok Exec to Head up U.S. Apparel Effort
Salomon Sports named Jim Howard as its new vice president of Salomon Apparel USA, where he will develop the annual sales plans and budget, market analysis, account forecasts and sales goals as well as long-term objectives for the future growth of the busi
Costco’s July Comps Up 10 Percent
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $6.74 billion for the month of July, the four weeks ended July 31, 2011, an increase of 15 percent from $5.86 billion during the similar period last year…
Kohl’s Comps Dip 4.6 Percent in July
Kohl's Corp. reported that for the four-week month ended July 30, 2011 total sales decreased 2.9 percent and comparable store sales decreased 4.6 percent from the four-week month ended July 31, 2010…
Footbalance Names Rep Firms to Cover Southeast and Southwest
Footbalance has hired independent sales teams Über Group and FHB Sales Agency to represent its moldable footwear systems to retailers in the Southeast and Southwest…
Kohl’s Partners Fila Sport to Fight Breast Cancer
Kohl’s Department Stores is helping customers take a stand against breast cancer with Fila Sport athletic merchandise designed exclusively by Kohl's for the Kohl’s Cares cause merchandise program…
Mossberg® Expands Partnership with The Evans Group
O.F. Mossberg and Sons, Inc. has expanded its sales representation agreement with The Evans Group, effective August 29, 2011…
Lowe Alpine Returns to Colorado
Equip Outdoor Technologies is moving the U.S. headquarters of the Lowe Alpine brand to the Front Range of Colorado, where the brand was founded in 1967. The move will combine the brand's customer service, distribution and marketing with those of Rab
