SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Sports Basement to Open Sacramento Store
Sports Basement plans to open a three-story location in downtown Sacramento. The company reached an agreement to move into the long-dormant Bank of America building at Eighth and I streets. It will represent the retailer's 5th store…
Thorlos to Sponsor Beaver Creek Racing Department
Thorlo, Inc. is partnering with Beaver Creek Resort at Vail as the official ski sock of the 2011/12 Beaver Creek Race Department, the official ski sock of the Beaver Creek World Cup Crew, and a presenting sponsor in the 2012 Beaver Creek Championship Race
Invista’s Cordura Appoints European Manager
Invista's Cordura brand team welcomed Iain Bradley as European business manager for the Performance and Protective Fabrics group…
Yue Yuen Revenues Rise 13 Percent in October
Yue Yuen reported revenues in the month of October reached $601.5 million, a gain of 13.0 percent over $532.2 million a year ago…
Teko Socks Hires New Sales Director
Hyalite Outdoor Group announced the addition of Shawn Pritchett as sales director for their Teko Socks division. Most recently, he was the sales and business development manager with Boulder-based Zeal Optics…
Kohl’s 3rd-Quarter Profit Rises 20 Percent
Kohl's Corp. reported its third-quarter profit rose 20 percent, helped by cost cuts and demand for exclusive brands such as lines by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. The department store operator also raised its full-year outlook…
Backcountry.com Names Chief Technology Officer
Backcountry.com has hired CJ Singh, who holds patents related to XML record searching technology, as its chief technology officer…
Jamis to Use Slidepad Brakes in 2013 Models
James Bicycles will use Slidepad Technologies new patent-pending, single-lever brake system on select 2013 models, giving recreational cyclists a single-lever braking system that uses the force of the rear wheel to intelligently modulate the front brake..
Sporteve Changes Name to Sports for Eve
Sporteve, the Los Angeles sports retailer, has changed its name to Sports for Eve. President D’Lynda Fischer opened the store in July 2006 with a vision for creating a comfortable space for women to purchase clothing, gear and accessories for their
Easton-Bell’s Third Quarter Sales Rise 6.9 Percent
Easton-Bell Sports said new products helped it grow sales and margins in the third quarter ended Oct. 1. Team sports sales rose 13 percent on the strength of football helmets, while an overhang of ski helmets in Europe limited sales growth in the Action S
Healthy Kids Outdoor Act Introduced in Congress
With strong backing from the outdoor industry, Congressman Ron Kind (WI) and Senator Mark Udall (CO) introduced the Healthy Kids Outdoors Act Monday to support state, local and federal strategies to connect youth and families with the natural world, impro
OutsidePR Up and Running in New Sausalito Digs
OutsidePR, a Northern California public relations firm specializing in the outdoor industry, officially opened its doors at its new location in Sausalito…
ECCO Opens 1,000th Store Worldwide
ECCO opened Nov. 4 its 1,000th store worldwide at Mall of America in Bloomington, MN. This opening represents a milestone of success for the Danish brand…
Adidas Group Posts Double-Digit Sales and Profit Growth in Q3
Adidas Group third quarter revenues grew 13 percent on a currency-neutral basis. Group revenues grew 8 percent in euro terms to €3.74 billion ($5.30 bn) in the third quarter of 2011. Currency-neutral sales in the Wholesale and Retail segments increa
Costco Boasts 10 Percent Comp Gain in October
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported sales of $7.01 billion for the month of October, an increase of 11 percent from $6.30 billion during the similar four-week period last year. Comparable-stores sales grew 10.0 percent…
