SGB Update Sports & Fitness
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…
Johnson Health Tech’s Q3 Revenues Climb 23 Percent
Johnson Health Tech, Inc., manufacturer of Matrix Fitness, Vision Fitness, Horizon Fitness and Livestrong Fitness equipment, reported third-quarter revenues grew 23 percent, with North American sales ahead 8 percent…
Aldila Swings to Third Quarter Loss on Falling Golf Sales
Aldila, Inc. said falling demand for its composite golf shafts lead to a loss of $413,000, or 8 cents per share, on net sales of $12.8 million in the three months ending Sept. 30. The company said sales of its golf shafts to club makers fell 18 percent fr
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…
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
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
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…
Rocket Dog Appoints European Manager
Rocket Dog Brands, LLC appointed Derek Bowen as managing director, Europe where he will be based out of the RDBI Ltd office in Elstree. He was most recently from Wolverine Worldwide where he acted as the Northern Europe sales director, Heritage Brands Gro
SportHill Promotes New Public Relations Director
SportHill announced that Dempsi Filipek has been promoted to director of public pelations. Filipek is currently in charge of product development and wlll retain those duties in addition to directing the company’s public relations…