SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Target’s Comps Edge up 1.7% in October
Target Corporation reported net retail sales for the four weeks ended Oct. 30 reached $4.64 billion, up 2.2% from $4.54 billion for the same period a year earlier. Comparable-store sales increased 1.7%…
Ross Stores Sees 4% Uptick in October Comps
Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales for the four weeks ended Oct. 30, 2010 increased 8% to $600 million from $557 million for the four weeks ended Oct. 31, 2009. Same store sales for the month rose 4% on top of a 9% gain in the prior year…
Nordstrom Shows 3.4% Rise in October Comps
Nordstrom, Inc. reported a 3.4% increase in same-store sales for the four-week period ended Oct. 30, 2010, compared with the four-week period ended Oct.31, 2009…
Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Conservation Funding
Despite anti-tax fervor, voters across the country Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a variety of measures that will raise $2 billion for land conservation, according to results tallied by The Trust for Public Land, a national conservation organization. The
Groups Pledge to Double Federal Spending on Cycling and Walking by 2013
Backed by a pledge of $1.2 million from SRAM, the League of American Bicyclists and the Alliance for Biking & Walking announced a three-year campaign to double federal funding for bicycling and walking by 2013 even as the industry bemoaned the defeat of o
Under Armour to Sponsor Chelsea Piers in Manhattan
Under Armour has signed on as the official athletic apparel and footwear sponsor of Chelsea Piers, New York's amateur sports and entertainment complex…
Hanesbrands Prices Senior Notes
Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Champion and Hanes, announced the pricing of its offering of $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 6.375% senior notes due Dec. 15, 2020, at par…
OC Sports Becomes the Official Headwear of NJCAA
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has named OC Sports, a division of Outdoor Cap Company, as the organization's official headwear for a three year period beginning Nov. 1, 2010…
Imperial Headwear Appoints Doug Kelly as CEO
Imperial Headwear appointed Doug Kelly as its new chief executive officer. Kelly most recently served as president of Russell Athletic Group. He replaces former MLB Properties and Nike exec Rick White…
Orange 21 Gains Additional Financing
Orange 21 Inc., the owner of the Spy Optic eyewear brand, said that effective Nov. 1, its wholly owned subsidiary Orange 21 North America Inc. (O21NA), entered into a $1.0 million promissory note with one of Orange 21 Inc.'s shareholders, Costa Brava
Cabela’s Q3 Profit Climbs on 2.4% Comp Gain
Cabela's Inc. said that adjusted for divestitures, total revenue for the third quarter increased 3.9% to $643 million; retail store revenue increased 6.0% to $369 million; direct revenue decreased 1.1% to $219 million; and comps increased 2.4%. Exclu
Schutt Sports and Leon Lett Foundation Donate Gear to Youth
Schutt Sports joined the Leon Lett Foundation this weekend in a presentation to the YMCA in Monroe, LA. The foundation bought and gave away 50 youth helmets from Schutt and the company donated an additional 20 youth shoulder pads…
Boathouse Sports Launches Holiday Online Team Stores
Boathouse Sports launched an web site offering athletic directors and administrators a turn-key fundraising tool that eliminates product inventory, money collection and the hassle of distributing products…
Study: Physical Fitness Curbs Colds
People who are physically fit and active have fewer and milder colds, indicates research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine…
ACE Publishes Annual Fitness Survey
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) announced the top ten fitness trends for 2011. With over 2,700 responses, the findings conclude that consumers have a more positive outlook on the future economy and also realize the importance of taking care of them
