SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Easton Revamps Management Team
Easton Bell Sports has hired Duke Stump as senior vice president of culture, creative and brand innovation. Additionally, the company appointed Mike Zlaket as executive vice president and general manager; named Matt Arndt as senior vice president product
Qatar Football Federation and Nike Sign Sponsorship Deal
Qatar Football Association President HE Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani announced a new sponsorship agreement with Nike Inc. to become the official national team kit supplier…
Life is Good’s 100th Store Opens in Boulder
Life is Good Co. opened its 100th store in Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, CO. Jake's on Pearl, a Life is Good 'Genuine Neighborhood Shoppe,' had its grand opening Nov. 19 at 1468 Pearl St., according to a report in the Daily Camera in Boulde
Signature Eyewear Expands Into Footwear and Accessories
In a strategic expansion, Signature Eyewear, Inc. established a new division, Signature Fashion Group, to focus on women's footwear and fashion accessories…
Finish Line to Offer Web-Only Thanksgiving Day Deals
Finish Line is introducing Thanksgiving Day discounts on its finishline.com home page. Finish Line plans to send customers e-mails about the deals and will also alert its Twitter followers and Facebook fans when deals become live…
NRF Survey Signals Higher Black Friday Turnout
Talk of discounted toys, e-readers, appliances and even HDTVs is expected to drive more traffic into America's stores on Black Friday than last year, according to a preliminary Black Friday shopping survey conducted for the National Retail Federation
Obama Picks Director for ATF
President Obama has submitted the special agent Andrew Traver to the Senate for consideration as director for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the White House said this week…
Matt Brooks Honored by Mountain Guides
Matt Brooks, president and founder of Brooks-Range Mountaineering Equipment was awarded the AMGA Presidential Gold Medal, the highest award of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA)…
Aldila Declares Special Dividend
Aldila Inc., the golf equipment company, said its board declared on Nov. 17 a special cash dividend of $0.25 per share to be paid on Dec. 17 to shareholders of record as of December 02, 2010…
Foot Locker’s Earnings Surge on 8% Comp Gain
Foot Locker Inc's third quarter sales increased 5.4%, to $1.28 billion from $1.21 billion in the year-ago quarter. Comparable-store sales increased 8.1% in the third quarter. Excluding the effect of foreign currency fluctuations, total sales for the
Authentic Brands Acquires Sinister MMA Apparel
Authentic Brands Group, which recently acquired the TapOut brand, has purchased Sinister, an apparel and accessories company with origins in the mixed martial arts space. Known for its early relationships with UFC champions like Chuck Liddell and Rampage
Dry, Warm October Reduces YOY Outdoor Product Sales 5.5%
Feeling the impact from the driest, warmest October in 18 years, outdoor product sales dipped 5.5% in October as most retailers sat on cold-weather footwear and apparel, according to retail point-of-sale data compiled by SportScanInfo for OIA VantagePoint
NSSF Membership Reaches 6,000
National Shooting Sports Foundation said 6,000 companies and individuals associated with the firearms industry have chosen to be part of the organization…
Lifestyle Retailer FIT3 Opens First Store; More Openings to Come
Fitness lifestyle retailer FIT3 officially opened its doors on Nov. 12 at Tyson's Corner in Washington, DC. FIT3 representatives call the retailer “the premier destination for fitness equipment, fashion, footwear and health related products” and add
Performance, Crankbrothers Organize Wheels4Life Auction
Performance Bicycle and Crankbrothers are auctioning off a high-end line of custom-built mountain bikes valued at $5,000 each to raise money fo9r Wheels4Life, a non-profit that distributes free bicycles to remote villages in the developing worlds…
