SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Jarden Expects Record Fourth Quarter Revenues
Jarden Corporation, which owns Coleman, K2, Marmot, Penn Rawlings and other outdoor and team brands, expects record revenues of at least $1.65 billion for the fourth quarter of 2010 and approximately $6.0 billion for the full year, according to preliminar
OBIT: Former NSGA Chairman John Cook Passes Away
John Cook, Sr., who served as chairman of the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) from 1987-1988, passed away on Sat., Jan. 15. He was 82 years old…
Adams Golf Wins YES! Bid
With a bid of $1.5 million and a total purchase cost of $1.65 million, Adams Golf has purchased Denver-based Progear Holdings dba Yes! Golf and its related assets…
Fleet Feet Introduces Vendor Partner Grant Program
Fleet Feet, Incorporated, the leading franchisor of running specialty stores, has launched a Vendor Partner Grant Program. The company awarded $25,000 in grants to five stores on behalf of its vendor partners to support the stores' charitable contrib
Fleet Feet Surpasses $100 Million in 2010
Wrapping up another stellar year, Fleet Feet Sports, Inc. revenues for the Fleet Feet Sports franchises surpassed $100 million in 2010 for the first time and marked the seventh straight year of double digit comp store gains…
Zappos Tops NRF Survey
In a survey of 9,200 shoppers, Zappos.com took top honors in the sixth annual NRF Foundation/American Express Customers' Choice survey, conducted by BIGresearch…
American Smooth Wave Acquires Shoe Brand Ailibao
American Smoothwave Ventures, Inc., based in Palm Desert, CA, has acquired Ailibao International Investment Limited, a British Virgin Islands company. Through its PRC subsidiaries and controlled companies, Ailibao International Investment Limited designs
Callaway Golf Signs Trevor Immelman
Callaway Golf Company has reached an endorsement agreement with PGA TOUR Professional Trevor Immelman…
DSW Inc. Names SVP and General Manager, Leased Division
DSW Inc. appointed Christopher Lanning as senior vice president and general manager of the leased business division…
C4 Waterman Lands Investor to Fuel Watersports Expansion
GreenWater Holdings of Newport Beach, CA has made an investment in C4 Waterman, Inc. to enable it to grow beyond stand-up paddleboards and into other water sports, the two companies announced…
Report: North Face Will Outfit US Freeskiers
The North Face will become the official outfitter of U.S. freeskiers for the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympiads, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal…
Sundog Eyewear Bolsters USA Golf Distribution
Sundog Eyewear has named Sundog Sport Eyewear USA, led by Doug Hamilton, as its new distributor in 24 States…
Easton Baseball Gains Little League Waiver
Little League Baseball announced a waiver, effective immediately, for several Easton Baseball bats after placing a moratorium on all composite bats in September 2010…
NSSF: 2011 SHOT Show had 3rd-most Attendees in Show’s History
The 2011 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show soared above expectations by setting records for buyer attendance at 31,769 and media attendance at 2,074, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, which sponsored the show…
Zappos And REI Among Best Places to Work
Zappos was the top company in the sporting goods space to land on Fortune Magazine's annual list of the Top 100 Companies to Work For. The e-commerce site landed at 7, up from 15 a year earlier. Among the others on the list were REI, landing at 9; an
