SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Confluence Names Ott Key Account Executive
Confluence Watersports has named Adam Ott to the role of key account executive. In this newly created position, Adam will be focused on supporting the business needs of regional and national retail chain accounts…
Shoe Carnival to Open First Stores in Phoenix
Shoe Carnival will enter metro Phoenix market this weekend with store openings in Goodyear and Chandler, AZ on Saturday. The family footwear chain operates 314 stores in the Midwest, South and Southeast..
Columbia Sportswear Names Director of Apparel Design
Columbia Sportswear Co. announced that it has appointed Kathleen McNally as creative director for apparel. For the past five years, she served as vice president of design at lucy activewear, which is part of VF Corp…
Consumers Still Buying Green
According to a survey from a Massachusetts-based research group Grail Research, 86% of U.S. consumers have bought at least some green products. The survey found that that only 1% of those who previously purchased green products had abandoned that category
ENI-JR286 Becomes Global Licensee for Nike Fitness Product
ENI-JR286, Inc., based in Redondo Beach, CA, has entered into a new exclusive long term relationship with NIKE, Inc. As per the agreement, ENI-JR286, Inc. will become the global licensee for certain Nike’s fitness and sports equipment accessories..
Talking Growth at Thomas Weisel’s Consumer Growth Conference
At the Thomas Weisel Consumer Conference, executives began talking about ways to find growth for a change. While many cautioned that the market is not out of the woods yet and inventory and expense controls were in place, the execs appeared to agree that
Gander Mountain Intends to Go Private
Gander Mountain Co. board of directors has announced its intent to cease its public company status. GMTN’s board made the decision after concluding that the disadvantages of remaining an SEC-reporting company – including the costs associated with on
SGMA Moves Headquarters
The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) moved its headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Silver Spring, MD…
Mountain Khakis Moves to New Warehouse Closer to Home
Mountain Khakis has opened a new fulfillment warehouse in Gastonia, NC, relocating their operations from a third party operation in Texas to their own facility within close proximity to their Charlotte office…
Former Reebok Executive Purchases Vancouver’s Dayton Boots
Stephen Encarnacao, a former Reebok executive, has purchased controlling interest in Dayton Boots Enterprises, Inc. Encarnacao, Dayton's CEO since 2008, recognized the potential expects revenues to double in FY 2010…
Market Looks at Issues and Opportunities as Inventories Shrink
Tough times call for prudent inventory management at retail. But is the industry overdoing it? As retailers work to keep inventories lean this year and focus on bottom-line profitability instead of just top-line growth, some are starting to get concerned
Patagonia Footwear and Chaco Restructure Marketing Teams
Wolverine World Wide will put additional marketing and product development support in place for both Patagonia Footwear and Chaco…
SGMA Moves Headquarters to Silver Spring, MD
The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) moved its headquarters from D.C. to Silver Spring, MD. Tom Cove, president and CEO, told the Washington Business Journal, “The market has changed and we were moving in a different direction. We had a big
Chris Fuentes Becomes President of Sugoi, Stan Mavis Out
Chris Fuentes, a former VF Corp. exec, has been named president of Sugoi, the cycling and running apparel brand owned by Dorel Industries. He replaces Stan Mavis, who has left the company…
Blacks Leisure to Close 89 Stores
Blacks Leisure, the U.K. outdoor chain, announced plans to close 89 stores across the group that have not “traded profitably for years”. The firm, which operates Millets, Blacks and O'Neill shops, also said it plans to lay off 50 employees at its Nor
