SGB Update Sports & Fitness

Big Rock Sports Announces Management Buyout

Big Rock Sports, headquartered in Newport, NC, announced that the management team, led by president & CEO Ed Small, has acquired a majority interest in the company from the previous owners, JP Morgan Partners and Key Principal Partners. The buyout, which

Reebok Basketball Exec Joins Amplify Sports and Entertainment

Brian Cupps, former general manager and global director of marketing for Reebok International, has joined Amplify Sports and Entertainment as vice president and group account director. Amplify Sports and Entertainment specializes in strategic sponsorship

WHAM-O Awarded $6M in Trademark Lawsuit

WHAM-O Inc. said it had prevailed in its suit against SLB Toys USA, Inc. (also known as Manley-Toyquest or ToyQuest) for infringement of WHAM-O's registered trademark on the color 'yellow' for water slides. WHAM-O was awarded the sum of $6

Costco’s September Comps Jump 6%

Costco reported U.S. comparable store sales rose 6% in the first five weeks ended Oct. 7. By region, comps rose 4% in the U.S. and 13% internationally. Net sales reached $6.05 billion, an increase of 9 percent from $5.53 billion in the same period last ye

Rock/Creek StumpJump Raises $4,000 for Cumberland Trail Conference

The 7th annual Rock/Creek StumpJump 50K sold out months in advance, attracting 400 runners and raising $4,000 for the Cumberland Trail Conference. Friday before the race, Rock/Creek hosted the general public for a Vendor Fair, and then served racers a cat

Petzl Inks Deal with CenterStone Technologies

CenterStone Technologies announced that Petzl, with North American operations based in Clearfield, Utah, is now “live” for specialty retailers on the company’s iVendix software application. iVendix provides a business-to-business (B2B) online ordering sys

Puma Extends Zeitz’s Contract; Promotes New Deputy CEO

PUMA AG's Supervisory Board decided to extend the contract of Jochen Zeitz, Chairman and CEO, ahead of schedule for the following five years until 2012. In addition Melody Harris-Jensbach has been appointed as Deputy CEO of PUMA AG. As a member of t

Quiksilver Opens Store in Toronto

Quiksilver has opened a 2,300-square-foot, company-owned, full-priced retail store on Queen Street in the heart of one of Toronto's most vibrant communities. The new store, the company's second in Canada, offers a distinctive selection of Quiks

Izod Signs Three Licenses; Picks Up Arena Naming Rights…

Phillips-Van Heusen signed three new licensees for its Izod brand. The licenses covering North America include M.Z. Berger & Co. for watches, Accessory Network Group for handbags and accessories, and slippers for SG Footwear. The lines are expected to be

OBIT: Onitsuka Kihachiro

ASICS Corporation chairman Kihachiro Onitsuka died on Saturday, September 29 of heart failure in a hospital in Kobe, Japan. He was 89. Mr. Onitsuka was born on May 29, 1918, in Tottori Prefecture in western Japan. In 1949, he started Onitsuka Co. Ltd., t

Interbike Sees Attendance Increase…

According to preliminary figures released just prior to press time, total attendance at the recently concluded Interbike show in Las Vegas exceeded 22,000 — an increase of almost 4% over last year’s show. A breakdown of that figure reveals that there were

NBA Sees Wade, Iverson Top Jersey Sales in Europe

Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat and Allen Iverson of the Denver Nuggets head the list of the most popular NBA jerseys in Europe. Four European players were among the top eight, including Tony Parker of the Spurs (No.3), Boris Diaw of the Suns (No. 6), Pau G

RECALL: Timberland Steel Toe Boots

Timberland is recalling approximately 193,000 pairs of its PRO Direct Attach Steel Toe Boots, because the boots could fail to provide the intended protection against compression and impact, posing the risk of a foot injury to consumers…

Victorinox Swiss Army Opens U.S. Headquarters

The new North American corporate headquarters of Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc. officially opened Oct. 1 in Monroe, Conn. The facility, which has some 200 employees, is both the official North American headquarters and the official distribution center of Vic