SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Paintball Trade Association Launches Website
The Paintball Sports Trade Association (PSTA), a not-for-profit organization recently formed in cooperation with the SGMA to increase paintball awareness, acceptance and participation, has officially launched its website at www.paintball.org. Member busin
Illinois State Study Finds Metal Bats As Safe As Wood…
Researchers at Illinois State University concluded a study, which they say proves that non-wood bats are just as safe as wood bats. According to the study, wood bats also reduce hitting averages and raise costs, because of frequent breakage. The study i
Heelys Launches “Non-Wheeled” Shoe
Heelys Inc. has introduced its first “non-wheeled” shoe line – the Gamer by Heelys – featuring a simulated video game controller on the outsole of the shoe. The Gamer shoes will launch in November and will include four free video games in the box…
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
Nordstrom Cuts Guidance Despite Positive September Comps
Nordstrom, Inc. reported sales of $762.2 million for the month of September, an increase of 4.1% compared to sales of $732.5 million a year ago. Same-store sales increased 3.2%…
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
