SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Christy Sports to Accelerate Expansion with New Equity Partner
Christy Sports will ramp up store openings and acquisitions after selling an equity stake to Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), which has helped build and sell such brands as Shock Doctor and Savage Arms…
Burton Divides US Sales Under Two VPs
Burton named veteran employee Beth Steele as vice president of national accounts and Giant USA executive Elysa Walk vice president of special accounts Friday…
Columbia Sportswear CEO Sees No Fourth Quarter Slowdown
Columbia Sportswear Co. sold a record amount of outdoor apparel and footwear in the third quarter and sees no signs of a slowdown in the fourth quarter, CEO Tim Boyle told analysts Thursday. In fact, the owner of the Columbia, Sorel, Prana and Mountain Ha
Copper Mountain Delays Opening Day
Copper Mountain Resort has pushed back opening day for the 2015/16 winter season a week to Nov. 13 because warm temperatures have limited snow-making operations…
Jarden Outdoor Solutions Sales Slip in Third Quarter
Jarden Corporation reported net sales at its Outdoor Solutions segment, which owns 25 sporting goods brands including Coleman, K2 and Rawlings, declined 3.6 percent in the third quarter ended September 30…
Brunswick Boat Sales Up Double Digits in Third Quarter
Brunswick Corporation net sales grew 6.4 percent, or 11 percent on a currency-neutral basis, in the fiscal third quarter ended Oct. 3 lead by double-digit growth at…
Deckers Brands Appoints Stefano Caroti As Omni-Channel President
Deckers Brands appointed Stefano Caroti as omni-channel president. He most recently served as chief commercial officer at Puma…
United Sports Brands Steps into Run/Outdoor with Nathan Sports Acquisition
In a shift from its team-sports focus, United Sports Brands last week acquired Nathan Sports, the maker of hydration, visibility and performance gear largely for the running crowd…
Johnson Outdoors Acquires Diving Technology Venture
Johnson Outdoors Inc. acquired Seabear Diving Technology, a start-up specializing in underwater instrumentation…
Lids Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Lids will celebrate its 20th anniversary alongside customers and fans alike with special in-store events across 13 markets on Nov. 3…
Kohl’s to Open Small-format Stores
Kohl's plans to open five to 10 small-format stores measuring 35,000 square feet and 10 to 15 Fila stores in outlet malls across the country in 2016 as part of its latest initiative…
Shimano Raises Guidance on Third Quarter Results
Shimano Inc., which also owns Pearl Izumi, raised its earnings guidance significantly for 2015 Tuesday after reporting net sales increased 19.0 percent for the first nine months of fiscal year 2015…
Outdoor Research Joins REI to Close Black Friday. Will others follow?
Outdoor Research announced Wednesday that it will join REI’s #OptOut campaign to close its doors for Black Friday…
NOAA strengthens El Niño predictions for late fall/early winter
This year’s El Niño is shaping up to be one of the strongest on record, forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center said in a recent update.
Giant USA GM Elysa Walk to Join Burton
Giant USA General Manager Elysa Walk will resign Nov. 6 to take a new position with Burton Snowboards in Vermont…
