SGB Update Sports & Fitness
DSW’s Q3 Profits Slide
DSW Inc. reported third-quarter earnings slumped 20.7 percent to $39.3 million, or 44 cents a share, in line with recently updated guidance. Same-store sales sank 3.9 percent…
Asics to Sponsor International Volleyball Association
Asics reached a five-year global sponsorship agreement with the Federal International Volleyball Association. The new partnership, which will commence on Jan. 1, 2016 and end Dec. 31, 2020, will involve Asics supplying…
Keen Announces Keen Effect Grants
Keen unveiled the final seven fall 2015 grant recipients as part of its Keen Effect fan-activated grants program. Each receive $10,000 to inspire people to get outside…
Colorado Promotes ‘Fresh Air Friday’
Colorado is waiving fees to all 42 state parks on Black ‘Fresh Air Friday,’ to promote a day of outdoor recreation as an option to the state's “world-class shopping”…
Sierra Designs Seeks New Brand Manager After Glavin Departs
Sierra Designs and its brand manager Mike Glavin have parted ways. The specialty outdoor brand, now owned by Exxel Outdoors, is seeking a new leader…
Foot Locker’s Q3 Tops Street Estimates
Foot Locker Inc. reported that excluding a special charge related to litigation, earnings climbed 17 percent in the third quarter to $141 million, or 20 cents a share. Results exceeded Wall Street's consensus estimate of 94 cents a share. Comparable-
Duluth Trading Co. IPO Prices Below Expectations
Duluth Holdings Inc. priced its IPO at $12 a share Friday morning, below the $14 to $16 range the company was targeting two weeks ago. Unlike many tech companies, however, the workwear and casual lifestyle brand got 'er done…
Hibbett Sports Holds Margins on Modest Comp Growth
Hibbett Sports Inc. net sales increased 4.6 percent to $228.3 million in the third quarter ended Oct. 31 on a 0.6 percent increase in comparable store sales compared with the third quarter a year ago…
New Study Catalogs Bike Initiatives in 70 Gobal Cities
The European Cyclists Federation and World Council on Cycling published a study showcasing the ambitions of 70 cities from around the world to increase their mode share of cycling…
Skechers Claims Partial Victory in Converse Patent Ruling
Skechers USA Inc. claimed a partial victory Thursday in its patent infringement dispute with Nike Inc. subsidiary Converse Inc. relating to the Converse Chuck Taylor shoe…
New Balance Launches 3D Printed Running Shoe
New Balance said it will be launching the first running shoe with a 3D printed midsole. Through an exclusive collaboration with 3D Systems and their newly developed elastomeric powder, DuraForm Flex TPU, New Balance has made significant advancements…
Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business Opens in UK
Lancaster University’s Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business, named for the $3 billion-a-year UK sporting goods group, has officially opened…
Lost Holdings Appoints President
Lost Holdings appointed Rick Petri as president, a new position…
U.S. International Trade Commission Validates Converse’s Intellectual Property
The Chief Judge of the International Trade Commission (ITC) validated Converse's intellectual property rights in the iconic Chuck Taylor All Star and supported its right to enforcement, according to a statement from Converse…
Salty Crew Appoints Sales Director
Salty Crew said Tom Ruiz is joining the surf lifestyle brand as as a partner and sales director. Before joining Salty Crew Tom spent 16 years as EVP of sales for Volcom and most recently two years as VP of sales at Depactus…
