SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Nike Running Partners with Spotify
Nike+ Running has partnered with Spotify to unite the tracking of the Nike+ Running App with the world’s largest music streaming service…
LCI Brands Signs on as Bronze Sponsor of Outsiders Ball
LCI Brands is reaffirming its support for youth-centered programs that cultivate a love for nature by becoming a Bronze Sponsor of this year's Outsiders Ball…
Western Mountain Resort Occupancy Still Trending Up
DestiMetrics said lodging data shows occupancy at mountain resorts in the Far West running well ahead of year ago levels despite the ongoing drought…
Vista Outdoor Acquires SUP Company for $40 Million
Vista Outdoor Inc. entered the SUP market by paying $40 million to aquire Jimmy Styks LLC, which offers nearly 30 SKUs in epoxy, inflatable, soft and thermoform boards…
Jarden Ups Size of Common Stock Offering
Jarden said it expect to raise up to $1.03 billion from an offering of its common stock this week after increasing the number and price of shares it will sell…
Prana to Open New Store in Manhattan Beach
Prana is opening a seventh brick-and-mortar retail location in Manhattan Beach at The Point…
New Balance Seeks Louder Voice
New Balance recently launched “Always in Beta,” its first global campaign, including its first television commercials in about four years. Reaching across 70 countries, the youth-oriented campaign is expected to be twice as large as any in the
Sports Direct Racks Up Impressive 2014
Sports Direct International PLC reported double-digit earnings gains in its fiscal year ended April 26, led by healthy margins and top-line increases at its Sports Retail division. Companywide, revenues grew 4.7 percent to £2.83 billion ($4.4 bn)…
Jarden Corp. Sees Q2 Revenues Topping Guidance
Jarden Corp reported preliminary results for the second quarter with organic growth expected to exceed the company's targeted range of 3 to 5 percent…
Play It Again Parent Sees Higher Q2 Profits
Winmark Corp., the parent of Play It Again Sports, reported second-quarter earnings rose…
Hillerich and Bradsby Hires COO/CFO
Hillerich & Bradsby Co., the parent of Louisville Slugger, appointed Kyle J. Beaird as its new COO/CFO and Tanee Brewer as its new treasurer…
Garmin’s SideVü Redesign Could Signal Victory for Johnson Outdoor
Garmin International Inc. acknowledged July 13 that it is working on a second generation of its SideVü sonar powered fish finders that will eradicate patent claims by rival Johnson Outdoors Inc. The disclosure could signal that Garmin anticipates defeat i
Quiksilver’s Big Board Listing at Risk
Quiksilver Inc. has six months to boost its stock price or lose its listing on the New York Stock Exchange…
Aquafil Supplying Outerknown Nylon Recycled from Fish Nets
The Italian textile company Aquafil disclosed that it is supplying nylon recycled from reclaimed fish nets to Outerknown, a menswear apparel brand launched July 15 by 11-time World Champion surfer Kelly Slater…
New Accelerator to Focus on Modernizing the Retail Experience
Parsons School of Design, Harvard’s i-lab and global management consulting firm Kurt Salmon are joining forces to create XRC Labs, a New York-based accelerator that will focus on modernizing the retail and consumer goods industry…
