SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Poler Inc. Raises $4.5 Million from Strategic Investor
Poler Inc. continued to turn heads last week by raising $4.5 million in equity capital from “a large international strategic investor” with the help from Seattle-based Cascadia Capital LLC…
Columbia Appoints SVP and Chief Human Resource Officer
Columbia Sportswear Company appointed Richelle T. Luther to serve as senior vice president and chief human resource officer. Luther has served as the company’s deputy general counsel since 2008…
Sport Climbing, Action Sports, Baseball Make Short List for 2020 Olympics
The Tokyo organizing committee recommended five additional sports – baseball/softball, surfing, skateboarding, karate and sports climbing – for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Bowling, squash and wushu failed to make the cut from among eight finalists…
Former PSG Chairman to Not Seek Board Seat
In a press release, W. Graeme Roustan, the former chairman of Performance Sports Group who had been seeking a seat on the company's board, indicated he will “forgo standing as a director nominee for the time being.” He also accused PSG's Chairma
Meijer Expands Skechers Concept Shop
Only six months after Meijer announced the opening of its first Skechers concept shop inside its Knapp's Corner store, the Grand Rapids, MI-based retailer announced that it's duplicating the shoe shopping experience in four more stores this fall
Finish Line’s Comp Gains Decelerate in Q2
Finish Line Inc.’s earnings slid 1.1 percent in the second quarter ended Aug. 29, to $25.9 million, or 57 cents a share, matching Wall Street's consensus estimate…
Asics Listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index
Asics Corp., has been selected for the first time as a component company in the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index…
Life Fitness To Expand Minnesota Factory
Life Fitness, the maker of fitness equipment, broke ground at its Ramsey, MN, factory to make way for a nearly 50,000-square-foot expansion…
Asics Trims 2015 Earnings Outlook
Asics Corp raised its sales forecast for the year, but cut its earnings targets due to currency fluctuations and non-recurring charges…
REI Names Lightenberg VP of Retail
REI promoted veteran employee Rachel Ligtenberg to VP of Retail, adding retail operations to her current responsibilities of leading store design, visual merchandising and the co-op’s flagship strategy…
Grayl Water Filters Hires Three Sales Groups
Grayl, the Seattle-based manufacturer of award-winning water filters and purifiers, is expanding its national presence through the hiring of three independent sales representative groups…
Genesco Expands Stock Buyback Program
Genesco Inc.'s board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the company's common stock…
Active Junky Acquired by Purch
Active Junky, a loyalty platform and online shopping community that rewards and incentivizes users for their passion for gear and the outdoors, has been acquired by Purch, a digital content and commerce company…
Ugg Opens Men’s Pop-Up Shop in San Francisco
The Ugg brand, a division of Deckers Brands, announced the opening of an Ugg for Men pop-up shop in the heart of San Francisco…
SHIFT Awards Finalists Named
A surfer, a wilderness school and a Latina community organizer are among 33 finalists for the 2015 SHIFT Awards, which will be announced at the 2015 SHIFT Festival in Jackson Hole October 7…
