SGB Update Sports & Fitness
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…
Poler Outdoor Stuff Nets Equity Investment
Poler Inc. of Porland, OR, has received a $4.5 million minority investment from a large international strategic investor with help from Seattle-based Cascadia Capital LLC…
Kathmandu Holdings Repels Hostile Takeover Bid
Briscoe Group Limited's hostile takeover bid for Kathmandu Holdings Limited expired Sept. 17 after the New Zealand retailer's shareholders tendered just 3.6 percent of their shares…
Breaking Away Cast Honors IB Aware Winners
Landry's Bicycles of Boston, MA was named the 2015 Retailer of the Year at the Interbike Awards Gala Sept. 17, which kicked off with a cameo by the cast of the 1979 cycling film Breaking Away…
Trew Gear Raises $1.6 Million, Abandons Wholesale Model
Trew Gear, a snowboard and ski apparel brand with a strong following among backcountry freeriders, has raised $1.6 million in capital that to extend its product line, add staff, and fortify its direct-to-consumer operations, the Portland Business Journal
