SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Outdoor Nation Enrolls 59 Schools in Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge
Outdoor Nation announced that 59 schools representing 30 states will participate in its 2015 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge. The industry supported competition aims to reach 500 colleges and universities by…
California Adds BPA to Prop 65 List
The State of California added bisphenol A (BPA) to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity under its Prop 65 law despite ongoing litigation challenging the validity of such findings…
Johnson Outdoors Camping Division Adds Marketing Talent
Johnson Outdoors named Sara Lawhead as Product Manager at Jetboil Inc. and Dina Sutin as Marketing Specialist for its camping division that includes the Jetboil, Eureka!, and Silva brands…
California Ski Industry Association Names New President
The California Ski Industry Association (CSIA) Board of Directors appointed Michael Reitzell, an experienced attorney representing the ski and outdoor recreation industries, as the organization's new president…
Reebok and DuPont Collaborate on CrossFit Collection
DuPont Protection Technologies and Reebok International signed a multi-year trademark license agreement for the use of the DuPont Kevlar and Dare Bigger trademarks. Launching this upcoming June, the new Spring-Summer 2015 Reebok CrossFit collection…
Mizuno’s Q4 Profits Slip
Mizuno Corp. saw a slight decline in earnings in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Mar. 31, with slight revenue declines seen in the Americas…
Crocs Q1 Shows Continued Stabalization
Crocs Inc. reported sales slumped 16.1 percent in the first quarter, to $262.2 million. On a currency-neutral basis, revenue decreased 8 percent. The company showed a loss of $6.0 million, or 8 cents a share, against a profit of $6.4 million, or 6 cents,
Intrawest Like-for-Like Revenues up 2.6 Percent in Fiscal Q3
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. reported total skier visits and lift revenue increased 2.6 and 8.2 percent in the fiscal third quarter ended March 31 on a “same-store,” or like-for-like basis…
NASGW Creates New Leadership Development Council
The National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) has created a new Leadership Development Council (LDC) to help develop a deeper understanding of market conditions while simultaneously building stronger relationships with key association mem
Dick’s SG Partners Again on Youth-Sports Documentary
Dick's Sporting Goods and Tribeca Digital Studios announced that they are partnering to produce a second documentary together with three-time Emmy nominated director Judd Ehrlich (Magic Camp, Run for Your Life)…
Nike to Open First Brooklyn Store
Nike will open its first Brooklyn store. The 20,000-square-foot space will open on 2236 Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush, according to reports. It will also represent the second Nike Community Store program on the East Coast with one opening in April in Washin
City Sports Celebrates Head Merchant’s SGB 40-Under-40 Recognition
City Sports recognized Lauren Blanda, its general merchandising manager, for being named one of the top young executives in the sporting goods and active lifestyle industry by SportsOneSource in its annual “SGB 40 Under 40 Awards.”…
Soles4Souls Assists Cyclone Pam Victims
Soles4Souls, which collects shoes and distributes them to people in need around the globe, has teamed up with Carnival Australia, Virgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic Cargo to provide shoes and clothing to people in need in Vanuatu following the devastati
Nautilus Manages Port Challenges to Deliver Strong Q1
Sidestepping product availability issues stemming from the West Coast port slowdown that impacted its Retail segment, Nautilus Inc. reported earnings soared 99.7 percent in the first quarter, to $10.7 million, or 34 cents a share. Revenues jumped 33.8 per
Fleet Feet Hires Manager of Digital Marketing and Communication
Fleet Feet Sports promoted Jason Jabaut to senior manager, digital marketing and communication. Jabaut will lead e-commerce business integration…
