SGB Update Sports & Fitness
National Bike Challenge Crushes Goal
The National Bike Challenge, an online ride tracking competition sponsored by PeopleForBikes and Kimberly-Clark, reached its 35-million-mile goal Sept 21 —10 days ahead of the five-month competition's 2015 end…
OBIT: Richard Donahue, Former Nike President
Richard Donahue, Nike’s president in the early 1990s, has passed away. Donahue, a Massachusetts trial lawyer and confidant of the Kennedy political dynasty, was appointed Nike’s president and COO in 1990. At the time, the company was facing a
PSG Urges Shareholders to Vote Against Former Chairman in Proxy Battle
Performance Sports Group announced that it was mailing its definitive proxy materials in connection with its 2015 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on October 14, 2015…
JD Sports Same-Store Sales Surge in First Half
JD Sports Fashion Plc reported same-store sales across all its Sports Fashion and Outdoor banners in the United Kingdom and Europe surged by more than 10 percent in the first half ended Aug. 1…
Manchester United’s Nike Revenues Decline in Fiscal Q4
Manchester United PLC reported that Retail, Merchandising, Apparel & Product Licensing revenue was £8.3 million, a decrease 10.8 percent, over the prior year quarter…
Leatherman Tool Joins The Conservation Alliance
Leatherman Tool Group Inc has joined The Conservation Alliance to help protect the wilderness for future generations…
Champs Sports Rolls out Sneaker App
Champs Sports released its first smartphone mobile application for iOS and Android. Specifically designed to enhance the digital experience that sneaker lovers have…
New Balance Moves into New Headquarters
New Balance on Thursday opened its new corporate headquarters. About 700 employees moved into its new 250,000-square-foot building at the 15-acre Boston Landing development, over the Massachusetts Turnpike in the northwestern edge of Boston…
Dodge Ski Boots Opens Production Plant
Dodge Ski Boots opened a brand new production facility in Essex, VT.
Ecco USA Appoints VP of Sales
Ecco USA announced the appointment of Greg Marchini as vice president of sales…
Intersport to Expand to Ukraine
IIC-Intersport International Corporation has signed a license agreement for the territory of Ukraine with Epicentr K. This agreement exclusively allows Epicentr K to open Intersport stores in Ukraine, sell Intersport’s private label products and hav
Giro to Ship Recyclable Bike Helmet Next Spring
Giro, a brand of BRG Sports, unveiled a bicycle helmet at Interbike Wednesday that when damaged or ready for replacement, can be disassembled for recycling and composting…
Incase Acquired by Incipio
Incipio Technologies Inc. has acquired Incase Designs Corp., the maker of numerous laptop bags and cases for Apple, GoPro and other devices…
Billabong Appoints New VP of Women’s
Billabong International Ltd. hired Deanna Jackson, formerly at Quiksilver, as its new VP of women’s sales for the Billabong brand…
Dick’s SG Sets Grand Openings for Two Ohio Stores
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. set grand opening festivities for stores opening in Wooster, OH and Chillicothe, OH…
