SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Nike to Outfit Vanderbilt
Nike will be the exclusive apparel provider for all 15 of Vanderbilt's athletics teams through 2023, the university announced. Nike first partnered with Vanderbilt in 2014…
Hickory Brands Appoints SVP of Sales
Hickory Brands, Inc. announced that Steve Sheridan has joined the company as senior vice president of sales.
PeopleForBikes Launches Green Lane Survey
The Green Lane Project, a program of PeopleForBikes, has launched a survey to better understand the progress and challenges faced by any U.S. city building innovative new bike projects…
Tilley Endurables Acquired by British Turnaround Firm
Hilco Capital disclosed that it had acquired Canadian travel hat designer and manufacturer, Tilley Endurables, for an undisclosed sum…
PSG’s Q4 Tops Street Estimates
Performance Sports Group, the parent of Bauer, Mission, Maverik, Cascade, Inaria, Combat And Easton, reported preliminary EPS for its fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31, that easily exceeded Wall Street's consensus estimates. Revenue growth for bot
Skechers Replaces Credit Agreement
Skechers USA said it entered into a new credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., MUFG Union Bank, N.A. and HSBC Bank USA, National Association…
City Sports Renews Partnership with Boston Triathlon
City Sports, the Boston-based specialty sporting goods retailer, has renewed their partnership with the Boston Triathlon. City Sports will co-produce two training clinics for first-time triathletes…
Under Armour Acquires Workout Finder App
Under Armour has quietly acquired Gritness, an Austin-based search engine that helps people find and join workouts…
Prana Heads to Friedrichshafen
Prana is headed to the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, Germany with an enhanced distribution network and new international sales team in place in Europe…
League of American Bicyclists President Steps Down
League of American Bicyclists President Andy Clarke has announced plans to step down after 12 years leading the organization, which runs the Bicycle Friendly Communities…
Dunkin-Lewis Expands SOG Territory to 16 States
SOG Specialty Knives & Tools assigned Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas to the Dunkin-Lewis Group, bringing to 16 the total number of states where the sales agency…
21sportsgroup Joins STMI Purchasing Cooperative
Germany's 21sportsgroup has become the latest European retail chain to join Sports Trade & Marketing International (STMI), which provides purchasing services for retailers with combined sales of about €2.1 billion…
OIA Names Amy Roberts as New Executive Director
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has selected its former head of government relations as its executive director. Amy Roberts will return to OIA in late July following a 43-month stint at Mountain Equipment Co-op, where she…
Obama to Pitch New Overtime Rule
President Obama will pitch a proposal to greatly expand which white collar employees are entitled to overtime pay in a speech this week in Wisconsin…
Reebok Unveils First UFC Fight Kit
UFC and Reebok unveiled the first-ever UFC Fight Kit. Beyond the Octagon, Reebok also launched its Reebok Combat collection…
