SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Zamst Wins ISPO 2015 Award for Filmista Technology
Zamst, a leader in high-performance sports prevention and protective equipment, received the 2015-2016 ISPO Accessories Award for their new Filmista ankle support product…
Nike To Open Jordan Pop-Up During NBA All-Star Weekend
Nike will open a Jordan-Brand themed pop-up shop in Brooklyn to support the NBA All Star Game…
REI to Enter Two States and Add Sixth Store in Virginia
REI will open its first stores in Delaware and Iowa late this year and open its sixth store in Virginia in 2016…
U.S.-Assembled Bikes Go on Sale at Walmart
Bicycle Corporation of America (BCA), a unit of Kent International Inc., announced that its Made-in-USA bicycles went on sale at various Walmart locations, including Walmart.com…
Brown Shoe Elects Lori Greeley to Board
Brown Shoe Company elected Lori Greeley to its board of directors. Greeley was most recently chief executive officer for Victoria’s Secret Stores…
Time Inc. U.K. Acquires U.K. Cycling Events
Time Inc. (U.K.) Ltd acquired U.K. Cycling Events (U.K.CE), the U.K.’s leading provider of premium cycling events…
Eagle Creek Athletic Line to Hit Retail July 1
Eagle Creek says its first line of bags for the athletic market will hit store shelves July 1…
Litigation Management Inc. Becomes SFIA Gold Corporate Partner
Litigation Management Inc., which helps companies defend against medically related lawsuits, has signed on as a Gold level Partner with the Sports & Fitness Industry Association…
The Finish Line Hires Chief Omnichannel Officer
The Finish Line, Inc. hired Imran Jooma as chief omnichannel officer and executive vice president. He most recently served as executive vice president and president of online, marketing, pricing and financial services at Sears Holdings Corporation…
Vista Outdoor Stock to Begin Trading Tuesday
Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) completed the previously announced tax-free spin-off of its Sporting Group business to ATK stockholders as a newly formed company named Vista Outdoor Inc., which owns Bushnell, Bollé and dozens of…
Columbia/Grassroots Belay Program Announces Grant Winners
Columbia Sportswear Co. and Grassroots Outdoor Alliance awarded $100,000 in grants to 20 projects designed to get kids outside and conserve wilderness…
Saucony Athlete Claims First U.S. Title
Saucony Athlete Laura Thweatt broke the tape at the USA Track and Field Cross Country Championships in Boulder, Colorado on Saturday, claiming her first U.S. title. A member of the Boulder Track Club, Thweatt won the 8K open women’s race…
NFL Names First Chief Medical Advisor
The NFL appointed Dr. Elizabeth G. Nabel as its first chief health and medical advisor…
Nike to Open Women’s-Only Store in the U.K.
Nike plans to its first women's store in the U.K. So far, Nike has opened two other women's-only stores, one in Newport Beach and another in Shanghai…
Early Colorado Snow Lifts Intrawest’s Same-Store Sales
Intrawest Resorts Holdings Inc. said price increases at its eastern resorts and abundant snow in Colorado ahead of the Christmas break enabled it to increase same-store sales 11.6 percent in the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2014…
