SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Sports Direct Racks Up Impressive 2014
Sports Direct International PLC reported double-digit earnings gains in its fiscal year ended April 26, led by healthy margins and top-line increases at its Sports Retail division. Companywide, revenues grew 4.7 percent to £2.83 billion ($4.4 bn)…
Jarden Corp. Sees Q2 Revenues Topping Guidance
Jarden Corp reported preliminary results for the second quarter with organic growth expected to exceed the company's targeted range of 3 to 5 percent…
Play It Again Parent Sees Higher Q2 Profits
Winmark Corp., the parent of Play It Again Sports, reported second-quarter earnings rose…
Hillerich and Bradsby Hires COO/CFO
Hillerich & Bradsby Co., the parent of Louisville Slugger, appointed Kyle J. Beaird as its new COO/CFO and Tanee Brewer as its new treasurer…
Garmin’s SideVü Redesign Could Signal Victory for Johnson Outdoor
Garmin International Inc. acknowledged July 13 that it is working on a second generation of its SideVü sonar powered fish finders that will eradicate patent claims by rival Johnson Outdoors Inc. The disclosure could signal that Garmin anticipates defeat i
Quiksilver’s Big Board Listing at Risk
Quiksilver Inc. has six months to boost its stock price or lose its listing on the New York Stock Exchange…
Aquafil Supplying Outerknown Nylon Recycled from Fish Nets
The Italian textile company Aquafil disclosed that it is supplying nylon recycled from reclaimed fish nets to Outerknown, a menswear apparel brand launched July 15 by 11-time World Champion surfer Kelly Slater…
New Accelerator to Focus on Modernizing the Retail Experience
Parsons School of Design, Harvard’s i-lab and global management consulting firm Kurt Salmon are joining forces to create XRC Labs, a New York-based accelerator that will focus on modernizing the retail and consumer goods industry…
Cabela’s Inc. Closes $400 Million Securitization
Cabela’s Incorporated announced that Cabela’s Credit Card Master Note Trust successfully completed the sale of $400 million of asset-backed notes, series 2015-II…
Fanatics Partners with Tottenham Hotspur
Fanatics entered into a multi-year licensing deal with Tottenham Hotspur. The license enables Fanatics to sell a range of apparel and headwear through its online stores in USA and Canada, alongside an existing Tottenham Hotspur/Under Armour range…
Fitbit Partners with The San Francisco Marathon and Destination Races
Fitbit Inc. has formed new partnerships with The San Francisco Marathon and Destination Races…
Asics World Series of Beach Volleyball Expands Media Reach
Asics World Series of Beach Volleyball (Asics WSOBV) has partnered with Horizon Media to expand and engage audiences for the largest international beach volleyball event in the world outside of the Olympic Games…
2015 GoPro Mountain Games Drew 62,079 to Vail
The 2015 GoPro Mountain Games, which took place in the Town of Vail on July 4-7, 2015, attracted 62,079 spectators, according to an independent survey prepared by Intercept Insight, LLC. The survey also reported an economic impact of $4.87 million to the
Scarpa Creates Climbing Category Manager Role
Scarpa North America hired Mark Busby to fill the newly created position of Climbing Category Manager…
Callaway Signs Julien Brun
Callaway Golf reached a staff pro agreement with former college golf phenom, Julien Brun…
