SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Perry Ellis Raises Guidance
Perry Ellis International Inc. raised its adjusted earnings guidance for the second quarter of fiscal 2016, ending Aug, 1, 2015 to breakeven. This guidance represents the better end of the company's initial expectations…
Brunswick Acquires SCIFIT
Brunswick Corporation has acquired SCIFIT Systems, Inc., which will become a part of Life Fitness. SCIFIT is a leading provider of exercise equipment tailored to the needs of the growing number of active aging seniors…
Nike India Opens Largest Store
Nike opened its largest store in India in Bengaluru. The 7,355-square-store offers apparel and footwear for running, football, cricket, basketball, tennis and women's training…
Li Ning’s Vice Chairman Resigns
Li Ning Co Ltd said Jin-Goon Kim, formerly interim CEO, had resigned as executive director and executive vice-chairman, effective July 4, to pursue other business commitments…
Sports Authority Hires Advertising Agency
Sports Authority has chosen the advertising agency Kuhl/Swaine as its partner in developing their brand and consumer engagement strategy. Chief Marketing Officer Ron Stoupa, who joined Sports Authority in late January of this year, is leading the effort..
Nike, New Belgium to Headline OIA Sustainability Conference
Sustainability experts from New Belgium Brewing Company and Nike Inc. will headline the Outdoor Industry Association Sustainability Insights Conference in Salt Lake City Aug. 4…
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…
