SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Sole Society Announces Partnership With Aldo Product Services
Sole Society announced Aldo Product Services (APS) will become their primary footwear and handbag supplier. The footwear and handbags will be available at SoleSociety.com, select Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com starting fall 2015…
Travel and Tourism Spending Decelerated in Q3
Real spending on travel and tourism decelerated in the third quarter of 2014, increasing at an annual rate of 1.3 percent after increasing 3.3 percent (revised) in the second quarter. Real gross domestic product (GDP) also decelerated, increasing 3.9 perc
Robinson Outdoors Announces New Sales Force and Territories
Robinson Outdoors Products has announced selection of the hunting and outdoor product manufacturer's sales representative groups to cover the United States and Canada…
Osmo Nutrition Names Will Garratt as CEO
Osmo Nutrition, the maker of hydration products, hired Will Garratt as its chief executive officer. He will work closely with Founder Dr. Stacy Sims, to enhance and accelerate product development efforts…
Western Mountain Resort Bookings Ascend in November
Occupancy and revenue figures for the 2014-15 ski and snowboard season continued their upward trajectory at 19 mountain resorts in six western states last month, according to Denver-based DestiMetrics …
Flambeau Outdoors Partners With Pale Morning Media
Flambeau Outdoors announces their partnering with Pale Morning Media for public relations and social media support…
Crocs Appoints Gregg Ribatt CEO
Crocs, Inc. named veteran footwear and apparel industry executive Gregg Ribatt as its chief executive officer. Ribatt, who served as president and CEO of Collective Brands Performance & Lifestyle Group, will join Crocs in January…
Brown Shoe Co. Announces Sale of Shoes.com
Brown Shoe Company has sold Shoes.com to SHOEme, the parent of OnlineShoes.com and SHOEme.ca. Brown Shoe expects the sale to result in a gain in the fourth quarter of 2014, which will be considered a non-GAAP adjustment…
Shoe Carnival Announces New Share Repurchase Program
Shoe Carnival, Inc. announced that on Dec. 11, 2014, its board of directors authorized a new share repurchase program for up to $25 million of its outstanding common stock…
NOCSAE Clears Way for Cascade Lacrosse to Re-Certify Helmet
The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment has approved a process for Cascade Lacrosse to recertify the model R lacrosse helmet…
Bass Pro Acquires Ranger Boats
Bass Pro Group announced an agreement to acquire Fishing Holdings, LLC, a manufacturer of fishing boats that include Ranger Boats and the Stratos and Triton boat brands from Platinum Equity…
Sakar Intl to Make Bally Fitness Activity Trackers
FAM Brands said its newest licensee, Sakar International Inc. plans to debut a collection of Bally Total Fitness wearable technology, fitness monitoring and electronic accessory products at the Consumer Electronics Show in early January. The products will
Trulock Chokes Brings On Outdoor Outfitter Group
President of Trulock Choke Tubes George Trulock, announces the addition of Outdoor Outfitter Group, Inc. to represent Trulockl firearm chokes in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota…
Yellow Box to Open First Arizona Store
The Affiliated Business Group (ABG), a division of DSW Inc. and Yellow Box Corporation, announced the opening of its first Yellow Box Footwear retail store in Arizona on Dec. 12…
Container Lines to Delay Congestion Surcharges Until Jan. 1
Major ocean container lines carrying the vast majority of Asian imports to the United States have committed to not impose port congestion surcharges until 2015, according to the Federal Maritime Commission…
