SGB Update Sports & Fitness
SFIA Team Sports Report Reveals Casual Participation Waning
Several team sports including basketball, football (tackle), and soccer have seen a shift towards greater core participation over the past six years, while casual participation has faded, according to the latest U.S. Trends in Team Sports Report published
UCO Names Brand Ambassadors
UCO, which makes products campers and other outdoor enthusiasts and homeowners can use to produce heat, light, and power accessories, introduced its brand ambassadors…
Jack Wolfskin Debt Falls in Secondary Markets
Jack Wolfskin's debt has dropped between 9 and 13 percent in value on secondary markets in the last month, reports Reuters, citing data collected by its affiliate, Thomson Reuters LPC…
Nike Appoints New GM of Emerging Markets
Nike, Inc. announced that Tom Peddie will become VP and GM of the emerging markets geography. Peddie is currently VP of global sales and is a 24-year Nike veteran…
PrimaLoft Joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition
PrimaLoft, Inc. has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and will use the group’s sustainability measurement tool, the Higg Index, to drive environmental responsibility across its supply chain…
Remington to Replace Rifle Triggers
As part of a settled lawsuit, Remington Arms Company will be replacing triggers on selected rifle models, including the Model 700 rifle…
Tilly’s Sees Glimpses of Improving Teen Spending in Third Quarter Results
Tilly’s Inc. reported glimpses of improvement in the teen market in the third quarter ended Nov. 1, when its same-store sales fell 1.2 percent, or half the rate of a year earlier…
Men’s Drives 11th Consecutive Quarter of Comps Growth at PacSun
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported sales grew 4.7 percent in the third quarter ended Nov. 2 as a 4.0 percent increase in same-store sales and higher merchandise margins more than offset having 15 fewer stores compared with the same period in 2013
Starline CEO Receives Honor
Barbare Hayden, CEO and president of Missouri based Starline Brass has been inducted into the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association Hall of Fame…
The Buckle’s November Comps Slip
The Buckle, Inc. announced that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 4-week period ended Nov. 29, 2014 decreased 1.0 percent from comparable store…
Dickies Signs Men’s Premium Apparel License
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. announced a new men's premium apparel license for its flagship Dickies brand with Whispering Smith (WSNY), an established European apparel company with operations in New York City. The license – titled Dickies CONSTRUCT – w
SIA Snow Show’s 2015 Nordic Demo Details Released
SnowSports Industries America (SIA), the snow sports industry’s member-owned trade association, released the current schedule of events for the 6th annual Nordic Demo (Feb. 2-3) at Copper Mountain in conjunction with Cross Country Ski Areas Associat
Sportsman’s Warehouse to Open Fifth Store in Arizona
Sportsman's Warehouse is opening a store in Show Low, AZ in the summer of 2015. The Show Low store will be the fifth Sportsman's Warehouse location in Arizona and the eighth store announced for 2015…
HandH Shooting Sports Names LE Division Manager
H&H Shooting Sports in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma announced that Carrie Davis will be heading the law enforcement contract division effective immediately…
Otis Technology Becomes NSSF Voting Member
Otis Technology announces that the company was recently approved for Voting Membership status in the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)…
