SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Abeo Biomechanical Footwear Names Tracy Sheffer as Vice President of Sales
Abeo Biomechanical Footwear, the comfort footwear brand, announced the hire of industry veteran Tracy Sheffer as vice president of sales…
Bill Hicks and Co. Currently Stocking Ruger Viridian TALO Exclusives
Bill Hicks & Co., Ltd., a distributor for the hunting and shooting sports industries, is offering exclusive Ruger Viridian TALO LCP and LC9 pistols…
Academy Expands Distribution Capability
Academy Sports and Outdoors is opening a new 1.6 million square foot distribution center in Tennessee in 2016. Construction is expected to begin this month with staffing occurring in the fall of 2015 and a projected opening of early 2016. It is anticipat
NHFD Renews Sponsor
GunBroker.com is once again sponsoring National Hunting and Fishing Day on September 27 that celebrates years of conservation efforts…
Nautilus Posts Rare Q2 Operating Profit as New Product Sales Surge
Nautilus Inc. reported strong sales of its newest products and a higher mix of Retail revenues resulted in positive operating income in the usually unprofitable second quarter ended June 30…
Sport Check Sustains Double-Digit Comps Growth in Second Quarter
Growth accelerated sharply at Canada’s largest sporting goods retailer – FGL Sports – in the second quarter thanks to continued improvement at its core Sport Chek banner, according to parent company Canadian Tire Corporation’s (CTC) earnings r
Delta Apparel Rightsizing in Wake of Second Quarter Sales Decline
Delta Apparel, Inc. sacked its president and chief operating officer last week as part of a comprehensive restructuring triggered by its first decline in year-over-year sales in more than a decade…
Sequential Brands Grows Second Quarter EBITDA Nearly 50 Percent
Sequential Brands Group, Inc., which expects to add Avia, AND1 and Nevados to its brand portfolio by year end, increased its sales nearly 63 percent and its adjusted EBIDTA 48 percent in the second quarter…
Reed Guanghe Splits Chinese Golf Shows
Reed Guanghe Exhibitions, together with the China Golf Association and the PGA of America, will split the China Golf Show into three separate shows starting next year. One will focus on merchandise and occur twice a year and the other will focus on the go
RYU Appoints New CEO, Relocates to Vancouver
Respect Your Universe, Inc. named Marcello Leone as its CEO and chairman and announced that it had moved its headquarters from Portland, OR to Vancouver, B.C…
Head NV’s Diving Sales Resurface in Second Quarter
Head NV reported sales were up 2.5 percent in the first quarter ended June 30, driven primarily by a rebound in its Diving business. The Dutch company reported Diving sales increased 8.1 percent, Sportswear 4.5 percent, Winter Sports 1.7 percent and Racqu
FGL Sports Sustains Impressive Comps Growth in Q2
FGL Sports saw retail sales increase 13.7 percent and same store sales grow 8.2 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period last year. The growth reflected strong growth across key categories and banners, including Sport Chek, where same-s
Arc’Teryx Leases Retail Space in Minneapolis
Arc’teryx, which recently announced plans to launch its first line of footwear, has leased space for a store in uptown Minneapolis for what would be its second brand store on U.S. soil, according to reports by local media…
Fox Factory Reports 7.4 Percent Increase in MTB Products Sales
Fox Factory Holding Corp. reported sales increased 22.8 percent to $86.4 million in the second quarter ended June 30, exceeding its high-end guidance. Sales for powered vehicle and mountain bike products increased 52.6 and 7.4 percent respectively, enabli
Lids Acquires Nashville Sporting Goods
Lids Sports Group announced the acquisition of wholesale team sports company Nashville Sporting Goods and its production affiliate National Team Embellishment, both headquartered in Nashville, TN…
