SGB Update Sports & Fitness
SGB Magazine Launches Specialty Rep of the Year Awards
SGB Magazine and The SportsOneSource Group has launched a new event recognizing the hard work and tireless efforts of sales professionals serving the specialty retailer market. The SGB Specialty Rep of the Year awards program will honor nine individuals
Johnson Outdoors Says Strong Quarter Can’t Offset Long Winter
Johnson Outdoors Inc. said sales surged in the fiscal third quarter ended June 27, but that its year-to-date sales are still lagging last year’s due to prolonged winter conditions in the company's fiscal 2014 first and second quarters…
Winchester Archery Relocates to Pennsylvania
Winchester Archery announces that in light of its growth over the past 24 months has relocated into a larger facility in Pennsylvania..
Black Diamond and Access Fund Launch ROCK Project
Black Diamond Equipment announced the launch of ROCK Project, a new program in partnership with the Access Fund, the national advocacy organization that keeps U.S. climbing areas open and conserves the climbing environment…
TNF and Columbia Take Top Honors in Outdoor Brand Strength Report
What are the strongest brands in the specialty outdoor space?
That question and many more are probed and analyzed in the new Outdoor Brand Strength Report, which summarizes the bi-annual consumer survey conducted by The SportsOneSource Group to measure
Trade Program Fails to Boost Dominican Apparel Exports to U.S.
Five years after its implementation, the Earned Import Allowance Program (EIAP) is not providing enough incentives to help reverse the decline in Dominican apparel exports to the U.S. market, as intended, according to a new report from the U.S. Internatio
Firearms Retailers Now Off “Operation Choke Point” Watch List
NSSF with assistance from the NRA in getting the issue addressed by key members of Congress, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) reported that firearms retailers are no longer on a watch list of businesses deemed at higher risk for fraud…
Nikon Sport Optics Receives Cabela’s Award
Nikon Sport Optics has received the Cabela’s Strategic Partnership Award…
Zamst Partners With Area Code Baseball
Zamst announced a nationwide sponsorship with Area Code Baseball to be the official bracing/supports brand. As part of the sponsorship, Zamst will provide sport-specific products at Area Code events, in addition to injury prevention and rehab seminars, pr
PacSun Women’s Merchandising Chief Resigns
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. announced the resignation of Christine Lee, its senior vice president of Women's Merchandising and Design. Brieane Breuer, who joined PacSun in 2007 and is the company's current vice president of women's
Loudmouth Golf Opens DC in China
Loudmouth Golf international distribution center is now open for business in China. The distribution center will initially serve eCommerce customers and within the coming months, provide merchandise for retail outlets across the country.
China’s Overheated Outdoor Industry Corrected in 2013
Growth in sales of outdoor products slowed in China 2013, but grew faster than outdoor store openings, indicating the domestic industry made good progress toward correcting imbalances, according to the Chinese Outdoor Association…
ATK Says It Will Take Months to Fill Order Backlog for Sports Ammo
Though Alliant Techsystems Inc is running its ammunition plant 24/7 and its order backlog is thinning as retailers cancel duplicate orders, it will take the company many months to catch up with demand, its president and CEO said last week.
Adidas Issues Profit Warning As Golf Sales Plunge, Russia Outlook Worsens
Adidas AG will not meet 2015 financial targets due to a freefall in global golf sales and the souring outlook in Russia. The company reported Thursday that second quarter sales increased 10 percent on a currency-neutral basis, driven by 14 percent growth
Big 5 Execs Say Malaise Added to Second Quarter Comps Decline
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. attributed 190 basis points of a 490-basis-point decline in same-store sales during the fourth quarter ended June 29 to a “retail malaise,” and expects margin pressure to increase in the current quarter as its ups se
