SGB Update Sportsmans
Amer Sports Builds Sales, Trims Losses in Q2
Amer Sports, which owns the Salomon, Wilson, Arc'teryx and Suunto brands, reported net sales excluding recently acquired Louisville Slugger grew 7 percent in currency-neutral (c-n) terms in the second quarter ended June 30…
Jarden Outdoor Q2 Earnings Fall on Flat Sales
Jarden Corp. reported sales in its Outdoor Solutions group, which includes Coleman, Rawlings, K2 and several fishing brands, dipped 0.2 percent to $753.3 million in the second quarter ended June 30 compared with the same quarter a year earlier. Segment ea
Balega Shifts 15 Percent of Sock Production to North Carolina
Balega International expects to source 15 percent of its performance socks from the United States thanks to a new partnership with a Hickory, NC manufacturer…
Boys Scouts of America Drops Ban of Openly Gay Adult Leaders
The Boys Scouts of America has removed its national restriction on openly gay adult leaders and employees in a move that could make it more a more palatable…
CamelBak and Osprey Settle Patent Dispute
CamelBak Products Inc. and Osprey Packs Inc. have settled a patent infringement dispute with a confidential agreement, the two companies announced Tuesday…
Fleet Feet Sports Launches The Power of Running
Fleet Feet Sports announced the launch of its “The Power of Running” campaign. The national marketing initiative, a celebration of all that running together, running for good, running to inspire, and running for fun, does in local communities,
RootsRated Eyes Growth with New COO Hire
RootsRated.com, an online guide to local outdoor adventures launched by several outdoor specialty retailers, hired a tech executive with startup experience as its COO…
Vibram Names Two Reps for Finished Goods Business
Vibram named Jeff Laney as a brand representative for the Rocky Mountain territory and Jonah Salloway as representative in the South Central territory…
Schoeller Textil Taps Sympatex Executive to Head U.S. Subsidiary
Schoeller Textil AG named Stephen Kerns to replace Tom Weinbender as the president of Schoeller Textil USA effective Aug. 1…
Under Armour Extends Partnership with Austria Ski Federation OESV
Under Armour extended its sponsorship of the Austria Ski Team as its official apparel supplier for an additional two years, until May 31, 2017…
WSS Supports Los Angeles County Alliance for Boys and Girls Clubs
WSS, the footwear retailer, donated $3,000 to each of the 27 Los Angeles County Alliance for Boys & Girls Clubs as part of the larger $250,000 donation announced in May…
Converse Launches Chuck Taylor All Star II
Converse Inc. debuted the all new Converse Chuck Taylor All Star II, a contemporary adaptation of the Chuck Taylor All Star silhouette…
Amazon Grew North American Operating Margins in Q2
Amazon.com Inc. reported its North American merchandise sales accelerated in the second quarter as it launched its Prime same-day delivery…
Under Armour Partners with FC St. Pauli
Under Armour announced several new strategic partnerships in Germany and the surrounding region in support of the brand's aggressive global expansion plans…
NRF Cuts 2015 Forecast
The National Retail Federation (NRF) lowered its retail sales forecast for 2015 because of unexpected slow growth recorded during the first half of the year, similar to the industry’s experience in 2014. However, NRF expects sales will steadily incr
