SGB Update Sportsmans
Adidas Reorganizing Basketball Leadership
Lawrence Norman, former vice president of Adidas Global Basketball, has been named Adidas South Europe managing director. Zion Armstrong, formerly managing director of Adidas Group South Korea, was appointed Adidas Brand director in North America…
Bill Bowerman Inducted into National Investors Hall of Fame
The National Inventors Hall of Fame inducted Bill Bowerman, Nike co-founder, into its Hall of Fame at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, VA…
AAFA Signs MOU with Hong Kong Textile Industry
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Textiles Ltd. (HKGCOT) and the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate cooperation between the two organizations…
Ridgemont Outfitters Assembles Footwear Rep Force
Ridgemont Outfitters, a new footwear line that describes itself as “new school outdoor footwear,” announced its first team of reps…
Shoe Carnival’s Q1 Waylaid by Winter Storms
Shoe Carnival’s first-quarter fell short of expectations due to chilly weather and the family shoe chain also issued a poor outlook for the second quarter. Earnings in the quarter slid 3.2 percent to $9.2 million, or 45 cents a share, on the low end
Everlast Opens First Training Gym
Everlast Worldwide has opened The Everlast Lab, a fitness training facility located in Hoboken, NJ that offers a variety of cross-functional fitness programs designed to evolve the way people train. The Lab is the first of several highly anticipated Everl
Global Brands Group Files IPO Paperwork in Hong Kong
Li & Fung Limited filed a registration statement with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday laying out financial and other information for its $3.3 billion brand management business, which it plans to spin off as a separate publicly traded Global Brands
Sportsman’s Warehouse IPO Nets $73.4M After Underwriter Allotment
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. said it netted $73.4 million from its IPO after underwriters exercised their options to buy an additional 1,400,000 shares…
Sportsman’s Warehouse IPO Nets $73.4M After Underwriter Allotment
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. said it netted $73.4 million from its IPO after underwriters exercised their options to buy an additional 1,400,000 shares…
Fits Named Official Sock of GoPro Mountain Games
Fits of Niota, TN has secured the sponsorship as the Official Sock of the 2014 GoPro Mountain Games, the country's largest celebration of adventure sports held each year in Vail, CO (June 5 – 8, 2014)…
Outdoor Nation Awards 17 Paddlesports Grants
The Outdoor Foundation has awarded grants to 17 projects from a pool of 159 applications in its latest round of its Paddle Nation Grant Program, which seeks to connect young people to their rivers, streams, lakes and oceans…
We Are Golf Visits Capitol Hill for National Golf Day
We Are Golf – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – visited Capitol Hill for the seventh annual National Golf Day to showcase golf’s nearly $70 billion economy, $4 billion annual charitable impact, environment
Champs Sports Introduces Eastbay Performance Zone
Foot Locker Inc. introduced its latest innovative retail collaboration: Eastbay Performance Zone at Champs Sports. Champs Sports is evolving and elevating the store experience by dedicating approximately 150 square feet in select stores…
Yue Yuen Estimates $37M Worker Provision over China Strike
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd said it would make a preliminary provision of some $37 million to an employee benefit program at its Gaobu factory in southern China as part of an agreement that resolved a major strike…
Oakley Kicks Off Disrupt Campaign with Kevin Spacey Narrated Film
Oakley, Inc. released Tuesday a short film narrated by Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey to mark the launch of Oakley.com/disrupt, a new portal that will showcase the people,places and products behind the 39-year-old brand…
