SGB Update Sportsmans
Olympic Champion Swimmer Partners with Tommie Copper
Tommie Copper, a performance apparel startup, appointed Dara Torres as official brand ambassador. The newly formed partnership kicks off with two new television shows aimed at showcasing inspiring stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things with
Ortovox Develops Avalanche Safety Curriculum for Reps and Dealers
Ortovox, the German supplier of personal locater beacons and other avalanche safety gear, has partnered with the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) to create a new curriculum for its dealers…
IBD Summit Beefs Up Seminar Schedule
Interbike and the Sea Otter Classic opened registration for the upcoming IBD Summit set to take place at the Portola Hotel & Spa in Monterey, CA on April 8-10, 2014…
Smith and Wesson® Receives NASGW ‘Innovator of the Year’ Award
Smith & Wesson Corp has received the Innovator of the Year award from the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW)…
GoPro Founder Named National EY Entrepreneur Of The Year
Nicholas ( Nick) Woodman, Founder and CEO of GoPro, has been named the 2013 National EY (Ernst & Young) Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 in the Retail and Consumer Products category. Other finalists in the category included Jim Weber, CEO, Brooks Sports, Inc
Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety Helps Establish Fire and Safety Standards
Earlier this month in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the International Labour Organization (ILO), technical experts from the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, the Accord on Fire and Building Safety, and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BU
Federal Internet Tax Bill Exempts 93.5 Percent of Online Retailers
The Marketplace Fairness Act now being considered by Congress would affect just 4.5 percent of online retailers but 57 percent of total U.S. online sales, according to a study released Tuesday by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Determining the imp
Phiten Supports Be The Match
Phiten and professional baseball players C.J. Wilson, Josh Hamilton and J.B. Shuck have teamed up with Be The Match, the nonprofit organization dedicated to helping patients with blood cancers receive life-saving bone marrow and umbilical cord blood trans
Zeal Optics Appoints NA Director of Sales
Zeal Optics promoted Zeal Intermountain Rep TJ Bottom to the role of North American director of sales…
Penney’s 3Q Loss Widens, But Improvement Seen
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported a loss of $489 million, or $1.94 per share, in the third quarter after special charges but pointed to improving sales trends. The retailer said it achieved positive comparable store sales in October and comparable store
REI Announces New Location for Texas
Texas adventurers can gear up for even more outdoor activities in Dallas when a new REI opens in Southlake, Texas at Park Village…
Lacoste’s Footwear President Exits
Andy Simister, brand president of the Lacoste footwear division, has left the company to explore new opportunities. He had been global president of the brand’s footwear division for 17 years…
Sodo Apparel Launches Premium Sports Apparel Brand
Sodo Apparel (“Sodo”), a Seattle-based startup, announces the launch of its premium, urban sports apparel company for men. Sodo's founders teamed up with Peter Shmock, two-time Olympian and founder of Seattle's ZŪM fitness, who has helped t
Fitness Participation Rates Continue to Rank High
Fitness continues to top the list of 126 physical activities monitored by the SFIA, according to the 2013 SFIA Tracking the Fitness Movement Report. Fitness staples Walking for Fitness, Running/Jogging, and Treadmill participation topped the rankings in t
Sole Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Sole, together with ReCORK, are launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund what it's calling the first-ever carbon-negative footwear…
