SGB Update Sportsmans
Petzl America Rep Dies in Utah Avalanche
Garrett Smith, a customer sales rep for Petzl America Inc., died Sunday after being overtaken by an avalanche with two companions in the backcountry on Horseshoe Mountain, in the Manti-La Sal National Forest near Ephraim, Utah…
REI 2010 Net Income Inches Up on Strong Sales Growth, Weaker Gross Margins
Recreational Equipment, Inc., or REI, announced sales rose 14.0% to $1.66 billion for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010, on 8.1% comps growth, a 22.9% increase in direct sales and the addition of four new stores…
Adidas Rolls Out New Environmental Strategy
The Adidas Group, which just rolled out its outdoor line in the U.S., laid out a comprehensive new Environmental Strategy in its 2010 Sustainability Report that gives the company and its suppliers until 2010 to reduce its environmental footprint by 15%…
Woolrich Partners with JDK to Shape Global Brand Strategy
Woolrich has partnered with Jager di Paola Kemp Design (JDK) of Burlington, VT to create and implement a global brand development strategy that can accommodate growing demand for classic American heritage brands…
Kari Sigerson and Miranda Morrison Leave Sigerson Morrison
Kari Sigerson and Miranda Morrison, who founded the Sigerson Morrison footwear company in 1991 – and its lower-priced offshoot, Belle Sigerson Morrison, in 2004 – have parted ways with the company…
Adidas Rolls Out New Environmental Strategy
The Adidas Group laid out a comprehensive new Environmental Strategy in its 2010 Sustainability Report that gives the company and its suppliers until 2010 to reduce its environmental footprint by 15%…
RECALL: Gerber Gator Axe
Gerber Legendary Blades of Portland, OR is voluntarily recalling 103,000 Gerber Gator Combo Axes because the knife in the axe handle can come out when the axe is used for chopping or hammering, posing a laceration hazard to the user, according to the U.S.
Sports Authority to Sponsor Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse (MLL) named Sports Authority Inc. as an Official Partner of Major League Lacrosse beginning in March, 2011. Under terms of the agreement, Sports Authority will become the exclusive national sporting goods retailer of the MLL…
Lululemon Sets Two-For-One Stock Split
Lululemon Athletica Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved, subject to stockholder approval, a two-for-one stock split of the company's common stock and an increase in the company's authorized common stock from 200 million share
I/O Bio Merino U.S. Office to Close
I/O Bio Merino has closed their US/Global Office in Boise, Idaho. Michell Wool, parent company to I/O Bio Merino, will run the brand from their corporate headquarters in Adelaide, Australia under a new business model…
City Sports Relaunches PL Line
City Sports announced the official re-launch of CS by City Sports, the company's proprietary line of performance apparel…
Woolrich Named Cabela’s Supply Chain Vendor of the Year
Woolrich has been recognized by Cabela's for excellence in supply chain management with the Supply Chain Vendor of the Year award…
Performance Bicycle to Open Five Stores
Performance Bicycle announced that this April it will open five new retail stores in four states nationwide, including major markets in Sacramento , Calif., Dallas/Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, Atlanta, Ga., and its first ever expansion into Idaho, with a
Green Supply Expands Warehouse Operations
Green Supply, the maker of hunting and camping equipment, announced a multi-million dollar expansion of its operation in Vandalia, MO. The expansion includes the addition of 50,000 square feet of warehouse and order fulfillment space…
Wolverine: Merrell Barefoot Biggest Launch Since Hush Puppies
Wolverine World Wide's CEO Blake Krueger, in an interview with the Grands Rapid Press, called the Merrell Barefoot Collection the best thing to happen to the 127-year-old shoe company since its introduction of Hush Puppies in 1957…
