SGB Update Sportsmans

Pony Moves Headquarters to Los Angeles

PONY INC. announced the move of their PONY North America headquarters to the Cooper Building in the Fashion District of Los Angeles, CA…

Local Iowa Bike Shop Shutters Doors

Irwin's Bike & Sports Shop in Johnston, Iowa is having a closing sales and will liquidate every item in the store, according to a report by the Des Moines Register. Irwin's has been a fixture in the areas sinces it was opened in 1950 by Wilbur I

Magellan Partners With The Evans Group

Magellan, a leading global GPS brand, and The Evans Group, an independent representative agency, have partnered to sell Magellan's entire outdoor navigation product line…

Delayed BTS Shoppers Boost September Comps

A lukewarm start to the back-to-school season led to underwhelming growth for August retail, but it would appear anxious retailers can exhale a bit after a surprisingly solid September marked the return of stronger BTS sales as young consumers wait until

OBIT: Georges Salomon

Georges Salomon, the the inventor of release bindings and the founder of the Salomon brand, passed away peacefully last week at the age of 85. He built the Salomon brand, now owned by Amer Sports, from a small workshop producing ski edges to a major worl

Arena Group Acquired by PE Firm

Arena Group, the Italian swimwear company, has been acquired by The Riverside Company, a private equity firm. Riverside bought Arena from Italian fund BS Private Equity using cash from Riverside Europe Fund IV. Arena's management invested alongside R

Montana’s Outdoor Specialty Crowd Vexed by Vann’s Expansion

Vann's, a 50-year-old appliance and electronics store and the largest independent retailer in Montana, is venturing into outdoor retail with the planned launch of www.bigskycountry.com in a move that is vexing many of the states outdoor specialty ret

Genesco Closes Sports Avenue Acquisition

Genesco Inc. announced that its Hat World subsidiary, which operates the Lids Sports business, has completed its previously announced acquisition of the assets of Sports Avenue and related entities. Sports Avenue operates 48 fan stores across the U.S. and

FTC Proposes Revisions to Green Guides

Proposed revisions to the Federal Trade Commission's Green Guides cautions marketers not to make blanket, general claims that a product is “environmentally friendly” or “eco-friendly” because such claims raise expectations tha

BJ’s Wholesales October Comps Up 1.5%

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. reported that sales for September 2010 increased by 3.6% to $961.6 million from $928.1 million in September 2009. On a comparable club basis, sales for September 2010 increased by 1.5%, including a contribution of 0.7% from

Kohl’s Comps Climb 5.3% in September

Kohl's Corp reported sales for the five-week month ended Oct. 2, 2010 increased 5.3% over the five-week month ended October 3, 2009. On a comparable store basis, September sales increased 3.0%…

Nordstrom Shows 7.5% Rise in September Comps

Nordstrom, Inc. experienced a 7.5% increase in same-store sales for the five-week period ended Oct. 2, 2010 compared with the five-week period ended Oct. 3, 2009…