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Dick’s SG Re-elects Directors

At the company's annual meeting, shareholders of Dick's Sporting Goods re-elected directors William J. Colombo, a former Dick's executive, David I. Fuente, a former Office Depot Inc. CEO, and Larry D. Stone, president and chief operating of

Nantahala Outdoor’s CEO Testifies Before Congress

Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) President and CEO Sutton Bacon testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business at the “Heroes of Small Business” hearing. At the hearing Bacon discussed NOC’s $48 million impact on western Nort

Mountain Khakis Appoints PR Manager

Mountain Khakis has shifted employee Jen Taylor into a new role as PR Manager. Taylor has worked with Mountain Khakis since 2006 in her role as Youth Division Manager, and brings twelve years of Outdoor Industry and seventeen years of Bicycle Industry exp

Beretta Names New Rep Group

Beretta USA recently selected Maschmedt & Associates as their new sales representative group covering the Western sales territory…

PGA PerformanceTrak Reports Golf Rounds Slip in April

Golf rounds played slipped 1.6% at the nationwide level for April 2009, and the number of days open was nearly flat at -0.4% compared to April 2008, reported PerformanceTrak. The number of weekend days in April 2009 was the same as in April 2008. YTD rou

Stromgren Reiterates Legality of Girdles with Thigh Pads

In response to questions concerning the legality of thigh pads in an integrated football compression girdle following an April article in SGD TEAM Business magazine, Stromgren Athletics, a leader in football compression clothing and protective performance

Epic Kayaks Expands Rep Team

Epic Kayaks has added Chester (Chet) Rick to its rep team. Rick will be Epic’s new dealer representative in the Midwest region. He has been working in the outdoor industry for over 15 years, starting in retail at a Minneapolis based outdoor shop before st

LaCrosse Footwear Completes END Acquisition

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. has completed closing of its acquisition of certain assets of Environmentally Neutral Design Outdoor, Inc., or END, a performance footwear company focused on product innovation and sustainability. Through the agreement LFI acquires

Brine Partners with HEADstrong Foundation

Brine, which makes products for lacrosse, soccer, field hockey and volleyball, has entered into a partnership with the HEADstrong Foundation in an effort to support blood cancer research and awareness. Brine has developed a full line of custom products, o

WNBA Team to Add Corporate Logos to Uniforms

The Phoenix Mercury and LifeLock entered a multi-year marketing partnership to launch the first-ever branded jersey in WNBA or NBA history, it was announced today by Phoenix Mercury President and COO Jay Parry and LifeLock CEO Todd Davis at a press confer

Forzani Group Responds to RiskMetrics Recommendation

The Forzani Group Ltd. issued a response to a recommendation by proxy advisor RiskMetrics Group regarding a proxy contest for the election of directors at FGL's annual meeting on June 10, 2009. RiskMetrics recommended that shareholders vote for six o

Golf Rounds Slip in April

At the nationwide level, April 2009 golf rounds were down -1.6% and days open were nearly flat at -0.4% compared to April 2008, according to PerformanceTrak. The number of weekend days in April 2009 were the same as in April 2008. YTD rounds played are d

Apparel Plants Largely Unaffected By Honduran Earthquake

The 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Honduras on Thursday appears to have largely spared the major apparel plants operating in the region. Fruit of the Loom, Gildan Activewear and Hanesbrands all reported only minor damages to their facilties and no s

Perry Ellis Q1 Revenues Fall 9.7%

Perry Ellis International, Inc. said for the first quarter of fiscal 2010, ended May 2, 2009 total revenues decreased by 9.7%, or $23.5 million, to $220.0 million compared to $243.5 million reported in the first quarter of the fiscal year ended April 30,