Sports Industry Credit Association - Us (Sica-Us)

sica is a member owned non-profit credit association with over 500 members/brands providing unique risk assessment, credit scoring and information services in both the u.s. and canada. sica monitors over 35,000 active retailer accounts and receives multi-billion dollars in accounts receivable data transfer every month from its members. members include burton, north face, salomon, rossignol, nordica, oakley, keen, under armour, head and columbia to name a few. the sports industry credit association (sica) was founded in 1980 by sporting goods, ski and outdoor manufacturers and importers. their goal was to assemble a network of like suppliers that would work together in exchanging credit information and would also intervene on their behalf in the face of unforeseen difficulties, bankruptcies and retailer re-organization, so that the sport/ski/outdoor industry would have a common voice to deal with insolvency and credit issues in the sporting goods industry. fast forward 35 years l