SG Footwear ● SGI Apparel Group ● Rugged Shark From humble beginnings in 1896 as a domestic manufacturer in the New York metropolitan area, to the wide-reaching, multi-national corporation it is today, the SG Companies continues to thrive by using decades of experience and history as the foundation for new growth, new product expansions, and successful adaptation to macro-economic trends and opportunities. Today, each of the three divisions of the SG Companies thrive in their respective retail areas of expertise and cover the market landscape with product, sold both domestically and abroad.