EXEC: Beyond Yoga Revenues Climb 12 Percent in Q2 on DTC Momentum
EXEC: Eagle Creek Owner Travis Campbell Eyes Opportunities in Adventure Travel
Osprey and Hydro Flask Parent’s Home & Outdoor Segment Sales Retreat in Fiscal Q1
EXEC: Town of Nederland Acquires Eldora Mountain Resort from Powdr
EXEC: Asics’ Onitsuka Tiger Business to Get Dedicated Facility in Japan
SGB Update
Marsh Wear Clothing Opens First Store
Marsh Wear Clothing has opened its first store in its hometown of Charleston, SC, as the outdoor lifestyle brand celebrates its 15-year anniversary.
Blacktusk Outdoors Acquires Lucky Strike Bait Works
Toronto-based Blacktusk Outdoors has acquired the Lucky Strike fishing lure brand. Plans are underway to reinvest Lucky Strike in product design, expand into new categories and increase reach across North American and international markets.
Nike, Inc. Appoints New Converse CEO
Aaron Cain, a 21-year company veteran, was named the new CEO of Converse. He replaces Jared Carver, who is stepping down after serving as CEO for two years.
MeatEater to Open Store in Wisconsin
MeatEater, the hunt & fish specialty retailer, announced plans to open a store at The Corners of Brookfield in Wisconsin, representing its second store. MeatEater’s flagship store opened in April 2024 near its headquarters in downtown Bozeman, MT.
Costco’s June Comps Get 11.2 Percent Growth from E-Commerce
Excluding gas, Costco’s same-store sales in the U.S. were up 5.5 percent in the U.S. and 6.2 percent overall. U.S. sales were up 7.4 percent year-to-date.
SGB Executive
EXEC: Ciele Athletics Partners with Topsports for China Retail Launch
With Topsports’ support, Ciele will soon open its official online flagship stores in China and activate offline channels to reach the country’s fast-growing running community.
EXEC: Beyond Yoga Revenues Climb 12 Percent in Q2 on DTC Momentum
Beyond Yoga’s sales rose 11.9 percent to $36.8 million in Levi Strauss & Co.’s fiscal Q2 ended June 1, boosted by 30.1 percent growth in the DTC (direct-to-consumer) channel with the help of new store openings.
EXEC: Eagle Creek Owner Travis Campbell Eyes Opportunities in Adventure Travel
In September 2021, Travis Campbell made a leap in acquiring Eagle Creek, a brand that its former owner and his former employer, VF Corp., had planned to discontinue. He talks to SGB Executive about the ongoing reset of Eagle Creek and the opportunities in the adventure travel consumer market.
EXEC: Osprey Grows, Hydro Flask Slows in First Quarter
Shares of Helen of Troy tumbled about 23 percent Thursday, July 10, after the company reported a loss in the fiscal first quarter ended May 31 on a 10.8 sales decline and issued guidance for the current quarter that was well below analyst targets. Of the sales decline, approximately eight percentage points was attributed to tariffs.
EXEC: Top Asia FW Factories See Improving Shipment Trends in June 2025
Feng Tay Enterprises, one of the longest-tenured producers of Nike footwear, saw manufacturing revenues decline 3.1 percent year-over-year (y/y) in June after cratering 23.4 percent in May. Yue Yuen Manufacturing increased 9.4 percent y/y in June after increasing just 0.5 percent y/y in May.
