<p>Giant Bicycle said the fork steerer tube on the recalled bicycles can crack, break or separate during use, posing a fall hazard. Giant Bicycles has received four reports of broken fork steerer tubes. No injuries have been reported.</p>
<p>Walmart said it received three reports of consumers who were injured when struck in the face by a lid forcefully ejected from these bottles upon opening. Two consumers suffered permanent vision loss after being struck in the eye.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Marsh Wear Clothing has opened its first store in its hometown of Charleston, SC, as the outdoor lifestyle brand celebrates its 15-year anniversary.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, July 9, the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America sent a letter to the Trump Administration requesting that it not impose additional footwear tariffs on top of the existing ones ahead of the critical back-to-school selling season.<br />
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<p>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.</p>
<p>Abby Olson previously served as VP of Field Operations and VP of Training at Crumbl, where she helped scale the company from fewer than 10 locations to over 1,100 across two countries.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Andrew Blatnik joins industry veteran John Anderson, VP of Sales for Golf, in his new role. Currently he serves as the VP of Peter Millar licensing for Imperial.</p>
