Adidas Apologizes For Replacing Female Referee
Adidas officials said it made “the wrong decision” to replace a female referee after LaVar Ball complained and threatened to pull his team from the court at a company-sponsored AAU basketball tournament in Las Vegas.
Golf Rounds Slide In June
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played were down 2.9 percent in June versus the year-ago month. The biggest regional declines were seen in the Mid Atlantic, South Atlantic and New England.
Columbia Sportswear’s SVP Of Global Sourcing And Manufacturing Resigns
Columbia Sportswear Company announced the resignation of senior vice president of global sourcing and manufacturing, Steve Woodside, effective immediately.
Outdoor Sports Marketing Opens New Showroom In Greenville, SC
Outdoor Sports Marketing (OSM), a sales, marketing and training agency for the outdoor industry, opened a 5,000-square-foot showroom on June 1 in Greenville, SC.
Sportsman’s Warehouse To Open Location In Spokane Valley
Sportsman’s Warehouse is expanding its operations to include a new retail location in Spokane Valley, WA.
Columbia Sportswear Launches Project CONNECT Execution Plan
While reporting second-quarter results that were slightly better than expected, Columbia Sportswear announced that it had launched a new transformation plan, entitled Project CONNECT, to adjust to the “accelerating structural change” facing retail.
Aisle Talk, Week Of July 24
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
Adidas Lifts Outlook For Second Time This Year
Revenues are now expected to increase between 17 and 19 percent on a constant currency basis for the year, compared to previous estimates of 12 to 14 percent growth.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market – Industry Buzz From The Floor
It’s a big world to explore out there, and likewise it was a big, wide-ranging industry under the roof of the Salt Palace yesterday at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. Here are a few snapshots of the vast collection of outdoor-minded conversations that were buzzing around.
Thousands March In Utah To Support The Nation’s Public Lands
On Thursday, more than 2,500 people marched from the Salt Palace Convention Center to the Utah State Capitol at the “This Land is Our Land” March for Public Lands. Speakers including Conrad Anker and Jerry Stritzke expressed hope that Utah’s governing officials will keep public lands public and intact for all Americans to enjoy.
Billabong To Absorb Charge Over Failed Software Implementation
Billabong will take an Australian $11.7 million write off after terminating a service provider engaged to integrate its wholesale, retail stores, e-commerce and social media platforms on line.
Adidas Lifts Outlook Again On Robust Q2
Reported revenues from the company’s continuing operations increased 19 percent on a currency-neutral basis in the second quarter while operating profit jumped 18 percent.
Ten Companies Selected For Inaugural SFIA Innovative Product Showcase
SFIA has selected the following 10 companies to highlight their innovative, new-to-market products at the SFIA Innovative Product Showcase: Amer Sports, Brooks Running, Hyperwear, ONX, Rawlings, RecoverX, RhinoB, Rhone, Superfeet, and United Sports Brands.
Amer Sports Q2 Impacted by Restructuring, Sales Set To Pick Up In Back Half
Heikki Takala, president and CEO, told analysts Amer saw strong growth in most of its strategic priority areas. These include apparel, up 22 percent; owned retail, up 25 percent overall with same-store sales growth of 7 percent; e-commerce, vaulting 45 percent; and China, up 20 percent.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market – Vendor Update – Flylow
Flylow is often thought of as a winter company, but has been a large player in the summer market for several years now.
