Stage Stores Files For Bankruptcy

Stage Stores Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection. The company will simultaneously solicit bids for a going concern sale of the business or any of its assets and initiate an orderly wind-down of operations. The company will terminate the wind-down of operations at certain locations if it receives a viable going-concern bid.

Tilly’s Q1 Revenues Drop 41 Percent

Tilly’s Inc. reported sales in the first quarter fell 41 percent due to COVID-19-related store closures despite a 55 percent hike in online sales.  The action sports retailer also announced certain store reopening plans and provided other business updates, including plans to withhold rent payments for April and May. 

Dorel Sports Swings To Loss On Covid-19

Dorel Sports showed an operating loss of $611,000 due to the impact of COVID-19. The business showed its fourth consecutive quarter of revenue growth as April bicycle sales surged with stay-at-home families seeking exercise and alternatives to vacations.

Roots To Close Five U.S. Stores

Roots, the Canadian outdoor lifestyle brand, said it is permanently closing its stores in Boston, Washington and Chicago, as well as its pop-up location in Woodbury Common, New York. Two stores in Michigan and Utah will remain open.

Callaway Hoping Short-Term Impact Leads To Long-Term Growth

Callaway Golf Co. reported first-quarter net sales decreased 14 percent due to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on both the golf equipment and soft goods operating segments globally, but the company is hopeful that the short-term pain will eventually yield to long-term success as the golf industry returns to normal.

Neiman Marcus Files For Bankruptcy

Neiman Marcus Group filed for bankruptcy Thursday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The luxury chain has struggled to pay down $5 billion in debt, much of it from leveraged buyouts in 2005 and 2013.

NPD: Sporting Goods, Home Fitness And Cycling Sales Surge In The U.S.

As U.S. consumers tackle ways to keep themselves and their families busy, active, and fit during this time of social distancing, sports and home fitness equipment as well as children’s and adult leisure bicycles have seen double- and triple-digit sales increases, according to retail sales data from The NPD Group.