Author: SGB Media

Zumiez Inc. underscored its commitment to its employees when management made the early decision to pay all full-time staff throughout the pandemic.

Gap Inc. reported a modest decline in sales at Athleta in the first quarter as online sales, boosted in part by the introduction of curbside pickup and a virtual concierge service, helped limit the damage from store closures. Overall, reopened stores are showing an encouraging performance, particularly at Old Navy.

Top National Stories and the Latest Headlines from SGB Updates across the Active Lifestyle Market during the week of June 1, 2020. 

LVMH named Frederic Arnault, son of the founder of the luxury-goods maker, as the new chief executive officer of Tag Heuer, its largest watch brand.

Faced with surging demand for firearms and ammunition, Sportsman’s Warehouses reported sales in the first quarter ended May 2 grew 41.8 percent, to $246.8 million. The gains would have been even stronger if not for out-of-stocks across firearms, ammunition and fishing.

Duluth Trading managed to show only a 3.8 percent decline in first-quarter revenues, to $109.9 million. Accelerated growth in digital and women’s business helped mitigate the closing of all its stores for seven weeks in the quarter in response to COVID-19.

Caleres, Inc. used a now-familiar retail playbook on their road to recovery after the worst of the Covid-19 health crisis passed. The business was on track for a 13 percent increase in comp-store sales at Famous Footwear in the first quarter and was showing positive signs in its wholesale business before the health crisis intensified and forced the closure of all stores.

In this season of business collaboration, Grassroots Outdoor Alliance has launched Connect Hub to bring vendor brands and specialty retailers together for the Spring ’21 buying cycle.

Vail Resorts Inc. reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 ended April 30, which were significantly impacted by COVID-19 and the resulting closure of the company’s North American destination mountain resorts and regional ski areas on March 15, 2020.