Launching first as a peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace, Simms Recast allows the broader angling community to buy and sell pre-owned Simms gear direct with one another.
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NRF: Consumer Spending Not Unraveling; Retail Sales Growth to Continue in 2025
The association’s 2025 sales forecast compares with 3.6 percent annual sales growth to $5.29 trillion dollars in 2024. This year’s forecast also aligns with the 10-year pre-pandemic average annual sales growth of 3.6 percent.

Blenders Eyewear Appoints Industry Vet as New CEO
Jack Gray brings nearly two decades of building and scaling global brands, including at Adidas, to the West Coast manufacturerer of men’s and women’s sunglasses and snow goggles.

Lazydays RV Posts Revenue Decline and Wider Loss in 2024; Divests More Locations
Lazydays has signed a Letter of Intent with General RV Center to divest three stores from the company’s footprint in Ft. Pierce, FL; Longmont, CO; and Mesa, AZ.

Hest Taps Darrin Haugen as VP of Product, Boasts Growth Numbers
The company said Haugen has a tenured background in product development in the outdoor and ski markets, most recently in senior product development roles at Peak Ski Company and Sitka Gear.

Off Season Apparel Brand Names Fanatics and NBA Veteran Exec as President
U.S. luxury sportswear brand Off Season, launched in collaboration with Fanatics and the NFL in January 2025, has appointed Victoria Picca as president.

Perfect Moment Closes on $6.4 Million Private Placement Funding
The 1,723,989 shares of Series AA Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of common stock at a fixed price of $1.1601 per common share. Participants in the offering include Max Gottschalk, co-founder and chairman of Perfect Moment, who invested $2.0 million.

Macy’s Advances “Bold New Chapter”; Appoints New Finance Head
Capri Holdings’ finance and operations head, Thomas J. Edwards, will become chief operating officer and chief financial officer at Macy’s, Inc., effective June 22.

BRP Inc. and Bryton Marine Group Ink Deal for Alumacraft Divesture
BRP earlier this week reported the sale of its Telwater business, which includes the Quintrex, Stacer and Savage brands. BRP plans to sell its Marine businesses to double down on its core Powersports activities.

Marathon Sports Acquires Fleet Feet Maine Running
Fleet Feet Maine Running, the two-store specialty store based out of Portland, ME, has concluded the sale of its specialty running business to Marathon Sports, a 26 location New England running specialty store brand based in Boston.
Sportsman’s Warehouse Swings to Adjusted Net Profit in Q4 on Flattish Comp Sales
On a comparable 13-week basis, fourth-quarter net sales decreased 0.9 percent compared with the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023. Same-store sales declined 0.5 percent year-over-year on a 13-week comparable basis.

Birkenstock Opens Tenth U.S. Retail Store in Nashville, TN
Birkenstock Nashville, located at 2212 12th Avenue South, hosted an opening event on March 27. Birkenstock created a campaign that spotlights the locals who shape the city’s culture and long-time Birkenstock wearers, captured by photographer Cristina Fisher.

ElliptiGo Promotes Bryce Whiting to Chief Executive Officer
Co-founder and outdoing CEO Bryan Pate will continue to be involved with ElliptiGo as CEO of PT Motion Works, the parent company of ElliptiGo and Gibbon North America.

FDRA: Most Footwear Execs Surveyed See Weakening Business Ahead
The Q1 survey conducted among footwear execs reportedly shows a significant decline in industry confidence, with 87 percent of respondents expecting a weaker economy over the next six months – the most pessimistic outlook in the survey’s history.

Crunch Franchise to Open Crunch Gyms in Austin and Tulsa
Operated by Crunch Fitness franchisee The Undefeated Tribe, Crunch South Park Meadows in Austin, TX, a 45,000-square-foot fitness facility and Crunch Tulsa Midtown in Tulsa, OK, a 42,000-square-foot facility, will both open in Fall 2025.