Emerald Holding Inc., the operator of Outdoor Retailer and other trade shows, reported revenues of $86.5 million for the second quarter, an increase of 21.1 percent year-over-year, primarily due to growth in staged events.
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EXEC: Vans’ and Dickies’ Sharp Q1 Declines Offer Rude Welcome for New VF CEO
Vans has an outsized impact on the fiscal first quarter while The North Face, Timberland, Jansport, and others have more impact in the back half of the year.

Garmin Lifts Guidance As Q2 Returns To Growth
Garmin, Ltd. slightly raised its sales guidance for the year after reporting a return to growth in the second quarter, led by a 31 percent gain in the fitness segment. Sales were down 3 percent in the outdoor segment and 11 percent in the marine segment. Earnings and sales both topped analyst targets in the quarter.

Arcade Rolls Out New Buckle Innovation Across Adventure Belt Styles
On a mission to revolutionize how a belt can function and move, Arcade Belts announced that its A2 buckle, first introduced with select styles in Spring 2023, is available across the brand’s Adventure range of performance stretch belts. Arcade’s A2 belt is the latest example of the brand’s focus on challenging the status quo and […]

Nocs Provisions Releases Limited Edition Red-Tailed Hawk Collection
Nocs Provisions, maker of binoculars, monoculars and accessories, launched the Red-Tailed Hawk Collection, a limited-edition drop inspired by the raptor. The collection includes the Zoom Tube Monocular and the brand’s three waterproof binoculars: Standard Issue, Field Issue and Pro Issue, all in color variations that capture the dusky colors of the Red-Tailed Hawk. The Red-Tailed Hawk is a bird of […]
Katadyn Group Hires Five U.S. Sales Agencies with Focus on Specialty Retailers
Katadyn Group has hired five sales agencies to cover the specialty outdoor retailers in the Northeast, Central, Rockies, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The agencies are as follows: Northeast: Velocity Sales Management, Michael Schmidt and Bill Bruzzese Central: Palisade Trading, Luke Olson and Ben Boynton Rockies: Alpin Sales, Mark Vaughn, Meg Fogg, James […]
Kelty Engages ORO Sales Group
Kelty hired On the Road and Off (ORO), a Southeast sales and marketing group, to grow sales for the brand’s camping, backpacking and lifestyle gear in the Southeast U.S.

Camping World’s Q2 Sales Skid 12.4 Percent
Profits at Camping World Holdings Inc. fell 67.3 percent in the second quarter ended June 30 as sales declined 12.4 percent.

Rocky Brands Logs Q2 Loss on 38 Percent Sales Tumble
Rocky Brands, Inc. reported a loss of $2.7 million in the second quarter ended June 30. Sales were down 38 percent, dropping 45.5 percent in the wholesale channel.

Weyco Group Sees Bogs Sales Decline 35 percent in Q2
Weyco Group Inc. reported North American wholesale sales at Bogs declined 35 percent in the second quarter ended June 30 as the company’s overall sales slid 10 percent. Weyco’s overall earnings rose 8 percent.

VF Corp. Sees Wider Q1 Loss and Revenue Decline as Vans Drag Continues
The home to the iconic Vans, The North Face, Timberland, Jansport, and Dickies brands, among others, saw 2024 fiscal first-quarter revenue slide 8 percent to $2.09 billion from $2.22 billion in the year-ago quarter.

Columbia Sportswear Cuts Full-Year Guidance On U.S. Weakness
Columbia Sportswear Co. reported second-quarter earnings and sales that topped Wall Street expectations, but lowered its outlook for the year as continued weakness in its U.S. offset strength overseas, including China. The company said it was undertaking expense reduction efforts to manage “near-term uncertainty.”

Big 5 Sees Q2 Same-Store Sales Decline 12 Percent
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. posted a slight loss in the second quarter ended July 2 as same-store sales dropped a worse-than-expected 12 percent due to cool weather impacting early spring selling. The California-based sporting goods chain generated positive EBITDA and earnings results were above the midpoint of its guidance range.
Thor Industries Shifts President Roles at Operating Units
Thor Industries, Inc. promoted key leaders for positions at several of its operating companies—Ryan Juday to president of KZ Recreational Vehicles and Kyle Kwasny as president of Heartland RV, effective August 1.
UYN Secures Rocky Mountain Sales Representation
UYN Sports, a maker of sustainable apparel, footwear and accessories based in Italy, named Granite Marketing its sales agency of record for the Rocky Mountain region.