Athleta’s third quarter net sales of $290 million were up 4 percent compared to Q3 last year. Comparable sales were up 5 percent year-over-year.
Author: SGB Media

Segway Recalls Segway Ninebot P100 KickScooters Due to Fall and Injury Hazard
The company has received 31 reports of broken front forks, including six reports of injuries, including a fracture, cuts, scrapes, bruises, and shoulder pain.

Torque Fitness Promotes Jaime Bugge to Director of National Accounts
Bugge will focus on growing Torque’s partnerships with national fitness chains, wellness centers and athletic performance facilities, helping to equip diverse and expanding markets with the company’s equipment.

Black Diamond Voluntarily Recalls Pieps Pro IPS Avalanche Transceiver
The recall involves the Pieps Pro IPS Avalanche Transceiver in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada due to an issue with the size of the battery compartment.

SP Connect Taps Creagh-Keller Sales for Mid-Atlantic and Southern Territories
The CK Sales team is led by Stephen Keller and includes Roberto Rivera, Ashley Moore, Bryan Richardson, Darren Poore, Brandon Vice, Rick Adams, and Tim Wisner.

Pickleball Kingdom Franchisees Expanding Tennessee Footprint to Knoxville
This new Knoxville club joins Pickleball Kingdom’s growing presence in Tennessee, with additional locations already underway in Nashville, Hendersonville, Memphis, Chattanooga, and Murfreesboro, solidifying the state as a hub for premier indoor pickleball.

Topgolf Breaks Ground on Second Venue in Minnesota
This is the second venue in Minnesota for parent company Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. in addition to an existing venue in Minneapolis’ Brooklyn Center.

Gildan Activewear Launches Private Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes
The company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for the repayment of indebtedness outstanding under its credit facilities and other general corporate purposes.

Cashion Rods Adds Industry Vet as New Operations Manager
With extensive experience managing OEM programs across the fishing industry, Reid McKinstry brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise that will further elevate Cashion’s OEM and private label fishing rods and blanks capabilities.

Shoe Carnival, Inc. Lowers Full-Year Sales Guidance on Calendar Shift, Warm Weather Impact
The parent of the Shoe Carnival, Rogan’s and Shoe Station retail banners, reported that Q3 net sales were $306.9 million as compared to $319.9 million in Q3 2023, with ~$20 million moving out of the third quarter due to the retail calendar shift.

Sellmark Appoints New Global VP of Marketing
Vanessa McCoy, as the company’s new global vice president of Marketing, assumes leadership of five of the company’s seven brands, including Sightmark, Firefield, KJI, BulletSafe and Inforce.

EXEC: Target Corporation Shares Hit New Low After Q3 Miss, Disappointing Guidance
For the fourth quarter, the company now expects approximately flat comparable sales and GAAP and Adjusted EPS of $1.85 to $2.45, translating to a full year expected GAAP and Adjusted EPS range of $8.30 to $8.90 per share.

Life Time Continues Expansion in South Florida with New Club in West Boca Raton
Life Time West Boca is the company’s sixth health club in Florida, joining established locations in Boca Raton, Coral Gables, Harbour Island, Miami at The Falls, and Palm Beach Gardens.

Modern America Campgrounds Acquires NH Campground with Four More in Pipeline
The largest RV park owner in the Northeast has acquired Winding River Campground in Exeter, NH. The company said the deal marks its 29th park acquisition in the last 24 months, with plans for 33 locations by the beginning of the 2025 season.

Report: Outdoor Recreation Contributes $1.2 Trillion to the U.S. Economy, Supports 5 Million U.S. Jobs
The newly revised data in this year’s BEA report, outlines that the outdoor recreation economy has grown 36 percent in real terms since 2012 and that outdoor recreation contributes more to the U.S. economy than farming, mining and utilities.