Under Armour To Be Dropped From S&P 500 Stock Index

Under Armour will be deleted from the S&P 500 stock index before the start of trading June 21 and be added to the S&P MidCap 400, S&P Dow Jones said. The S&P 500 tracks the performance of 500 large companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges.

VF Corp. Debt Outlook Revised To Negative On Tax Ruling

S&P Global Ratings revised its debt ratings outlook on VF Corp. to negative from stable. The rating agency estimated VF will likely have to increase debt by more than $845 million to pay the assessed tax in order to appeal an unfavorable decision from the U.S. Tax Court regarding its post-acquisition restructuring of Timberland Co. in September 2011.

Isbjörn of Sweden Upgrades Sun Range With Recycled Ocean Waste

Kids outdoor clothing brand, Isbjörn of Sweden, has added ocean waste Econyl regenerated nylon to its Sun collection for S/S 2023. Econyl converts nylon waste into regenerated nylon, with the same durability as new nylon. Econyl can be recyclable and recreated many times over for use in new products, including Isbjörn’s non-chemical sun products, without […]

Superfeet Expands Adapt Insole Family With Adapt Hike Max Insoles

Superfeet expanded its Adapt insole collection with its Adapt Hike Max Insoles designed for hiking and its patented Adaptive Comfort Technology to flex with the foot for comfort and efficient heel-to-toe turnover.  The Adapt Hike Max insoles are the first hike-specific insoles in the collection, which include Adapt Run Insoles and Adapt Run Max Insoles. […]

Puma Adds Swimwear License

Puma and United Legwear & Apparel Co., LLC (ULAC) announced that they entered into a licensing agreement in North America for the production, sales, marketing, and distribution of Puma swimwear for men’s, women’s and kid’s. 

Signa Sports Appoints CEO

Signa Sports United (SSU) has appointed Max Heimann as chief executive officer of the Internetstores Group. Heimann will lead SSU brands, including Fahrrad.de, Probikeshop, Addnature, and CAMPZ across Europe for SSU.

Academy Sports Q1 Tops Expectations

Academy Sports reported first-quarter results that topped Wall Street targets but the retailer still slightly lowered its outlook due to macroeconomic challenges. Ken Hicks, CEO said, “We are satisfied with our first-quarter results as the company continued to position itself for long-term growth and expansion as we executed effectively in a highly dynamic environment and against a very strong prior-year quarter.”