NSSF’s Board Votes To Expel Dick’s Sporting Goods

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, said the foundation’s Board of Governors unanimously voted to expel Dick’s Sporting Goods from membership for conduct detrimental to the best interests of the Foundation.

Iconix’s Q1 Profits Sink

Iconix Brand Group Inc. reported net earnings on an adjusted basis fell 54 percent in the first quarter on a 17 percent revenue decline. Results were in line with expectations.

Pure Fishing Hits The Selling Bock

Pure Fishing, the parent company of well-known fishing brands Berkley, Abu Garcia, Penn, Fenwick, Sterns, Mitchell, Pflueger, Shakespeare, Ugly Stik Spiderwire, among others, has joined Rawlings on the list of businesses Newell Brands is looking to divest.

Aisle Talk Week of April 30

Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week, including Nike Inc. CEO Mark Parker (pictured) holding a rare company-wide staff meeting at Nike headquarters to apologize for recent incidents at the company.

April Retail Jobs Up 3,700 From March

Retail industry employment increased by 3,700 jobs seasonally adjusted in April over March and 48,900 jobs unadjusted year-over-year, the National Retail Federation said Friday.

Olin Corp Sees Winchester’s Earnings Declining In 2018

Olin Corp reported a sharp decline in earnings at the company’s Winchester segment due to reduced commercial demand and higher-commodity material costs. Olin officials no longer see Winchester’s results improving in 2018, but also assured analysts it has no plans to sell the business.

Nike Holds Staff Meeting Over Culture Challenges

On Thursday, Mark Parker, CEO of Nike Inc., held a rare company-wide staff meeting at the company’s  headquarters to apologize for allowing a culture where staff members were excluded and workplace complaints of inappropriate behavior were dismissed, according to The Wall Street Journal.