Yeti’s IPO Makes Lackluster Debut

Amid volatile stock market conditions, Yeti’s initial public offering were priced at $18, below the company’s projected range of $19 to $21. Yeti also sold 16 million shares in the offering, down from 20 million initially planned. On the company’s first day of trading on Thursday, shares fell $1.00, or 5.6 percent, to $17. 

Boot Barn Rides Same Store Double-Digit Sales Growth To Q2 Beat

Boot Barn Holdings Inc. reported net income for the fiscal second quarter ended September 29 of $4.5 million, or 16 cents per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.1 million, or 4 per diluted share in the prior-year period. This beat Wall Street estimates by 3 cents.

Columbia Sportswear Raises 2018 Guidance On Earnings, Revenue Beat

Columbia Sportswear Co. on Thursday afternoon reported that net income for the third quarter ended September 30 increased 14 percent to $100.2 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, compared to third quarter 2017 net income of $87.7 million, or $1.25 per diluted share. The company’s earnings beat Wall Street estimates by 14 cents.

Amer Sports Appoints Megan Porteous Digital Marketing Director

Amer Sports, the parent of Arc’teryx, Salomon and Wilson Sporting Goods, announced the promotion of Megan Porteous to the position of digital marketing director, Americas. In her new position, effective November 1, Porteous will oversee the company’s portfolio-wide transformation as an omnichannel marketing organization in the Americas region.

Callaway Golf Q3 Gains Lift From U.S. Momentum

With revenues in the U.S. running ahead 14.7 percent with the help of a good reception to the Rogue driver, Callaway Golf reported third-quarter earnings and sales exceeded guidance for the seventh straight quarter.

RECALL: Electric Skateboards

About 10,000 Electric Skateboards from Yvolve Sports are being recalled. The The tire on the skateboard can deflate posing a fall hazard to the user.

Varsity Spirit Partners With Fabletics

Varsity Spirit, the leader in cheer and dance educational camps and competitions, announced the company’s long-term partnership with Fabletics, the active lifestyle brand launched by Kate Hudson in 2013.

Sports Tech Startup Prevent Biometrics Acquires X2 Biosystems

Prevent Biometrics, the Cleveland Clinic spinoff that has developed a real-time system for monitoring head impacts in contact sports, announced that the company has acquired the head impact monitoring assets of Seattle-based X2 Biosystems. The transaction brings together the two leading head impact monitoring technologies,

PlumRiver And Locally Expand Retailer Access

Procurement and b2b e-commerce provider PlumRiver LLC has partnered with Locally to bring product inventory assortments for multiple brands and endless-aisle, ship-to-store functionality to independent and specialty retail outlets.