U.S. Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) toured the Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. manufacturing facility in Mayodan, NC, and met with employees and company executives in a show of support for the firearms industry and Second Amendment rights…
Category: Apparel
Caleres Q2 Sales Soft
Boosted by improved profitabillity at Famous Footwear, Caleres reported second-quarter earnings, excluding a charge for debt extinguishment, rose 22.4 percent, to $22.1 million, or 50 cents per share. Analysts’ consensus estimate had been 44 cents a
Tilly’s Inc. Q2 Earnings Slide
Tilly's Inc. reported second-quarter earnings slumped 55.8 percent to $560,000, or 2 cents a share, hurt by higher expenses. Revenues rose 5.7 percent to $130 million but comparable-store sales inched up only 0.5 percent…
Sportsman’s Warehouse Reports First Increase in Same-Store Sales
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. joined Thursday a chorus of companies reporting better-than-expected earnings due to a turn in firearms sales. The Utah-based retailer reported firearms sales grew 12.2 percent and enabled it to post the first incr
Outdoor Retailer to Stay in Salt Lake Through 2018
Show organizers for the Outdoor Retailer show announced last week that they agreed to extend its contract with Salt Lake City through Summer 2018. The show had been contracted to stay in Salt Lake City through August 2016…
Nautilus, Inc. Provides Update on Share Repurchase Program
Nautilus, Inc. provided an update on its previously announced $15 million share repurchase program authorized by the company’s noard of directors in November 2014. Nautilus said it has repurchased $6.6 million…
Billabong Returns to Profitability
Billabong International Ltd. reported of a net profit of Australian $4.2 million in its year ended June 30 compared to a AUS$233.7 million loss in fiscal 2014. The Group returned to full-year EBITDA growth for the first time since 2008 with the first full
Walmart Halts Sale of Modern Sports Rifles
Walmart, the nation's largest seller of guns and ammo, said it will stop selling AR-15-style modern sport rifles, semi-automatic shotguns and some other firearms this fall for business reasons…
Amer Sports Releases New Financial Targets
Amer Sports expects revenues to hit €3.5 billion by 2020 via a minimum of single-digit organic, currency-neutral growth, according to new financial targets released Thursday…
RECALL: 260 Huffy Bicycles
Huffy is recalling about 460 bicycles because an open quick release lever on the bicycle’s front wheel hub can come into contact with the front disc brake assembly, causing…
Remington Outdoor Postpones Q2 Earnings Call
Remington Outdoor Company pushed out its second quarter earnings call until Sept. 1 even though it reported results for the period on Aug. 20…
Ironman to Be Acquired by China’s Dalian Wanda
Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd., one of the leading Chinese private conglomerates, has reached an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the World Triathlon Corporation, the owner of the Ironman brand and races, for $650 million…
Sportsman’s Warehouse Beats Q2 EPS Estimates
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. reported better than expected earnings for the 13 weeks ended Aug. 1, as sales from new stores and firming prices boosted margins…
MIPS AB Picked Up by 14 New Bike Helmet Brands
MIPS AB said its patented Multi-directional Impact Protection System will be available from 14 new bike helmet brands next season, including Bontrager, Louis Garneau and Specialized…
Xingquan Reports FY15 Sales Grew 5.2 Percent
The Chinese company that owns the Addnice footwear and Gertop apparel brands reported revenue increased 5.2 percent in the fiscal year ended June 30, still well below their 2012 peak…
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