Naval Academy Athletic Association and Under Armour have extended their partnership in a multiyear agreement. Under Armour has been the official outfitter of Navy’s varsity intercollegiate athletic programs since 2014.
Category: Apparel

Nike Extends NFL Deal Through 2038, Brazil Soccer for 12 Years; Adds Uruguay Soccer
After a number of key leadership appointments and a refreshed retail engagement process have garnered praise, the company is ensuring its position atop the platform for the near future by securing the Brazil National Football Confederation for an additional 12 years and extending and expanded the current NFL deal through 2038.

EXEC: Macy’s Completes Investigation into Accounting Issues; Lowers Q3 EPS Guidance
The retailer is now reporting it is revising its EPS guidance downward, an announcement that sent M shares tumbling nearly 10 percent in pre-market trading on Wednesday, December 11.

EXEC: Adidas HQ Raided Amid On-Going Tax Probe
Adidas has reassured stakeholders that it has compiled and has been cooperating with authorities over an extended period, furnishing them with the documentation and pertinent information required to the tax investigation.

Inov8 Founder is Back as CEO; Price Returns as Director
Wayne Edy, founder of Inov8, will again lead the company as CEO. Michael Price returns to the company as product and marketing director, having worked at Inov8 from 2016 to 2022.

EXEC: Sportsman’s Warehouse Beats Q3 Estimates; Raises Full Year Guidance
The retailer is one of the few beating estimates on the top- and bottom-line in Q3, surpassing revenue estimates by nearly $24 million and beating EPS estimates by 6 cents a share in the period. The results sent SPWH shares up in after-hours trading.

EXEC: Academy Execs Talk Q3 Results, Q4 Hopes and 2025 Initiatives, Including Big Nike Boost
The plan to expand the Nike busineess, along with a number of other key brand initiatives, is to launch in April with full assortments of men’s, women’s, and kids’ across footwear, apparel, and accessories along with a strong statement of sporting goods.
Academy Sports and Outdoors Narrows Full Year Outlook as Fiscal Q3 Comes Up Short
The retailer arrowed its fiscal 2024 guidance to net sales of $5.895 billion to $5.940 billion from previous guidance of $6.075 billion on the high side and missing Wall Street’s third quarter sales estimates.

CNBC/NRF: Retail Monitor Reinforces Online Shopping Strength in November
In today’s CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor report, the retail sales bounce back in October continued a moderate trend into November even as two of the holiday season’s busiest shopping days rolled over into December.

Puma Partners with Spinnova for Wood-Based Fiber
Puma has partnered with Finnish textile material innovation company Spinnova to develop “proof-of-concept products” from wood-based Spinnova fiber for future collections, particularly for products in Puma’s Sportstyle category.

G-III Apparel Group Ups Full Year Profit Outlook as it Lowers Top-Line Guide
Net sales for the third quarter ended October 31, 2024 increased 1.8 percent to $1.09 billion compared to $1.07 billion in the prior-year Q3 period.

NRF: Retailers and Vendors Continue to Surge Goods Ahead of Strike and Tariffs
Hackett Associates Founder Ben Hackett said retailers are under pressure as they front-load cargo to avoid both the disruption of the strike and higher costs from the tariffs.

L.L.Bean Making Additional Staff Cuts in Maine HQ
The retailer will lay off 50 to 75 employees at its corporate headquarters in Maine. These latest cuts equal approximately 2 percent to 3 percent of its Freeport-based staff and are the retailer’s second round this year.

Activist Investors Push Macy’s to Consider Changes to Capital Allocation Strategy
Barington Capital Group and Thor Equities LLC asked Macy’s to bring fresh perspectives to the company, especially in the areas of capital allocation, merchandising and retail and real estate

Rally House Opens in Austin
Rally House has been growing its retail footprint in the Lone Star State for over a decade, starting in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Now, the company operates over 30 stores in the state, including in key college towns, including Waco, College Station, Lubbock and Houston.