Fleet Feet To Acquire JackRabbit

Fleet Feet, the largest franchisor of locally owned and operated running stores, announced that it has agreed to acquire JackRabbit, the second-largest running specialty retailer in the U.S., from affiliates of CriticalPoint Capital.

Deckers Sets Targets To Reduce Its Emissions

Deckers Brands announced it has set science-based targets to reduce its emissions and also released its Fiscal Year 2021 corporate responsibility and sustainability report, “Creating Change.”

The Buckle’s October Comps Climb 23 Percent

The Buckle Inc. announced that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 4-week period ended October 30, 2021 increased 23.3 percent from comparable store net sales for the 4-week period ended October 31, 2020.

Puma Opens North American Headquarters

Puma announced it has officially opened its North American headquarters at Assembly Row in Somerville, MA, bringing together approximately 450 employees from its two former offices in Boston and Westford, MA.

Gildan Activewear’s Q3 Sales Jump 33 Percent

Gildan Activewear Inc. reported significant earnings improvement in the third quarter ended October 3. Record third-quarter sales of $802 million, was up 33 percent over the prior year and 8 percent over Q3 2019
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Acushnet Raises Outlook On Robust Q3

Acushnet Holdings Corp., the parent of Titleist and FootJoy, reported third-quarter revenues climbed 8.0 percent year over year and grew up 25.0 percent compared to 2019. Earnings were down, as expected, but both earnings and sales were far ahead of Wall Street estimates and Acushnet sharply raised 2021 guidance.

NPD Report: U.S. Footwear Sales Revenues To Rise 16 Percent By 2023

Powered largely by pent-up demand and rising average selling prices, U.S. footwear revenues grew by 28 percent, from January through September 2021 compared to 202, and increased by 8 percent versus 2019, according to the NPD Group. By 2023 revenues its forecasts to be 16 percent ahead of pre-pandemic 2019 levels.

Allbirds Raises $303 Million In IPO

Sustainable shoe company Allbirds raised nearly $303 million in its initial public offering after increasing the size of its IPO that also priced above its expected price range.