Coros, the maker of GPS sports watches, reported that after more than three years of partnership, 2pure would hand back the UK and Ireland distribution of Coros’ products to its manufacturer, effective March 1.
Category: Outdoor
Sample N’Co Acquires Rollin’Stoke
Sample N’ Co., a French distributor of snowboards, skis, bindings, outerwear, and accessories, acquired Rollin’Stoke, a French distributor of skateboards and surfboards.
Canada Goose Targets C$3 Billion In Revenue In Five Years
Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. ahead of its Investor Day, said it aims to nearly triple revenue to Canadian$3 billion (C$2.23 billion) in the next five years as it triples its store base and expands its categories and geographic reach.
BRC Points To Return To Office Trends Driving Retail Foot Traffic In January
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported that total U.K. retail foot traffic increased 12.5 percent year-over-year (YoY) in January, 2.6 percentage points worse than December but better than the three-month average increase of 10.3 percent.
REI Agrees To Hold Union Elections At Cleveland Store
REI agreed to hold a union election vote on March 3 at its Beachwood, OH store following a hearing on Friday with the National Labor Relations Board.
Action Sports In Brandford To Close
Action Sports plans to close its store in Brandford, CT, at the end of April. The retailer’s second location in Old Saybrook will remain open.
Dick’s SG To Open House of Sport In Boston
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. plans to open a House of Sport store in the Prudential Center at Boston’s Back Bay. Lord and Taylor previously occupied the storefront at 760 Boylston Street.
Authentic Brands Group Partners With Global Citizen
Authentic Brands Group and Global Citizen, an international advocacy organization, reported that they entered into a four-year agreement to create an exclusive brand mark for consumer products, marketing activations and donations programs.
GoPro’s Sales Drop 18 Percent In Fourth Quarter
GoPro, Inc.’s profits on an adjusted basis fell 68.2 percent in the fourth quarter as sales were down 18 percent.
Kohl’s Appoints Kingsbury CEO
The Kohl’s Corporation’s board of directors has unanimously appointed Tom Kingsbury as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
Johnson Outdoors Sees Weaker Fiscal Q4 Margins On Stronger Sales
Johnson Outdoors, Inc. is reporting higher sales and decreased earnings results for the company’s first fiscal quarter ending December 30, 2022.
Deckers Brands Lifts Outlook As Hoka’s Q3 Revenues Surge Over 90 Percent
Deckers Brands raised its guidance for its fiscal year as sales and earnings in the fiscal third quarter surpassed Wall Street’s consensus targets on a 90.8 percent jump in Hoka’s revenues. Ugg’s sales dipped 1.6 percent in the period.
Columbia Sees Q4 Net Income Fall 20 Percent Despite Solid Sales Growth
Columbia Sportswear Company reported that fourth-quarter net sales increased 4 percent (8 percent constant-currency) to $1.17 billion from $1.13 billion for the comparable period in 2021.
Yniq Eyewear Appoints New CEO
Yniq has named Moss Bemis as CEO. He comes to the eyewear brand with a decade of leadership at Canada Goose, where he held leadership roles in both commercial and merchandising teams.
NRF Economist Sees 2023 Recession As Unlikely Prospect
The National Retail Federation Chief Economist, Jack Kleinhenz, believes a recession is unlikely in 2023, and the economy should see slight growth for the year as consumers continue to manage through inflation and high interest rates.
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