The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index (Index), which tracks consumers' cash flow, reversed course in June by increasing, indicating consumers were poised to increase spending as the summer began…
Category: Footwear
Under Armour Signs NFL All-Pro Patrick Peterson
Under Armour has signed two-time first-team NFL All-Pro cornerback Patrick Peterson to a multi-year partnership. Selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons, Peterson…
AAFA Delegation Wraps up DC Blitz
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) brought more than two dozen apparel, footwear, and retail executives to Capitol Hill last week to lobby for…
Amer Sports Narrows Q2 Loss, Begins Restructuring Wilson
Amer Sports missed its second quarter sales and profit goals, in part due to charges taken at its Wilson/Ball Sports segment, where it embarked on an 18-to-24 month restructuring that is expected to significantly affect results in the back half…
Sierra Designs Hires Head of Global Sales
Sierra Designs has hired outdoor industry veteran Bill Conradt to the head of global sales position…
Larson Boat Group Partnering With Gekko Boats
Larson Boat Group has entered into an agreement to manufacture Gekko Sport's 4-models of tow-boats from their Little Falls, MN manufacturing facility…

Fitness Pace’s Brunswick Corp. Q2 Revenues
Brunswick Corporation’s second-quarter sales grew 3.8 percent in the second quarter. Earnings rose 10.2 percent to $88.6 million, or 93 cents a share, besting Wall Street’s consensus estimate of 91 cents a share…

Rocky Brands Q2 Revenues Climb Double-Digits
Rocky Brands, Inc. reported second quarter sales increased 15.8 percent to $68.8 million, led by double-digit sales increases on a percentage basis in its Work, Western, and Hunting categories…
Report: Dick’s SG Lays Off 478 PGA Golf Pros
Dick's Sporting Goods has laid off 478 Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) teaching pros, according to a statement from the PGA. PGA pros are still being employed at Golf Galaxy, also owned by Dick’s SG…
Sig Sauer Announces Layoffs
Sig Sauer, the maker of firearms, announced that it had laid off an unspecified number of employees. The company, based in Newington, NH, cited a decline in gun sales after record-high sales in prior years…
Amer Sports Swings to Q2 Loss on Restructuring Charges at Wilson
Amer Sports, which owns the Salomon, Wilson, Arc'teryx, Mavix and Suunto brands, announced the next phase of its restructuring would focus on its Ball Sports segment after reporting charges at its Wilson brand caused it to swing to a loss on higher
Under Armour’s Q2 Revenues Jump 34 Percent
Under Armour, Inc. reported revenues increased 34 percent in the second quarter of 2014 to $610 million led by a 35 percent gain in apparel and 34 percent hike in footwear revenues. Net income in the second quarter of 2014 of $18 million was unchanged com
West Marine Cuts Guidance After Q2 Shortfall
West Marine Inc. lowered its guidance for the year after a disappointing second quarter. Second-quarter earnings were down 17.7 percent to $$18.3 million, or 75 cents a share, short of Wall Street's consensus estimate of 86 cents a share. Comparable-
Implus Acquires DryGuy and MaxxDry Dryers
Implus has acquired DryGuy, a leading supplier of footwear dryers and thermal layering systems. This latest addition to the Implus family of brands will fall under the company’s Outdoor Division, which also includes Yaktrax, ICEtrekkers and Little H
Mavic Promotes Walker, Adds Sales Reps
Mavic Inc. has promoted longtime factory sales representative Aaron Walker to the new position of product merchandising manager and hired new sales reps in the upper Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions…