Crocs Inc. reported a significant hike in earnings in the fourth quarter as sales jumped 56.5 percent. The footwear manufacturer also forecasted first-quarter growth in the range of 40 percent to 50 percent.
Category: Footwear

Dillard’s Q4 Comps Decline 17 Percent
Dillard’s Inc. reported earnings were essentially flat in the fourth quarter as reduced markdowns and expenses helped offset a 17 percent decline in same-store sales.

Bass Pro Plans Senior Secured Term Loan Transaction
Bass Pro Group is proposing to offer a $4.1 billion senior secured term loan due 2028. The retailer intends to refinance its existing term loan facility in a one-for-one transaction to extend the maturity of the facility and to lower overall interest costs.

NPD: U.S. Consumers Continue To Spend On Their Stay-At-Home Lifestyle In 2021
Aided by the economic stimulus payments and with the pandemic still in full swing, consumers continued to spend on categories that make their life at home more comfortable in the first six weeks of 2021, reports The NPD Group.

Century 21 Planning Comeback
Century 21 Stores, which liquidated its stores last fall, announced plans to officially relaunch in 2021.

Adidas Intends To Resume Dividend Payments
Adidas AG said its executive board has decided to resume the company’s dividend payments.

Crocs Wins Patent Appeal In Federal Circuit
The Federal Circuit ruled in favor of Crocs in deciding not to revive U.S.A. Dawgs’ intellectual property dispute against Crocs.

Kohl’s Activist Investors Seek To Take Control Of The Board
A group of activist investors with a combined 9.5 percent stake in Kohl’s Corp. are seeking to nominate nine people to the retailer’s 12-person board.

REI To Open Store In Santa Cruz This Fall
REI Co-op will open a new store in Santa Cruz, CA in fall 2021. With over 1.4 million lifetime REI members in Northern California, REI Santa Cruz will be the Co-op’s 15th location in the region.

Adidas Bans Fur, Joins Fur Free Retailer Program
Adidas has banned the use of animal fur in its products and joined the Fur Free Retailer (FFR) program.

Asics Invests In Soccer Scouting Platform
Asics Corporation announced that its investment subsidiary Asics Ventures Corporation has invested in Dreamstock Inc., an operator of a soccer scouting platform that matches soccer players with club teams.

Vista Outdoor’s Debt Ratings Upgraded
Moody’s Investors Service, upgraded Vista Outdoor Inc.’s new senior unsecured eight-year notes’ rating to B2 from B3.

Emerald Holding Posts Q4 Loss
Emerald Holding Inc. recognized a net loss of $58.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to a net loss of $68.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. Revenues were down 72.8 percent.

SportChek’s Q4 Comps Decline 3 Percent
Canadian Tire Corp. reported comparable sales growth in the SportChek segment declined 3 percent in the fourth quarter due to reduced promotional activity, temporary store closures and COVID-19 restrictions.

Kohl’s Appoints Board Member
Kohl’s Corporation announced that Robbin Mitchell has joined its Board of Directors as an independent director. She is a member of the Fashion & Luxury leadership team at the Boston Consulting Group.