Moody’s Investors Service assigned a B1 rating to the proposed term loan of Great Outdoors Group, LLC, the corporate name of Bass Pro Group. Concurrently, Moody’s affirmed the company’s Ba3 corporate family rating (CFR) and Ba3-PD probability of default rating (PDR). The outlook remains stable.
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Wolverine World Wide Scores S&P Upgrade
S&P Global Ratings revised the debt ratings outlook on Wolverine World Wide Inc. to stable from negative as the company has outperformed S&P’s expectations during the ongoing pandemic and paid off its $171 million 364-day term loan.
Boot Barn Appoints Gene Eddie Burt To Board
Boot Barn Holdings Inc. announced that Gene Eddie Burt, executive vice president, chief supply chain officer of Big Lots Inc., has been appointed to its Board of Directors.
L Catterton To Acquire Majority Stake In Birkenstock Group
Birkenstock struck a deal to sell a majority share of Birkenstock Group to private equity firm L Catterton and its affiliates with the inclusion of Financière Agache, Bernard Arnault’s family investment company.
Big 5 Sporting Goods Enters Into New Five-Year Credit Facility
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation announced that it has entered into a new loan agreement with Bank of America. The loan agreement replaces the company’s prior financing arrangement.
Foot Locker’s Q4 Comps Dip 2.7 Percent
Foot Locker Inc. reported earnings in the fourth quarter topped Wall Street’s consensus estimate but sales came in short. Same-store sales in the period fell 2.7 percent.
Under Armour Reduces Sponsorship Commitments By 47 Percent
Under Armour Inc. reduced its sponsorship commitments by 47 percent to $361.6 million in 2020 from $679.1 million in 2019, according to its just-released annual report.
REI Plans Special Member Reward Despite Annual Loss
REI reported that it didn’t make a profit in 2020 and consequently won’t be able to pay out its usual annual dividend to members. However, the Co-op said that because the year ended better than expected, a special reward would be paid to members.
Rossignol Opens Aspen Retail Store
Building on its Aspen, CO retail “pop-up” boutique’s success, Rossignol opened a larger, permanent store in downtown Aspen.
Wolverine Worldwide Exceeds Fourth-Quarter Revenue And EPS Expectations
Wolverine World Wide Inc. reported sales were down 16.1 percent in the fourth quarter and earnings also were below year-ago levels but results were ahead of Wall Street’s targets and the company predicted an “accelerated recovery” in 2021. Owned eCommerce revenue grew 50 percent in 2020.
Acushnet’s Q4 Revenues Jump 14 Percent
Profits at Acushnet Holdings Corp., the parent of Titleist, FootJoy and KJUS, rose 20.7 percent in the fourth quarter ended December 31 on a 14.2 percent revenue gain.
Rocky Brands’ Q4 Sales Climb 16 Percent
Rocky Brands Inc. reported earnings climbed 91.1 percent in the fourth quarter on a 16.2 percent revenue gain.
Belk Files For Bankruptcy
Belk Inc., as expected, filed for bankruptcy protection in Houston, TX commencing “Pre-Packaged, One Day” reorganization. The plan calls for the reduction of $450 million in debt from the department store’s balance sheet and a $225 million capital infusion, supplied by Belk lenders and its private-equity owner Sycamore.
REI Expands Mobile Work Practices
REI announced that it has both identified the first of its future satellite offices in Issaquah, WA and will test a model that allows employees to work up to five days a week from home. The moves follow REI’s sale last September of its newly completed corporate campus in Bellevue, WA, with plans to shift to a more distributed work model.
NRF Forecasts Retail Sales Between 6.5 Percent And 8.2 Percent In 2021
The National Retail Federation issued its annual forecast, anticipating that retail sales will grow between 6.5 percent and 8.2 percent to more than $4.33 trillion in 2021 as more individuals get vaccinated and the economy reopens.
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