The outdoor company significantly trimmed its third-quarter 2016 losses, but that was largely due to reduced expenses, as gross margins from its climbing and winter sports gear also dipped.
Category: Outdoor

Gerber U.S. Plant Goes 24/7
Gerber, a producer of personal knives, tools and gear, said it has brought on a third shift at its Portland, OR manufacturing plant.

Costa Sunglasses Switches To Backbone Media
The sunglass brand tapped the agency for public relations for its core fishing initiatives and media planning and buying for angling and optical trade in North America.

Tough Sledding At Coleman And Marmot
Organic sales at Newell Brands Inc.’s Outdoor Solutions segment, excluding brands marked for sale, declined in the third quarter despite growth at Pure Fishing.

Cautious Retailers Dampen Columbia Sportswear’s Growth Spurt
A bad (warm) winter, such as that of 2015, tends to hit vendors the following year. And that time is now.

Patagonia To Close On Election Day
Patagonia will close all of its retail stores, its headquarters and its distribution and customer service center on Election Day to encourage customers, employees and citizens to head to the polls.

Deckers Brands Trims Guidance
Seasonal woes at its Ugg brand, following last year’s warm winter, are denting orders from retailers, but with a healthy inventory, officials are optimistic for the holiday season to come.

Aisle Talk, Week Of October 24
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.

By The Numbers, Week Of October 24
The leading figures from this week’s news in the active lifestyle space.
Thule Group’s Americas Sales Fall
The company’s sales in the region fell 8.8 percent in currency-neutral terms, due primarily to the bankruptcies of two U.S. retailers and cautious ordering by bicycle dealers.
Newell Brands Core Sporting Goods Sales Drop In Q3
Pro forma core sales, which exclude the Winter Sports business that is held for sale, declined 3.2 percent compared with prior year, with growth in Pure Fishing more than offset by declines in Coleman

Columbia Sportswear Slowed By Tepid Wholesale Orders
The company reported rapid growth in direct sales of its Columbia, Prana and Sorel brands and in China could not offset low orders from cautious U.S. retailers.

Deckers Brands Reports Slight Q2 Profit Gain
Deckers Brands Inc. reported a slight gain in earnings that arrived at the top end of its guidance. Slightly improved margins and revenue gains at Hoka One One and Sanuk offset declines at Ugg and Teva.

Interbike’s First Fall CycloFest Shows Potential
The event’s first trade/consumer hybrid show delivered far fewer retail employees but more consumers than organizers expected.

Bass Pro Skirts Debt Downgrade
Despite “significant integration risks,” Moody’s said it was assured that the strategic benefits of a merger between Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s outweigh the negatives.