A bad (warm) winter, such as that of 2015, tends to hit vendors the following year. And that time is now.
Category: Outdoor
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.
Kelly Brush Foundation Awards $275,000 In Grants
This year’s annual grants marked a milestone for the foundation both in the number of awards and the amount awarded.
Robin Williams’ Bicycle Collection Auctioned To Raise $600,000
The bicycle collection of late comedian and action Robin Williams was auctioned on Paddle8, raising more than $600,000 for the Challenged Athlete Foundation (CAF) and Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
Mountain Khakis Names Southeast Sales Agency
Mountain 2 Sea, with offices in North Carolina and Florida, also represents Buff, Eagle Creek, ExOfficio, Gregory, Marmot and Stanley.
MEC To Open Fifth Quebec Store Saturday
The new 24,000-square-foot store marks the Vancouver, B.C-based specialty retailer’s continued expansion in eastern Canada.
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