The company agreed to settle charges for failing to disclose payments for the benefit of its executives and immediate family members. Skechers agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty to settle the SEC’s charges, without admitting guilt.
Category: Sports/Fitness

Amped Fitness Opening First Texas Location
The new Amped Fitness studio will open in Richardson, TX, marking the company’s 25th corporate-owned gym.

Crunch Franchise Opens New SoCal Location
Crunch Monrovia is owned by Harman Fitness, one of the largest Crunch franchisees in the U.S. with 37 clubs open in five states.

Ross Stores, Inc. Opens 18 New Stores to Start the Fiscal Year
These new locations are part of the company’s plans to add approximately 90 new stores, comprised of about 75 Ross and 15 DD’s Discounts, during fiscal 2024.

HanesBrands Extends Apparel Partnership With Ole Miss
The University of Mississippi and HBI signed a three year extension on its current apparel partnership that gives HanesBrands exclusive rights to Ole Miss fanwear in the mass retail channel.

Macy’s, Inc. Hires VP to Lead Macy’s Media Network
Michael Krans oversees the company’s in-house media publisher connecting the retailer’s advertising partners with Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s customers.

EXEC: Inside the Turnaround Plan at Journeys, Pain Continues Into 2024
Journeys’ comps are expected to be down in the mid- to high-single-digits for the fiscal first quarter, and Genesco plans to close an additional 50 Journeys stores this year.

EXEC: Athleta Expects to See Continued Challenges in First Half
Athleta was said to be making good underlying progress, but faced tougher comparisons from the prior-year Q4 period, as the brand is lapping significant promotional volume and it’s weighing on the revenue performance.

Freeletics Closes $45 Million Funding Round with Superstar Investors
The Series A funding round was led by FitLab, Causeway Media Partners and Jazz Venture Partners, with participation from Courtside Ventures, Elysian Park Ventures, ward.ventures, and business strategist Tony Robbins.

REI To Open Tenth Store In Colorado
The 23,000-square-foot space will open in the Marketplace at Centerra in Loveland, CO with buy online/pickup in-store and curbside pickup service.

Genesco Inc. Q4 Comps Slip 4 Percent as Journeys Continues to Shrink
The overall 2 percent sales increase for Q4 was reportedly driven by a 6 percent increase at Schuh, a 9 percent gain at Johnston & Murphy and a 24 percent increase at Genesco Brands, partially offset by a decrease of 2 percent at Journeys.

Y-3 Reunites with Real Madrid on Travel Capsule Collection
The inspiration for the Y-3 travel collection comes from Real Madrid’s signature monochromatic color palette—merging all-black with couture tailoring.

Gold’s Gym Inducts Three Industry Icons Into Hall of Fame
Pete Grymkowski, Ed Connors and Tim Kimber established the iconic Venice Beach Gold’s Gym location and revolutionized the fitness industry.

Connexa Narrows Fiscal Q3 Loss; Raises Doubts About Going Concern Status
The company said the 29 percent sales increase for fiscal Q3 was due to incremental sales driven by Slinger Bag Pickleball as compared to the prior-year period

IHRSA Rebrands to Health & Fitness Association
IHRSA president and CEO Liz Clark announced a new name for the organization, the Health & Fitness Association during her address before the keynote at the Association’s convention and trade show on March 6 in Los Angeles.