Farfetch Limited hired Tim Stone as chief financial officer, effective September 1, succeeding Elliot Jordan, whose departure was announced by the company in February.
Category: Sports/Fitness
Golftec Opens Location in North Miami
Golftec opened a new 2,500-square-foot instruction and club fitting center in North Miami Beach, FL.
Steve Madden’s Q2 Sales Drop 17 Percent
Steven Madden, Ltd. reported earnings slid 28.9 percent in the second quarter ended June 30 as sales fell 16.8 percent on reduced wholesale revenues. Results were in line with expectations and the trendy footwear manufacturer maintained its outlook for the year.
EXEC: Vans’ and Dickies’ Sharp Q1 Declines Offer Rude Welcome for New VF CEO
Vans has an outsized impact on the fiscal first quarter while The North Face, Timberland, Jansport, and others have more impact in the back half of the year.
Garmin Lifts Guidance As Q2 Returns To Growth
Garmin, Ltd. slightly raised its sales guidance for the year after reporting a return to growth in the second quarter, led by a 31 percent gain in the fitness segment. Sales were down 3 percent in the outdoor segment and 11 percent in the marine segment. Earnings and sales both topped analyst targets in the quarter.
Katadyn Group Hires Five U.S. Sales Agencies with Focus on Specialty Retailers
Katadyn Group has hired five sales agencies to cover the specialty outdoor retailers in the Northeast, Central, Rockies, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The agencies are as follows: Northeast: Velocity Sales Management, Michael Schmidt and Bill Bruzzese Central: Palisade Trading, Luke Olson and Ben Boynton Rockies: Alpin Sales, Mark Vaughn, Meg Fogg, James […]
EXEC: Big 5 Unable to Overcome Slow Start to Summer Selling
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. saw its core market in El Segundo, a city in Los Angeles County, CA, where it is headquartered, baking in extreme heat in recent weeks. Still, president and CEO Steve Miller told analysts that cool weather in the early months of the second quarter ended July 2, caused sales to fall below the retailer’s already low target.
VF Corp. Sees Wider Q1 Loss and Revenue Decline as Vans Drag Continues
The home to the iconic Vans, The North Face, Timberland, Jansport, and Dickies brands, among others, saw 2024 fiscal first-quarter revenue slide 8 percent to $2.09 billion from $2.22 billion in the year-ago quarter.
Columbia Sportswear Cuts Full-Year Guidance On U.S. Weakness
Columbia Sportswear Co. reported second-quarter earnings and sales that topped Wall Street expectations, but lowered its outlook for the year as continued weakness in its U.S. offset strength overseas, including China. The company said it was undertaking expense reduction efforts to manage “near-term uncertainty.”
Big 5 Sees Q2 Same-Store Sales Decline 12 Percent
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. posted a slight loss in the second quarter ended July 2 as same-store sales dropped a worse-than-expected 12 percent due to cool weather impacting early spring selling. The California-based sporting goods chain generated positive EBITDA and earnings results were above the midpoint of its guidance range.
Report: Under Armour Signs 10-Year Extension with Notre Dame
Under Armour reached a new $100 million ten-year licensing extension with Notre Dame, noted by Yahoo Sports as the most lucrative apparel contract in college athletics.
Empower’s Back-To-School Study Finds High Inflation Concerns
A survey conducted by Empower.com found that 85 percent of the parents they interviewed were impacted by inflation, affecting their ability to spend money this year for their kid’s back-to-school items.
361 Degrees Sees Profit Growth of 25 Percent or More in First Half
The company outlined four reasons for the strong double-digit profit growth for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023.
Under Armour Launches Rewards Program
Under Armour, Inc. launched its “UA Rewards” loyalty program that gives points to customers based on purchases, posting reviews and achieving fitness challenges.
Saris Resets Sales Team Following Bankruptcy Auction Sale
Saris Cycling Group, the manufacturer of bike racks and trainers, overhauled its sales team following the sale of the company last October to C+A Global at a bankruptcy auction.
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