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Warm September Clips Zalando’s Growth Rate
Winter apparel and footwear brands did not get much help from Europe in the third quarter, according to the continent’s largest online fashion retailer.
Puma Gains Boost From Its Celebrity
Sales in the third quarter came in higher than expected, boosted by the success of lifestyle shoes promoted by pop-star Rihanna and British model Cara Delevingne.
Crocs Improves Bottom Line, But Sales Woes Continue
The squishy-shoe brand greatly improved its bottom line loss in the third quarter 2016, but its sales slipped and were on the lower end of guidance.
Last Year’s Warm Winter Comes Home To Roost At Bogs
Retailers pulled back orders going into the cold-weather season as they worked through last year’s leftover inventory, but sell throughs and at-once orders for Bogs are starting to pick up.
Iconix Trims Guidance Due To SEC Investigation Costs
Sales for Starter and Danskin declined due to changes in its contract with Walmart, but the premium Starter Black Label brand is seeing gains.
New Adidas CEO Makes Reebok Turnaround His First Mandate
Kasper Rorsted revealed a major restructuring at Reebok, a commitment to sell Adidas TaylorMade by the close of the year, and only some tweaks to the Adidas brand.
Callaway Golf Takes Advantage Of Nike’s Exit
Callaway hired Nike’s former senior director of golf-ball innovation, while reporting better-than-expected third-quarter results.
Aisle Talk, Week Of October 31
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
By The Numbers, Week Of October 31
The leading figures from this week’s news in the active lifestyle space.
Gaiam And Heelys Drive Sequential Brands’ Q3
Although the company beat and met Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line expectations for the quarter, investors pounced on weaker full-year earnings projections.
Gildan Activewear Lowers 2016 Guidance, But ‘Very Bullish’ For 2017
Despite missing Wall Street’s revenue and profit estimates, plus lowering full-year guidance, investors were encouraged by Gildan’s 2017 outlook to send the stock up.
Can Finish Line Find A Buyer For JackRabbit?
The report of a potential sale comes as the segment is improving its business, yet still underperforming its parent company’s expectations.
Big 5 Sees Big Benefits From Competitor Closures
With Sports Authority and Sport Chalet out of business, Big 5 took advantage in the Western U.S. of being one of few remaining sporting goods outlets. But new competition is coming.
Champion’s Sales Hurt By Bankruptcies
While acknowledging declines at specialty sports channels, sales gains for activewear within mass channels gave officials confidence that the dip will be temporary.
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.
