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EXEC: Outdoor Industry Association Partners With Switchback Trade Show
OIA ended its 30-year partnership with Outdoor Retailer trade show this past July and will now support a twice-annual outdoor trade show. The year-round partnership will debut at the inaugural Switchback Spring in Nashville, TN from June 16 to 18, 2025.
Manufacturing PMI Report Sees U.S. Contraction; Textile Mills Posted Sept Growth
Seventy-seven percent of manufacturing gross domestic product (GDP) contracted in September, up from 65 percent in August. Textile Mills were one of only five manufacturing industries reporting growth in September.
U.S. Port Workers and Operators Reach Deal to Suspend East Coast Strike
In a joint statement on the evening of October 3, the ILA and USMX reached a tentative agreement on wages and extended the group’s “Master Contract” until January 15, 2025, when they will return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues.
EXEC: Post Earnings Call, Analysts See Slow Recovery for Nike
Shares of Nike, Inc. fell about 7 percent on October 2. SGB Media spoke with eleven Wall Street analysts to explore Nike’s turnaround prospects. Several remain bullish on Elliot Hill’s return as CEO; however, a return to healthy growth might only happen in calendar year 2026.
CCM Hockey Agrees to Acquisition by European PE Firm Altor
The Canadian equipment brand owned by Birch Hill Equity Partners agreed to be acquired by the Swedish private equity firm Altor. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2024.
EXEC: Rip Curl and Oboz Parent Taps Former Nike Exec as New CEO
The parent company to the Rip Curl, Oboz and Kathmandu brands has named former Nike executive and current KMD Board member Brent Scrimshaw as its new group CEO. Michael Daly has given notice to the Board of his resignation.
EXEC: Nike Signals Uphill Struggle as New CEO Settles In
On Nike’s first-quarter analyst call, Matt Friend, EVP and CFO, said Nike is finding success with some new products, particularly in running, and the hiring of Nike veteran Elliott Hill as CEO was enthusiastically received by Nike’s employees. However, he warned that business conditions worsened in the quarter with online traffic, retail sales across the marketplace and spring orders all coming in lighter than planned.
EXEC: U.S. Now Largest Region for JD Sports; Finish Line Banner to Retire
The parent of the JD, Hibbett, Finish Line, DTLR, and Shoe Palace retail brands in the U.S. and JD and others worldwide saw revenue grow 5.2 percent to £5.03 billion in the first half, including £61 million from 10 days of Hibbett sales.
Analysts: Nike Could Cut Guidance Tonight
Several analysts expect Nike will lower guidance for the second straight quarter when it reports first-quarter results after the market’s close on Tuesday due in part to weakness in China but also to lower the bar for incoming CEO, Elliott Hill.
EXEC: Rip Curl and Oboz Parent KMD Posts Double-Digit Decline for Fiscal Year
Rip Curl total sales decreased 7.3 percent y/y to NZ$538.9 million, Oboz sales decreased 20.0 percent y/y to NZ$79.4 million, and Kathmandu total sales decreased 14.5 percent to NZ$361.1 million for the year.
EXEC: SEC Charges Terminated Foot Locker Exec with Insider Trading
Barry Siegel, the former senior director of order planning management for North America, agreed to a civil settlement after allegedly using material nonpublic information about sales and inventories to short FL shares prior to two Foot Locker earnings announcements in 2023.
EXEC: Golden Goose Gets Strong DTC Lift to Post DD Growth in First Half
DTC net revenues reached €226.8 million, accounting for 73 percent of total revenues in the first half on 18 percent year-over-year growth. Wholesale revenues were down 5 percent y/y to €74.6 million in H1, accounting for 24 percent of total net revenues in the period.
Cultural Shift: Lululemon’s Global Wellness Report Finds Wellbeing Burnout
Lululemon’s fourth annual 2024 Global Wellbeing Report underscores a move towards a more personalized approach to well-being amid a fast-paced digital lifestyle. For market stakeholders, understanding the nuanced needs of consumers is key for success in this evolving landscape.
EXEC: Analysts See Nike’s CEO Change Giving the Brand Room to Maneuver
Not since ET, the Extraterrestrial has the resurgence of someone named Elliott created the amount of excitement Nike, inc. generated on Thursday when the company named former Nike exec Elliott Hill as the next president and CEO of the largest sporting goods company in the world
EXEC: Nike Putting the Band Back Together as Elliott Hill Named CEO, Effective Oct. 14
The Nike, Inc. Board and current CEO John Donahoe have decided he will retire from his role as president and CEO and from the Nike, Inc. Board of Directors effective October 13.
