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Zumiez Beats Plan For Third Straight Quarter

Said Richard Brooks, CEO, “Overall, small traffic trends for the quarter in total appear to be more challenging than the industry expected. While we are not immune to these challenges, we are encouraged to see our third consecutive quarter of positive comparable sales and transaction gains.”

SIA President Talks Up Merits Of Winter Mega-Show

Believing the merger of the Outdoor Retailer show and the SIA Snow Show is “going to provide a lot of activity and a lot of prosperity for our industry,” Nick Sargent, president of SIA, for the first time addressed Emerald Exposition’s acquisition of the Snow Show with his organization’s members.

Cabela’s Details Bass Pro Merger Process

Cabela’s Inc. was quietly considering selling the company in early 2015, months before activist investor, Elliott Management, pushed the retailer to explore strategic alternatives, including a sale. That’s according to recently-filed documents by Cabela’s with the Securities & Exchange Commission that details the background that led to Bass Pro’s blockbuster deal to merge with Cabela’s. […]

Newell’s Winter Sports Unit Sold To PE Firm

Newell Brands Inc. said Friday it reached a definitive agreement to sell its Winter Sports businesses, formerly part of Jarden Group, to Kohlberg & Company, the private equity firm, for $240 million.

Momentum At Ugg And Hoka Boosts Deckers Brands Q4

Helped by cost-cutting initiatives and a better-than-expected top-line performance from Ugg, Hoka and direct to consumer (DTC) overall, Deckers Brands reported both earnings and sales for the fourth quarter ended March 31 came in above guidance.

Athletic Powers Caleres To Above-Plan Quarter

With athletic continuing to pace Famous Footwear’s sales and Under Armour set to arrive in June, Caleres Inc. reported earnings in the first quarter that were down but ahead of Wall Street’s targets.

Genesco’s Shares Plunge 23 Percent On Reduced Outlook

Shares of Genesco Inc. tumbled $10.15, or 22.8 percent, to $34.40 on Thursday after the company slashed its guidance for the year due to weak store traffic in its U.S. businesses and expectations that the turnaround at Journeys would take longer than originally estimated.

Shoe Carnival Seeing Uptick In Spring Sales

Shoe Carnival indicated that its sandals business picked up nicely in May and it will be reallocating inventory dollars to athletic and athleisure categories due to continued strength in those areas.

Tilly’s Shares Pop On Q1 Beat

Shares of Tilly’s Inc. jumped $1.12, or 13.1 percent, to $9.70 after the action-sports themed retailer narrowed its Q1 loss while exceeding internal guidance for earnings and sales.

DSW Finds Athletic Strength Can’t Offset Dress Weakness

Debbie Ferree, chief merchandising officer, said the athleisure strength represents solid demand for performance athletic and fashion athletic on the women’s and the men’s side that are not performance brands.

Foot Locker’s Shares Tumble On Tempered Outlook

“While we remain optimistic that we can accelerate our momentum over the second half of 2017 to reach mid-single-digit comparable sales gains, we are developing a Plan B, so to speak, in case recent sales trends continue,” said Dick Johnson, chairman and CEO.

Is A Mega-Winter Show Headed To Denver?

SIA’s deal to sell the Snow Show to Emerald Expositions, the parent of Outdoor Retailer, positions Denver in a prime position to become the next home to a combined winter show as well as Outdoor Retailer Summer Market.