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EXEC: Tariff Worries Overhang NSGA Leadership Conference Energy

Tariffs were top of mind at the NSGA 2025 Leadership Conference but so was confidence that the sporting goods industry would figure out ways to mitigate any fallout. Attendees told SGB Executive that suppliers were so far keeping price increases to a minimum while also ramping up communications with dealers to provide an early read on potential changes.

EXEC: VF Q4 Profits Beat Plan as TNF and Timberland Deliver Healthy Growth

While Vans disappointed, VF Corp. saw a robust revenue performance in the fourth quarter by The North Face and Timberland while profits came in better-than-expected due to payback from its Reinvent transformation program. Outerwear as a “standout” for TNF while Timberland’s sales surged 34 percent on a currency-neutral basis in the Americas region.

EXEC: Dick’s SG and Foot Locker Confirm $2.4 Billion Merger Deal

After seeing the global ambitions grow for JD Sports and Sports Direct, now comes the colonists, with Dick’s Sporting Goods fighting the good fight to protect the motherland from the ambitions of the crown while offering a new global vision for the Dick’s Sporting Goods and Foot Locker brands.

EXEC: U.S. and China Agree to 90-Day Tariff Pause

In announcing a pause on the tariff war, the U.S. tariffs were cut to 30 percent from 145 percent, and the China tariffs on U.S. goods were cut to 10 percent from 125 percent as the two countries work to develop a long-term deal.