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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.
Dorel Sports Sees IBDs Pushing Q4 Deliveries Into 2017
With U.S. bike inventories still above normal, Cannondale, GT and Schwinn dealers are expected to delay their model year 2018 deliveries by at least a quarter.
GoPro Blames Bad Q3 On Production Issues; Predicts Return To Profit
Even if GoPro gets past its manufacturing issues, can its new suite of hardware and software re-ignite the action-camera category?
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.
Growing Summer Visits Cut Intrawest’s Losses
Rising visits for hiking, biking and other summer mountain outdoor activities is helping the highly seasonal business of ski resorts cut losses during the warm-weather months.
Flat Sales, Rosy Outlook At Fox Factory’s Bicycle Segment
Company executives expect bike manufacturers to buy more of its Fox forks and shocks and Race Face and Easton components, despite a slowdown in the dealer market.
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.
Black Diamond Aims To Diversify With Acquisitions
Even as the company’s stock emerges as a way for investors to profit from the proliferation of climbing gyms, the company has scratched other outdoor equipment brands from its acquisition shopping list.
Tough Sledding At Coleman And Marmot
Organic sales at Newell Brands Inc.’s Outdoor Solutions segment, excluding brands marked for sale, declined in the third quarter despite growth at Pure Fishing.
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.
Deckers Brands Trims Guidance
Seasonal woes at its Ugg brand, following last year’s warm winter, are denting orders from retailers, but with a healthy inventory, officials are optimistic for the holiday season to come.
Aisle Talk, Week Of October 24
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
By The Numbers, Week Of October 24
The leading figures from this week’s news in the active lifestyle space.
Interbike’s First Fall CycloFest Shows Potential
The event’s first trade/consumer hybrid show delivered far fewer retail employees but more consumers than organizers expected.
