Is Interbike The Next Show To Move?
Earlier dates could burden staffs during the busy summer months, but most retailers agree, it will help with the buying process.
Johnson Outdoors Stung By Weakness In Outdoor and Diving
The maker of tents, fishing kayaks and diving gear had a rougher than usual finish its fiscal year.
Warm Weather, Promotional Environment Dents Duluth Trading Co.
The outdoor and workwear retailer says it will continue its expansion plans despite forecasting lower sales and profit for the fourth quarter.
Vail Sees Strong Pre-Season Snow Sports Retail Sales
The resort company, which owns 200 specialty retail stores, saw its margins rise from those stores during pre-season sales, suggesting it largely skirted, if not benefitted from, recent retail bankruptcies.
Peak Resorts Sees Strong Start To Winter
Following the lead of larger ski resorts, the company’s new multi-resort pass program is proving successful, despite last year’s poor winter in the Northeast.
Aisle Talk, Week Of December 5
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
Acushnet Skirts Golfsmith Woes
A mid-single-digit decline in Titleist golf ball sales, in part due to the bankruptcy of Golfsmith, was offset by gains at FootJoy and the Titleist golf club business.
Lululemon Defies Critics With Higher Margins
The yoga brand and retailer is proving it can sustain premium pricing in a crowded athleisure field.
Coleman Secures Review To Lower Duty Rates
The General Accounting Office confirmed it will review how the Foreign Trade Zone Board reviews applications involving textile imports, marking a victory for Coleman’s efforts to launch a new line of Made-in-USA life preservers.
Brands Offer Retailers A Cut Of DTC Sales
Can revenue-and-data-sharing programs build better relationships?
Action Sports Retail Gets A Boost, But Zumiez CEO Remains Cautious
Similar to its action sports retail peers, Zumiez reported an unexpected boost in same-store sales for its fiscal third quarter, but CEO Rick Brooks isn’t ready to start the holiday party just yet.
Journeys Sees Promotional Holiday Quarter
Journeys continues to battle an ongoing fashion shift to retro footwear styles as well as the impact of unseasonably warm weather on boot sales.
Aisle Talk, Week Of November 28
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
By The Numbers, Week Of November 28
The leading figures from this week’s news in the active lifestyle space.
G-III Apparel Sees Warm Weather Chilling Outerwear Sales
“The repeat of unseasonably warm weather created even more pressure than we anticipated,” said CEO Morris Goldfarb.
