EXEC: Moncler Group Posts Solid 2025 Results on Strong Fourth Quarter Growth
Moncler S.p.A. (Group) Chairman and CEO Remo Ruffini reported that the company delivered solid year‑end performance in 2025, with both the Moncler and Stone Island brands gaining traction across channels and key markets, despite a demanding comparable base.
EXEC: New Balance Eyes $10B in 2026 as Revenues Surge 19 Percent in 2025
New Balance reported sales grew 19 percent in 2025 to $9.2 billion, marking the fifth consecutive year of double-digit growth and putting the brand on track to reach $10 billion in annual sales in 2026. Joe Preston, president and CEO, said sales in the North American region grew by more than 20 percent in 2025, while Europe climbed over 30 percent.
EXEC: SportChek Q4 Comps Jumped 9.5 Percent, Driven by Outerwear and Fanwear Sales
Canadian Tire Corp. reported that same-store sales at its SportChek segment grew 9.5 percent in the fourth quarter, marking the segment’s sixth consecutive quarter of comparable sales growth. The gains were said to be boosted by outerwear and fanwear sales
EXEC: Tennis Participation Builds on Pandemic Boost, Expanding 6 Percent in 2025
The United States Tennis Association reports that tennis participation in the U.S. increased 6.2 percent year-over-year in 2025, marking the sport’s sixth consecutive year of growth, eclipsing a new high of 27.3 million total players.
EXEC: KKR Loses Billions in Accell Group’s Debt Restructuring
Netherlands-based Accell Group announced a restructuring that will see its equity holders, led by U.S. private-equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), hand over their shares to senior lenders in exchange for new funding and a substantial debt reduction.
EXEC: Czech Firearms Giant CSG’s Debt Ratings Upgraded by Moody’s
Moody’s Ratings upgraded the backed senior secured rating of the Czech defense and firearms maker company, Czechoslovak Group a.s. (CSG), to Baa3 from Ba1 due to the benefits of an initial public offering.
EXEC: Garmin Ltd Shares Jump on Very Strong Fitness Business in Q4, Upbeat 2026 Forecast
GRMN shares closed up 9.4 percent on Wednesday after Garmin, Ltd. reported sales and earnings exceeded guidance in the fourth quarter, driven by a 42 percent surge in its Fitness wearables segment as well as strong double-digit gains in both Marine and Aviation. Sales within its Outdoor segment were flat.
EXEC: PTP Fitness Appoints Trainer Gunnar Peterson as Performance Director
PTP Fitness, an Australian training brand, named Gunnar Peterson as performance director and investor. Peterson has decades of experience training athletes in professional sports (NBA (LA Lakers), NFL, and MBA, as well as in the entertainment arts.
EXEC: Bont Cycling Promotes Alex Malone to CEO
Malone officially steps into the position, having led the cycling footwear maker over the past eight months, previously serving as the company’s global marketing manager.
EXEC: MEC Opens Second Vancouver Island Store Location
The Canadian retail chain said the 24,158-square-foot space, at 2517 Bowen Road, is intended to capitalize on “strong growth and renewed momentum since returning to Canadian ownership.”
EXEC: Jefferies Analyst Bullish On Nike ACG Relaunch
Randy Konik, an analyst at Jefferies, issued a note touting the potential of Nike’s relaunch of ACG as a standalone outdoor-performance brand amid strong underlying demand for outdoor sportswear. He wrote, “This is a smart, potentially material move.”
EXEC: Footasylum CEO Departs
Footasylum CEO David Pujolar has left the UK-based retailer. No reason reported. Stephan Rahmede, senior representative for Aurelius WaterRise, the in-house operations advisory team for Aurelius Group, and the owner of Footasylum, will take over in an interim capacity.
EXEC: Polygiene Sales Slide on Order Delays
Polygiene Group reported sales declined 17.7 percent in the fourth quarter and 6.6 percent for the year. The Swedish maker of antimicrobial fabric treatments said the results continue to reflect market uncertainties that are causing project delays but also indicated that sales are recovering.
EXEC: Asics Corp. Completes Strong 2025 on the Back of Lifestyle Categories
The company saw all categories and regions post increases for the year, but that momentum was not necessarily balanced across the portfolio, either from a sales trend, sales contribution, or profit contribution basis. SportStyle and Onitsuka Tiger each posted growth exceeding 43 percent for the year.
EXEC: Nike CEO Heralds ACG’s Outdoor Opportunity at Milano Cortina Olympics
In a televised interview with Bloomberg in Milan at the Winter Olympics, Nike President and CEO Elliott Hill hyped Nike’s rediscovered potential in the outdoor category through the relaunch of ACG (All Conditions Gear), eyeing major growth opportunities beyond the brand’s focus on trail running.
