SGB Executive Sports & Fitness
Tilly’s Surprises In Q3 With Jump In Store Traffic
The West Coast action sports retailer credited new product assortments and better local marketing efforts as the top drivers, but also likely benefitted from competitor exits. Stock jumped nearly 35 percent.
PSG Updates Bankruptcy Bid Rules Following Complaints
The parent to the Bauer, Mission and Easton hockey and baseball brands is giving interested parties friendlier financial conditions and more time to make a bid for its business.
Delta Apparel Eyes Bounce Back In 2017
The company’s activewear sales rose 5 percent, including an 8 percent gain from its Soffe brand with help from several “strategic sporting goods store partners.”
Online, Mobile Sales Outperform On Black Friday
More online shopping, less in-store shopping — that was an easy prediction to make for the kickoff to the 2016 holiday shopping season. Just how big the shift came in surprised even the experts.
Judge Blocks New Overtime Rule
The new rule, which would have qualified millions more Americans for overtime pay, including many working retail in the active lifestyle industry, now stands on shaky ground.
Famous Footwear Q3 Driven By Lifestyle Athletic
Famous Footwear’s same-store sales rose 2.1 percent in the third quarter ended October 30 as ongoing momentum in athletic and sports-influenced styles offset declines in boots and booties.
DSW Lifts Guidance On Continued Athletic Gains
General consumers are still buying plenty of athletic footwear, despite also exhibiting a greater shift toward fashion styles.
Hibbett Cuts Guidance On Weather Concerns
Due largely to accelerated markdown on cold-weather merchandise, third-quarter earnings came in short of Wall Street estimates and EPS guidance was lowered for the year.
Foot Locker Rides Strength In Lifestyle
The sneaker specialist sees a growing momentum for lifestyle running and casual footwear offerings, as well as a resurgence in popularity for Adidas and Puma.
Aisle Talk, Week Of November 14
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
By The Numbers, Week Of November 14
The leading figures from this week’s news in the active lifestyle space.
Perry Ellis Golf Boosted By Warm Weather In Q3
The company’s PGA Tour, Ben Hogan and Callaway golf apparel licenses led the gains, while its Nike Swim brand grew at a double-digit pace.
Sierra Trading Post Shifts Online Promotional Strategy
Outdoor consumers who have grown accustomed to Sierra Trading Post’s (STP) website touting consistent 60-, 70- and 80-percent off deals have begun hearing a different tune from the discount outdoor retailer.
Dick’s Outperforms, But Gives Caution To Q4
While it’s gained a competitive advantage in the marketplace following other store closures, the nation’s largest sporting goods retailer gave a conservative fourth-quarter outlook that fell below Wall Street’s targets.
Finish Line Writes Off JackRabbit, Confirms Sale Process
Finish Line Inc. will take a goodwill impairment charge in its third quarter of $44 million to write off its struggling run specialty business.
