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American Outdoor Brands Sees No Firearms Rebound Arriving Soon

James Debney, president and CEO of the parent of Smith & Wesson, Battenfeld Technologies and Crimson Trace, said that he still believes the firearms market will eventually return to long-term growth but it will be a “lower to slower pace than experienced in the last 10 years.”

Gander Outdoors Openings Off To Heathy Start

Camping World said the opening of its first Gander Outdoors locations are off to a good start. Officials also estimated that its overall Outdoor and Active Sports business segment – also including Overton’s, TheHouse.com, Uncle Dan’s, W82, and Erehwon – will bring in $400 million in revenue in 2018.

Big 5’s Q4 Blasted By Warm Winter Out West

Said CEO Steve Miller on a conference call with analysts. “While much of the country has endured often extreme winter weather conditions over the past few months our western U.S. markets have experienced significantly warmer than normal weather and one of the driest periods on record.”

Sturm Ruger’s Sales And Job Count Drops In 2017

Sturm Ruger reported sales dropped 26.9 percent in the fourth quarter, worsening from the slide of 21.2 percent seen in the year. The company also indicated that it had eliminated about 700 jobs over the last 13 months due to a steep downturn in the firearms category since the last presidential election.

The Fēnix Stars For Garmin

While the Fitness segment continued to struggle to overcome the maturity of the basic activity trackers space in Q4, Garmin’s Outdoor segment remainS on fire, led by the Fēnix line of adventure watches.

Rocky Brands Sees Wholesale Brands Return To Growth In Q4

Work and western boots both grew double-digits in the fourth quarter. Hunting sales increased modestly year-over-year added in part by cold weather throughout much of the fourth quarter and a decision earlier last year to implement more aggressive pricing.

FGL Sports Q4 Boosted By Chilly Winter

FGL Sports marked a return to mid-single digit comp growth in the fourth quarter with the boost of chilly Winter. Canadian Tire Corp, its parent, also indicated it acquired Sher-Wood Athletics as part of an overall effort by the company to increase its number of owned brands and appointed TJ Flood as president, FGL Sports.

Under Armour’s Share Climb On Sales Beat, Signs Of Stability

While reporting a fourth-quarter loss and a significant expansion of its restructuring program, shares of Under Armour climbed $2.49, or 17.5 percent, on Tuesday to $16.72 as sales came in above guidance with the help of momentum internationally and the overall business showed some signs of stabilizing.

Remington Outdoor To Restructure Debt In Bankruptcy Court

The nation’s oldest gun maker has faced sliding sales over the last year due to the arrival of a Republican presidential administration. It has also been challenged by lawsuits and investor ire following the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.