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Upbeat Forecasts Arrive For Holiday Season
Led by digital but helped by an improving job market, sales are expected to come in solid to strong this holiday-selling season, according to a round-up of the latest forecasts.
Aisle Talk, Week Of October 3
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
By The Numbers, Week Of October 3
The leading figures from this week’s news in the active lifestyle space.
How High Are The Integration Risks For Bass Pro/Cabela’s?
Moody’s Investors Service placed the debt ratings of Bass Pro under review for a possible downgrade after expected higher debt levels from its planned acquisition of Cabela’s and other integration risks.
Rendle’s Rise To VF Corp. CEO Emblematic Of Company’s Outdoor Push
The company’s 2011 five-year plan, heavily focused on the outdoor business, set the stage for Steve Rendle’s ascension to the top. Can that focus continue to breed success?
Newell Says So Long To Winter
Newell Brands Inc. officially put its winter sports brands up for sale, along with a few other active-lifestyle brands. Find out who’s going and who’s staying.
Bass Pro And Cabela’s Create Hunting Giant
Already dominant players separately in the hunt & fish space, the merger between Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s will easily create the industry’s retail leader in the category, nearly doubling in size.
Outdoor Retailer Mulls Major Date Shift
Show producers are considering a schedule change that could shift the trade show up to two months earlier, starting in June 2018.
Aisle Talk, Week Of September 26
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
By The Numbers, Week Of September 26
The leading figures from this week’s news in the active lifestyle space.
Sports Authority Predecessor Says ‘All Big-Box Stores At Risk’
Former Gart Bros. Co-owner Kent Gart had harsh words for Sports Authority and other industry big-box retailers, but called out a few winners, too.
Aisle Talk, Week Of September 19
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
By The Numbers, Week Of September 19
The leading figures from this week’s news in the active lifestyle space.
More Americans Are Spending Less Time Outdoors
The latest annual figures show that more Americans are getting outdoors, albeit for for fewer total outings, underscoring broader challenges and opportunities in the active-lifestyle space.
U.S. Retailers Urge Government To Resolve Hanjin Fallout
A coalition of 120 organizations, including the National Retail Federation and Outdoor Industry Association, are expressing concerns over the uncertain fate of the products stranded at sea.
