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Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Surprises On The Upside
A welcoming surprise, Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2016 was busy, upbeat and optimistic.
Top 5 Takeaways From Outdoor Retailer Summer Market – Day 2
Find out the top news and business trends from Day 2 of the OR show in Salt Lake City.
Aisle Talk, Week of August 1
The biggest promotions, acquisitions and strategies to hit the active lifestyle industry this week.
Top 5 Takeaways From Outdoor Retailer Summer Market – Day 1
Day 1 at OR was bustling. From our perspective, show organizers either slimmed down the width of the hallways, or more people than usual were in attendance.
Sturm, Ruger & Co. Surprises With Succession Plan
Sturm Ruger & Company delivered another robust quarter as overall firearms sales continue to benefit from concerns over potential gun-control legislation.
Big 5 Fights Off Liquidation Pressures in Q2
Big 5 Sporting Goods reported earnings fell 19.2 percent in the second quarter due to the impact of liquidation sales by Sports Authority and Sport Chalet but they still came in ahead of internal expectations.
Aisle Talk, Week of July 25
A quick hit of this week’s breaking news in the active lifestyle industry.
North America Propels Columbia Sportswear In Q2
Columbia Sportswear Company grew sales 2 percent in the second quarter and beat profit expectations powered by growth of its Columbia, Prana and Mountain Hardwear brands in North America, but weakness elsewhere in the world left it short of expectations.
West Marine Q2 Saved by E-commerce
West Marine, Inc. (Nasdaq:WMAR) reported net revenues dipped 0.6 percent in the second quarter ended July 2 despite growing comparable stores sales 1.1 percent thanks to torrid e-commerce growth.
Cabela’s Delivers First Quarterly Comp Gain in More Than Two Years
Cabela’s Inc., which is reportedly entertaining a merger with Bass Pro, reported second-quarter earnings that came just short of Wall Street’s targets. But management said aggressive price and promotion approach helped the hunt & fish retailer show its first quarter of positive comparable store sales since the third quarter of 2013.
Garmin Ups Outlook on Robust Wearables Sales
Garmin Ltd. said double-digit growth at its Fitness and Outdoor segments enabled it to blow past Wall Street estimates in the second quarter and raise its guidance for the full year.
Big 5, Walmart Poised to Pick Up Sports Authority Sales
Big 5 Sporting Goods and Walmart emerged as the biggest potential beneficiaries of Sports Authority’s demise based on an analysis of foot traffic.
GOP Platform Would Erase Many Rec Lobby Gains
The Republican Party platform released Tuesday urges Congress to pass legislation requiring the federal government to convey certain public lands to states.
Smith & Wesson Moves into Knives
Showing its commitment to invest in its accessories division and diversify from firearms, Smith & Wesson Holding Corp reached a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Taylor Brands, LLC, a leading supplier of knives and outdoor tools.
