LL Bean’s New HQ Grand Opening Set For June 15
L.L.Bean will celebrate the completion of its new 390,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Freeport, ME on June 15, marking the close to an eight-year, $110 million campus redevelopment in the company’s longtime hometown.
Walmart Rides Strong Q1 Comp Sales Growth To 13 Percent Adjusted EPS Gain
Walmart, Inc. reported first-quarter consolidated revenue of $152.3 billion, up 7.6 percent, or 7.7 percent in constant-currency. Walmart U.S. posted 7.4 percent comp store sales growth. Adjusted EPS was up 13 percent to $1.47 a share.
Canada Goose Sales Expand 31 Percent In Fiscal Fourth Quarter
Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. reported a strong profit earnings uptick in the fiscal fourth quarter that ended April 2 as double-digit growth in Canada, EMEA and Asia Pacific offset a slight decline in U.S. sales that jumped 31 percent. Sales and EPS exceeded company guidance, and revenues are forecasted to climb 19 percent on average for the current fiscal year.
Pou Chen To Lay Off 5,700 Workers In Vietnam
Taiwan’s Pou Chen, the world’s largest maker of branded athletic footwear, has announced layoffs for 5,744 workers at factories in Vietnam, according to multiple reports.
Boot Barn’s Q4 Same-Store Sales Drop 5.5 Percent
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. reported sales fell steeper than expected in the fiscal fourth quarter ended April 1, but earnings rose slightly and topped guidance.
Stance Names New President
Stance, the sock brand, named David Tichiaz as president. He had been at Vans for nearly 17 years, with his last role as VP and general manager of the Americas.
BSN Sports Extends Partnership With The University Of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati Athletics Department announced an apparel agreement with BSN Sports. Within the deal, Cincinnati has elected to equip its programs with Jordan Brand and Nike products. The Bearcats were slated to wear Under Armour through 2024.
TJX Sees Healthy Q1 Profit Uptick On 3 Percent Comp Sales Growth
The TJX Companies Inc. reported profits jumped 58.7 percent in the first quarter ended April 29 as same-store sales gained 3 percent. Both earnings and sales topped analyst estimates in the quarter and guidance was raised for the year.
Lululemon’s Global Creative Director Passes Away
Phil Dickinson, Lululemon’s SVP and global creative director and previously a 15-year Nike veteran, has passed away. The cause of his death was not disclosed.
Construction On Bass Pro’s Sayreville Set To Begin This Year
Construction of the long-awaited Bass Pro Shops at Sayreville, NJ, is scheduled to begin before the end of 2023.
Fanatics Partners With Sky Sports To Launch Online Shop
Fanatics partnered with broadcaster Sky Sports to open a new online shop, shop.skysports.com, for consumers across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy.
Retail Sales Inch Up In April, Driven By Inflation; Sporting Goods Stores See Decline
Retail sales, which are adjusted for seasonality but not for inflation, rose 0.4 percent in April from the prior month, the Department of Commerce reported on Tuesday, following declines in March and February. The growth was still weaker than the 0.8 percent increase that economists expected, according to Refinitiv.
Oofos Names Former Telecom Exec To Board Of Directors
Oofos named former T-Mobile CEO John Legere to its board of directors. Most recently, Legere was the CEO of T-Mobile for eight years.
Deuter, Ortovox To Move Corporate U.S. Headquarters To Boulder
Deuter and Ortovox are preparing to move their U.S. corporate headquarters to Boulder, CO. The brands, owned by German-based Schwan-Stabilo Outdoor, hired NRI 3PL, a third-party logistics partner based in Fontana, CA, to provide fulfillment services for its U.S. network.
Report: April U.S. Discretionary General Merchandise Retail Sales Fell 7 Percent
Discretionary U.S. general merchandise retail sales revenue fell 7 percent in April 2023 year-over-year and unit sales fell 8 percent according to Circana, formerly IRI and The NPD Group.
