Under Armour Slightly Lowers Full Year Outlook
Under Armour Inc. slightly reduced its EPS and sales guidance for the year despite reporting fiscal second-quarter results that were in line with company expectations and just ahead of Wall Street targets.
Crocs Lifts Guidance As Q3 Results Beat Plan
Crocs Inc. raised its outlook for the year after reporting third-quarter earnings and sales topped guidance. Sales in the quarter jumped 57.4 percent with Crocs brand expanding 14.3 and Heydude surging 87 percent.
Vista Outdoor Cuts Outlook On Weakness In Outdoor Products Segment
Vista Outdoor Inc. became the latest firm in the active lifestyle space to reduce its guidance for its fiscal year due to the macroeconomic challenges with sales particularly weakening in its Outdoor Products segment. Second-quarter results came in line with recently updated guidance.
GOA Reports YTD Sales Growth Of 8.2 percent
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA) announced that based on topline revenue data provided by its retail members, GOA group sales numbers were up 8.2 percent year-to-date over 2021, which was a record-setting year for the group.
Rocky Brands’ Q3 Sales Expand 17.5 Percent
Rocky Brands Inc. reported a profit against a loss in the third quarter ended September 30 as sales grew 17.5 percent and expenses were sharply reduced year over year.
Bogs Revenues Climb 52 Percent In Third Quarter
Weyco Group, Inc. reported North American wholesale revenues at Bogs jumped 52 percent in the third quarter that ended September 30 as overall sales grew 57 percent.
Canada Goose Lowers Outlook Despite Q2 Exceeding Expectations
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. reported results for the second quarter ended October 2 that easily topped analyst estimates but the company reduced its outlook for the year due to weakness in China as well as the uncertain global macroeconomic climate.
Big 5’s Q3 Earnings Arrive Near Top Of Guidance
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp., as expected, reported sales and earnings in the third quarter came in below year-ago levels, but earnings arrived at the higher end of guidance, and sales exceeded pre-pandemic 2019 levels. Fourth-quarter same-store sales are projected to decrease in the high single-digit to low double-digit range.
US Sports Camps Hires SVP Tennis & Pickleball
US Sports Camps (USSC), the official provider of Nike Sports Camps, announced the addition of Mike Nakajima as the new senior VP of tennis/pickleball. He was formerly Nike’s tennis sports marketing director.
VF’s Debt Ratings Downgraded By S&P
S&P Global Ratings lowered its debt ratings on VF Corp. as the company’s credit metrics are expected to remain pressured with leverage above 3x in fiscal 2023 due to elevated debt levels. The downgrade follows a similar move by Moody’s in mid-October.
Academy Sports Opens Store In Houston
Academy Sports + Outdoors opened a store in Meyerland, TX, its 33rd store in the Houston area, and its 107th store in Texas.
REI Names VP, Financial Planning And Analysis
REI Co-op hired Patrick Fell as vice president, financial planning and analysis, effective November 7. Most recently, he was vice president of finance at StockX.
Ugg Opens First ‘Feel House’ Pop-Up In Brooklyn
Ugg opened its first Feel House pop-up “dedicated to self-expression,” in the Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn that draws a fashionable crowd.
LA Gear Partners With Fred Segal To Support Relaunch
LA Gear will relaunch on November 18, 2022, with Creative Director Dave Osokow and retail partner Fred Segal, ahead of its 40th anniversary.
Pou Sheng Issues Profit Warning
Pou Sheng, the retail subsidiary of Yue Yuen, forecasted a decline in year-over-year net profits due to weak consumer sentiment in China associated with COVID-19 lockdowns and lower store traffic in cities where it operates.
