
Boot Barn Rides Same Store Double-Digit Sales Growth To Q2 Beat
Boot Barn Holdings Inc. reported net income for the fiscal second quarter ended September 29 of $4.5 million, or 16 cents per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.1 million, or 4 per diluted share in the prior-year period. This beat Wall Street estimates by 3 cents.

Columbia Sportswear Raises 2018 Guidance On Earnings, Revenue Beat
Columbia Sportswear Co. on Thursday afternoon reported that net income for the third quarter ended September 30 increased 14 percent to $100.2 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, compared to third quarter 2017 net income of $87.7 million, or $1.25 per diluted share. The company’s earnings beat Wall Street estimates by 14 cents.

Deckers Lifts Guidance As Quarterly Earnings Surpass Predictions
Deckers Brands reported earnings in the third quarter jumped 50.1 percent to $74.4 million, or $2.48, from $49.6 million, or $1.54, a year ago. Revenues expanded 4.0 percent, led by a 28.4 percent gain for Hoka One One. Ugg’s sales dipped 1.0 percent.
Amer Sports Appoints Megan Porteous Digital Marketing Director
Amer Sports, the parent of Arc’teryx, Salomon and Wilson Sporting Goods, announced the promotion of Megan Porteous to the position of digital marketing director, Americas. In her new position, effective November 1, Porteous will oversee the company’s portfolio-wide transformation as an omnichannel marketing organization in the Americas region.
Asics Signs Andres Iniesta
Asics announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with Spanish football star Andrés Iniesta. He had been with Nike. The signing signals Asics’ vision to expand the company’s football business and reach more audiences across Asia and beyond.

Timberland Appoints Global Creative Director
Timberland appointed Christopher Raeburn to serve as global creative director for the brand.
VF Corp. CEO Steve Rendle Honored By Corporate Responsibility Magazine
VF Corp. on Thursday announced that the company’s chairman, president and CEO Steve Rendle has been recognized by Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine as a Responsible CEO of the Year. The annual awards are given to corporate leaders who are committed to a progressive environmental, social and governance agenda.
Pentland Brands Appoints CFO
Pentland Brands Limited announced the appointment of Katrina Nurse as the company’s new chief finance officer.

Amer Sports Profits Jump In Q3
Amer Sports reported earnings in the third quarter jumped 47.0 percent as sales gained 8.5 percent. The gains were led by the Outdoor segment which saw sales expand 12 percent on a currency-neutral basis. The Ball Sports segment was ahead 4 percent and Fitness segment was flat.

Puma Slightly Lifts Full-Year Guidance On Q3 Beat
Puma reported net earnings rose 24.8 percent in the third quarter as sales grew 14 percent on a currency-neutral basis. The gains were driven by double-digit growth in the Americas and Asia/Pacific regions.

Wall Street Journal: Berkshire Partners Considering Sale Of Implus
Berkshire Partners is exploring a sale of Implus LLC, the parent of Sof Sole, Balega, SKLZ, Triggerpoint and a number of other brands in the accessories space, the Wall Street Journal reported. Berkshire has hired Robert J. Baird and Jefferies LLC to run an auction that could value Implus at about $1 billion, the article said.

Shimano’s Q3 Profits Sink On Cycling Weakness
Shimano Group reported operating income fell 15.4 percent in the third quarter ended September 30 due to lower revenues and earnings in the company’s cycling division. In North America, sales of Bicycle Components in the nine months at retail were “on par with an average year and distributor inventories remained at an appropriate level.”

Rocky Brands Rides Wholesale & Retail Growth To Strong Q3
Rocky Brands Inc. topped Wall Street’s earnings and revenue estimates in the third quarter, as the Nelsonville, OH-based company again rode a healthy balance across the company’s portfolio brands and sales channels to more than double net income from the same quarter a year ago.

Jury Finds Three Defendants In Adidas Basketball Corruption Trial Guilty
All three defendants in the college hoops corruption trial, Adidas executive James Gatto, former Adidas consultant Merl Code and former sports agent Christian Dawkins, were found guilty Wednesday by a federal jury.

Fila Signs NBA Hall of Famer Grant Hill To Lifetime Deal
Fila announced that the company has signed a lifetime deal with Grant Hill. More than two decades after he first joined the Fila family, the brand is reuniting with the NBA Hall of Famer.