Dick’s Sporting Goods To Open Five New Stores In Three States
The omni-channel sporting goods retailer will be opening two new Dick’s stores and three new Field & Stream stores in the first half of August.
Aisle Talk, Week Of July 31
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
Newell Brands’ Play Segment Sees Modest Q2 Decline
Pro forma core sales declined 1.2 percent as solid growth on Beverages, Coolers and Team Sports was more than offset by a decline on Fishing related to broad retail inventory destocking across specialty and mass retailers and the negative impact of a key retail customer bankruptcy.
Adidas Outdoor Named Title Footwear Sponsor For Audi Power Of Four Trail Run
The event is a premier endurance race series utilizing the scenic and challenging terrain of each of the four Aspen Snowmass mountains.
Timberland Introduces ‘Tree Lab’ Specialty Concept Store
Located in the King of Prussia mall, the experiential Tree Lab features curated product collections and brand stories in a gallery-style setting that will change every six weeks.
How Did Salt Lake’s Last Outdoor Retailer Show Go?
While traffic appeared light, as expected, at last week’s Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, hearts were heavy given the show’s exit from Salt Lake City for the first time in 22 years.
Gildan Activewear’s Q2 Boosted By Margin Gains
Gildan Activewear Inc. said it expects its earnings for the year to now come in at the high end of its guidance range after reporting strong margin improvement drove healthy second-quarter earnings.
Cabela’s Struggles Continue In Q2
In likely its last earnings report as a publicly traded company, Cabela’s blamed its poor performance on the slowdown in firearms sales since the presidential election, the Gander Mountain bankruptcy, and tough comparisons due to a number of shooting tragedies in the first half of 2016.
Interbike Heading To Reno-Tahoe
Interbike, the largest cycling trade show in the U.S., has selected Reno-Tahoe as the new home for the Interbike trade show and the site of the newly-created Interbike Marketweek. The show has been in Vegas since 2011.
PGA Tour To Open Vegas Location
PGA Tour Superstore will be opening a store in Las Vegas, a 30,000 square foot space situated in downtown Summerlin at 2315 Summa Drive, #140 in the former Golfsmith location next door to Boot Barn and Trader Joe’s.
Adidas Q2 Sparked By North America And China
Adidas, in line with a recent update, reported earnings from continuing operations rose 16 on a 19 percent revenue gain on a currency-neutral basis. The development reflected a 21 percent increase at brand Adidas as well as a 5 percent increase at the Reebok brand.
Cabela’s Profits Slide On Steep Revenue Drop
Cabela’s reported net earnings slid 24.9 percent after charges in the second quarter as same-store sales declined 9.3 percent.
Zumiez’s Comps Climb 5.1 Percent In July
Zumiez Inc. announced total net sales for the four-week period ended July 29, 2017 increased 8.9 percent to $67.5 million.
Footaction Partners With Hip-Hop Stars On Campaign
Footaction partnered with music pioneer Gucci Mane, Uber Everywhere artist MadeinTYO and One Night Only MC, Cousin Stizz, for the debut of its digital Summer Hustle campaign.
Nike Helps Bring Marathon Kids To All 50 States
Marathon Kids and Nike announced that as of this summer, kids in 50 states across the U.S. are now running with Marathon Kids. The program challenges kids to run the equivalent of up to four marathons (104.8 miles) over the course of a running club season or school year.
