Gander Mountain Opens Fifth Store In Dallas Market
Gander Mountain is celebrating its new store in Frisco with a four-day grand opening starting on September 29.
Hillsound Equipment Adds Midwest Sales Agency
The Vancouver-based producer of winter traction equipment and gaiters for urban and outdoor enthusiasts named Fitzpatrick, Leier & Associates as its representative in the Midwest.
Lands’ End Inc. Dismisses CEO
The direct-to-consumer outdoor lifestyle brand replaced Federica Marchionni with co-interim chief executive officers Joseph Boitano and James Gooch.
At Interbike, 2016 Emerges As The Most Challenging Year
If this week’s trade show is any indication, 2016 will go down as the most challenging year in decades for independent bicycle dealers and their suppliers.
Finish Line Sales Accelerate In Q2, Officials Bullish On Holiday Selling
Same-store sales rose 5.1 percent at the athletic retailer. Footwear fueled gains, but inventory reductions cut into margins.
Aisle Talk, Week Of September 19
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
By The Numbers, Week Of September 19
The leading figures from this week’s news in the active lifestyle space.
Finish Line Q2 Earnings Slide Despite Comp Gain
Finish Line Inc. reported earnings declined 14.6 percent in its second quarter ended August 27, to $22.1 million, or 53 cents a share, in line with Wall Street’s consensus estimate. Finish Line comparable store sales increased 5.1 percent.
Dick’s Sporting Goods To Open In Medford, OR
Dick’s Sporting Goods will open a new Dick’s Sporting Goods and Field & Stream store on Friday, October 7 at Northgate Marketplace.
At Nike, Phil Knight’s Successor Focuses On ‘Personalized Performance’
Phil Knight may have retired from Nike, but his successor Mark Parker said the brand will continue Knight’s “obsession with serving the athlete.”
More Americans Are Spending Less Time Outdoors
The latest annual figures show that more Americans are getting outdoors, albeit for for fewer total outings, underscoring broader challenges and opportunities in the active-lifestyle space.
U.S. Retailers Urge Government To Resolve Hanjin Fallout
A coalition of 120 organizations, including the National Retail Federation and Outdoor Industry Association, are expressing concerns over the uncertain fate of the products stranded at sea.
Why REI Is Rebooting Its Bike Business
SGB talks with REI’s director of in-house cycling product on the decision to nix its 30-year-old Novara brand in favor of Co-op Cycles, with a greater focus on the trail.
Wigwam Mills Names Wheeler President And CEO
Sheboygan, WI-based sock company Wigwam Mills Inc.’s board of directors named apparel and consumer goods veteran Thomas M. Wheeler as President and CEO.
China Golf PGA Show Relocates To Shanghai
The China Golf-PGA Merchandise Show will relocate to Shanghai from its current location in Beijing for the 2017 show.
