EXEC: Columbia Sportswear Sees Return to Wholesale Growth in Spring 2025
EXEC: Hoka DTC Drives Fiscal Q1 Growth; Dick’s and JD Sports Boost U.S. Wholesale
Deckers Brands Blows Past Fiscal Q1 EPS Targets on Hoka Momentum
EXEC: Moncler Group Posts Double-Digit Sales Growth in First Half
EXEC: Rapala VMC Gets Back to Growth in First Half as Retail Market Improves
SGB Update
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Outdoor & Recreation Segment Falls 18.2 Percent for Newell Brands in Q2
The parent company of Marmot, Ex Officio, Stearns, Bubba, Coleman, and Contigo reported that its Outdoor & Recreation segment actually fell 22.5 percent due to the impact of currency adjustments.
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Salewa Adds New Indie Sales Agency for Northwest Territory
The company hired Brian Anthony and his independent sales agency, Anthm Industries, to represent Salewa in the PNW, leading sales initiatives in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska.
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Report: Decathlon in Talks to Acquire Stake in Spain’s Tradeinn
The e-tailer, based near Girona in Spain, sells sports equipment and clothing online via about 20 specialist sites, including Diveinn for diving, Goalinn for football, Trekkinn for outdoor equipment, and Smashinn for tennis and padel.
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Columbia Sportswear Beats Q2 EPS Estimates but Misses on Sales
North America led the world lower as bot the U.S. and Canada both posted negative sales growth for the quarter. Mountain Hardwear was a winner for Q2, while Sorel and Prana posted DD declines. Columbia brand was down 4 percent year-over-year.
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Deckers Brands Blows Past Fiscal Q1 EPS Targets on Hoka Momentum
Earnings in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30 came in well ahead of analyst targets, boosted by a spike in gross margins and 22.1 percent sales growth. Hoka once again led top-line gains, which saw sales jump 29.7 percent. Ugg’s sales gained 14.0 percent.
SGB Executive
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EXEC: Columbia Sportswear Sees Return to Wholesale Growth in Spring 2025
The home of the Columbia, Sorel, Mountain Hardwear and Prana brands reported that early indications from the spring ’25 Wholesale order book suggests a return to growth in the Wholesale business in the first half of ’25.
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EXEC: Hoka DTC Drives Fiscal Q1 Growth; Dick’s and JD Sports Boost U.S. Wholesale
The brand saw accelerated DTC growth and continued strong wholesale gains helped drive a 29.7 percent jump in Hoka sales in fiscal Q1 ended June 30. Hoka’s parent company also called out the sales of the Sanuk business in July.
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EXEC: Moncler Group Posts Double-Digit Sales Growth in First Half
The company reported first half revenues increased 11 percent year-over-year in constant-currency terms to €1.23 billion, Moncler brand revenues of €1.04 billion and Stone Island brand revenues of €188.9 million.
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EXEC: Rapala VMC Gets Back to Growth in First Half as Retail Market Improves
The Finnish fishing equipment and Nordic ski company described the operating environment in the first half of 2024 as “reasonable” as inflation started to ease and retail activity improved from 2023.
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EXEC: Royal Robbins Parent Sees “Disappointing” Q2 as Inventory Woes Persist
Fenix said the retailer market still faced a situation with higher-than-normal inventory, as well as volatile trading because of weather and said there are also indications that a number of retailers are facing some liquidity/financial problems.