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Dick’s SG Lifts Guidance as Q3 Results Fly Past Expectations

Dick’s Sporting Goods raised its outlook for the year after reporting sales and earnings easily topped analyst targets with the help of healthy back-to-school selling. Same-store sales in the quarter improved 1.7 percent with gains in transaction and average ticket prices.

Lycra Names CEO

The Lycra Company announced today that Gary Smith has been appointed chief executive officer, effective November 27.  He formerly led Hatteras Yachts and Polartec.  

Salt Life to Open Three Stores

Delta Apparel, Inc. continues to expand the Salt Life brand’s retail footprint, opening three new stores. These include SL’s first location in Virginia and two in Florida.

EXEC: VF Scores Upgrade from JP Morgan

JP Morgan raised its rating and price targets on VF Corp. on increasing confidence that recently-hired CEO Bracken Darrell will use a similar strategy he used at his former company, Logitech International, to achieve a turnaround at the parent of Vans and The North Face.

Baffin Drops Platform Boot Series

Baffin introduced a new women’s winter boot collection called the Wedge, which merges fashion with function. It includes two platform styles, the Geneva and Tornio. 

Able Carry adds Thirteen Daybag to 2024 line

Originally made as a smaller companion to Able Carry’s Daily Backpack, the Thirteen Daybag offers a compact silhouette, maintaining its shape empty or full and is slightly taller with 13 liters of space.

EXEC: Duer’s Founder Discusses Denim Disruption

In 2015, Duer created a range of “stretch performance denim” manufactured from plants and various recycled materials, putting a new spin on jeanswear. Founder Gary Lenett talked with SGB Executive about the Vancouver-based brand’s inspiration, emerging opportunities outside denim, distribution model, and commitment to sustainability.