July 7, 2025
<p>The 60,000-square-foot space in Walker, a city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, will house 16 professional-grade indoor courts. The company is targeting an opening in the first quarter of 2026 through a local ownership team.</p>
<p>Best known for its Thingamabobber fly fishing strike indicator, West Water Products has been acquired by 1991 Outdoors, LLC.</p>
<p>Total sales for the first 21 weeks of fiscal 2026 are up 10.5 percent year-over-year and are reportedly “tracking slightly ahead of plan.” Footasylum’s exclusive brands were up 17 percent year-over-year for the 21-week YTD period.</p>
<p>Xponential Fitness reported in a regulatory filing that the Securities and Exchange Commission had concluded an 18-month investigation of the company on July 1 without taking action.</p>
<p>With over 25 years of experience in golf operations and business development, Briand’s career includes stops at True Spec Golf, TaylorMade and several golf clubs.</p>
<p>In a regulatory filing, the company reported the resignations of Karla Frieders as chief merchandising officer, effective June 30 and Robert Smith as director, effective July 14.</p>
<p>The store in Bridgewater will offer customers easy access to Washington Valley Park, Duke Farm and paddling routes along the Raritan River. The location will be L.L.Bean’s fourth store in New Jersey.</p>
<p>Chicago-based bike parts manufacturer SRAM acquired Ochain, the Italian manufacturer of chainring spiders that enable a bike’s chainring to move independently of the cranks, improving mountain bike suspension feel and performance.</p>
<p>It is refreshing to see the work the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable and its 50 national members have done to develop and maintain a bipartisan approach to issues that threaten to impact access, creation and expansion of Public Lands in the U.S.</p>
<p>Set within the historic Travellers Paris building at 25 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, the store spans two levels and features Tiger Yellow accents, raw concrete, and vibrant yellow glass. The ground floor houses Café Onitsuka Tiger a takeaway destination serving food and beverages.</p>
<p>Located at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW), the store opening comes as the golf lifestyle brand recently launched at Nordstrom, Golf Galaxy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and House of Sport earlier this year and PGA Tour in 2024.</p>
<p>Éric Vallat, a former LVMH executive, was appointed as the company’s new CEO, starting September 1. He succeeds Thierry Guibert, who has held the position since 2015.</p>
<p>The new facility for the luxury skiwear and lifestyle brand will replace its former warehouses in the UK and Hong Kong, which it plans to close as part of a broader restructuring initiative aimed at streamlining operations, reducing costs and enhancing the customer experience.</p>
<p>Winnebago Industries’ Annual Spotlight Survey found that 52 percent of women plan to increase their outdoor activities in 2025—a six-point jump from last year, with over half (55 percent) spending six hours or more outside each week. The survey from the RV and boat manufacturer examined the benefits and barriers to getting more women outdoors.</p>
<p>Former Navy SEAL Jeremy Beal and his wife, Erica, signed the brand’s 150th franchise agreement, which will bring two new locations to the Houston, TX market in Tomball and Magnolia.</p>
