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The pace of mergers & acquisitions picked up in 2021 after a pandemic-restrained year in 2020. Among the major brands and stores that found new owners were Beyond Yoga, DTLR Villa, Eddie Bauer, Hey Dude, Imperial Headwear, JackRabbit, Neptune Mountaineering, Osprey, Reebok, Spanx, Sportsman’s Guide, Sweaty Betty, TaylorMade, and WSS. Here is the full list of M&A actions for 2021.

New heads of Amazon, Asics North America, Boardriders, Herschel Supply, Salomon, Timberland, and Topgolf were among the major C-suite moves that transformed leadership across the active lifestyle industry in 2021. SGB Executive rounds up other notable executive changes by month for 2021.

Marking its seventh acquisition in the last 16 months, Vista Outdoor acquired Stone Glacier, an ultralight backcountry and hunting gear brand based in Bozeman, MT. Here, Vista Outdoor’s CEO Chris Metz talks to SGB Executive about Stone Glacier’s growth potential and Vista’s entry into the packs, camping equipment and technical apparel categories

Shares of Crocs fell 11.6 percent last Thursday after the company announced plans to acquire casual shoemaker Hey Dude for a whopping $2.5 billion. On an analyst call, Crocs’ CEO Andrew Rees identified eight strategic advantages to the acquisition while analysts generally found more potential benefits than risks.

Shares of Nike Inc. rose 6.1 percent on Tuesday after the sportswear giant reported fiscal second-quarter results that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations and maintained its guidance for the fiscal year. Analysts were impressed with the performance that was driven by better-than-expected gross margins and accelerated growth in North America although concerns included a steep sales decline in China and the timing of the supply chain recovery.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) revealed that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) processed 687,788 background checks during the week leading up to and including Black Friday.