EXEC: Deckers Shares Plunge on Weaker Hoka Growth in Q4 and Q1 Guide Miss
EXEC: Wilson Ball & Racquet Segment Continues DD Growth for Amer Sports
EXEC: New Hibbett Parent JD Sports Sees Shares Fall as Q1 Disappoints
EXEC: Amer Sports C-Suite Details Small Tariff Impact and FY Guidance Bump
EXEC: Asics NA Q1 Gains Led by Perf Run and SportStyle as Global Asics Growth Rocks
SGB Update
SGB Media Sets Revised Memorial Day Weekend Schedule
In observance of Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, SGB Media has revised its publishing schedule.
Walmart Restructures; Cuts Roughly 1,500 Corporate Jobs
The retailer is streamlining its global tech and Walmart U.S. operations, affecting approximately 1,500 employees. The U.S. retail cuts are mainly in the end-to-end operations teams and the Walmart Connect marketing organization.
Hoka and Ugg Parent Deckers Brands Names New Board of Directors Chair
Davis succeeds Michael F. Devine, III, who is retiring from the Board after over 14 years of service, including six years as chair. Her appointment is effective immediately.
Cole Haan to Launch Performance Golf Apparel Line Spring 2026
The global American lifestyle, footwear and accessories brand, reported signing an exclusive agreement with Catapult Group to introduce a new performance apparel division. Cole Haan Golf Apparel will launch globally in Spring 2026, with racket sports and performance lifestyle collections to follow.
Zepp Health Corp. Sees DD Boost from Amazfit Brand in First Quarter
Consolidated sales declined 3.6 percent for the quarter, due primarily to the $5.0 million decrease in the sales of Xiaomi wearable products. Sales of Amazfit products grew 10.2 percent year-over-year, reportedly marking a return to growth since the first quarter of 2022.
SGB Executive
EXEC: Deckers Shares Plunge on Weaker Hoka Growth in Q4 and Q1 Guide Miss
The Hoka brand drove a 3 percent year-over-year increase in the DTC business, which was said to reflect “continued strong growth from international regions and a slight decline in the U.S. due to some unique factors in the quarter.”
EXEC: Tariff Worries Overhang NSGA Leadership Conference Energy
Tariffs were top of mind at the NSGA 2025 Leadership Conference but so was confidence that the sporting goods industry would figure out ways to mitigate any fallout. Attendees told SGB Executive that suppliers were so far keeping price increases to a minimum while also ramping up communications with dealers to provide an early read on potential changes.
EXEC: Wilson Ball & Racquet Segment Continues DD Growth for Amer Sports
The segment’s overall growth for the quarter was said to be led by Softgoods, which now represents 10 percent of Ball & Racquet Sports segment sales, and the marquee racquet sports franchises.
EXEC: New Hibbett Parent JD Sports Sees Shares Fall as Q1 Disappoints
Group comp store, or like-for-like, sales were down 2 percent for the quarter ended May 3. The market also reacted to potential price increases from higher tariffs affecting U.S. consumer purchasing.
EXEC: Amer Sports C-Suite Details Small Tariff Impact and FY Guidance Bump
The parent of the Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Salomon, Atomic and Wilson Sports brands is far less exposed to U.S. market issues than many other brands and has a far larger Asia, China and Europe component than many others that are more U.S.-centric.
