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Active Lifestyle Vendors Deliver Robust Q1

A wide majority of vendors in the actve lifestyle space reported first-quarter results that topped Wall Street’s expectations with many raising guidance for the year. Among brands, Vans, Champion, Puma and Callaway Golf stood out with healthy double-digit top-line growth but earnings from Nike, Deckers Outdoor, Columbia Sportswear and Wolverine Worldwide all easily topped Wall Street’s targets.

Aisle Talk Week of May 28

Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week, including the potential for an Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear merger.

Firearms Fallout Fizzles As Dick’s Sporting Goods Surges In Q1

Dick’s Sporting Goods’ recent policy refusing to sell firearms resulted in plenty of PR fallout but it hasn’t affected the retail giant’s bottom line. The Pittsburgh, PA-based company easily beat Wall Street’s estimates for the first quarter ended May 5 through strength in other categories, including an especially solid performance in private label sales, which led to higher margins.

IGFA Announces 2018 Tommy Gifford Award Winners

The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) on Wednesday announced the 2018 Tommy Gifford Award winners in recognition of their significant contributions to recreational angling as captains, guides or crew.

Dick’s Raises Guidance After Robust Q1

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. raised the company’s outlook for the year after reporting first-quarter earnings that came in well above Wall Street’s consensus target. Same-store sales dipped 2.5 percent.

Can Sportsman’s Warehouse Sustain Firearms Growth?

Firearms and ammunition revenue growth boosted Sportsman’s Warehouse in the first quarter, but it’s too soon to say how much the retailer is benefiting from its competitors pulling out of gun sales and how well these categories will perform throughout the year.