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Callaway Golf Sets Long-Term Financial Targets

Callaway Golf Company expects annual growth projections from fiscal 2021 through 2025 of 10 to 12 percent, led by more than 18  percent growth at Topgolf growth in the high-single digits in its non-Topgolf businesses. The company provided its growth plan as part of its Investor Day.

Brunt Workwear Appoints President

Boston-based Brunt Workwear announced the appointment of Kevin Eskridge,  most recently chief product officer at Under Armour, as the company’s president. In this role, Eskridge will oversee the company’s product development, merchandising, sourcing, and global retail expansion.

Academy Sports Opens Store In Conyers, GA

Academy Sports + Outdoors announced the opening of its Conyers, GA store. Academy now has 11 locations across metro Atlanta and 19 throughout Georgia.

Vail Resorts Sees Encouraging Ski Season Metrics

Vail Resorts said it expects resort fiscal 2022 reported EBITDA to be at or around the top of its guidance range issued on March 14, 2022 given the ski season trends from the beginning of the ski season through April 17, 2022.

OrthoLite Hires Chief Brand Officer

OrthoLite, which just launched Cirql recyclable and compostable midsole foam, hired Kristin Kohler Burrows as chief brand officer. Burrows previously worked for Converse, Keds, Adidas, Fila and G.H. Bass and was most recently a management consultant in the Consumer and Retail Group at Alvarez & Marsal.

Golf Rounds Played Decline 14 Percent In March

Golf Datatech’s National Rounds Played Report for March shows that U.S. rounds were down 14.3 percent in the month and down 7.5 percent year-to-date year-over-year.

Mother’s Day Spending To Reach Record High

Mother’s Day spending is expected to total $31.7 billion this year, up $3.6 billion from 2021’s record spending, according to the annual consumer survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Approximately 84 percent of U.S. adults are expected to celebrate Mother’s Day.

Academy Sports & Outdoors HQ And Distribution Center Sold For $190 Million

Mirae Asset Global Investments, based in Seoul, South Korea, has purchased the headquarters campus of Academy Sports + Outdoors in the West Houston, TX suburb of Katy. Phoenix-based Tratt Properties sold the 1.5 million-square-foot campus, which is triple-net leased to Academy Sports on a long-term lease, for $190 million.