SGB Update Outdoor
Cotopaxi Hires Chief Brand Officer
Cotopaxi hired Brad Hiranaga as its chief brand officer. He join the company in September from General Mills where he held the position of chief marketing officer.
Compass Diversified Sees Q3 Adjusted Earnings, Pro Forma Sales Up 15 Percent
Compass Diversified, the parent company to a number of active lifestyle brands, including BOA, 5.11, Primaloft and Velocity Outdoor, among others, posted $597.6 million in net sales in the third quarter, up 22 percent compared to $488.2 million in the third quarter of 2021.
Fox Factory Q3 Sales And Earnings Up Double-Digits
Fox Factory Holding Corp. reported sales for the third quarter increased 17.8 percent to $409.2 million, compared to $347.4 million in the comparable period last fiscal year.
REI Co-op To Open Second Store In New Hampshire
REI Co-op will open a new store in Bedford, NH, in fall 2023; this is the retailer’s second location in the state. The 22,000-square-foot space will be at Market and Main, at 125 S. River Road.
OR Show, Surf Expo Parent Sees Q3 Revenues Decline 18 Percent
Emerald Holding, Inc. reported a sales decline of 18.4 percent due to the shift in the timing of events in the current year versus the year-ago period.
Sturm Ruger’s Q3 Sales Slide 22 Percent
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. reported earnings fell about 50 percent in the third quarter as sales declined 21.8 percent.
Vista Outdoor Cuts Outlook On Weakness In Outdoor Products Segment
Vista Outdoor Inc. became the latest firm in the active lifestyle space to reduce its guidance for its fiscal year due to the macroeconomic challenges with sales particularly weakening in its Outdoor Products segment. Second-quarter results came in line with recently updated guidance.
The Conservation Alliance Announces New Executive Director
The Conservation Alliance hired Nicole Rom as executive director and promoted its interim Executive Director, Shoren Brown, to vice president, public affairs.
GOA Reports YTD Sales Growth Of 8.2 percent
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA) announced that based on topline revenue data provided by its retail members, GOA group sales numbers were up 8.2 percent year-to-date over 2021, which was a record-setting year for the group.
Rocky Brands’ Q3 Sales Expand 17.5 Percent
Rocky Brands Inc. reported a profit against a loss in the third quarter ended September 30 as sales grew 17.5 percent and expenses were sharply reduced year over year.
Vittoria Industries To Move North America Headquarters To Bentonville
Vittoria Industries North America is moving its headquarters from Oklahoma City to Bentonville, AK taking space in the Ledger, a new six-story building downtown, providing employees with a bike-friendly facility. The move is expected to take place in December 2022.
Camping World’s Q3 Sales Expand 3 Percent
Camping World Holdings reported earnings rose 45.6 percent in the third quarter ended September 30 on a sales gain of 3.2 percent.
Bogs Revenues Climb 52 Percent In Third Quarter
Weyco Group, Inc. reported North American wholesale revenues at Bogs jumped 52 percent in the third quarter that ended September 30 as overall sales grew 57 percent.
Canada Goose Lowers Outlook Despite Q2 Exceeding Expectations
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. reported results for the second quarter ended October 2 that easily topped analyst estimates but the company reduced its outlook for the year due to weakness in China as well as the uncertain global macroeconomic climate.
Big 5’s Q3 Earnings Arrive Near Top Of Guidance
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp., as expected, reported sales and earnings in the third quarter came in below year-ago levels, but earnings arrived at the higher end of guidance, and sales exceeded pre-pandemic 2019 levels. Fourth-quarter same-store sales are projected to decrease in the high single-digit to low double-digit range.
