Sports Direct Parent Invests In Hugo Boss
Frasers Group, the parent company of British retailer Sports Direct, reported its current investment in Hugo Boss now comprises 2,714,300 shares of common stock, representing 3.9 percent of Hugo Boss’s total share capital.
GolfTec Opens 25 Training Centers In 2022
GolfTec reported it opened 25 training centers in 2022, including seven new centers in the fourth quarter. GolfTec’s global footprint includes 243 locations worldwide.
Backbone Hires E-Commerce Director
Backbone hired Martin Mudry as e-commerce director, a new position at the company, to support its entrance into marketplace marketing across key third-party e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, Walmart, and others.
Club Champion Opens Facility In Calgary
Custom golf club fitter Club Champion and its Canadian counterpart, Tour Experience Golf (TXG), opened a new fitting studio, located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Urban Outfitters Sees Modest Growth Over Holiday Period
Urban Outfitters, Inc. reported total company net sales for the two months ended December 31, 2022 increased 2.3 percent compared to the two months ended December 31, 2021.
Apex Mills Acquires Hanesbrands Plant
Apex Mills has agreed to purchase a former HanesBrands plant in Virginia.
Next Level Apparel Acquires Stedman GmbH
Blue Point Capital Partners and its portfolio company Next Level Apparel acquired Germany-based Stedman GmbH, a designer, manufacturer and supplier of casual and sportswear blank apparel for the printwear, retail, brand specialty and other decorated apparel industries.
Wolverine World Wide Sees Q4 EPS At Low End Of Guide On Inventory Reduction Efforts
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. updated its outlook for fiscal 2022 revenue, earnings, inventory and net debt, reporting that the company expects the following preliminary and unaudited financial results as of December 31, 2022.
Zumiez Holiday Comps Fall Nearly 24 Percent
Zumiez, Inc. posted a 22.2 percent net sales decrease for the nine-week period ended December 31, 2022, compared to the nine-week period ended January 1, 2022. During the same period comparable sales decreased 23.9 percent.
SFIA Re-Elects Ram; Adds Two Members To Board
The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) re-elected Jonathan Ram, CEO of Clarks, Inc. as chairman of its Board of Directors for the 2023 term.
Imports Drop As Pandemic-Driven Shipping Surge Comes To An End
With a pandemic-driven surge over, monthly import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports fell below the two million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units mark and is forecasted to remain there through the spring, according to the Global Port Tracker Report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
Ruger Adds Orion Wholesale As Independent Distributor
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. added Orion Wholesale as an independent distributor of Ruger firearms in the United States.
VF Corp. Realigns EMEA Leadership Team
VF Corp. added new hires to its leadership team in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Tilly’s Sees Holiday 2022 Comps Decrease In The Mid-Teens
Tilly’s, Inc. saw total 2022 holiday period net sales decrease 12.9 percent to $150.9 million for the nine-week period ended December 31, 2022 compared to $173.3 million for last year’s comparable nine-week holiday period.
Famous Footwear Parent Reiterates Fiscal 2022 Outlook
Caleres reaffirmed its financial outlook for consolidated sales, adjusted earnings per share and its inventory position for fiscal year 2022.
