SGB Update

Nautilus Sales Fell 41 Percent In Fiscal Fourth Quarter

Nautilus Inc. reported sales were down 41.9 percent in the fourth quarter ended March 31. Sales grew 28 percent versus the fourth quarter of 2020 or 41 percent excluding the sold Octane business. The company lost money in the quarter but expects to achieve positive adjusted EBITDA for the second half of the current fiscal year.

Ebay To Open First Sneaker Store In Los Angeles

Ebay’s “Wear ‘Em Out” sneaker store is scheduled to open on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles this Memorial Day weekend. It is the e-tailer’s first retail store devoted to sneaker sales.

Five Iron Golf Tees To Open In Cleveland

Five Iron Golf signed a lease at 1101 Euclid Avenue in Euclid Grand, OH, occupying approximately 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space; this is its second location in Ohio and the seventh in the Midwest with three current Chicago locations and two more in development in Michigan.

Woolrich Sees 22 Percent Growth In 2021

Woolrich, acquired by Luxembourg private equity fund L-Gam in 2018, saw sales rise 22 percent sales in 2021, due mainly to investments in expanding direct-to-consumer sales, according to a report from WWD.

Mammut Appoints New CEO

The Swiss outdoor company Mammut Sports Group AG has appointed Heiko Schäfer as CEO, effective September 1, 2022. Previously, Schäfer was the chief operating officer of Hugo Boss AG.

DSW Appoints President

Designer Brands, Inc. named Doug Howe as president, DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, and executive vice president of Designer Brands, effective late May.

Foot Locker Beats Earnings Targets In First Quarter

Foot Locker reported first-quarter results declined against challenging year-ago comparisons but earnings topped Wall Street estimates. Foot Locker now expects earnings and sales for the year to arrive at the upper end of revenue and earnings guidance.

Ross Stores Lower Annual Guidance

Ross Stores, Inc. reduced its guidance for sales and earnings in the full year due to a shortfall in same-store sales in the first quarter.

Deckers Brands Q4 Blows Past Wall Street Targets

Deckers Brands reported earnings vaulted 106 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31 as sales gained 31.2 percent. Sales gained 24.7 for Ugg and 59.7 percent for Hoka One One. Sales for the year grew 24 percent and the company guided FY23 growth to be in the range of 10 percent to 11 percent.