SGB Update Sports & Fitness
The Picklr Opens in McKinney, Texas
Anchored by Trader Joe’s, Starbucks, Hollywood Feed, and Christina’s Mexican Restaurant, The Picklr adds a key category, athletics, to the lineup of businesses in Eldorado Plaza.
Tailwind Nutrition Hires Director of Finance
Carter Shae was appointed director of finance. Most recently, he worked as CFO for Cut Clothing overseeing finance, accounting, human resources, customer experience, logistics, and board and investor relations.
Lotto Invests in Pickleball Team
Lotto announced a strategic partnership with the Brooklyn Aces, becoming the first athletic brand in the ownership group of a professional pickleball team. The Italian sports brand joined celebrity owners Kevin Durant, Rich Kleiman, Drake, and Michael B. Jordan.
BDA Acquires European Sports Merchandise Provider
Woodinville, WA-based branding giant Bensussen Deutsch & Associates completed the acquisition of UK-based sports, events and promotional products provider, The Great Branding Company.
Academy Sports’ Q1 Earnings Miss Wall Street Targets
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. reported first-quarter earnings on an adjusted basis slid 20.8 percent and came in lower than analyst expectations for the second straight quarter. Same-store sales were down 5.7 percent, and gross margins were off slightly. Steve Lawrence, CEO, said, “Our customers remain under pressure in the current economic environment.”
Planet Fitness Prices $800 Million Securitized Financing Facility
Planet Fitness, Inc. priced $800 million of Series 2024-1 Class A-2 fixed rate senior secured notes, representing an upsize from its initially planned offering.
Le Coq Sportif Parent Posts Loss In 2023
Airesis, the Swiss holding company that owns the Le Coq Sportif French sports brand and Movement skis, recorded a negative EBITDA of CHF 20 million ($22 mm) and a net loss of CHF 36 million ($40 mm) in 2023.
Waiting Period Ends In JD Sports Bid For Hibbett Sports
Hibbett, Inc. said in a regulatory filing that the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period for the proposed acquisition by JD Sports expired, effective June 7, removing any objections from the federal government to the deal on antitrust grounds.
LA Golf Retains Europe Distributor
LA Golf, the Anaheim, CA-based company, has hired Open Sports as its new distribution partner for Europe.
Primark to Open Store in Tysons Corner
Tysons Corner Center in Tysons, VA, will open on July 16, increasing the retailer’s U.S. store count to 25 in 10 states and over 445 stores globally.
April Golf Rounds Show Slight Gain
Golf Datatech, which has agreed to be acquired by Circana, reported that the national rounds of golf played were up 0.8 percent for the month of April year over year and are up 4.2 percent in the first four months of the year.
Pashley Cycles Appoints CEO
Pashley Group Limited, the parent of U.K.-based Pashley Cycles, named Andy Smallwood to the role of CEO. Most recently, Smallwood was the CEO of Ribble Cycles.
Health & Fitness Association Appoints Asia Chief
The Health & Fitness Association (formerly IHRSA) hired Singapore-based attorney and international industry advocate Sean Tan as the group’s senior representative in Asia.
CNBC/NRF: Retail Sales Jump in May After Slow April
May’s year-over-year gains align with what was seen earlier in the year, and the month-over-month increases are the largest in over a year.
Monthly Import Cargo To Hit Highest Level Since 2022
Retailers, however, are also facing supply chain challenges with congestion at overseas ports that are affecting operations and shipping rates.
