Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Business
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July 25, 2024
Deckers Continues to Ride High With Help From Hoka and Ugg in Q1, Finds New Home For Sanuk
Shares for Deckers Brands were up over 8 percent in after-hours trading on Thursday as the company continues to see robust sales from Hoka and Ugg. The Goleta, Calif.-based footwear company reported net sales in the first quarter of 2025 increased 21.1 percent to $825.3 million compared to $675.8 million the same...
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July 22, 2024
Royal Robbins Parent Sees “Disappointing” Q2 as Inventory Woes Persist
Fenix Outdoor International AG (Group) Chairman of the Board Martin Nordin was frank and to the point in his letter to investors on Monday, July 22. He indicated right up front that the second quarter did not come in as expected and proved “very challenging.” Fenix Outdoor is the corporate...
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July 18, 2024
Harvest Hosts buys Escapees RV Club
Harvest Hosts has acquired the Escapees RV Club, a thriving membership organization of 70,000 RVers which is based in Livingston, Texas. Joel Holland, a technology entrepreneur, purchased the Harvest Hosts website alongside his wife, Mary Ashland, in 2018 from Don and Kim Greene. In a letter to Escapees members, the club...
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July 15, 2024
Pressure Mounts on Vista Outdoor to Consider Acquisition Offer
A large investor in Vista Outdoor and a shareholder advisory firm have publicly come out against Vista's plan to sell its ammo business and turn the remaining outdoor division into a standalone, publicly traded company. TIG Advisors, an institutional investor with 532,000 shares of Vista Outdoor, announced that it plans...
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July 12, 2024
Deckers Brands Will Execute a Six-for-One Forward Stock Split
The Deckers Brands Board of Directors has approved a six-for-one forward stock split and a proportionate increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock and preferred stock to accommodate the split. SGB
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July 12, 2024
RV sales nosedive across the board
Despite the RV manufacturing industry’s “cautiously optimistic” spin, there’s no magic in RV retail sales. Put simply, sales of new RVs are down across the board as RV consumers walk away from new rigs. According to the May 2024 report from industry number cruncher Statistical Surveys Inc., there are no winners...
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July 12, 2024
How These Brands Are Chasing Olympic Gold in Paris and Beyond
U.S. companies from Nike to Warner Bros are opening new stores and holding big marketing events in Paris before and during the Olympics, betting that excitement for the summer games can help boost their sales. Comcast's NBCUniversal said that International Olympic Committee (IOC) sponsors spent 18 percent for the latest Olympics compared to...
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July 9, 2024
Osprey and Hydro Flask Parent Cuts Fiscal Year Outlook on Weak Consumer and DC Issues
Helen of Troy Limited reported fiscal first-quarter consolidated net sales revenue decreased 12.2 percent to $416.8 million, compared to $474.7 million in the prior-year comparative quarter. The decline was primarily driven by a decrease in sales of hair appliances, prestige hair care products and humidifiers in Beauty & Wellness and...
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July 3, 2024
New SURFER Editor-in-Chief on the Go-Forward Strategy Under New Ownership
SURFER Magazine has hired Jake Howard as editor-in-chief. Howard comes with over 25 years of experience in surf editorial. He’s served on the editorial staff of SURFER, The Surfer’s Journal, Surfline, and the World Surf League. Howard has also written about surfing for ESPN and other outlets. Shop-Eat-Surf
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June 24, 2024
Shaun White’s Unrivaled Sports Acquires Stake in Snobahn
Unrivaled Sports, a youth and recreational sports properties company, announced its strategic investment in Snobahn, the indoor ski and snowboard center with two locations in Colorado. The company also announced a strategic investment in its action sports division by Ares Management Funds, with a team that includes the former pro...
