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House of Sport Key to Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Success in Third Quarter

House of Sport Key to Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Success in Third Quarter

Dick’s Sporting Goods will expand its House of Sport concept to 75 to 100 locations by 2027, according to CFO Navdeep Gupta on the company’s third-quarter earnings call.

News November 26, 2024
Updated: Industry Brands Embrace Early Black Friday Deals, Specialty Accounts Struggle to Respond

Updated: Industry Brands Embrace Early Black Friday Deals, Specialty Accounts Struggle to Respond

Retailers weigh in on the early and deep discounting that is happening this holiday season with many industry brands. Plus, a look at the forces in the larger retail industry…

Executive Edition November 26, 2024
VF-Owned Dickies Moving to California After 102 Years in Texas

VF-Owned Dickies Moving to California After 102 Years in Texas

VF Corp., which was downgraded by S&P Global earlier this month, will also shutter a Virginia distribution center in the coming months, impacting 242 employees.

News November 25, 2024
Rumpl Takes a Fresh Approach to Black Friday as It Looks to Rightsize Business

Rumpl Takes a Fresh Approach to Black Friday as It Looks to Rightsize Business

The Portland-based blanket maker couldn’t keep up with demand through the pandemic. Now, the company is rightsizing its inventories and workforce, says co-founder and CEO Wylie Robinson.

Executive Edition November 25, 2024
Updated: Burton and Union Binding Co. Elect to Collaborate Rather Than Compete on New Union Step On Binding

Updated: Burton and Union Binding Co. Elect to Collaborate Rather Than Compete on New Union Step On Binding

Union Binding CEO Martino Fumagalli and Burton Chief Product Officer Chris Cunningham share why two fierce competitors and leaders in snowboard bindings are working together to bring Burton's Step On…

News November 22, 2024
Outdoor Industry Economic Contribution Grows to $1.2 Trillion in 2023

Outdoor Industry Economic Contribution Grows to $1.2 Trillion in 2023

The growth of the outdoor industry’s economic contribution outpaced the rate of growth of the U.S. economy in 2023, growing to $1.2 trillion in 2023, according to the latest data…

News November 21, 2024
Rip Curl’s Q1 Sales Drop 7 Percent, Wholesale Orders Expected to Improve

Rip Curl’s Q1 Sales Drop 7 Percent, Wholesale Orders Expected to Improve

Executives at Rip Curl parent company KMD Brands reviewed how the brand performed last year and in Q1 in the current fiscal year, and gave an outlook for the wholesale…

Executive Edition November 21, 2024
Former Billabong Heavy Hitter Steph Hendrickson Joins It’s Now Cool Swimwear Brand

Former Billabong Heavy Hitter Steph Hendrickson Joins It’s Now Cool Swimwear Brand

Hendrickson's experience will be key to the brand's next phase of growth, It's Now Cool said. It's a big hiring coup for the brand.

News November 20, 2024
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series