GCO’s mall footwear banner helped drive net income up 38% to $47,611,000 from $34,381,000 in its most important calendar quarter, as total company revenues grew 7% to $799,941,000 from $745,949,000.

Net income jumped to BRL 197.3 million ($37.5 mm) from BRL 2.1 million for the fourth quarter as sales posted a 12% gain to BRL 1,255.2 million ($238.5 mm) from BRL 1,122.4 million.

The outdoor footwear and winter sports equipment maker’s revenue grew 5% to €541.3 million ($608.2 mm) last year, but profits were down due to cost pressures from factory wages and U.S. tariffs.

The Commerce Dept., which is still catching up from the government shutdown, just reported that sporting goods/hobby/book and music store adjusted sales improved 3.2% in Jan. to $8,168 million from $7,918 million but were down 1.2% sequentially.

The Italian sports helmet and eyewear brand has acquired full ownership of its long-standing exclusive U.S. distributor, Rudy Project N.A., as it aims to take direct control of the U.S. and Caribbean markets.

The Finnish smart ring maker has inked an agreement to acquire Doublepoint, which specializes in AI-driven gesture recognition technology for wearables, for undisclosed terms.

Net loss narrowed 52% to $31,261,000 from $65,521,000 for the fourth quarter as sales slipped 8% to $65,413,000 from $71,405,000, with the bottom line facing $29.9 million of non-cash goodwill and indefinite-lived asset impairments compared to $44.8 million in the prior year.

Calling out a 28% increase in handgun unit sales into the sporting goods channel as a key driver, SWBI’s net income jumped 79% to $3,753,000 from $2,102,000 in the fiscal third quarter ended Jan. 31, as sales climbed 17% to $135,709,000 from $115,885,000.

The industrial yarn and footwear component supplier’s bottom line improved 29% to $103.4 million in income last year, up from $80.1 million on 2% higher sales of $1,464.9 million against $1,433.0 million, powered by growth in apparel, while footwear faced challenging market conditions.

Net loss narrowed to $9,104,000 in the final quarter from a loss of $37,191,000 a year ago, on flat revenues at the action camera maker of $201,673,000 against $200,882,000.

Gap, Inc.’s women’s athleisure brand contracted 11% in the fourth quarter to $354 million in revenues, down from $396 million, including a -10% comp.

The Sports Direct parent has increased its stake in The Big Cat to 5.77%, according to German stock exchange filings, becoming Puma’s second largest investor behind Anta Sports, which holds 29%.

The Eager Beavertons revealed in an SEC filing that they are taking a one-time, $300 million charge in the fiscal third quarter that ended Feb. 29 to pay for employee severance costs.

Following RGR’s tepid 2025 results, the Italian gunmaker, which is nearly a 10% RGR shareholder, accused it of buying sales at the expense of margins in a release supporting the four candidates Beretta has proposed for Sturm, Ruger’s board.

The Big a’s reported Q4 results were not particularly impressive, but backing out last year’s final Yeezy clearance sales and accounting for the stronger euro improves the picture, giving CEO Bjørn Gulden confidence in high-single-digit growth this year and healthy gains in operating profit, along with a recovery in North America.

Net income contracted 6% to BRL 158,820,000 ($30.2 mm) from BRL 169,220,000 for the fourth quarter as revenue increased 11% to BRL 1,008,606,000 ($191.6 mm) from BRL 905,719,000.

NSSF’s adjusted NICS checks grew 3.5% to 1,265,320, marking the first improvement in six months, compared to 1,222,980 a year ago.

The TX-based firearms maker has been acquired from Catalyst Holdings by Roe Strategic Capital, a partnership between current Shadow Systems CEO Trevor Roe and investor Richard Roe.

The bankrupt casual and outdoor retailer attracted no interest from potential acquirers as the Mar. 3 bidding deadline passed, leading the court to cancel the asset auction that was scheduled for Mar. 6.

The Nashville, TN-based nonprofit is acquiring the European footwear, apparel, and accessories reconditioning firm, Erren Recondition, for undisclosed terms.