Revenue was up 6% at the luxury apparel brand for Q1, tallying €880,584,000 ($1,030.3 mm) over €829,021,000, with sales of both Moncler and Stone Island rising.

While shareholders look to BIRD’s AI future, first-quarter operations continued the brand’s long-term downward trend, with sales dropping 30% to $22,321,000 from $32,114,000, according to a preliminary and unaudited filing.

The BSN Sports parent is making a further push into the team sector with the acquisition of Sports Endeavors, the parent of Soccer.com, along with Lax.com, in transactions estimated to total between $300 and $400 million.

Sporting goods/hobby/book and music store adjusted sales increased 3.8% in Mar. to $8,457 million compared to $8,145 million, the Commerce Dept. reported, flat sequentially from Feb.

The Chinese sportswear brand said its retail sell-through grew low single digits, including both e-commerce and in-store sales, in the first quarter of 2026, following a solid Q4.

The footwear manufacturer and parent of Chinese retailer Pou Sheng said that first-quarter net income attributable to shareholders is expected to fall between 50% and 55% from a year ago to $34 to $38 million.

The Centre Partners-backed parent of GCI Outdoor and other outdoor and sporting goods brands appointed Jessica Klodnicki as its new chief executive officer.

The parent company of Rip Curl, Kathmandu, and Oboz closed the retail leg of its NZ$65.3 million ($38.0 mm) capital raise, raising NZ$11 million ($6.4 mm), as shareholders’ appetite for KMD’s recovery appears tempered.

White Room, which has the Carve, Drift, Amco, Escosol, and SMP brands in its portfolio, inked an agreement to acquire the Australian surf and lifestyle apparel brand for undisclosed terms.

The 20-year Adidas and Reebok veteran is the latest of many executives to change teams on the north bank of the mighty Aurach River, taking charge of The Big Cat’s heritage product on June 1.

The Lulunatics launched their e-commerce platform in Mexico, aiming to scale its integrated retail, digital presence, and omnichannel prowess, with around eight new stores opening there in FY 26.

Wilson Combat inked an agreement to acquire Guncrafter Industries' brand and assets, bringing the two U.S. custom firearms manufacturers together.

The Eager Beavertons have apologized after a barrage of social media outrage over a “Runners Welcome. Walkers Tolerated” sign posted in a Nike store window near the Boston Marathon finish line.

Industry retailers plan to grow their aggregate square footage by 2.6% in 2026, nearly double last year’s pace, led by the ambitious opening cadence of Dick’s and Academy Sports’ big-box stores.

S&P downgraded the Eager Beavertons’ outlook from stable to negative, reflecting the prolonged time it’s taking to overhaul its merchandising and go-to-market strategies, while the ratings agency affirmed the Swoosh’s A+ long-term issue credit rating and A-1 short-term commercial paper rating.

The ratings agency affirmed GIL’s long-term issuer default rating of BBB with a stable outlook, trumpeting Gildan’s $4.5 billion acquisition of Hanesbrands, nearly doubling the company’s revenue base to just over $6.0 billion, guided for FY ‘26 from $3.3 billion standalone.

The Big a spent over €3 billion on global marketing efforts last year, and is now opening a global pitch process for its media account, Campaign UK first reported.

The Groupe Bruxelles Lambert-owned brand tapped Matthias Meier as CEO, effective May 1, succeeding founder and long-time chief, Roman Arnold, who will remain executive chairman and focus on product innovation and strategy.

The Lululemon founder and major Amer Sports shareholder is apparently taking time away from his proxy battle with LULU’s board to form a venture to back new and existing athletic-focused brands, Bloomberg reported.

The shopping network has reached a deal with lenders to restructure $6.6 billion in debt to just $1.3 billion and emerge within 90 days from a pre-packaged Chapter 11 filing in S. TX bankruptcy court.