An unexpected flurry of orders in the final quarter, especially in the U.S. market, pushed up Puma’s consolidated sales 16% to €720.5 million ($943.9 mm) from €623.4 million, which generated net income of €33.1 million ($43.4 mm) this year, up 137% from the €14.0 million last year.

Jarden’s Outdoor Solutions group reported operating income of $38.1 million for the final quarter ended Dec. 31, up 75% from the $22.4 million of last year on a revenue hike of 2% to $614.5 million compared to $604.0 million.

The Mr. Quiggly-endorsed brand, faced with tough comparisons and the shedding of millions worth of toning inventory, reported a $57,661,000 loss against a profit of $3,237,000 in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31.

HBI expects its outerwear segment to lose money this year because of “hypercompetitive pricing” and reduce its annual EPS by $0.30 ($29.8 mm) to a range of $2.50-2.60 with most of the segment’s challenges to occur in H1.

Helped by a $30.1 million reduction in litigation charges, fourth quarter net income came in at $34,709,000 against a loss of $57,113,000 for the period ended Dec. 31.

The multi-year deal, which immediately makes 130,000 hard- and softgoods team products available to Hibbett customers online at www.stadiumshop.hibbett.com, is the first alliance with a sporting goods retailer for Plantation, FL-based Dreams, Inc.