Industry imports of athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment increased 3% in the second quarter to $5,812.6 million from $5,649.2 million a year ago, as brands and retailers were whipsawed by the Trump Administration’s tariff threats and delays.

The $9.4 billion go-private deal puts SKX under the control of 3G Capital Partners, with current management Robert and Michael Greenberg continuing to lead the company they grew to become the world’s third-largest sneaker brand.

The Gainline Capital Partners-backed fitness equipment company appointed its founder and chairman Michael Bruno as CEO, succeeding Bryan O’Rourke, who has served in the top spot for two years.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board handed a win to Under Dog and canceled a host of claims in four Athalonz patents that cover specially shaped midsoles with variable foam densities that it says give wearers a more stable athletic base.

With its first U.S. store nearing opening, Anta is stepping up the buzz around its international expansion plans, as VP Will Wang recently discussed their three-year targets at the 2025 Asia New Vision Forum in Singapore.

The Pinault family’s investment vehicle, which owns nearly 30% of The Big Cat, has no interest in offloading shares at current depressed prices, a source close to the matter told Reuters.

WeSports Group sales skyrocketed 28% in the second quarter to SEK 761 million ($78.7 mm), the cycling-focused company revealed in an interview with our sister publication SGI Europe.

The ratings agency believes that solid sales of Titleist golf balls, Footjoy gloves, and other consumables will support GOLF’s expanding EBITDA, even as demand for clubs potentially softens.

Mizuno USA strengthened its golf division leadership team, naming 21-year company veteran Chris Voshall as director of golf, as it aims to drive growth and innovation.

The Swedish high-tech golf apparel brand elevated Martin Nilsson as CEO, succeeding Nicholai Stein, who has served in the role since 2020.

S&P Global assigned the rating to Dick’s SG’s $382 million senior unsecured debt issued in the swap for Foot Locker Inc.’s senior notes due in 2029.

Early retail sales forecasts are predicting Holiday 2025 growth in the low to mid-single digits, led by e-commerce, while in-store sales remain above pre-pandemic levels but continue to taper off from the 2021 record.

The pace of imports is slowing following a near-record peak this summer ahead of tariffs, according to the NRF and Hackett Associates’ Global Port Tracker, inching up 2% in July to 2.36 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units.

Yue Yuen’s footwear manufacturing revenue declined 10% in Aug. to an implied $476,135,000 from $527,855,000 last year, while total revenues at the Chinese footwear maker and retailer fell 9% to $650,433,000 for the month.

DKS said that 95.48%, or $381.9 million, of Foot Locker’s 4.000% senior notes due 2029 were tendered in exchange for new 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029 issued by Dick’s SG and $1 million in cash.

Six companies have been chosen as semi-finalists in the Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s 2025 Start-Up Challenge and will compete in a virtual pitch session on Sep. 16.

Handgun imports slipped 1% in June to 216,250 units, according to ITC data compiled by the NSSF, with pistol imports flat at 192,988 units and revolvers declining 9% to 23,262 units.