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10/28/2026


Vans Lags but Altra Outperforms for VF Corp.

Net income jumped 50% to $285,251,000 from $189,765,000 for the fiscal second quarter ended Sep. 30, on revenue that declined 4% to $2,695,132,000 from $2,802,706,000, but was up 1% after backing out Dickies from the prior year.

Topsports’ Revenues Tumble in Difficult FQ2

Net income slipped 16% in the fiscal first half ended Aug. 31 to RMB 662.6 million ($98.3 mm) from RMB 789.1 million, as sales fell 11% to RMB 10,913.2 million ($1,619.2 mm) from RMB 12,298.6 million.

Garmin’s Q3 Sales Powered by Adventure Watches, Wearables

GRMN’s Fitness segment grew 16% to $694,328,000 in the third quarter, and operating income improved 19% to $230,634,000 from $193,600,000.

GrabAGun Expands Into Wholesale Distribution

GrabAGun has acquired Camfour for around $34.0 million in cash, adding the firearms, ammunition, and accessories wholesaler’s distribution network, manufacturing relationships, and dealer infrastructure.

Etcetera: Skechers, New Balance, La Sportiva, Bass Pro

10/27/2026


Shimano’s Bike Biz Rebounds Double Digits

After years of malaise, Shimano’s bike component sales drove 13% revenue growth in the third quarter to ¥128,189 million ($805.2 mm) from ¥113,611 million, but net income inched down 1% to ¥12,072 million ($75.8 mm) from ¥12,144 million.

Rocky Brands Posts Another Double-Digit Quarter

Continuing its recent run of success, RCKY net income jumped 78% in Q3 to $12,848,000 from $7,212,000, while revenue rose 13% to $138,814,000 from $122,540,000, driven by broad-based demand.

RPM Fitness Follows Parent FitLab into Chapter 11

Two and a half years after its acquisition by FitLab, the performance equipment and apparel brand now faces Chapter 11 in the DE U.S. Bankruptcy Court after its parent’s chief restructuring officer filed Form 201s on Monday for FitLab, RPM, and 23 other subsidiaries.

Reusch Int’l Buys Italian Sports Glove Specialist

The Italian glove maker has inked an agreement to acquire Level Gloves as Reusch aims to scale and grow the brand by double digits.

GSM Outdoors’ Term Loan Supports Growth Plans

The ratings agency left GSM Outdoors’ B3 corporate family rating, B3 rating on the upsized senior secured first lien term loan, and stable outlook unchanged, including its proposed $100 million incremental term loan.

J.Lindeberg Hires Björn Borg’s Bunge as CEO

Henrik Bunge, who has led Swedish sportswear brand Björn Borg for the past 12 years, will take charge of the Stockholm-based golf and lifestyle apparel brand on April 1, 2027.

Etcetera: Birkenstock, GSI Outdoors, Bont Cycling, Minus33, Veloci, Helinox, Feedback Sports

10/26/2026


MAP Active Seasonal Demand Drives Top Line Gains

Net income attributable to shareholders at the Indonesian retailer grew 16% to IDR 578,160 million ($33.0 mm) in the third quarter from IDR 499,603 million last year, on 23% higher sales of IDR 6,310,696 million ($359.9 mm), up from IDR 5,150,650 million.

Li Ning Sales Down in Q3

Retail sales of the Chinese sportswear brand declined low-single digits year over year in the third quarter, with a mid-single-digit dip in brick-and-mortar channels.

Yue Yuen Warns of Falling Profits

The Chinese footwear maker said that it expects nine-month net income to drop by 50% to 55% from $279 million a year ago, blaming weak demand on the top line, as well as tariffs and inflation.

Gildan Closes Hanesbrands Australia Sale

GIL received about A$700 million ($490 mm) in cash from BBFIT Investments Pte Ltd, an entity of private investment firm BB Retail Capital, for Hanesbrands’ Australian operations, acquired with HBI last year.

Lowe Alpine Acquisition Closes

ATG Brands & Data Limited closed its acquisition of the Lowe Alpine brand’s IP from Equip Outdoor Technologies, in a deal first announced in Sep., with the new owners gaining exclusive rights to the trademark, logo and associated brand assets.

ThredUp Touts Secondhand Potential for Holiday

The secondhand market continues to pick up favor with gifters and giftees, according to the online resale platform’s 2026 Holiday Resale Report.

Lululemon Settles Texas PFAS Probe

The athleisure giant inked a settlement with the Texas Attorney General’s office following its spring investigation into the company’s chemical safety practices, AG Ken Paxton announced late last week, while LULU again denied any wrongdoing.

Etcetera: Alo Yoga, Asics, Gilbert, AGM Global Vision

 
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