The Vans and North Face parent jumped at a favorable offer for Dickies from Bluestar Alliance, CEO Bracken Darrell and CFO Paul Vogel revealed at the Wells Fargo Consumer Conference, with proceeds going to pay down debt and free up spending on marketing initiatives for its core brands.

ManU’s commercial revenue improved 24% to £88.2 million ($117.6 mm) in the final fiscal quarter ended June 30, as retail, merchandising, apparel & product licensing grew 26% to £37.0 million ($49.3 mm), driven by its new e-commerce model in partnership with SCAYLE, combined with the launch of its new home kit for the 2025/26 season.

The global consulting firm’s 2025 U.S. Retail Holiday Outlook projects 3% to 5% growth in holiday retail dollar sales this year, essentially flat at the low end, accounting for ~3% inflation.

The owner of more than 29% of The Big Cat’s equity has been in talks with Authentic Brands and private equity firm CVC, Manager Magazin first reported, contradicting other reports that the Pinault family isn’t interested in selling at the currently depressed market value.

Fortified Equity has inked an agreement to acquire Avid, the lifestyle apparel, fishing, hunting, and outdoor adventure brand, for undisclosed terms.

The surfing wetsuits and apparel company has received a $3.5 million financing facility from Rosenthal Capital Group, enabling Xcel to fund new shipments in transit and increase production with its main overseas suppliers.

With Christmas falling on a Thursday this year, Super Saturday (Dec. 20) is expected to be the second busiest brick-and-mortar shopping day of the season in the U.S., Sensormatic Solutions predicted, behind Black Friday in the top spot as usual.

Salesforce joined other firms in predicting a slowdown in the Holiday 2025 growth rate, forecasting a 2.1% U.S. e-commerce gain for Nov. and Dec. to $288 billion, coming in below the 4% growth posted in '24.

Sporting goods/hobby/book and music store adjusted sales jumped 4.7% last month to $8,144 million from $7,780 million and were up 0.8% sequentially, according to Commerce Dept. data.

The Rebel Sport parent’s board dismissed Group MD and CEO Anthony Heraghty effective immediately, upon receiving additional information about his affair with SRG’s chief human resources officer, Jane Kelly.

Tecnica Group has appointed Luka Grilc as general manager of its Alpine business unit, consolidating oversight of its three ski brands Blizzard, Nordica, and Tecnica.

Mizuno Running is expanding its field team with five new brand specialists and territory managers to boost its support for the category.

VFC was hit with a proposed shareholder class action suit filed in CO district court—also naming president and CEO Darrell Bracken, former CFO Matthew Puckett, and current EVP and CFO Paul Vogel.

The complaint was filed in CT district court by John Kamp on behalf of shareholders, accusing CODI and several former and current executives of failing to oversee the finances of its Lugano subsidiary, which was acquired for $265 million in 2021.

VFC has inked a definitive agreement to sell the workwear brand to Bluestar Alliance for $600 million in cash, the latest significant move in ongoing portfolio streamlining as part of its Reinvent turnaround strategy.

The ratings agency assigned GIL a long-term issuer default rating of BBB with a stable outlook, touting the increased product portfolio diversification and scale that the addition of HBI will bring.

The Health & Fitness Association is expanding its leadership with three new hires and one promotion as it aims to focus on advocacy, research, and education.

An E. NY district court judge has dismissed with prejudice a proposed class action filed by Linda Rappaport, which accused Under Dog of deceptively advertising prices on merchandise for sale in its outlet stores and e-commerce outlet.