The outdoor retailer’s red ink totaled $21,848,000 in Q1, compared with a loss of $21,254,000 a year ago, as sales increased 3% to $256,078,000 from $249,103,000 in the seasonally slow quarter, with same-store sales growing 2.1%.

The four-time NBA Champion ended six months on the endorsement deal bench this week as Li-Ning and Curry announced that they have inked an agreement, making the Chinese sportswear giant Brand Curry’s new home.

The Taiwanese exercise equipment maker’s bottom line cratered 91% to TWD 23.9 million ($0.8 mm) down from TWD 276.3 million, despite sales that improved 11% to TWD 11,791.9 million ($372.0 mm) against TWD 10,609.5 million.

The Japanese sportswear company’s venture arm will host a pitch competition on Oct. 22 in Ann Arbor, MI, for startups in the wearables, retail technology, digital spaces, or wellness space.

The Swiss outdoor gear maker elevated Jeff Pratt to vice president of sales, and named Steve Drew as sales director, North America, as it aims to bolster N.A. operations.

A slimmer gross margin hit the sneaker and sporting goods maker’s bottom line in the first quarter, with net income attributable to shareholders down 41% to TWD 674.0 million ($21.3 mm) from TWD 1,148.8 million, as sales slipped 7% to TWD 19,234.9 million ($606.8 mm) from TWD 20,722.8 million.

The relatively wrinkle-free period of the IEEPA tariff refund process may be coming to an end as the Justice Department indicated in a Friday court filing that it plans to appeal the U.S. Court of International Trade ruling that all companies that have levied tariffs are entitled to refunds, rather than just those who filed lawsuits.

ABC Mart has acquired all of Folder’s assets, including trademark and store operating rights, from E-Land World, expanding the multi-banner Japanese apparel and footwear retailer’s footprint in the South Korean market.

SanMar has inked an agreement to acquire the fashion apparel maker, which will remain an independent brand offered through authorized wholesale distributors.

The KMD Brands-owned rugged footwear brand added industry veterans Colin True and David Karstad to its senior leadership team.

CALY said it had completed paying off the remaining $163 million that was outstanding under its term loan B facility, using cash on hand.

Staff at the outdoor co-op’s San Diego, CA, store voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Union on May 29, making it the twelfth REI store to unionize and the largest in the country.

Net loss in the seasonally small first quarter narrowed to $14,814,000 from a loss of $21,227,000, as Journeys’ growing top line boosted revenue 3% to $487,025,000 from $473,973,000.