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.

Activewear brands FLX and Tek Gear received a call-out for helping drive a +6% private-label comp in Q1, as four of six categories comped flat or slightly positive amid the company’s turnaround efforts.

Revenue was up 10% at the luxury sneaker brand to €173.2 million for Q1, led by a 19% boost to direct-to-consumer sales on double-digit comp gains and new store contributions, along with strong digital results.

Sales at the Gap, Inc.-owned women’s active brand fell 12% in the first quarter to $270 million from $308 million, lapping a 6% drop in Q1 ‘25 and following an 11% decline in the prior quarter.

The sports apparel maker warned that its net income attributable to shareholders will decline around 30% to about HKD 152.5 million ($19.5 mm) for the year ended Mar. 31, down from HKD 217.2 million.

The Rehub Circular Technology Center is a new outdoor gear repair and advanced manufacturing facility opened at College of the Rockies’ Gold Creek Campus in Cranbrook, BC.

National Park recreational visits dropped 4% year-over-year last month to 25,910,844 from 26,920,131, but year-to-date visits are just positive at 79,629,454 against 79,193,538.

The outdoor brand said in a press release that it could not reach a settlement with social media personality and drag queen, Wyn Wiley, whom it accused of infringing on its multi-colored P6 logo and marks with their Pattie Gonia brand.