A class action lawsuit is now underway seeking IEEPA tariff refunds for smaller importers after the U.S. Court of International Trade certified a plaintiff group in Freestyle World, Inc. v. United States late last week.

Yue Yuen’s footwear manufacturing revenue improved 7% in Sep., to an implied $475.5 million from $443.6 million last year, reversing the prior month’s negative trend, which saw revenues slip 1% as shipments rebounded.

Yue Yuen’s retail subsidiary, which operates PRC stores for Nike, Adidas, and many other brands, narrowed its declines in Sep. to a 3% drop in local currency to RMB 1,314.8 million ($193.1 mm) and is now down 4% year-to-date to RMB 12,402.7 million.

BlackStrap’s former VP of brand & marketing, Randy Torcom, has returned to the winter accessories brand as VP of brand & product.

The fast-growing pickleball club franchisor said excessive commitments made to landlords guaranteeing franchisees’ rents are forcing it to reorganize in a Chapter 11 filing in No. TX federal court.

Yeti filed suit in E. NY district court, accusing Bedgear of infringing on two of its utility patents and three design patents with the defendant’s Performance Dog Bed products.