Significant impairments and other one-time charges sent profits lower in four out of five segments, resulting in aggregate net income falling 36% to $2,678.4 million from $4,165.3 million, while sales increased 8% to $59,642.2 million from $55,182.1 million at the 47 public companies we track.

The National Sporting Goods Association’s just-released Shopper Playbook report found a sharp increase in pre-purchase research among sporting goods shoppers to 73% in 2025, up from 64% in 2020, along with other insights into retail preferences.

Yue Yuen’s footwear manufacturing revenue slipped 10% in Mar. to an implied $415,936,000 from $461,505,000 last year, while total revenues at the Chinese company declined 8% to $604,007,000 from $657,747,000 for the month.

The Eager Beavertons are in exclusive negotiations to return as the match ball provider for UEFA’s men’s club matches, including the Champions League, replacing Adidas in a proposed four-year deal beginning in 2027.

The Eager Beavertons revealed that Tom Bignall, who was named chief innovation officer last summer, is leaving the company to pursue other interests.

American Holoptics has inked an agreement to acquire Armasight, the night-vision and thermal-optics maker, from Ecentria for undisclosed terms.

NWTG revealed that it has received a notification from Nasdaq stating that it is short of the exchange’s minimum of $2.5 million in stockholders’ equity to maintain its listing.

In the same week it filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission seeking to block several competitors, including Diadem Sports, Sport Squad (dba Joola) also filed suit in FL district court, accusing Diadem of infringing on its patent number 12,465,826 with the defendant’s Edge BlueCore pickleball paddle products.