Holiday 2026 retail sales will break into 13 digits at $1,016 billion, according to Bain & Company, driven by inflation and unit growth for a 4.5% gain over 2025 as several macro tailwinds lift sales amid ongoing consumer caution.

The U.K.-based apparel maker received multiple unsolicited approaches, Sky News first reported, and has now hired JPMorgan to field interest from potential suitors.

The Eager Beavertons will be removed from the S&P 100 effective Sep. 21, as part of the index’s quarterly rebalance, ending a run of nearly 18 years among the benchmark’s largest constituents.

The iconic snowboard brand tapped Denny Bruce as CEO, effective Sep. 21, succeeding Donna Carpenter, who had served on an interim basis since longtime chief John Lacy stepped down in June.

The outdoor industry veteran has left Dick’s SG, where he most recently served in an advisory role, to join men’s apparel and footwear e-tailer Huckberry as SVP of strategy and a member of its board of directors.

The members of the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame’s Class of 2027 are Kurt Ainsworth, who co-founded baseball equipment powerhouse Marucci Sports, and Kelly Richardson of baseball cap maker Richardson Sports.

DKS, along with chairman Ed Stack, CEO Lauren Hobart, and CFO Navdeep Gupta, were hit with a proposed class action filed in W. PA district court brought by the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union #295 Pension Fund, accusing them of violating federal securities law.