Deckers Outdoor Corp. posted a sales increase of 2.7 percent to $386.7 million for the third quarter. While U.S. sales were off by 1.4 percent, sales grew by 10.3 percent in the rest of the world, reaching $147.9 million. Teva went up by 0.6 percent, Sanuk by 0.5 percent and Ugg by 1.3 percent. Other brands scored an 81.3 percent increase to $13.3 million, mainly because of the acquisition of Hoka One One. Sales from the company's retail stores and e-commerce went up by 34.5 percent and 12.2 percent, respectively, helping the gross margin to improve by 0.9 percentage points to 43.2 percent for the quarter. Exceeding analysts' projections, the company's net income fell by 23 percent to $33.1 million (more in Shoe Intelligence and The Outdoor Industry Compass).

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