Financial insights for the sporting goods industry – Page 3
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Zumiez updates quarter-to-date sales
Zumiez, the parent of the Blue Tomato retail chain, reported a 4.2 percent increase in international net sales, consisting of revenues generated in Europe and Australia, for the nine weeks ended Dec. 30. However, comparable international sales were down 4.2 percent for the period. Group sales fell by 6.6 percent ...
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Intersport Spain still down from 2019
Neither separately nor in aggregate have the companies that make up Intersport Spain yet matched the annual sales of 2019 – which themselves were, for the most part, in decline from 2018. The latest available figure for its full-year 2022 is about 28 percent down from the pre-lockdown year. Intersport ...
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Lululemon raises guidance
Lululemon Athletics announced in a preannouncement before the ICR Conference that, for Q4 of FY 2023, it expects net revenue to be somewhere from $3.170 to $3.190 billion, a 14 to 15 percent increase compared to the last quarter of FY 2022. Previous guidance saw shares in the range of ...
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Wolverine Worldwide on expected FY course, update on transformation
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. provided an update on its preliminary, unaudited financial results for FY 2023 and its ongoing transformation efforts ahead of its presentation at the 2024 ICR Conference this week. “We’re executing the stabilization phase of our strategic transformation with tremendous pace while redesigning Wolverine Worldwide for the ...
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Crocs expects record revenues, raises FY guidance
Crocs Inc. now expects to post record 2023 revenues of approximately $3.95 billion, representing more than 11 percent growth year-over-year, compared with a previous guidance of a 10 to 11 percent increase. “2023 was a strong year for Crocs, Inc. that culminated in a successful holiday season with market share ...
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Amer’s Arc’teryx brand key to sales growth in China
Amer Sports, the Finnish parent of 11 brands, which filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 4, has dramatically increased its sales in Greater China over the last four years largely through its Arc’teryx brand. The group’s total sales in the market increased ...
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Nike eyes innovation, cost cuts to drive future results
Citing increased macroeconomic headwinds around the globe, particularly in the EMEA and Greater China, Nike is stepping up its strategic approach to innovation and numerous cost-cutting measures to improve its financial results in the coming quarters. That effort will include greater emphasis on product newness and opportunities to slash ...
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Pádel Nuestro ups its year-end sales forecast
Pádel Nuestro Group is forecasting an increase in annual sales of 27 percent, to €65 million, for full-year 2023, according to CMDsport. This is up from November’s forecast of €62 million. E-commerce should account for about 55 percent of the total. In what parent company 360 Padel Group’s CEO is ...
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Analysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q3 2023
Aggregate net income is down in every sector except one, with two big names shaping overall revenue. Find out more with our latest scorecard.
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Inditex sales increase 14.9% in first 9 months at constant exchange rates
In the nine months to Oct. 31, the sales of Inditex, the Spanish parent company of several fast fashion brands including Zara and Massimo Dutti, grew by 11.1 percent to €25.6 billion, showing “very satisfactory” development both in stores and online, the Spanish fashion fast group said in a statement. ...
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A record FY22 for Atmósfera Sport
The Spanish buying group Atmósfera Sport, which began life as Esport Deval in 1988, is wrapping up its 35th anniversary year with news of record annual sales, according to CMDsport. In full-year 2022 the retailer managed for the first time to break €30 million in sales – in fact, blew ...
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Atleet flying high for Tréndico
After five years in business, the Tréndico buying group’s newest retail banner, Atleet, is projecting record sales of more than €60 million for the full year 2023, according to CMDsport. This amounts to a gain of 18.5 percent over FY 2022’s figure of €55.7 million. Specialized in sportswear for training, ...
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Lululemon eyes men’s, footwear as key growth opportunities
Lululemon, which last week called its early holiday sales “strong” and forecasted total Q4 revenues of $3.14 to $3.17 billion, intends to put extra attention on the men’s business and launch footwear for him in 2024. While the brand’s Q3 men’s sales increased by 15 percent, the group admitted men’s ...
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Lululemon exceeds Q3 estimates but guides to softer Q4 performance
Lululemon had another strong quarter with both revenues and profits exceeding analyst estimates, but the group’s simultaneous Q4 outlook of 13 to 14 percent sales expansion sent Lululemon shares down by 2.8 percent in after-market trading yesterday. The group, which said early holiday sales were strong, is projecting total Q4 ...
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Frasers confident in strategy despite short-term challenges for premium lifestyle biz
UK retailer Frasers Group, which maintains its ambition to become the top sports retailer across the EMEA, reported a 12.6 percent increase in adjusted profit before tax (APBT) to £303.8 million (€354.6m) in H1/FY24 and said sales momentum in the early weeks of H2 were being driven by its Sports ...
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Activewear brand Bandier seeking a buyer for its intellectual property
American activewear brand Bandier is seeking a buyer for its intellectual property and assets, including but not limited to all of Bandier’s rights, inventory, intellectual property and all accounts receivable as of the closing date of a purchase. The move is an alternative to bankruptcy. The company, which operates five ...
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Castore secures £145 million investment
British sportswear brand Castore has announced that it has secured growth investment in a funding round led by Raine Partners, the equity arm of The Raine Group. Hanaco Ventures and Felix Capital also participated in the investment through their respective growth funds. The £145 million (€169m) investment will allow Castore ...
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Zumiez braces for FY loss despite higher Blue Tomato sales
Zumiez is now forecasting a full-year net loss and annual sales to fall more than 8 percent after reporting a net loss of $2.23 million against a profit of $6.9 million in Q3 ended Oct. 28. The operating loss was $157,000 against $10.4 million as gross margin contracted 70 basis ...
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Farfetch suspends Q3 results
Luxury fashion platform Farfetch Limited has announced that it will not be announcing its financial results for the third quarter of 2023. Accordingly, the related conference call on Nov. 29 was also canceled. The company expects to provide a market update in due course. At the moment, no forecasts and ...
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Foot Locker takes measures to reach two types of holiday shoppers
Saddled with a 10.5 percent year-over-year increase in inventory but also gaining some traction with customers seeking innovation and latest trend products, Foot Locker has taken strategic steps to reach both deal-seeking customers and others who want premium, on-trend items from key brands such as Nike, Puma, New Balance and ...