The bottom line swung to a profit of $80,184,000 in the third quarter against the prior year’s loss of $40,643,000, on revenues that were up 31% $853,467,000 over $652,870,000, boosted by a 40.8% increase in comparable sales.

Citing “the ongoing genocides and human rights abuses in Xinjiang, as well as other human rights violations,” the Biden Administration will stay away from Beijing and China during the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, but U.S. athletes will be allowed to compete.

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition from Australian Leather Pty Ltd. to review a 2019 judgment that found the company’s use of the Ugg name infringed on Deckers’ trademarks.

The former MLB outfielder, who retired from baseball last spring, has purchased the 60-plus-year-old maker of waterfowl, predator, deer and turkey calls.

Engine Capital LP, which owns about 1% of KSS’ equity, issued a letter to the mass merchant’s board of directors pushing for a sale of the company or a spin-off of its e-commerce operations to boost its value.

Net loss at the footwear maker was HK$15,462,000 ($2.0 mm) for the fiscal first half ended Sep. 30 against a profit of HK$65,564,000 last year, as revenues slipped 3% to HK$379,373,000 ($48.8 mm) from HK$391,565,000.

Avon, MA-based Aqua-Leisure Recreation, which is backed by private equity firm, Blackford Capital is acquiring Airhead Sports Group for undisclosed terms.

Handgun imports increased 6% to 357,041 units in August, slowing from recent months’ double-digit pace, with pistols up 6% to 329,988 units and revolvers down 2% to 27,053 units, according to ITC data compiled by the NSSF.

The NYC-based streetwear brand, which sued The Big a last summer after settling an earlier claim from 2019, has filed another action against the company, this time in Cen. CA federal court.

Net income inched down to $25,192,000 in the third quarter from $25,266,000 last year, despite a 15% top line improvement to $381,719,000 from $331,383,000, including a +13.0% blended comp, lapping last year’s blockbuster +21.2% gain.

Net income grew 341% to $32,895,000 from $7,466,000 on revenues that were up 25% to $600,546,000 from $479,280,000 in the third quarter, boosted by a +25% blended comp against a negative 18% comp last year.

The European Center for Constitutional Rights, with the support of human rights law firm Prakken d’Oliveira, has filed criminal complaints against several Dutch and U.S. textile and fashion brands that have their European headquarters in the Netherlands.

The family footwear chain is acquiring 21-door retailer Shoe Station for $67 million in cash, adding its stores in AL, FL, GA, MS, and LA to Shoe Carnival’s 377-door fleet.

The 35-year-old, Australian maker of leather work shoes is expanding its rugged outdoor assortment with the upmarket Farmington and Bedrock collections, set to launch for Spring 2022.