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Sporting Goods Industry News for August 04, 2026
Net income jumped to $75.2 million from $20.3 million in the second quarter, and was up 67% even excluding last year’s included loss from Topgolf, as revenues improved 2% to $612.2 million from $600.4 million on the strength of equipment sales.
The latest slate of Section 301 tariffs is collecting a familiar coalition of foes after 25 Democratic-led states filed suit Monday on the grounds that USTR Greer rushed the process on forced labor investigations.
The Italian performance sportswear brand posted revenues of €117.5 million ($136.6 mm) in the first half of 2026, representing a 10% increase year-over-year, and 25% higher than the €93 million recorded two years ago.
Weyco’s struggling boot brand broke a string of sales declines last quarter, growing 10% on increased volumes across most major channels.
The Czech industrial holding company, which owns the Kästle ski brand, along with former Rottefella exec Torstein Myklebostad, inked an agreement to acquire Madshus from Elevate for undisclosed terms.
New gun control laws in VA and RI have pushed sales in those states up triple digits, and July saw total NSSF-adjusted NICS checks rising 8.5% nationally in a seasonally slow month to 1,061,883 from 978,731.
Fishing participation ticked down 2% among Americans ages 6-plus to 57 million in 2025 from 57.9 million, according to the Special Report on Fishing from the Outdoor Foundation and Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation.
U.S. subsidiary Johnson Health Tech Trading agreed to pay a $16.875 million civil penalty to the Consumer Product Safety Commission over defective Horizon T101-05 treadmills.
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