Shoppers are expected to be out in force on Black Friday and total Thanksgiving Weekend sales are looking positive despite inflationary pressure, multiple firms are guiding, while a repeat of 2021’s large pull forward looks to be a mixed bag.

The sportswear brand has assembled two new teams to oversee all aspects of global product development and technology, with a Global Design Team led by Torsten Hochstetter and a FUTURA Innovation Team led by former Adidas exec, Mikal Peveto.

Net income attributable to shareholders jumped 43% to HKD 239,111,000 ($30.5 mm) from HKD 167,676,000 in the fiscal first half ended Sep. 30, as revenues grew 26% to HKD 2,547,555,000 ($324.5 mm) from HKD 2,018,830,000, rebounding from last year’s Vietnam factory closures.

The ratings agency affirmed Newell’s Ba1 corporate family and other ratings, while acknowledging that the company’s outdoor & recreation brands and other consumer products would face difficult comparisons against pandemic-driven sales levels.

The buying group is elevating Travis Elam, its current director of team sports, to succeed Todd Adams as CEO effective Jan. 1 in a planned leadership transition.

Yeti is suing Last Brand, Inc. (dba Quince) in West TX district court for selling 20 oz. tumblers that it says infringe on the Rambler Tumbler trade dress.