After two years of first trying to catch up with pandemic-induced shortages of sports apparel, footwear and equipment, and then frantically putting the brakes on an ensuing flood of excess product, the industry saw 2023 import volumes that ended up remarkably close to 2019 levels.

Hanesbrands’ sale of its Champion brand may be reaching the final stage with a potential $1.4 billion bid on the table, according to a report by Women’s Wear Daily, citing a source close to the matter.

In its final review following Amer Sports’ IPO earlier this month, the ratings agency has assigned a B1 long-term corporate family rating and a B1-PD probability of default rating to the company.

Recreational visits to National Parks tumbled 10% in Jan. to 12,286,733 from 13,636,466 in a seasonally slow month, lapping an 11% increase last year.