The post-pandemic rebound continued in 2023 as total team sports participation marked its third year of improvement with a more balanced recovery on gains in 20 of 24 covered sports, according to SFIA’s 2024 U.S. Trends in Teams Sports Report.

Imports at the nation’s major container ports remain elevated, exceeding last year by double digits, according to the NRF and Hackett Associates’ Global Port Tracker, up 19% in Aug. to 2.34 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units.

S&P Global affirmed the Italian luxury sneaker maker’s company B+ on its €480 million first-lien senior secured notes due in 2027 and removed them from CreditWatch positive, with a stable outlook.

The footwear maker scored an undisclosed investment from Thirty-5 Capital to expand its product line beyond golf to multiple sports, including baseball and pickleball.

The Peru-based sustainable alpaca apparel brand hired former prAna North American sales director Christian Castellani as director of wholesale sales.

Grassroots Outdoor Alliance’s Fall buying show will boast record vendor and buyer attendance this year, according to the retailer-owned network of outdoor retailers and vendors.

The outdoor headwear and accessories brand hired former Pacific Market International and Superfeet exec and Cascade Designs board member Cambria Schmidt as its new chief financial officer.