New Balance Athletics’ sales grew 20% in 2024, to $7.8 billion, marking the fourth consecutive year of at least 20% growth, CEO Joe Preston said at the National Retail Federation conference in New York City.

The British parent of Finish Line, DTLR Villa, Shoe Palace, and, most recently, Hibbett reported that positive full-price selling in December was unable to overcome softer November comps.

In a pre-release of final quarter results, BGFV said that sales fell 7% to $181.6 million from $196.3 million, largely due to weak winter products sales due to minimal snowfall and warmer-than-normal weather conditions.

Net income at the Japanese retailer swung to a loss of ¥257 million ($1.7 mm) in the fiscal first quarter ended Nov. 30, from a profit of ¥52 million last year on revenues that ticked down 2% to ¥13,260 million ($88.9 mm) from ¥13,497 million, driven by the prolonged depreciation of the yen and frugal consumer spending.

The Chinese sportswear brand said that overall retail sales of 361º core branded products in the final quarter were up approximately 10%, while its 361º Kids brand improved about 10% to 15%.

Great Outdoors Group's "amend-and-extend" term loan will extend the maturity of up to $4.515 billion of its first-lien senior secured term loan until 2032, and of its $1.2 billion ABL facility by five years to 2030 from 2026, S&P Global reported.

Big Foot’s corporate family rating and probability of default rating were cut to Ba3 from Ba2, while its senior unsecured notes were lowered to B1 from Ba3.