January 16, 2025 Compass Diversified Maps 4-Year Plan for Sports Brands
Double-digit EBITDA growth in Q4 should be a harbinger of things to come at the company’s industry-related subsidiaries as post-outdoor boom volatility shakes out, supply chains are shored up ahead of potential tariffs, and PFAS standards are met, CODI outlined at its 2025 Investor Day. KT Tape Acquired by Healthcare Portfolio Company
Bridges Consumer Healthcare LLC will add KT Tape to its consumer and personal care brand portfolio, alongside ThermaCare and Absorbine Jr. in the company’s external pain relief segment. Sporting Goods Sales Inflect Positive in December
After declining every month in 2024, adjusted sales of sporting goods/hobby/book and music stores increased 1.8% to $8,426 million from $8,277 million in Dec., and grew 2.6% from Nov., according to Commerce Dept. data. Vail Resorts Reports Ski Metrics
Vail said that improved weather conditions, continued industry demand normalization, the late timing of the Thanksgiving holiday, and a shift in guest behavior to later in the season, translated into flat total skier visits at MTN’s mountain resorts, while retail/rental revenue in North American locations was down 5%. ISA Tantec Leather Scores in LWG Report
The Leather Working Group’s latest life cycle assessment report gave excellent marks to leather produced by ISA Next-Gen Materials.
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