A class action lawsuit is now underway seeking IEEPA tariff refunds for smaller importers after the U.S. Court of International Trade certified a plaintiff group in Freestyle World, Inc. v. United States late last week.

Yue Yuen’s footwear manufacturing revenue improved 7% in Sep., to an implied $475.5 million from $443.6 million last year, reversing the prior month’s negative trend, which saw revenues slip 1% as shipments rebounded.

Yue Yuen’s retail subsidiary, which operates PRC stores for Nike, Adidas, and many other brands, narrowed its declines in Sep. to a 3% drop in local currency to RMB 1,314.8 million ($193.1 mm) and is now down 4% year-to-date to RMB 12,402.7 million.

BlackStrap’s former VP of brand & marketing, Randy Torcom, has returned to the winter accessories brand as VP of brand & product.

The fast-growing pickleball club franchisor said excessive commitments made to landlords guaranteeing franchisees’ rents are forcing it to reorganize in a Chapter 11 filing in No. TX federal court.

Yeti filed suit in E. NY district court, accusing Bedgear of infringing on two of its utility patents and three design patents with the defendant’s Performance Dog Bed products.

In observance of the Columbus Day federal holiday we will not publish SGI NewsWire on Monday, Oct. 12. We will resume publishing on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Accelerating from 2024’s 2.0% improvement, total hardgoods sales increased 3.1% last year to $112,240 million from $108,842 million, led by the largest companies, with eight of the top 10 posting sales growth.

With Maggie Gauger’s surprise departure to rival Lululemon, Athleta’s chief marketing officer, Erika Everett, will take the reins on an interim basis until the company finds a permanent successor, according to a company internal memo viewed by Bloomberg.

Now that most Holiday merchandise has arrived in stores and warehouses, imports at U.S. container ports dipped 1% in Aug. to 2.30 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units, according to the NRF and Hackett Associates’ Global Port Tracker report.

The Federal Trade Commission prompted Gildan and S&S Holdings to remove exclusive pricing terms from their partnership agreement after a review found that S&S’s contract with GIL prohibited it from offering similar pricing and discounts to competitors.

Los Angeles Police arrested Wassem Saman, owner of Shoes n Shoes, with $1 million worth of goods allegedly stolen from BNSF and Union Pacific Railroad train property.

Sales in HELE’s Home & Outdoor segment, which includes Hydro Flask and Osprey Packs, rose 9% to $227.9 million in fiscal Q2 ended Aug. 31, driven by new Osprey introductions and continued international distribution expansion, though Hydro decelerated.

The 2025-26 winter season chalked up another post-pandemic year for snowsports growth with a 3% gain to 31.96 million participants over 30.97 million, according to the 2025-26 Participation Study from Snowsports Industries America, with a 10.3% participation rate for Americans ages 6 and older, up 30 b.p. over the prior year.

Sporting goods, hobby, music, and bookstore sales grew 0.20% year over year on a seasonally adjusted basis but slipped 0.12% month over month, reaching $9.2 billion in Sep.

GCE inked an agreement to acquire the sock maker from Strategic Brand Growth, expanding its portfolio as it continues its strategy of seeking brands with an authentic heritage and long-term growth potential.

The action sports brand has merged with family-backed investment firm Mas Alpha Securities, bringing its snowboarding program back in-house and concluding a 12-year licensing structure with Kent Outdoors.

Decathlon America is recalling about 1,150 Van Rysel GRVL AF bicycles because the front lock nut can loosen during use, causing the front wheel to dislodge or loosen over time.