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.

Coming up on a month after taking charge of the struggling apparel company, CEO Heidi O’Neill hired Maggie Gauger as president & chief product officer and Joseph Godsey as chief operating officer, two newly created roles, and made a handful of other changes in the C-suite.

The Chinese sportswear giant is now Puma’s largest shareholder as Anta has completed its purchase of Artemis SAS’s 29.06% stake for €1,505.5 million in cash, according to releases from both parties.

Profit attributable to shareholders at the multi-banner apparel and footwear retailer ticked up 7% to ¥25,931 million ($162.7 mm) over ¥24,336 million for the fiscal first half ended Aug. 31, on 6% net sales growth to ¥202,298 million ($1,265.9 mm) from ¥190,132 million.

The Wolverine Worldwide-owned women’s fitness brand grew sales 4% to £146,717,736 ($193.0 mm) last year from £140,417,498, but the bottom line finished £2,505,123 ($3.3 mm) in the red compared to a profit of £573,586, according to a new Companies House filing.

Levi Strauss’ yoga brand sales increased 9% to $36.0 million from $33.0 million in the fiscal third quarter ended Aug. 31, but have continued to decelerate from 16% growth in Q2 and a 23% pace in the first quarter.

The running specialty franchisor promoted 20-year company veteran Jason Jabaut to president from his current position as chief operating officer.

The Austrian ski brand, which is owned by Czech holding company ConsilTech, has established an advisory board chaired by former Amer Sports exec Scott Mellin to oversee strategy, corporate governance, and performance.

Nike, Patagonia, Under Armour, Lululemon, Cotopaxi, and REI are among the founding members of a new initiative under The Nature Conservancy to combat microfiber pollution.