Branded athletic apparel sales broke out last year after several years of low-single-digit growth, rising 7.0% in 2025 to $130,333 million from $121,800 million and easily outpacing the sneaker market’s 3.1% increase.

FOXF completed the sale of Marucci Sports to Squared Up Holdings, LLC, an investor group led by the baseball brand’s senior management, for an enterprise value of $225 million and will use the proceeds to reduce debt.

Net income at David Beckham’s company increased 47% to $49.8 million last year, compared to $44.9 million in the previous year, on 20% higher sales of $110.5 million, up from $92.3 million, driven by new commercial partnerships and product launches ahead of the FIFA World Cup.

Acquired by UA in 2024, the sustainable streetwear brand founded by Eric Liedtke, Maarten Teijsse, and Tara Moss is now moving its full product assortment onto UA.com.

National Park recreational visits inched up year-over-year to 38,443,124 from 38,322,951 in the seasonally important month, while year-to-date visits are down 1% to 228,026,790 from 229,630,942.

Arrows largely point in the right direction for the industry as post-pandemic declines in sports per participant level off and core participation logs a second year of improvement, according to the 2026 SFIA U.S. Trends in Team Sports Report.

Retail sales, excluding cars, are expected to grow 5.5% over 2025 this Holiday season, supported by a healthy labor market and wealth gains, but about 2.8% of the increase is attributed to inflation, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse.

Oberalp Group has promoted its chief sales officer Stefan Rainer to CEO effective Oct. 1 in a planned transition, succeeding Christoph Engl, who has led the Bolzano-based outdoor and sporting goods group since 2018.

After nearly 32 years building the Varsity Brands-owned team dealer into an industry powerhouse, Babilla is retiring effective Sep. 30, but will remain involved as an advisor and investor.

Rapha’s chief, Fran Millar, is stepping down after two years as the British cycling apparel company prepares a significant organizational restructuring aimed at reducing costs and returning to profitability.

The Italian cycling and outdoor apparel company has acquired technical bikepacking brand Tailfin as it targets €150 million ($174.4 mm) in revenues by 2028.

The golf shaft maker has acquired an option on a beryllium-tungsten mine called the Pole Canyon project in White Pine County, NV, in exchange for 19.9% of its issued and outstanding common stock.

The smart ring maker was hit with two separate proposed class action suits in CA district court, accusing it of misleading consumers that it can accurately track the quality and stages of users’ sleep.

After warning last month that U.S. sales were decelerating, the U.K.-based parent of Finish Line, Hibbett and other banners said H1 adjusted profit before tax dropped 20% to £282 million ($381 mm) from £351 million, as total revenues slipped 1% to £5,899 million ($7,972 mm) from £5,940 million.

Net loss more than quadrupled to NZ$415,959,000 ($243.3 mm) for the fiscal year ended July 31 from NZ$95,058,000, with an NZ$462,658,000 impairment expense, as sales grew 7% to NZ$1,053,019,000 ($615.8 mm) from NZ$989,015,000.

ManU’s commercial revenue declined 18% to £72.2 million ($97.6 mm) in the final fiscal quarter ended June 30, as retail, merchandising, apparel & product licensing was off 7% to £34.4 million ($46.5 mm), but up 8% for the year to £156.8 million ($211.9 mm).

The Swedish bike and travel accessory manufacturer said in a pre-earnings report that organic growth was 3% for the first half, and EBIT margin was almost 1.5%.

The Chinese sportswear giant received an outlook upgrade from stable to positive from Moody’s, which also affirmed an A3 issuer rating and expects high-single-digit revenue growth and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 34% to 35%.