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Columbia Posts Q2 Loss, Drops H2 Outlook on U.S. Retail Climate
Faced with unpredictable levels of order delays and cancellations from its U.S. retail partners, who appear intent on managing down their inventory levels in H2, Columbia Sportswear adjusts its full-year and Q3 sales and earnings guidance. The news ...

Crocs Drops Outlook on Tough U.S. Market
Q2 EPS is now forecast at $0.03-.07 ($4.2 mm), including a $0.01 share restructuring charge related to the shutdown of its Canadian manufacturing operation, versus prior guidance of $0.42-.47 a share. Revenues for the period ended June 30 are now ...

PPR: Puma Q2 Turnover Up 11.2% on Comp Basis
PPR, the French conglomerate that now owns 68% of The Cat versus 64% in early April, reports Puma’s Q2 turnover as part of its segment breakdown for the period ended June 30. Puma is scheduled to report its full Q2 results on Aug. 7. ...

Brunswick’s Q2 Loss Impacted by $83MM in Restructuring Charges
BC, which intends to take $170-180 million in restructuring charges this FY to help achieve $300 million in annual cost savings, took $83 million in charges in Q2 ended Jun. 28. With the charges, the operating loss came in at $17.2 million. Q2 ...

Nautilus Consolidating U.S. Manufacturing to Virginia
The Bowflex maker, which earlier this year terminated a deal to acquire its Asian contract supplier and closed an IL distribution center, intends to consolidate all its U.S. fitness equipment making operating to Independence, VA and shutter ...

Survey: Dick’s, Hibbett, Foot Locker Tops in Customer Service
The three retailers were top-ranked in customer service within the sporting goods retail category in the Q2 customer service survey by RealPeopleRatings.com, a unit of Corporate Research Intl. With a scale of 1-10 and 10 being the highest, Dick’s ...

CPSC Recall: Commercial Fitness Bikes
Approximately 20,000 Reebok Studio Exercise Cycles, made by former brand licensee Fitness Associates Inc. that is no longer in business, are being recalled due to faulty alloy cranks that can break during use. The upright bike, sold to health clubs ...

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