BUSINESS NEWS
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April 26, 2022
Brooks Projects Double-Digit Growth in 2022 After Crossing $1 Billion Mark Last Year
Brooks, which ended 2021 as a billion-dollar brand for the first time, is already seeing momentum bleed into 2022. The running company is projecting double-digit year-over-year growth in 2022, on top of last year’s $1.11 billion in global revenue, which represented a 31% surge over 2020. Footwear News
April 26, 2022
Wahoo acquires RGT Cycling, putting the hardware brand in competition with Zwift
Wahoo announced Tuesday the acquisition of RGT cycling, the virtual racing platform that hosted the 2022 USA Cycling national esports cycling championships. With the addition of a virtual racing platform to existing indoor cycling training software and hardware products, Wahoo looks to be taking on Zwift for indoor cycling. VeloNews
April 26, 2022
Shimano’s Sales Climb 14 Percent In First Quarter
Shimano, Inc. reported sales grew 13.9 percent in the first quarter. Sales grew 13.9 percent in the Bicycle Components segment and 14.1 percent in the Fishing Tackle segment. Operating income in the quarter rose 16.8 percent in the quarter ended March 31 to ¥38,033 million ($298 mm). Sales improved 13.9 percent...
April 25, 2022
Core Health & Fitness Acquires Wexer
Core Health & Fitness LLC announced that it had acquired Wexer Holding, LLC, a specialty brand in digital health and fitness. Financial terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed. The deal will provide Wexer with the funding to scale its business through acquisitions to consolidate the digital fitness category and drive...
April 21, 2022
Lululemon, REI & Patagonia Score Top Marks for Their Resale Programs, According to ThredUp
ThredUp is hoping to make it easier for consumers to find companies that are active in the resale space with its newest initiative. On Thursday, the online resale platform debuted a new index, called Recommerce 100, that tracks which brands and retailers have launched resale programs and their potential impact...
April 21, 2022
Trek buys 21 Florida based stores as retail landscape continues to change
It has been reported that Trek Bicycle Corporation has purchased 21 Orlando, Florida-based stores which make up the David’s World Cycle group. Bizjournals.com reports that an April 8th email from owners David and Yvette Sanborn, to customers, confirmed the transaction, with the David’s World Cycle’s website also addressing their customers...
April 20, 2022
Fitr Training Closes SaaS Fit Tech Fundraising Round at $1,200,000 to Fuel Further Expansion
Fitr Training, the global SaaS business which provides unique all-in-one remote coaching software, announces the closing of its highly anticipated, oversubscribed fundraising round at $1,200,000. The additional cash reserves provide liquidity for the business to further increase its active user base, develop additional functionality within the platform, and increase staffing...
April 20, 2022
lululemon Announces Five-Year Growth Plan to Double Revenue by 2026 to $12.5 Billion
Leveraging its proven formula and supported by the Company’s commitment to its Impact Agenda, the Company plans to double its 2021 revenue of $6.25 billion to $12.5 billion by 2026. Businesswire
April 19, 2022
Speculation On Potential Athleta Spinoff Returns
Speculation that Gap, Inc. could explore a spinoff of its Athleta brand has returned. Speculation about the spinoff first arrived in July 2021 after the Wall Street Journal reported that Fabletics was looking to hire banks for an initial public offering that would value the Kate Hudson-founded Fabletics women’s activewear...
April 15, 2022
Breaking Up With Peloton
The stationary bike’s convenience made it a pandemic winner, but some former fans are done working out at home. NY Times