Dick’s Sporting Goods plunges after saying it saw ‘significant declines in Under Armour sales’ (DKS)

Dick’s Sporting Goods beat on earnings, but missed on sales. The sporting-goods retailer raised its full-year guidance, but to less than what analysts were expecting. Shares are tumbled in pre-market trading. Watch Dick’s Sporting Goods trade in real-time here. Dick’s Sporting Goods plunged as much as 14% in pre-market trading on Wednesday as a slowdown in Under […]

Under Armour is ‘still in the early innings of global growth’ (UAA)

Under Armour‘s first-quarter earnings beat on both the top and bottom lines. Shares are under pressure after the company warned gross margins will remain under pressure. Jefferies analyst Randal Konik thinks Under Armour is poised for growth. It has upside in its international businesses, and it’s fixing its inventory problem. Watch Under Armour trade in […]

Under Armour data breach affects 150 million MyFitnessPal users

Under Armour has just disclosed that 150 million MyFitnessPal accounts were affected by a security breach. The company became aware of it on March 25th, and deduced that unauthorized parties had access to the accounts since late February 2018 — but only users’ usernames, email addresses, and hashed passwords were exposed. Government-issued identification like driver’s […]

Massive Under Armour data breach hits 150 million customers

Under Armour’s health and fitness tracking app has been hit by a data breach.  Roughly 150 million MyFitnessPal have been impacted by the breach.  An “unauthorized party” gained information such as usernames and email addresses — but not payment information.    Users of Under Armour’s health and fitness app — MyFitnessPal — have been hit […]

These new smart shoes by Under Armour track your fitness while you run to improve your performance

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Under Armour Under Armour’s new ‘smart shoes’ (the HOVR Connected series) use an embedded chip and the MapMyRun app to give runners real-time data on their fitness performance, […]

Under Armour HOVR review: Smarter running shoes, light on gimmicks

Enlarge / Vaguely reminiscent of the brand’s infamous Steph Curry design. (credit: Valentina Palladino) In recent years, I’ve tracked my running in many ways—wristbands, smartwatches, pant sensors, socks, and the like. But smart running shoes have always promised the most convenient solution for those who want to track running without extra devices. Unless you prefer […]

Destiny 2 Faction Rally: Season 2 Tokens, weapons and armour news

The Season Two Destiny 2 Faction Rally was severely delayed by Bungie, following the decision to make it open to everyone, regardless of who owned Curse of Osiris. And today has finally seen the big event return on PS4, Xbox One and PC. As usual, Arach Jalaal from Dead Orbit, Lakshmi-2 from Future War Cult, […]

MyFitnessPal’s founders leave Under Armour

Under Armour’s $ 475 million buyout of MyFitnessPal in 2015 may have put a major health app under its wing, but it didn’t secure the undying loyalty of the smaller company’s founders. Albert Lee and Mike Lee are leaving Under Armour in January to “pursue their next entrepreneurial ventures.” Just what they’re doing next isn’t […]

Under Armour executives are fleeing the struggling company (UA)

Facebook/Under Armour At least five major Under Armour executives have left the company since October.  The most recent departure is Under Armour’s head of footwear.  Under Armour is seriously struggling.    Under Armour executives seem to be fleeing the company.  On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Peter Ruppe, the senior vice president of footwear […]

‘The days of glory are over’: Analysts say Under Armour has lost its way (UAA)

Facebook/Under Armour Under Armour slashed its outlook after disappointing third-quarter earnings. This has GlobalData Retail’s managing director, Neil Saunders, proclaiming that “the days of glory” are over for Under Armour.  Still, Saunders says that the company is “not so broken that it cannot be fixed.” Under Armour just announced its third-quarter earnings, confirming what analysts […]