{"id":36999,"date":"2025-10-30T08:31:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/western-wear-is-bucking-the-retail-slowdown\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T08:31:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:31:19","slug":"western-wear-is-bucking-the-retail-slowdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/western-wear-is-bucking-the-retail-slowdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Western wear is bucking the retail slowdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6902c054599d46a4ccc11d30?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Red cowboys boots\"\/><figcaption>Boot Barn quarterly earnings beat Wall Street expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Jakub Porzycki\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Boot Barn beat Wall Street expectations with an 18.7% sales increase to $505.4 million.<\/li>\n<li>Western wear has had a resurgence in recent years.<\/li>\n<li>Boot Barn&#039;s CEO said the company is also selling more denim, especially bootcut jeans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Boasting the rodeo-ready title of the largest Western retailer in the United States, Boot Barn beat Wall Street expectations in its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The company reported a net sales of $505.4 million, a 18.7% increase from a year prior. Boot Barn&#039;s share price has increased by more than 50% over the past 12 months, and is up over 27% year-to-date.<\/p>\n<p>Boot Barn, which operates nearly 500 stores, said it conducted a market analysis that determined its total addressable market is bigger than previously believed, at an estimated $58 billion. Its TAM was previously thought to be $40 billion.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We now also believe we can operate 1,200 stores across the United States, an increase from our prior estimate of 900, which is more than double our current footprint,&quot; CEO John Hazen said. &quot;We are confident in our ability to capitalize on this expanded market opportunity while continuing to deliver strong returns for our stockholders.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Hazen said during the call that while the company had seen strength across its main categories of western apparel and boots for men and women, the company&#039;s denim segment has become a draw in and of itself. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;We really have become more of a denim destination,&quot; Hazen said.<\/p>\n<p>Western wear has experienced a resurgence in recent years, driven in part by the popularity of the show &quot;Yellowstone&quot; and major pop culture events, like Beyonc\u00e9&#039;s &quot;Cowboy Carter&quot; album and tour.<\/p>\n<p>While some American retailers experienced a slowdown this year, driven in part by tariffs, Boot Barn said it&#039;s seen sales growth both online and in-store.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;As I look at the top 10 styles in women&#039;s denim or men&#039;s denim, it is almost exclusively bootcut jeans,&quot; Hazen added, noting that its customers are seeking out the &quot;traditional silhouette.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Nardone, an analyst with Bank of America who was on the call, asked if Boot Barn was seeing emerging competition in the Western category, given its popularity.<\/p>\n<p>CFO Jim Watkins said that when Western boots, especially women&#039;s, are more in style, some of the mainstream brands will sell them, at least temporarily, but that they &quot;haven&#039;t really seen any significant, sizable entrants into the market.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><em>Have a tip? 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