Asics North America continued its run in the third quarter of 2025.
According to the athletic company, the United States posted single digit growth in Q3, while Canada and Mexico each produced double-digit quarterly growth compared to the previous year, all in local currency.
Within the U.S., the wholesale channel remains the primary driver for growth across all categories – including performance running, sportstyle and core performance sports.
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As for the run specialty trade channel, Asics noted that the segment delivered another strong quarter of double-digit growth, generating over 20 percent quarterly growth compared to the same period last year.
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Koichiro Kodama, president and chief executive officer of Asics North America, said in a statement that he is pleased to see consumers seek out Asics footwear across all categories of business.
“We continue to pursue quality business while offering premium products during this exciting time for our industry,” Kodama noted. “This quarter, we saw great response for new products introduced into the market and from our retail partners, along with the consistent strength of our performance run, sportstyle and core performance sports product offerings.”
The brand added that it continues to build momentum with innovative performance running shoes like the MegaBlast, SonicBlast and MetaSpeed Tokyo collection while continuing to show strength within the heritage line, boasting a nearly 30 percent sales increase of the Gel-Nimbus footwear model compared to the same period last year.
The sportstyle category is on a roll, the company said, generating high double-digit revenue increases with key strategic wholesale partners. Similar to the second quarter of 2025, the Gel-1130 shoe remained in “tremendous demand,” generating triple-digit growth compared to the same period in 2024 followed closely by the Gel-NYC shoe, similarly generating triple-digit growth compared to the same period last year.
Asics’ core performance sport category, which includes all racquet sport footwear, posted single-digit revenue growth in the wholesale channel compared to the same period last year. The Gel-Resolution model, continued to lead the tennis footwear line with double-digit growth comparted to Q3 2024.
Within the retail channel, Asics noted that its Meatpacking store in NYC achieved single-digit net sales growth in the third quarter and saw continued success with omnichannel practices, specifically endless aisle and ship from store sales opportunities.
This news comes one month after Asics North America made a series of organizational appointments, including naming Mike Dougherty as chief operating officer. Along with Dougherty, Asics has also promoted Cat Ayers to vice president of marketing and Kelly Fatouretchi to vice president of merchandising and categories.
In July, Asics North America’s head office moved to a new home inside a former shoe factory. Located at 179 Lincoln Street in Boston, Mass., the company occupies 43,721-square-feet of the building and represents an expansion of the brand’s presence in the East Coast sneaker capital and sports hub.