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AnalysisExecutive pay rebounds across vendors in 2024
Vendor executive pay grew 13 percent in 2024, led by a 24 percent rebound in CEO packages, while CFO pay edged up 5%.
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WhitepapersWhitepaper: Future-proof textiles 2025
A practical whitepaper by SGI Europe in cooperation with RUDOLF, explaining how upcoming rules and consumer expectations reshape material compliance and product development.
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Market ReportsReport: The German Performance Running Market 2025
The Performance Running Market Germany 2025 Report delivers a clear picture of how runners in Germany choose, buy, and value their shoes. Based on a survey of 1,001 active runners and detailed pricing analysis, it reveals the consumer profile of runners, buying behavior, channel demand, brand preferences, price intelligence that maximize revenue, and the role sustainability plays in purchasing decisions.
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AnalysisThe top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q2 2025
The 43 publicly traded companies in our quarterly scorecard have experienced a significant 45 percent decline in aggregated profits.
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Market ReportsExclusive data: How Chinese consumers shop for outdoor apparel online
Explore key insights from the 2024–25 China Outdoor Apparel: 2024–25 Ecomm Report, including platform shifts, premiumization trends, and brand strategies from Nike, Anta and Hoka One.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Inventory levels in the sporting goods industry, Q1 2025
The analysis examines industry inventory levels at 29 leading sporting goods companies for the quarter ending closest to March 31.
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AnalysisThe top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q1 2025
Key market players are still in turnaround mode as the sporting goods industry reports its first results of 2025.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in 2024
Annual profitability increased by 14.6 percent in 2024. Find out more in our latest scorecard.
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Market ReportsExclusive data: How chinese consumers shop for sports footwear online
Explore key insights from the 2024–25 China Sports Footwear Ecomm Report, including platform shifts, premiumisation trends, and brand strategies from Nike, Anta and Hoka One.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q4 2024
Seven firms reported one-time charges of at least $10 million, offset by VF Corp., Wolverine Worldwide, Foot Locker, and Zumiez, who were overlapping large end-of-year write-downs. Excluding Topgolf, year-over-year Equipment RoS improved from a 3.8 percent year-on-year decline to essentially flat. Diversified/Retail is Q4’s strongest segment. Year-over-year RoS rose to ...
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SponsoredHow sporting goods and fitness brands can leverage sports trends to strengthen brand equity
The Global Sports Properties 2025 report highlights key momentum drivers offering brands a roadmap to remain relevant in an evolving market.
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ArticleWomen in leadership in the sporting goods industry 2024
Women in sporting goods leadership are making gains, but progress is slow. Our 2024 report reveals where the industry stands—and what still needs to change.
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AnalysisAnalysis: 2024 Global Sporting Goods Industry Stocks Slip Lower in 2024
Which of the top 85 sporting goods companies performed best, and which lost ground in 2024? Get the figures.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q3 2024
The aggregate year-over-year sales of 45 publicly traded sporting goods companies declined by less than 1 percent in the reporting period closest to Sept. 30 in Q3 2024. Find out more with our latest scorecard.
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AnalysisVendor executive compensation fell 24% in 2023
Who in the sporting goods industry earned the best salary in 2023? Get the figures from our summary.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The latest inventory levels in the Sporting Goods Industry, Q2 2024
Our latest analysis examines industry inventory levels across 32 leading sporting goods companies for the period closest to June 30.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profit in Q2 2024
One-third of the companies – 15 in all – reported a net loss in the reporting period closest to June 30 in Q2 2024. Find out more with our latest scorecard.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q1 2024
Year-over-year RoS improved for Footwear and Diversified/Retail but declined in both Apparel and Equipment in Q1/24. Find out more in our latest scorecard.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in 2023
Annual profitability fell by 10.4 percent in 2023, with a decline in annual revenues of almost 3 percent. Find out more in our latest scorecard.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The latest inventory levels in the Sporting Goods Industry, Q1 2024
Our latest analysis dives into inventory, covering levels at 29 leading sporting goods companies for the period that ended closest to March 31.
