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    Under Armour makes proprietary fiber-shed test method publicly available

    2023-12-13T14:38:00Z

    After years of research in its innovation lab, Under Armour (UA) announced a breakthrough fiber-shed testing method earlier this year to combat the invisible but formidable sustainability threat of microfibers and microplastics to society and the planet. Now, the brand has teamed up with James Heal, a leading provider of ...

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    Puma partners with New Zealand Football Association

    2023-12-13T14:37:00Z

    Shortly after announcing the end of the sponsorship of the Israeli and Serbian national football teams, Puma revealed on Dec. 13 a new long-term partnership with the New Zealand Football Association (NZF), set to begin in 2024. Led by Johan Adamsson, Puma’s Global Director of Sports Marketing & Sports Licensing, ...

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    Atleet flying high for Tréndico

    2023-12-13T08:51:00Z

    After five years in business, the Tréndico buying group’s newest retail banner, Atleet, is projecting record sales of more than €60 million for the full year 2023, according to CMDsport. This amounts to a gain of 18.5 percent over FY 2022’s figure of €55.7 million. Specialized in sportswear for training, ...

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    Irving invests in sneaker marketplace Kicks Crew

    2023-12-12T16:51:00Z

    Kicks Crew, a global sneaker and apparel e-commerce platform founded in 2013 and based in Los Angeles, California, has secured international basketball athlete, artist and actor Kyrie Irving as an investor. The athlete, sponsored by Chinese sporting goods brand Anta and also serving as the brand’s Chief ...

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    Lululemon eyes men’s, footwear as key growth opportunities

    2023-12-12T06:59:00Z

    Lululemon, which last week called its early holiday sales “strong” and forecasted total Q4 revenues of $3.14 to $3.17 billion, intends to put extra attention on the men’s business and launch footwear for him in 2024. While the brand’s Q3 men’s sales increased by 15 percent, the group admitted men’s ...

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    Women’s elite sport revenues to surpass $1bn for the first time in 2024

    2023-12-11T16:38:00Z

    According to a new report by consulting firm Deloitte, women’s elite sports will generate global revenues of US$1.28 billion in 2024, surpassing the US$1 billion milestone for the first time. This total will also mark an increase of more than 300 percent from Deloitte’s previous valuation in 2021. These projections ...

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    Reebok is preparing a new digital sneaker

    2023-12-11T07:11:00Z

    Reebok is working on a “digital shoe experience” called Reebok Impact, for release sometime next year. The product here is digital wearables for metaverse avatars – that is, NFTs on a blockchain. The teaser video, however, is promising that “the experiences you share” in the metaverse will “become the digital ...

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    Russia’s Sportmaster tests a new store format

    2023-12-08T10:16:00Z

    The largest Russian sporting goods retailer, Sportmaster, plans to launch 250 stores in a mini format in towns with a population of up to 50,000 people. All mini-stores will be established exclusively under franchise agreements, as the company prefers not to waste resources on expansion into Russian provinces. The first ...

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    Frasers confident in strategy despite short-term challenges for premium lifestyle biz

    2023-12-08T07:44:00Z

    UK retailer Frasers Group, which maintains its ambition to become the top sports retailer across the EMEA, reported a 12.6 percent increase in adjusted profit before tax (APBT) to £303.8 million (€354.6m) in H1/FY24 and said sales momentum in the early weeks of H2 were being driven by its Sports ...

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    Signa insolvency proceedings: €5bn in liabilities

    2023-12-08T04:06:00Z

    The restructuring proceedings with self-administration for Signa Holding GmbH were opened at the Commercial Court in Vienna on the evening of Nov. 29, 2023. According to the AKV creditor protection association, 42 service providers and 273 creditors are affected. According to the application, the debtor has assets with a book ...

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    Alibaba’s president steps down from Farfetch board

    2023-12-07T17:54:00Z

    J. Michael Evans, President and board member at Alibaba, has resigned from the board of directors at Farfetch, according to a company filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Farfetch qualifies the resignation as being “in furtherance of the arm’s length commercial relationship” it has maintained with Alibaba ...

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    Dutch business of JD Sports declared bankrupt

    2023-12-07T17:43:00Z

    Sports Unlimited Retail, the parent group of Perry Sport, Aktiesport and Sprinter Netherlands, was declared bankrupt according to a notice that appeared on the Sprinter Netherlands retail site on Dec. 6, 2023. The Netherlands-based Sports Unlimited Retail is owned by the British JD Sports group. JD Sports acquired Perry Sport ...

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    EU bans destruction of unsold textiles, footwear

    2023-12-07T07:37:00Z

    The European Commission, Parliament and Council agreed on Dec. 4 on a new framework to make products sustainable by design.

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    A minefield for legal disputes? Model names on websites

    2023-12-06T09:34:00Z

    Does your online store conform to trademark rules? Our legal expert shares a cautionary tale.

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    Prowinter presents program of upcoming trade show in Bolzano

    2023-12-05T17:23:00Z

    All the new features of the twenty-fourth edition of Prowinter, which will take place in Bolzano, Italy, from Jan. 10 to 12, 2024, were presented at a digital press conference this week. “At the request of the companies, the 2024 edition has been extended for an additional day,” said Geraldine ...

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    Sports eyewear market to post 7.3% CAGR by 2027, says new report

    2023-12-05T05:46:00Z

    The global sports eyewear market was valued at $5.7 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach $8.9 billion by 2027, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3 percent from 2021 to 2027, according to a new report by Allied Market Research. Key growth drivers will include a ...

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    WFSGI to tackle physical inactivity with new strategic plan for the sporting goods industry

    2023-12-04T11:59:00Z

    The World Federation of Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) unveiled a strategic plan at ISPO Munich 2023. The aim is to take on the historically high rate of physical inactivity.

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    ISPO Munich 2023: Alive and kicking

    2023-12-01T10:00:00Z

    Our editors sum up the biggest themes, most important numbers, trends and pinch points on show at ISPO Munich 2023.

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    What to expect from McKinsey’s Sporting Goods Report 2024

    2023-12-01T08:06:00Z

    What’s coming up in McKinsey’s Sporting Goods Report 2024? We bring you the 4 key trends McKinsey is predicting, as presented at ISPO Munich.

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    Zumiez braces for FY loss despite higher Blue Tomato sales

    2023-12-01T07:47:00Z

    Zumiez is now forecasting a full-year net loss and annual sales to fall more than 8 percent after reporting a net loss of $2.23 million against a profit of $6.9 million in Q3 ended Oct. 28. The operating loss was $157,000 against $10.4 million as gross margin contracted 70 basis ...