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Lululemon expands in Spain
Lululemon is cramming its early moves in Spain into a short span of time, according to Diffusion Sport. The Canadian brand switched on its Spanish e-commerce site at the end of August, and followed that up in early September with the opening of its first own-store in Spain, on Paseo ...
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News briefsPuma launches metaverse website, NFTs
Puma has launched a metaverse website – “an immersive and interactive place to experience the future of the brand” – that will be offering NFTs, “web3 activations,” and limited-edition redeemable physical sneakers. Called Black Station, the website will form part of Puma’s “Futrograde” show for New York Fashion Week. ...
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ArticleMarket Analysis: The sports apparel market
This is an exclusive, yearly statistic available only to subscribers of SGI Europe. It includes revenue and market-share development, as well as a regional breakdown, of the major global sports apparel brands.
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ArticleGymshark opens first brick-and-mortar store
Gymshark has announced it will open its previously announced flagship store on Regent Street in London on Oct. 1. This first-ever brick-and-mortar store for the British brand will span around 1,700 square meters and feature several other functions in addition to the sale of Gymshark products and apparel. For example, ...
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ArticleWhy sporting goods industry inventories rose by 57% in Q2 2022
The aggregate inventory level for 28 public sporting goods companies, tracked by SGI Europe, rose more than 57 percent year-over-year to more than €31.9 billion at Q2 end and was up by nearly 32 percent from the end of 2021 when it stood at €24.27 billion. Eleven companies had inventory ...
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News briefsUvex Sports signs distribution agreement with Horse Pilot in France
During the international equestrian trade show Spoga Horse in Cologne, the German company Uvex Sports (headquartered in Fürth), and the French equestrian apparel brand Horse Pilot, based in Cysoing, signed a distribution agreement for Uvex equestrian equipment for the French market. As of September 2022, the Horse Pilot sales force ...
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Silver Lake to acquire Diamond Baseball Holdings
Endeavor Group Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH), owner of ten Minor League clubs affiliated with six Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs: the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, San Jose Giants, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. The buyer is ...
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ArticleTextile waste allegedly used as fuel for brick kilns in Cambodia
Unearthed, a subsidiary of Greenpeace, has issued a new report, stating that off-cuts from Cambodian textile factories mixed with wood are being used to fuel brick kilns on a large scale. The kilns need to stay fired for several days at a temperature of 650° C to burn the clay ...
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News briefsNew Balance returning to the Iberian Peninsula
As planned, New Balance will be opening its first stores on the Iberian Peninsula since January’s closing of all 22 of its stores there, Palco23 reports. The first two for Spain will be in Las Rosas Village in Madrid and La Roca Village in Barcelona. Outlets will follow at Rambla ...
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ArticleMarket Analysis: The athletic footwear market
This is an exclusive, yearly statistic only available for subscribers of SGI Europe. It includes revenue and market share development of the major global athletic footwear brands including breakdown by region.
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News briefsAbout You, Yoox Net-A-Porter and Zalando team up on climate action learning platform
About You, Yoox Net-A-Porter and Zalando are joining forces on a bespoke learning platform to support their brand partners in setting climate targets aligned with science, intending to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The customized program, designed to explain the value and process of climate targets, will be available to ...
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Northwave's sales up 34% for 2021
Northwave, the Italian specialist in cycling and snowboarding footwear and accessories, exceeded its expectations for 2021, posting a 34 percent rise in revenues to €35.6 million. Export sales topped 85 percent, the main foreign markets being Germany, Italy, Spain and France. Management is looking to countries outside Europe for future ...
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Sidi Sport to be sold to Italmobiliare
Italmobiliare has invested in Sidi Sport, the iconic Italian brand specializing in cycling and motorcycling footwear. As per the terms of the agreement, 100 percent of the capital of Sidi Sport S.r.l. will be taken over by Italmobiliare for €66 million, in addition to the net cash held by the ...
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UEFA announces Oppo as a new global sponsor of the Champions League
UEFA has announced Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo as an official partner of the UEFA Champions League for the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons. The deal also includes the UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Futsal Champions League finals and UEFA Youth League finals. Oppo will work closely with UEFA to highlight the best ...
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News briefsMunich to open six stores
Munich is continuing to expand in Spain, adding six brand stores to the 24 it already operates, according to Diffusion Sport. There is a new corner shop at the El Corte Inglés store in Marbella. An outlet in Viladecans, open since June, is specialized in bags and accessories. Another two ...
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ArticleAnalysis: Sporting goods industry stocks down more than 14% in Q2 2022
According to SGI Europe’s quarterly study of 38 select sporting goods industry stocks, the decline was less than the 16.25 percent average decline in the first quarter of 2022, when 34 out of 36 stocks posted a stock price drop from the end of the fourth quarter. Five of the ...
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News briefsRossignol wins award for highly recyclable ski
Rossignol has won Union Sport & Cycle’s Ecosport Award in the circular-economy category for its Essentiel ski. A limited edition due out this autumn, the Essentiel is designed with “recyclable, natural, labeled and biosourced” materials, and few of them at that. The result, says the French brand, is more than ...
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AnalysisHow COVID-19 has impacted the Fitness Market – Insights and Trends 2023
Thanks to vaccination and a bit more harmless variants of COVID-19, the fitness market is on the rise again. Booming for years before the pandemic caused a sudden halt, the branch is rearranging itself. In our fitness insights, we take a look at the situation before Corona hit, the changes ...
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News briefsBabolat expands Wimbledon sponsorship
Source: Babolat Babolat x Wimbledon Babolat is expanding a ten-year relationship with Wimbledon, becoming the tournament’s official racquet-stringer and official partner for racquets, bags and shoes. The resulting collection will include the Pure Drive Team Wimbledon racquet, the Jet Mach3 Wimbledon and SFX3 Wimbledon shoes, and various ...
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ArticlePuma signs deal with metaverse accessory craftsman
Puma has entered into a partnership with Wagmi-san, a self-described “craftsman” of accessories (virtual streetwear) for parent NFTs. Wagmi-san runs a virtual shop called 10KTF in a metaverse called Neo Tokyo. In previous reports – such as our recent story on Meta – we have the general ...
