SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 33 - 25+26

Sales per employee increased 18% in 2021 | OutDoor by ISPO 2022: Back in business | JD Sports doubles profits but sees flat earnings this year | Saysh secures $8m in funding from Gap’s Athleta and others | U.K. rail strike deserts rail stations and heavily impacts retail companies | McKinsey surveys the metaverse | Sport 2000 wants to stand united internationally | GfK reports Europe-wide retail turnover increase of 6.8 percent in 2021 | Asics releases sustainability report | Outtra establishes expert advisory board | Mips with new strategy, updated financial targets | Closed paper mill in Finnish Lapland becomesInfinited Fibers’ new factory | U.S. ban on imports from Xinjiang goes into effect