HIGHLIGHTS
- 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 becomes Infinited Fibers’ new factory
- U.S. ban on imports from Xinjiang goes into effect
Corporate and M&A
Attika, Clif Bar, Decathlon, Fischer, Liberated Brands, Turtle Fur, Wyve
CSR & Sustainability
Decathlon, Puma
DTC & E-COMMERCE
Deporvillage, Instant Commerce, Puma
Executive Changes
Aqualung, Deckers, Gymshark, HDE, Polygiene, Unifi
Financial Reporting
Munich, XXL
Legal & Institutional
Adidas, Amazon, New Balance, Pass’Sport, Sport Holding, Winter Olympics
Product & Marketing
Adidas, Hoka, Macron, Pádel Nuestro, Roland Garros, Tour de France, Varlion, Youngone
Retail & Distribution
Bleckmann, Decathlon, JD Sports, K-Way, Lids, Nike, Russell Athletic
Trade fairs & Conferences
FitnessConnected, Tréndico
