Thule reports best-ever gross margin, higher cash flow from ops | XXL initiates new operating model under new CEO; reports Q2 loss | JD Sports to acquire all remaining shares of Iberian Sports Retail Group | Xponential signs Club Pilates master franchisee in France | Spanish market could break €9bn next year, says Afydad | MAS Holdings invests in HeiQ AeoniQ | Puma commits to bovine leather from verified deforestation-free supply chains | Adidas partners with scientific project: Biopolymers from algae for textiles | Former Nike distributor in Russia launches multibrand retail chain | FESI responds to EU’s ESPR proposal with key concern | Völkl exits pádel market | Europe’s one pickleball firm sets out to conquer America | Ahead of FIFA Women’s, Adidas celebrates the game’s next-gen icons | Nike presents “What The Football” campaign to kick off FIFA Women’s