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Nike may pocket the tariff refund. Consumers want it back.
2026-05-11T15:29:00+01:00
Footwear giant raised prices by up to $10 to offset $1bn in import costs. Now the tariffs are gone — and so is its commitment to refund shoppers.
Trump tariff refunds: are you in the queue?
2026-04-21T09:20:00+01:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team
$127 billion enters the queue — but not all at once
US Customs race to build IEEPA tariff refund system
2026-03-24T11:23:00+00:00By Valentina Giannella
Around 330,000 US importers await refunds on $166bn in IEEPA tariffs as CBP builds a new processing system under court supervision.

Ingredients Brands

A bank and a K-pop label dress runners in Hyosung yarn
2026-11-11T12:07:00+00:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team
Race organizers with no sportswear business are sourcing recycled kit from the spandex maker, from yarn to finished garment.
YKK takes two ISPO Textrends awards in Accessories
2026-11-05T10:23:00+00:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team
Best Product for a 3D-printed snap cap made with Variloom and Sulapac, Selection status for Vislon AquaGuard repair parts.
South Korea’s Hyosung makes bio materials a group priority
2026-10-19T16:12:00+01:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team
Hyun-Joon Cho calls bio-based materials a pillar of the group’s next century. A Vietnamese plant now supplies the first link in that chain.

Suppliers

Closing the distance: inside LTP’s clubhouse in Saigon
2026-08-27T15:22:00+01:00Sponsored by LTP Group
LTP Group has opened a dedicated development space in Ho Chi Minh City that compresses performance apparel sampling from months to fourteen days.
Chori: more than a supplier, a strategic textile partner from yarn to garment
2026-08-05T09:23:00+01:00Sponsored by Chori Co. Ltd.
With nearly 180 years in textiles, Japan’s Chori has evolved from fibre trader to fully integrated development and manufacturing partner.
Why trade fairs are critical infrastructure in tariff-disrupted markets
2026-03-04T11:55:00+00:00Sponsored by LTP Group
Sporting goods manufacturers are rediscovering fairs as essential tools for material validation. LTP Group explains why tactile interaction has become a strategic necessity.

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How FLYTEC Is Redefining High-Performance Hardshells
2026-11-12T17:44:00+00:00Sponsored by FLYTEC
Technical innovation plays a central role in developing outdoor collections. The new hardshell from FLYTEC promises not only high performance.
Pentland Brands selects Inspectorio for supply compliance
2026-10-08T10:47:00+01:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team
The group behind Speedo and Berghaus links product journey data to supplier compliance, and supplier rollout is under way.
Worldly appoints Senior VP of Growth
2026-08-13T21:49:00+01:00
On Aug. 11 Worldly appointed Léyoh Goodall Senior Vice President of Growth, tasking her with aligning the supply-chain platform’s commercial and customer teams around “verified data” – rather than “estimates or averages” – in an era of “tariff pressure, tightening regulation, and multi-tier complexity.”
China sport exports grow fastest beyond the West
2026-07-19T21:57:00+01:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team
Skateboard shipments rose 20.4 percent as China’s global export share topped 40 percent in the first half.
Nike’s refund check has arrived. The growth story hasn’t.
2026-07-16T13:11:00+01:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team
Nike has recovered nearly all of its $986 million tariff refund, but the cash windfall does little to answer lingering questions about growth, China and the progress of its turnaround.
Decathlon doubles down on warehouse robots
2026-03-26T11:44:00+00:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team
French robotics firm Exotec has deployed its Skyfleet program across seven Decathlon warehouse sites in five European countries, with some facilities doubling daily order output.