Analysis and advice on how technology (a.o. AI, Blockchain, Metaverse, NFT, Web3, Artificial Intelligence, VR/AR, Software, Retail technology, Logistic/Supply Chain technology) is disrupting the sporting goods industry and creating new opportunities. This contains technologies that affect the sport itself but also the business.
Fitasy debuts patent-pending tech for custom-fit 3D-printed shoes using smartphone scans, aiming to improve performance and sustainability.
AI sports analytics firm Personar has hired Tony Page from Sony Hawk-Eye to lead its global professional sports division.
Forbes Space launches a platform to take brand campaigns into orbit and opens a Turin office to connect Italy’s industry with space.
JD Group is rolling out Fluent Commerce’s distributed-order-management (DOM) solution across Hibbett’s thousand or so US stores to power omnichannel fulfilment.
ChatGPT now offers a “shopping research” tool that helps users find, compare and choose products via conversational AI — available on all plans during the holiday season.
Nike consolidates Innovation, Design and Product teams across Nike, Jordan and Converse to speed up athlete-focused development amid financial headwinds.
PayPal appears to be far and away the West’s top provider of e-wallets. How did this come about, who are the competitors and what is the situation in other parts of the world?