All Kappa articles
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ArticleKappa marks 25 years of Kombat line
Kappa is marking the 25th anniversary of its Kombat jersey with a Slam Jam collaboration honouring 18 football clubs that have shaped the line.
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News briefsKappa names Garnier as CCO
Italian brand Kappa has appointed Rémi Garnier to lead its commercial operations. The French executive previously spent 15 years at Kappa France.
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News briefsBasicNet Q1 revenues fall 3.3% amid ‘unstable’ geopolitical and macroeconomic landscape
Consolidated first-quarter revenues to €98.3 million for the Italian group, which owns Kappa, Superga, and Sebago.
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News briefsEurope drives BasicNet revenue growth in 2024
The Italian group, which owns Kappa, Superga, Superga, and more, reported consolidated revenues of €409.2 million in 2024.
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News briefsK-Way reopens its Milan flagship
The revamped Milan store is part of a brand’s international expansion plan primarily focusing on Europe.
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News briefsChina Dongxiang reports H1 operating profit
At period end, the group had 557 directly operated Kappa stores, which generated RMB452 million (€59.0m) in sales.
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News briefsMacron new official kit supplier of all teams in Major League Rugby
Macron succeeds another Italian company when Kappa is leaving the MLR rugby scene.
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News briefsBasicNet’s nine-month Ebitda dips by 9 percent
The group expects Q4 results to be essentially flat with year-ago results.
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News briefsKappa and Primark team up on collaborative collection
A new 30-piece fashion capsule with apparel and accessories.
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News briefsBasicNet’s H1 Ebitda falls by 22 percent
The Italian group ended the first six months with €-93.1 million and forecasts H2 results to be flat year over year.
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News briefsKappa sales decline for China Dongxiang in Q1
Sportswear company China Dongxiang reported a mid- to low-single-digit decrease in retail sales for its Kappa and Kappa Kids’ stores during Q1 ended June 30. Additionally, same-store sales saw a mid-single-digit decline. By the end of the quarter, the company operated 1,003 stores, nine fewer than in the previous quarter.
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News briefsDeichmann subsidiary to distribute Kappa in Germany and Austria
The German footwear company Supremo is taking over distribution of the Italian sports lifestyle brand Kappa in Germany and Austria as it further expands its portfolio of licensed brands, which already includes Tom Tailor, Lurchi and Romika. Based in Pirmasens, in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany, Supremo is majority ...
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News briefsChina Dongxiang updates on Q4, FY results
China Dongxiang recently provided an update on results for its Q4 and FY ended March 31. In the final period, Kappa-branded stores recorded a 10 to 20 percent decline in year-over-year sales. Same-store sales fell by high single digits. For the 12 months, the same Kappa doors generated a 10 ...
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ArticleRussia’s Sportmaster posts a 2023 revenue hike
Russian sporting goods behemoth Sportmaster solidified its position as the country’s largest fashion retailer in 2023, thanks to a 14 percent hike in revenue to 160 billion rubles last year. Sportmaster generated nearly 70 percent more revenue than Kari and twice as much as Gloria Jeans; the companies ranked second ...
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News briefsKappa sponsors platform for women’s football
The sports-apparel brand Kappa, we learn from Diffusion Sport, has become the technical sponsor of WomanGoal, which describes itself as the “first international platform created to promote women’s soccer” and as specializing in “talent recruitment, training, asset creation and business building for women’s soccer at a global level.” WomanGoal seeks ...
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News briefsBasicNet's 2023 revenues rise to €398.6M despite brand revenue dip
BasicNet generated consolidated revenues of €398.6 million in 2023, up by 2.7 percent from the year earlier, as aggregate group brands revenues slipped by 10.4 percent to €1.14 billion, preliminary results show. The Italian company, which is the parent of such brands as Kappa, Robe di Kappa, K-Way, Superga and ...
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Infographics & DataSportswear websites ranked by visitor age group
Which UK sportswear retailer website gets the most visits from Gen Z? What about Millennials? And which is the most popular sportswear retailer website for those over 65? Our infographic shows how online shopping tastes change with age.
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News briefsKappa partners with the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans
Italian sportswear brand Kappa has unveiled a new partnership with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), the French organizers of the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans. The new three-year deal, starting in 2024, will see Kappa as the Official Sportswear Dresser of the event. The contract was negotiated by ...
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News briefsChina Dongxiang results impaired by investments
China Dongxiang, which distributes the Kappa brand in Greater China and has been a publicly traded company since 2007, reported a net loss of 410 million yuan renminbi (€52.7m) for the six months ended Sep. 30. Excluding its investment segment, operating profit was RMB 75 million (€9.6m). Year-over-year revenues were ...
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News briefsEbit falls while BasicNet sales increase
BasicNet, the Italian parent of Kappa, Robe di Kappa, K-Way, Superga, Sebago and other brands, said that in the first nine months of 2023, consolidated revenues rose by 5.3 percent year-on-year to €297.5 million, while aggregate group brands revenues slipped by 7.6 percent to €858.4 million. Meanwhile, Ebitda increased by ...
