Adidas strikes a cautious note after a 3.4% sales hike in Q3
Adidas toned down its expectations for full-year sales and earnings as the company’s growth slowed in the third quarter due to supply chain disruptions, Covid-related lockdowns in Asia-Pacific and a “challenging” market environment in Greater China.
UA upgrades guidance after a good Q3
Under Armour upgraded its guidance while posting better-than-expected results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, leading to a jump of more than 18 percent in its stock price, close to its 52-week record of $26.45. The company’s net earnings soared to $113.4 million, more than twice the analysts’ consensus ...
VF raises sales outlook although supply chain strains cap Q2 growth
VF Corp. lost more than 5 percent of its value on the stock market after it published its results for its second quarter ended Sept. 30 on Oct. 22, but it has regained some ground since. The management improved its guidance for this year’s revenues to $12.0 billion from $11.8 ...
After a Q3 sales miss, Columbia lowers FY sales outlook, raises profit forecast
Columbia Sportswear has lowered its sales outlook for the year but raised its profit forecast, despite weaker-than-expected third-quarter revenues due to supply-chain constraints. The group’s quarterly sales rose by 15 percent to $804.7 million, against forecasts of $862 million. Beating expectations, net income jumped by 60 percent to $100.6 million ...
UA elevates Massimo Baratto as chief consumer officer in management reshuffle
Under Armour has promoted Massimo Baratto to the interesting new position of executive vice president and chief consumer officer, effective Nov. 1. He has been serving since May 2018 as managing director of the company’s EMEA region, based in Amsterdam.
Bernard Tapie, former owner of Adidas, has passed away
Bernard Tapie passed away on Oct. 3 after a four-year fight against cancer, only three days before a scheduled Oct. 6 verdict by a Paris Appeals Court over the controversial sale of Adidas to the late Robert Louis-Drefus in 1994. He was 78 years old.
The global sports apparel market fell by 10.8% in 2020
This is an exclusive, yearly statistic only available for subscribers of SGI Europe. It includes revenue and market share development of the major global sports apparel brands including breakdown by region.
Nike cuts guidance as supply chain woes worsen in Q1
The Nike group cut its guidance for fiscal year 2022 despite strong consumer demand, as it warned of inventory shortages over the next few quarters in the face of continuing supply chain headwinds that already took their toll on its sales performance in the first quarter ended Aug. 31.
While opening another franchise in Spain, Nike works with fewer retailers
Last year Nike made Italy’s Percassi Group its preferred partner in southern Europe, opening six stores with the Italian firm in Greece, Italy and Portugal as well as a flagship on a major thoroughfare in Barcelona, Paseo de Gracia. According to Palco23, a Spanish news service covering the sports business, ...
Extended Covid Restrictions in Vietnam are hitting companies hard
Nike and other companies are expected to suffer considerable damage from a decision by Vietnamese authorities to extend their strict Covid-19 restrictions in the Ho Chi Minh City region until the end of the month. They were originally scheduled to be lifted on Sept. 15, but the measures taken so ...
Adidas to double minimum orders by Spanish buying groups
Next year, according to CMDsport, Adidas will be doubling the minimum order for any Spanish buying groups from €1 million to €2 million.
Market Analysis: The sports equipment market
After growing more slowly than the athletic footwear and activewear markets for many years – with a rise of 3.5 percent in 2019 – the global sports equipment market rebounded in 2020 with a 11.3 percent jump to an estimated $90.76 billion at the wholesale level, according to a revised ...
Nike and Newlight collaborate to research carbon-negative material
Nike and California-based Newlight Technologies have announced a partnership to explore the use of AirCarbon, an energy storage material, in a variety of applications within Nike’s supply chain and manufacturing. According to a press release, the collaboration is part of Nike’s plans to accelerate its carbon reduction plans, as materials ...
Anta's sales go up by 55.5%, profits more than double in H1
Anta Sports Products saw revenues jump by 55.5 percent to 22,812 million yuan renminbi (€2,999m-$3,524m) in the six months ended June 30, supported by strong growth in all brands and benefiting from the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. Like other Chinese sports companies, Anta has also seen demand boosted amid government-backed ...
Adidas sells Reebok to ABG for up to €2.1bn
Adidas announced on Aug. 12 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Reebok to the Authentic Brands Group (ABG) for a total of up to €2.1 billion. The majority will be paid in cash at the time of closing, which is expected to occur in the first ...
Vulcabras’ sales growth accelerates in Q2, driven by athletic footwear
Vulcabras, the Brazilian footwear company that owns Olympikus and has licenses with Mizuno and Under Armour, saw sales growth accelerate in the second quarter of 2021, despite continued headwinds tied to the Covid-19 pandemic. Its revenues soared by 304.7 percent on the year earlier to 399.4 million Brazilian reais (€65.6m-$77.0m), ...
Adidas takes hit in China but raises guidance after a strong Q2
Adidas raised its guidance for full-year sales and earnings as revenue growth continued to accelerate in the second quarter despite the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns in the Asia-Pacific region, industry-wide supply chain challenges and the geopolitical situation. The more optimistic view came even though the company’s sales in China took ...
Under Armour raises guidance again after a better-than-expected Q2
Under Armour raised its previous guidance for the full financial year while reporting better-than-expected results for the second quarter. Sales increased by 91 percent from the year-earlier quarter to $1,352 million, comfortably exceeding an analyst consensus for a top line of about $1,200 million. They were up by 85 percent ...
Columbia lifts guidance after strong Q2, but CEO attacks freight “monopoly”
Columbia Sportswear swung to a second-quarter profit and raised its full-year 2021 forecasts but warned that “escalating” ocean-freight prices and ongoing port congestions were dragging on the annual outlook. The outdoor gear producer reported net income of $40.6 million for the three months to June 30, compared with a loss ...
VF raises FY guidance as Q1 sales and profits beat estimates
VF Corp lifted its annual guidance after posting better-than-expected earnings and sales in its first quarter ended June 30 as retail demand for the company’s top brands continued to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Revenues for the three months more than doubled to $2,194 million, compared with ...
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