The latest insights, analysis and data on how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting the industry.
Shenzhou and Eagle Nice slow output in Vietnam
Pou Chen and Kingmaker Footwear are shutting down their shoe factories in Vietnam, as previously reported, and we now hear about the shutdown of at least another local shoe producer, Chang Shin Vietnam Co. Meanwhile a couple of important producers of sports apparel are doing the same as the Covid-19 ...
FESI report indicates a recovery in the sports goods sector
A new survey conduct in April by the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) indicates that most sporting goods companies are now “on their way to recovery;” despite the difficulties they have been going through over the last 12 months. The picture is, however, quite diversified. The outdoor ...
Wildberries: Extended work holiday boosts the market in Russia
Sales of sporting goods on Wildberries’ website jumped by 111 percent as compared to the year-ago period after Russia President Vladimir Putin backed a proposal by the head of Russia’s health watchdog to introduce a 10-day no-work holiday from May 1 to 11 to help prevent a surge in new ...
Stores remain closed in Germany, will reopen in France
Sporting goods stores and other so-called “non-essential” physical retail operations are re-opening in all the major European countries except in Germany. They are set to open again in France on May 19. They have been rising sharply in England and Wales since they were allowed to open again on April ...
Polygiene eyes China while sales soar by 141%
Polygiene, the Swedish-based provider of antimicrobial solutions, saw sales jump by 141.4 percent to 42.0 million Swedish kronor (€4.2m-$5.1m) in the first quarter of 2021, boosted by continued demand for its ViralOff antimicrobial treatment during the Covid-19 pandemic and the addition of Addmaster Holdings, a global supplier of antibacterial additives ...
