SGI Europe Executive Editions
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 32 - 3+4
2021-01-21T15:03:00+00:00
Isn’t sports retailing an “essential” category? | Winter sports in the doldrums | Blue Tomato and Zumiez experiment | The latest from Goat and StockX | Spanish buying groups stress branding | Li Ning may take over Clarks | Dus switches to Pinarello | White quits as Salomon president | Google announces Fitbit’s takeover | Pon’s capital gain on Accell shares | Lower sales at Yue Yuen and Stella | Getting ready for ISPO
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 32 - 1+2
2021-01-07T18:17:00+00:00
Industry stocks up 32% in 2020 | Will Reebok be black-owned? | Mizuno sets up EU office in NL | Emerald buys PlumRiver | FLA bans Xinjang sourcing | Adidas’ progress in recycling | Sports & outdoor retail rose in U.K. | U.K. signs trade pacts | Alpine ski resorts under siege | Germany’s winters sports retailers seek aid | Reflections and interviews on diversity
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 47+48
2020-12-22T14:29:00+00:00
DTC, EMEA, China boost Nike | JD Sports buys Shoe Palace | Peloton acquires Precor | New investors for Canyon, Vaha | Signa Sports United thrives | The status on Covid restrictions | WFSGI: Agility to fight Covid | Lululemon shoes planned in 2021 | EU sets conditions for Fitbit’s buy | More action in Brussels | Ispo Online takes shape
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 45+46
2020-12-10T17:51:00+00:00
Winter sports chaos | Spain promotes sport, fears job cuts | Frasers ups guidance, bids on Debenhams | Decathlon to gross €30m in its first year in Ireland | Intersport Germany into retail media | Italy goes digital | BSI calls for supply chain regs | Fishing tackle grows by 4% | Gore, Bionic use ocean plastic | Ispo Brandnew’s top 10
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 43+44
2020-11-26T13:28:00+00:00
Euro retailers’ market shares | A shorter retail lockdown | NPD: The market grew in Q3 | Fesi puts out Covid survey | Foot Locker’s sales soar | Sport24 plans move abroad | Shuhe24 buys bike e-platform | Tradeinn uses Klarna | Arc’teryx opens DTC Icon store | Brooks grows by 49% | Fila down by 7% in Q3 | Goldwin’s profits down | Sumitomo raises guidance | Vulcabras’ revenues up in Q3 | Losses continue for Yue Yuen | Covid-inspired trends | EU issues IP action plan
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 41+42
2020-11-12T22:21:00+00:00
VF buys Supreme | Adidas approaches “normalization” | New initiatives by Sport 2000 | EU expands Amazon probe | Big growth for Alibaba, Zalando | Wouters will lead Rossignol | Covid boosts bike makers’ results | Callaway, Acushnet benefit, too | Asics improves only in running | Wolverine better than expected | WFSGI’s monthly Covid survey
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 39+40
2020-11-03T07:09:00+00:00
Bad timing for new lockdowns | World’s major retailers grew by 7% | New Amazon probe in Germany | Stricter rules for marketplaces | Callaway to merge with Topgolf | Will Adidas divest Reebok? | VF’s results and agility strategy | Puma returns to profit and growth | Technogym invests in home fitness | OR and Ispo Munich will be digital-only | Contrasting consumer sentiment in Europe | Little impact from Covid on China’s results or biggest sports retailer
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 37+38
2020-10-15T13:53:00+01:00
The leading sports retailers online | E-commerce boosts Decathlon | Covid boosts online sales | VF reorganizes the top suite | Icon and Hyperice get high valuations | Cautious outlook for winter sports | Tennis’ recovery to benefit Babolat | Nike is most marketed brand in sports | WFSGI survey shows more pessimism | eBay joins the sneaker resale market | Facebook helps Elho’s rebirth | Ispo Munich, other fairs go hybrid
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 35+36
2020-10-01T19:19:00+01:00
Sports stocks rose by 10.8% in Q3 | Nike’s shares surge on strong Q1 | Intersport works with 11teamsports | More funding for fitness start-ups | Anta’s president will run Amer | Rossignol and Fischer restructure | Vulcabras concentrates on sports shoes | A new French plant for sports shoes | Slinger Bag teams up with Dunlop | Call for sports recovery plan in the U.K. | New concession by Google on Fitbit | Bob Gore passes away
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 33+34
2020-09-17T12:33:00+01:00
NPD sees 5% growth globally in 2019 | On launches unique subscription service | Peloton defies Apple’s new subscription service, posts its first profit | Technogym prioritizes home fitness | New chairman, new goals for Intersport | More action in Sweden’s sports retail | Sports outperforms shoes at ANWR | Tretorn pushes DTC | Amazon, a Janus-faced company | WFSGI sees further supply chain problems | More firms switch to rail transport
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 31+32
2020-09-03T14:26:00+01:00
The sports apparel market’s growth slows down | The athletic shoe market is up (by) 6.7% | £1 billion valuation for Gymshark | Frasers is set to buy some DW Sports assets | Galeria’s creditors agree to a big settlement | Norwegian sports retail merger is challenged | Strong growth in Norway | New management for Kesko’s resilient sports unit | Intersport and Stadium close stores in Sweden | Opinion: The short- vs long-term perspective of retail recovery | Two prominent Adidas executives quit | Globe suffers from strong U.S. dollar | Anta switches to DTC | New strategies make Li Ning resilient | 361° focuses on branding, e-commerce | Acquisitions boost Xtep’s turnover | Yue Yuen posts a $136m loss | Steep sales drops at two Chinese shoemakers | Lanxess divests one of its units | A lot of action around Polygiene | Ecco and other donate bicycles | Josef “Pepi” Fischer is dead
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 29+30
2020-08-14T11:05:00+01:00
More e-commerce, fewer items | WFSGI sees recovery, but later | Sports equipment market up by 3.5% | Britain’s DW closes all stores | XXL bounces back | Swiss market to drop by 10% | Nike realigns management | Adidas, Puma see an upside | Reebok users decide on product
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 27+28
2020-07-16T08:47:00+01:00
NPD measures Covid’s impact | Post-Covid surveys by McKinsey and WFSGI help define the “new normal” | JD reports strong gains | Store rents being renegotiated | EU issues guidelines for platforms | Sportmaster to sell more online | Martes expands abroad | On will not go public | Adidas beats Nike in brand value rise | Macron grows, goes green
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 25+26
2020-07-02T09:06:00+01:00
Industry stocks rebound | Digital acceleration at Nike | Intersport’s shared platform cleared | Will Karstadt Sports survive? | Lululemon acquires Mirror | Head integrates Zoggs | Marathons are off or online | New Balance in control of W. Europe | Ispo Re.Start Days spread optimism | Facebook boycott spreads | Doubts about Amazon’s marketplace | Frank Dassler has died | Laurent Boix-Vives has died
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 23+24
2020-06-18T18:48:00+01:00
Fesi calls for green recovery | Sport 2000 aids retailers | Covid-19 still an issue in May | Decathlon enters Ireland, partners in Switzerland | Footway seeks a streetwear buy | Reebok breaks with CrossFit | The pandemic stimulates running | Masks for athletes and public | EU, Vietnam sign trade deal | Mandatory shoe tags in Russia
SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 21+22
2020-06-04T16:37:00+01:00
Decathlon seeks 10-15% sales drop | Karstadt/SportScheck link in doubt | Foot Locker falls by 43% in Q1 | Asics moves into the red | Europe lifts Fila’s results | Covid spares Canada Goose | Tecnica outperforms | The UYN brand makes its mark | Oberalp’s unique virtual convention | Brands call against racism | Ispo tracks coronavirus’ effects | Pandemic triggers contractual issues
SGI Europe Newsletter: Vol 31 - 19+20
2020-05-22T14:07:00+01:00
Foot Locker shuts German chain | Sportmaster signs online deal | Zalando sees growth of 10-20% | Facebook looking into retail | Odlo has a new owner | Wintersteiger buys locker-mak|er | VF feels it can face the pandemic | Sales plummet for Under Armour | Mizuno improves in Europe | Yue Yuen takes heavy losses | Oberalp, Schöffel hold e-meetings
SGI Europe Newsletter: Vol 31 - 17+18
2020-05-08T16:28:00+01:00
Puma drops by 1.3% in Q1 | Adidas falls by 19% in Q1 | Planet Sports is salvaged | Big clearances help XXL | Stadium offers second|hand items | Decathlon works with marketplaces | Wintersteiger grows strongly | Profits up at Shimano | Fitbit returns to profits | Garmin thrives in outdoor, fitness | Thule grants warrants | Hanesbrands invests in masks | Drop-shipping at Beachbody, Bucher
SGI Europe Newsletter: Vol 31 - 15+16
2020-04-24T18:26:00+01:00
McKinsey and WFSGI on Covid-19 | Some stores re-open in Europe | Intersport Sweden in trouble | Adidas and VF refinance | Wolverine grows in Europe | E-commerce helps Skechers | GoPro focuses on DTC | Columbia acts on coronavirus | Some trade shows turn virtual | Companies help fight the virus
SGI Europe Newsletter: Vol 31 - 13+14
2020-04-10T10:07:00+01:00
Covid-19 sinks industry stocks | Karstadt Sports’s parent in trouble | German government aid insufficient | More on the corona crisis | Exploring the post-corona period | OR and other shows are rescheduled | Online and offline retail are disrupted | Interesting action online | Moody’s pessimistic on Amer | UA and Wolverine react
SGI Europe Newsletter: Vol 31 - 11+12
2020-03-28T18:01:00+00:00
Nike’s anti-coronavirus playbook | The industry’s Covid-19 reaction | Global recession expected | Tokyo Olympics postponed | Good results for Anta | No pressure for Mammut’s sale | Vulcabras reworks production | TNF is prospecting
SGI Europe Newsletter: Vol 31 - 09+10
2020-03-17T20:42:00+00:00
Adidas posts strong results | Covid-19 infects the industry | New dates for Fibo and IWA | Solutions in sight for Norway | Daka Sport acquires Sportsworld | Changes at SportScheck, Golfino | Polartec, Primaloft making noise | Forced labor in China
SGI Europe Newsletter: Vol 31 - 07+08
2020-02-25T17:28:00+00:00
Decathlon grows by 9.2% | Planet Sports is insolvent | Footway bids for Sportamore | Coronavirus affects many brands | Puma outperforms | Brooks sues namesake | New team and distributors atNike | Founder buys back Cabrinha |Ispo Awards go green
SGI Europe Newsletter: Vol 31 - 05+06
2020-02-10T23:12:00+00:00
Gresvig goes bankrupt | XXL seeks new funds | A review of the Nordics and Russia | Rising Sport 2000 crosses borders | Intersport Germany grows by 3% | Signa expands in Spain, Switzerland | Virus cancels Ispo Beijing | New co-chairs for WFSGI | Ispo will work for equality | A rule change to deal with Nike | BenQ launches new membrane