Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 34
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ArticleFootway Group presents reorganization plan
After the Swedish Footway Group AB filed for voluntary company reorganization in July, the company submitted a preliminary reorganization plan to its creditors at the beginning of November. The plan includes a proposal for debt relief of approximately 70 million Swedish kroner (€6.02m) and a new share issue of the ...
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News briefsWeSports acquires RunningXpert, prepares Keller Sports relaunch with customer-centric concept
WeSports announced the acquisition of a stake in RunningXpert, a Danish running specialist that operates the stores Løbeshop.dk, Löparshop.se and RunningXpert.com. RunningXpert claims to be the leading running specialist in the Nordic region, with a turnover of €35 million in 2022. The company currently serves over 1 million active runners ...
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News briefsBid under review for 25 French Intersport, two Go Sport stores
According to France’s Authority on Competition (Autorité de la Concurrence), Schiever, an international retail group based in Burgundy, is looking to acquire full control of 25 Intersport stores (20 retail stores and five outlets) and two Go Sport stores – as well as four stores of the ready-to-wear chain Blackstore. ...
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ArticleIntersport Germany sells Sport Voswinkel to Italian retailer
Intersport Deutschland eG (Intersport Germany) announced on Nov. 8 that it has signed an agreement on the sale of Sport Voswinkel GmbH & Co. KG to Cisalfa Sport S.p.A. by the end of 2023. “We are very pleased that we can place Sport Voswinkel GmbH & Co. KG into the ...
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News briefseBay exceeds expectations in Q3
eBay Inc. reported revenue of $2.5 billion, up 5 percent on an as-reported basis and up 5 percent on an FX-neutral basis, for its third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2023. “We delivered another quarter of solid results and have accelerated the pace of innovation across eBay,” said Jamie Iannone, Chief ...
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News briefsGerman consumer sentiment worsens
Despite a certain stabilization in the economy as a whole, consumer sentiment in Germany fell noticeably for the first time in twelve months in November, according to the latest consumer barometer from the German Retail Association (HDE). As a result, private consumption is no longer expected to stimulate growth in ...
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News briefsSigna Holding: Benko steps down, hands over chairmanship to restructuring expert
As the company announced on Nov. 8, 2023, Austrian real estate investor René Benko has stepped down as Chairman of the Advisory Board of Signa Holding and handed over the chairmanship to Arndt Geiwitz. The German restructuring specialist is also taking over the chairmanship of Signa’s shareholders’ committee, as reported ...
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News briefsAmazon posts 13% sales increase and more than triples net income in Q3
Amazon posted net sales of $143.1 billion in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2023, representing an increase of 13 percent compared with Q3 2022. Excluding the $1.4 billion favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, the sales increase was 11 percent. International sales increased ...
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News briefsSports Minister: Russian market’s dependence on imported athletic apparel is nearly absolute
Russian dependence on imported athletic apparel and sports nutrition remains close to 90 percent, Oleg Matsisin, the Russian Sports Minister, said during a meeting with Russian President Putin. Russian analogs of athletic apparel good enough for high-level performances are available in limited quantities. There is only a limited range of ...
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ArticleFormer Decathlon stores to re-open doors in Russia
Former Decathlon stores are scheduled to be re-launched in Russia from December 2023 under the brand name Desport, Russian state news outlet Tass reported, citing sources close to ARM, the new owner of the retail chain. The product range will be formed gradually and include ARM brands, as well as ...
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ArticleCrocs taking steps to reset Heydude business
There will be some immediate pain, largely negative wholesale growth in Q4, as Crocs takes additional steps to shore up the fortunes of its Heydude business. Those efforts are focused on distribution clean-up, greater segmentation by distribution channel coupled with stronger control of digital pricing, and the ...
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ArticleZalando turns nine-month net profit
Berlin-based e-tailer Zalando reports a net profit of €10 million against a €82.7 million loss in the year-ago period. The group described the first nine months of its financial year as “characterized by the normalization of e-commerce penetration, ongoing pressure on consumers’ disposable income, and a delayed fall/winter season start ...
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News briefsSigna Holding also facing challenges
The slowdown in the real estate market is hitting René Benko’s Signa Holding severely, according to an article in the Austrian magazine News. Signa Holding is an investment holding company operating in the real estate, retail (Galeria Kaufhof, Signa Sports United (SSU), KaDeWe) and media (minority stake in Austrian newspapers ...
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News briefsUPS to acquire reverse logistics specialist Happy Returns from PayPal
UPS has announced that it is acquiring Happy Returns from PayPal. Happy Returns is a U.S.-based software and reverse logistics company that provides merchants and consumers in the U.S. with a hassle-free, boxless and label-free returns experience. “By combining Happy Returns’ easy digital experience and established drop-off points with ...
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ArticleXXL misses target in Q3: “Neither proud nor satisfied”
Source: XXL Freddy Sobin CEO Freddy Sobin, in office since May 2023, began the presentation of XXL ASA’s Q3 financial report by saying, “We are neither proud nor satisfied with the results.” The retail company’s sales fell 10.2 percent in the third quarter. At the same time, ...
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News briefsQuiksilver and Roxy launch apparel rental service in France
As reported by the website Apparel Resources, boardsports brands Quiksilver and Roxy have launched an online rental service in France under the label “Boardriders Rental.” The website offers high-quality performance apparel for men, women and children for rent. François Latterrade, Head of Quiksilver Europe, told the website that the rental ...
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ArticleSuper Retail Group updates year-to-date sales
Super Retail Group, the Australian parent of Rebel Sport, BCF and MacPac, reported a group sales increase of 4 percent for the first 16 weeks of FY24 that began Aug. 1, and a year-over-year comparable sales increase of 2 percent against 20 percent growth in the same FY23 period. Online ...
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ArticleE-commerce dominates sports apparel distribution channels, new report suggests
According to a new report by Research and Markets, the global sports apparel market is projected to reach a value of US$208.47 billion by 2023, driven by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.10 percent during the 2022-2026 forecast period. The increasing penetration of e-commerce, the fastest-growing segment during ...
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News briefsCollaboration between Amazon and luxury brands leads to guilty plea from international counterfeiter
Information and evidence provided by Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) and other luxury brands, including the Prada Group, to Chinese law enforcement has led to a counterfeit seller’s guilty plea to crimes related to the sale of counterfeit luxury products. Amazon has described the collaboration as “a unique and landmark ...
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News briefs“Free shoes…if you can outrun our security guard”
The Parisian running store Distance recently ran a campaign, “Rob it to get it,” inviting customers – for one day only – to try their hand at stealing participating products if they could outrun the security guard. The catch? The security guard on the day of the promotion in Sept. ...
