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PDF NewsletterSGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 17+18
Zumiez’s margin recovery rests on private label penetration, not category breadth | Q1 2026: Lululemon grows revenue 4% while operating income falls 37% | Q1 results: DICK’S manages a two-speed portfolio as Foot Locker restarts | Sprinter swings to €33.9 million profit despite revenue dip in FY25 | HOKA drives Deckers Brands to record revenue and earnings in fiscal 2026 | Amer Sports Q1 2026: revenue up 32%, full-year guidance raised | FILA’s China momentum carries Misto Holdings to 19% profit gain | Sport 2000’s Gosau: AI will make specialty retail more human | Intersport Deutschland CFO on AI strategy and the future of specialist retail | Asics frees its most profitable brand: the Onitsuka Tiger spin-off | The paddock is the new pitch: adidas moves in, Nike watches | The two sports brands that don’t need the World Cup and follow their own rules | ANTA Sports: The making of a global multi-brand machine | Quo vadis, European retail? 2025 results across five operators compared | Distribution of branded sporting goods in Europe: interesting facets and updates from a legal point of view
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ArticleReebok’s China reset, take two
ABG targets 200 stores and $1 billion in annual China sales by 2036 with an operator incorporated in 2025
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ArticleMeet the challenger: Maia Active
Anta-backed and rebuilt under new leadership, the Chinese yoga wear brand has restructured its retail model and product line to displace Lululemon.
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Case StudyANTA Sports: The making of a global multi-brand machine
From a Fujian shoe factory to a global conglomerate: how ANTA built a portfolio that now rivals Nike and adidas, and how it runs it.
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ArticleThe jacket and the mountain: what Arc’teryx’s Shanghai Museum is really selling
How a permanent brand infrastructure becomes the most durable response to a communication crisis, and what European outdoor brands should take from it.
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ArticlePUMA’s €646 million loss and the Anta gamble
A suspended dividend and a new controlling shareholder frame a turnaround that goes well beyond cutting costs.
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ArticleUnder Armour goes after China with flag football
Jefferson’s tour is the visible layer. The real play is owning a nascent Olympic sport before rivals can – on a fraction of their marketing budgets.
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ArticleMike Ashley admits role in Cowgill’s JD Sports exit
Frasers Group founder confirms associates filmed the 2021 footage that triggered a CMA probe and nearly £5 million in fines against JD Sports and Footasylum.
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ArticlePuma gets off to a strong start in 2026: The reset continues
Puma starts the year stronger than expected, but maintains a cautious outlook amid ongoing restructuring.
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ArticleGeopolitics opens India’s door to Anta
The Fujian-based group plans 10 stores by March 2027, positioning Anta in India’s premium sportswear segment as bilateral tensions ease.