• SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 21+22
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 21+22

    2026-07-22T13:55:00Z

    A100-year-old baseball glove maker now designs gaming chairs | Nike Radical AirFlow apparel expands globally | Asics turns nine years of startup scouting into annual Kenzen event | Decathlon receives provisional, conditioned approval for Intersport Spain acquisitions | MAP Active acquires Sports Direct Malaysia from Frasers Group in full | Anta Sports Q2 2026: core brand growth remains low single digit | Frasers Group accelerates global expansion despite challenging market conditions | Physical inactivity 2026: The cost of standing still | Impact of sports: Sporting Goods brands are missing their biggest opportunity | Half the story: low coverage of women in sport isn’t just a fairness issue | Foot Locker adds Salomon in first US retail partnership | From 74 triathlon suits to mid-eight-figure revenue: The 21 reasons behind Ryzon’s rise | Joma to sponsor Fetri’s Hyatlón, federation cousin to Hyrox | Asian tennis stars and the sponsorship boom: How the calculus changed | Beyond the sale: could product care be retail’s next edge?

  • Foot Locker’s US walls get a new brand: Salomon
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    Foot Locker’s US walls get a new brand: Salomon

    2026-07-16T15:55:00Z

    The retailer trimmed its footwear wall by 30% this year. Now it plans to grow it again, selectively.

  • Nike beats estimates but tariff refund masks underlying pressure
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    Nike beats estimates but tariff refund masks underlying pressure

    2026-07-01T06:07:00Z

    Nike beat Wall Street expectations in the fourth quarter, but a near-$1 billion US tariff refund flattered the headline numbers. CEO Elliott Hill says the turnaround is gaining traction.

  • StockX spreads as it melts
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    StockX spreads as it melts

    2026-06-28T18:21:00Z

    StockX built its business on item-by-item authentication. Three new programs are now eroding that premise.

  • Dick’s to host 100 Lids shop-in-shops by late summer
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    Dick’s to host 100 Lids shop-in-shops by late summer

    2026-06-18T14:21:00Z

    Dick’s Sporting Goods is installing dedicated Lids licensed headwear shops in more than 100 of its US stores.

  • Scorecard full year 2025: more revenue, less profit
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    Scorecard full year 2025: more revenue, less profit

    2026-06-18T12:10:00Z

     73 companies. Revenue up 3.6%. Net income down 17%. The gap between the two is the story of 2025.

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 17+18
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 17+18

    2026-06-11T09:12:00Z

    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

  • Foot Locker US comps rise 6% in DICK’S first full quarter post-deal
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    Foot Locker US comps rise 6% in DICK’S first full quarter post-deal

    2026-05-28T14:05:00Z

     The Foot Locker banner edged ahead of DICK’S own core result: a 6.4% comp the market did not expect this early.

  • Amer Sports beats Q1 estimates, raises 2026 guidance
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    Amer Sports beats Q1 estimates, raises 2026 guidance

    2026-05-19T14:30:00Z

    Arc’teryx and Salomon drive a 32% revenue jump, clearing analyst targets and prompting an upgrade to full-year targets.

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 11+12
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 11+12

    2026-04-15T14:37:00Z

    Newton Golf nearly triples sales but operating losses deepen | Decathlon, JD Sports and lululemon make NRF global top | Column: The future of visibility isn’t Google – it’s the prompt | Frasers Group’s AI assistant claims 25% conversion gain over search | Dick’s targets 250 Foot Locker remodels by back-to-school | What Oura’s Doublepoint deal signals for the future of wearables | Castore picks Ocula Technologies as its AI product content partner | Playlist-EGYM merger creates fitness tech giant valued at $7.5bn | Women’s elite sports revenues to top $3bn for the first time, Deloitte says | TrusTrace’s One Retail Hub cuts fashion compliance burden by 70% | Worldly joins Green Sports Alliance to tackle supply chain impact | Odlo earns Fair Wear Leader status two years ahead of schedule