• 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

  • Shoes almost never get recycled. Here’s the data.
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    Shoes almost never get recycled. Here’s the data.

    2026-06-07T21:16:00Z

    The first large-scale material analysis of European post-consumer footwear finds adhesives, black pigments, and missing pairs are the real obstacles to recycling.

  • Kohli’s wife joins him as an Agilitas investor
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    Kohli’s wife joins him as an Agilitas investor

    2026-06-04T10:52:00Z

    The cricket star already co-owns a stake after selling his One8 brand to the Bangalore sportswear company last year.

  • Skechers signs Radamel Falcao and family
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    Skechers signs Radamel Falcao and family

    2026-06-04T07:39:00Z

    Falcao family deal spans boots, lifestyle, as Latin America ambassadors 

  • Skechers’ global store surge makes the case for physical retail
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    Skechers’ global store surge makes the case for physical retail

    2026-05-28T11:43:00Z

    Three openings in five months reveal Skechers’ push toward company-owned DTC retail and a clear argument for physical stores.

  • The athlete economy is rewriting the brand playbook
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    The athlete economy is rewriting the brand playbook

    2026-05-27T14:55:00Z

    Athletes now own equity stakes, media companies and venture portfolios. For sporting goods brands, the implications go well beyond sponsorship.

  • Skechers picks Mainhausen for German HQ
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    Skechers picks Mainhausen for German HQ

    2026-05-19T10:19:00Z

    The move consolidates showroom and HQ into one facility at Europe’s largest footwear ordering campus.

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 15+16
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 15+16

    2026-05-18T06:53:00Z

    Why On’s Q1 is more than just a strong quarter | What VF Corp’s Reinvent fixed, and what it didn’t | FY2026 revenue up: JD Sports shifts focus to efficiency over expansion | Mike Ashley confirms to FT his team filmed the Cowgill footage | Under Armour plunges 19% as outlook disappoints | Mizuno reports record-high sales and profits for FY2025 | Columbia flat in Q1 as tariffs and US weakness weigh on margins | Asics posts record Q1 earnings. Shares fall on flat guidance | Puma Q1 shows stability as management keeps cautious full-year outlook | Yue Yuen Q1 profit drops by more than half as bottlenecks and tariffs erode margins | Gildan posts record Q1 revenue as HanesBrands integration advances | Technogym grows Q1 revenues 10% to €237m across all regions | Brooks posts 23% Q1 growth as EMEA surges and China triples | A $225 million bet on the everything-pickleball company

  • Skechers signs league-wide WNBA deal
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    Skechers signs league-wide WNBA deal

    2026-05-07T12:21:00Z

    The footwear brand extends its women’s basketball presence in the US from individual player signings to a multiyear league-wide deal.

  • Everything padel has become is coming to Barcelona in May 2026
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    Everything padel has become is coming to Barcelona in May 2026

    2026-05-05T09:16:00ZSponsored by

    The British army, a former champion and the global federation of padel walk into a trade show. It’s not a joke, but the set-up for the Padel Summit.