• SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 23+24
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 23+24

    2026-08-31T09:00:00Z

    Acushnet lifts full-year guidance, tariff refunds boosting Q2 | Amer Sports raises guidance again on Wilson swing | H1 2026: ANTA brand stalls as portfolio brands take over | Asics raises full-year guidance as SportStyle boom accelerates | Brooks running posts record growth driven by EMEA surge | Q2 2026: golf supplies 88% of Misto profit | Li Ning’s H1 growth trails its full year target | Mizuno starts year with record quarter on five growth pillars | Why On keeps outpacing the sportswear industry | Saucony powers Xtep’s growth as core brand slows | Under Armour faces tougher competition as outlook is cut | Volatile orders are putting pressure on Yue Yuen’s production | Wolverine raises outlook despite tariff pressure on margins | 361 Degrees H1 2026 revenue up 8% | Foot Locker drag forces DICK’S to reset FY guidance | North America now JD Sports’ weak link

  • Skechers says it is now no. 2 US footwear brand
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    Skechers says it is now no. 2 US footwear brand

    2026-08-27T07:51:00Z

    A fast-growing sport roster and rising consumer favor are converging behind Skechers’ new US market-position claim.

  • adidas CEO apologizes for World Cup pink boot pileup
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    adidas CEO apologizes for World Cup pink boot pileup

    2026-07-31T11:02:00Z

    Bjorn Gulden calls the fluorescent pink boot takeover an accident nobody wanted. 

  • Frasers’ Hugo Boss plan goes beyond ownership
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    Frasers’ Hugo Boss plan goes beyond ownership

    2026-07-27T19:49:00Z

    A reported plan to install Frasers CEO Michael Murray as Hugo Boss CEO shows that the retailer is treating equity ownership as inseparable from operational control.

  • 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?

  • MAP Active Buys Sports Direct Malaysia
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    MAP Active Buys Sports Direct Malaysia

    2026-07-16T14:56:00Z

     With the rupiah under pressure and domestic retail sluggish, MAP Active’s Malaysia buy reads as earnings diversification.

  • Skechers builds a motel to pitch itself to football
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    Skechers builds a motel to pitch itself to football

    2026-07-15T16:02:00Z

    A brand still associated with comfort footwear is making its case to football not with performance claims, but with a fictional roadside motel and a World Cup-sized cast.

  • While rivals go pink, New Balance goes neon
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    While rivals go pink, New Balance goes neon

    2026-07-07T16:15:00Z

    From neon boots to heat-reactive Stone Island cleats, New Balance turns color into its main World Cup storyline.

  • Harry Kane, top scorer and entrepreneur
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    Harry Kane, top scorer and entrepreneur

    2026-06-29T18:01:00Z

    The £20m Seat Unique raise is the latest move in Kane’s quietly expanding equity portfolio.

  • Accent Group rejects Frasers’ takeover bid
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    Accent Group rejects Frasers’ takeover bid

    2026-06-24T12:30:00Z

    Accent Group’s board unanimously rejects Frasers’ offer of A$0.65 per share, calling it materially inadequate.