• FIP World Padel Report 2026: 40 million players
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    FIP World Padel Report 2026: 40 million players

    2026-10-27T14:15:00Z

    FIP counts 91,234 courts, up 17.9 percent in ten months, and €6.84 billion of yearly padel spending, worth €8.6 billion of GDP.

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 27+28
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 27+28

    2026-10-19T20:13:00Z

    Intersport Austria grows as rivals exit and eyes Hervis stores | Nike’s new CFO expects sales to fall faster, with China weaker still | In Shanghai, adidas CEO says China plan rests on local decisions | Li-Ning signs a federation, opens a flagship, wraps a Curry tour | Anta closes PUMA deal as largest shareholder, no takeover planned | Hyrox co-founders back Xenom in partnership aspiring to make fitness the world’s largest sport | Misto Holdings after the FILA rename: case study | Fashion for Good launches recycled cotton Reloop Matrix project | Circular sportswear: matching construction to recovery | Textile recycling: The next challenge is scaling up | Textile recycling initiative ReHubs: “The industry is caught in a supply-demand deadlock” | PUMA leans on Rosé and K-pop fandom to power its transformation | Salomon launches new XT capsule and new colors with FP Movement | The challenger and the giant: Distance and Asics launch a collection | Head relaunches the Prestige line with iPrestige MP 2.0 and MP Limited | Skechers launches first super shoe, AERO Elite, for 5K to marathon

  • Lacoste brings back Guibert, the CEO it replaced
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    Lacoste brings back Guibert, the CEO it replaced

    2026-10-12T15:51:00Z

    Éric Vallat exits; Thierry Guibert now runs both Lacoste and its Swiss parent, Maus Frères, according to Reuters.

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 25+26
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 25+26

    2026-10-01T08:17:00Z

    Outdoor grows, US chains shrink in a split half for JD Sports | Golden Goose posts 15% revenue growth, 9% EBITDA gain in 1H 2026 | Amer Sports raises Q3 outlook and holds its five-year growth targets | Investor day: On Holding targets $7 billion in sales by 2029, adds buyback | On’s plan is ordinary. Its execution must not be | How Brooks entered football without entering the category | Nike reportedly heads to F1 – and the LVMH playbook may follow it there | How On, Salomon, Asics and Adidas are rewriting the rules of a $43bn running market | Global Athletic Footwear 2023-2025: Nike and adidas lose their grip as growth slows to a five-year low | Reebok owner Authentic Brands tries a third time at an IPO | Oura postpones planned $2.2bn Nasdaq IPO eight days after launch | WFSGI publishes most systematic sporting goods Impact Report yet | Leadership moves

  • Lacoste launches first padel collection
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    Lacoste launches first padel collection

    2026-09-24T12:19:00Z

    Two racquets, shoes, a bag and apparel. Lacoste is in padel, and the rackets come from a company it already owns.

  • K-Swiss secures ATP sponsorship
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    K-Swiss secures ATP sponsorship

    2026-09-10T09:28:00Z

    K-Swiss has signed a multi-year agreement to become the Official Footwear of the ATP, covering on-court officials, physical therapists and unsponsored players, while also developing a co-branded five-shoe collection for global retail.

  • Can Britain’s lifestyle darlings crack Europe?
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    Can Britain’s lifestyle darlings crack Europe?

    2026-08-19T16:59:00Z

    Passenger, Finisterre and Bleubird are big at home. The continent never built a shelf for what they sell.

  • 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?

  • Paris court fines Shein over Lacoste logo imitations
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    Paris court fines Shein over Lacoste logo imitations

    2026-07-14T10:37:00Z

    A Paris court fined Shein and banned crocodile-logo imitations EU-wide - faster than France’s fast-fashion law ever has.

  • The shirt sewn overnight that became history
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    The shirt sewn overnight that became history

    2026-06-24T21:16:00Z

    Le Coq Sportif and the Maradona estate launch a capsule on the 40th anniversary of the most famous shirt in football.