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ArticleThe rise of Indonesia’s local running shoe brands
Local brands control more than a third of Indonesia’s online running shoe sales, undercutting global competitors on price.
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PDF NewsletterSGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 21+22
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?
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AnalysisAsian brands build global rosters, one deal at a time
From Curry to Jokic, Irving, Navarro and Raducanu, Anta, Li-Ning, 361, Uniqlo and Asics build rosters on three continents.
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ArticleMAP Active Buys Sports Direct Malaysia
With the rupiah under pressure and domestic retail sluggish, MAP Active’s Malaysia buy reads as earnings diversification.
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ArticleFP Movement, ASICS launch debut footwear collaboration
ASICS’ first joint run-tennis release uses a lifestyle brand to extend beyond performance retail.
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Infographics & DataPhysical inactivity 2026: The cost of standing still
The WEF puts $169 billion of sporting goods revenue at risk from rising inactivity, and the WHO’s 2026 milestone will pass unmet. Our Impact of Sports Special gathers the new evidence and the people working on the problem, from Brussels to the brands.
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ArticleAsics Ventures launches Kenzen startup pitch program
Asics Ventures formalizes seven years of pitch events into Kenzen, an annual program debuting in Ann Arbor in October 2026
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ArticleSeamless bras startup Hastko wants to scale in the US
At €3 million, the funding round is small, but it tests whether a by-women-for-women design thesis can compete in premium US retail.
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ArticleA tennis shoe wears the table tennis name
Little Tokyo Table Tennis puts its own stamp on a 2013 ASICS tennis shoe, rebuilding it for their community.
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ArticleAsics to open second Japan flagship in Tokyo
Asics’ second Tokyo flagship adds embroidery customisation and a members-only lounge.