• Analysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q4 2023
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    Analysis: The top sporting goods industry performers by sales and profits in Q4 2023

    2024-04-19T14:37:00Z

    Quarterly losses were much reduced in Q4, but overall results were still negative. Find out more in our latest scorecard.

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 35 - 15+16
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 35 - 15+16

    2024-04-18T08:03:00Z

    US sporting goods imports decline sharply in Q1 | Court approves BowFlex purchase agreement | Decathlon’s global revenue surges by 4.4% to €15.6 billion | Superdry unveils restructuring plans amid financial struggles | “Biggest marketing investment ever”: Puma launches brand campaign | Climate responsibility rating: H&M and Inditex are better than Nike and Adidas | Asics study reveals link between teenage exercise and adult mental wellbeing | More trouble with uniforms for Nike, Adidas ends partnership with Parley for the Oceans | Decathlon France raised revenues | focused on circularity in FY23 | Lululemon unveils Team Canada’s kit for Paris 2024 | Protest supports NGOs and initiatives that ‘help everyone ride more’ | Agilitas Sports appoints former Adidas Design Director as VP Footwear Design | Asics presents new Nimbus Mirai as its “most circular shoe ever” | Change of Iberian plans for Sprinter, Sport Zone

  • The boys of summer, mismatches and a new name for the sweat stain
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    The boys of summer, mismatches and a new name for the sweat stain

    2024-04-13T08:39:00Z

    This season’s uniforms for Major League Baseball (MLB), with Nike design and Fanatics manufacturing, are proving to be something of a flop – or a sop. Tops don’t match bottoms, details once specific to a team are now uniform throughout the league, names have shrunk to illegibility from the stands, ...

  • Short stops

    Short Stops Week 16, 2024

    2024-04-12T09:21:00Z

    ATHLETES +++ With Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Dodgers player Chris Taylor and Cardinals player Brendan Donovan, Skechers has added three more MLB players to its list of ambassadors +++ British triathlete and cross-country runner Hugo Milner, 25, has joined the roster of athletes of Swiss brand On +++ Puma ...

  • VF Corp. plans to open 300 stores in expansion strategy
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    VF Corp. plans to open 300 stores in expansion strategy

    2024-04-04T13:26:00Z

    VF Corp. is restructuring its distribution strategy to tap into underexploited markets, particularly in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Expanding its existing partnership with retail conglomerate GMG, VF Corp. plans to open 300 stores across these regions for brands like Vans, The North Face and Timberland within ...

  • Vans' Product Chief departs
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    Vans' Product Chief departs

    2024-03-15T15:43:00Z

    Marissa Pardini, Vans’ Chief Product and Merchandising Officer, has announced her departure from the brand by the end of March. This follows a series of turnovers within VF Corp. Pardini, who joined Vans in December 2022 after a decade with the company and a stint at sister brand The North ...

  • New global marketing head at Dickies
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    New global marketing head at Dickies

    2024-02-27T09:25:00Z

    Dickies, a VF Corp. brand, appointed Denise Anderson as VP, Global Marketing. Anderson joins from another VF Corp. brand, Smartwool, where she has spent the last 9 years in varying marketing and creative roles, including the last 4 years leading Global Brand Marketing and Creative Design. She has over 20 ...

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 35 - 7+8
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 35 - 7+8

    2024-02-22T08:36:00Z

    Nike announces 2% workforce reduction | Asics eyes modest FY24 growth, but flat sales in Europe | Topgolf Callaway forecasts higher revenue, Ebitda and cash flow in 2024 | XXL promises Ebitda improvements amid cost-cutting | European market remains strong for Under Armour | Wolverine makes progress on turnaround but more bumps likely | KMD Brands sees soft H1 group sales | Alpargatas’ write-offs impact Q4 Ebitda, adjusted gross margins | GoPro’s retail strategy ahead of plan despite Q4, FY losses | Crocs brand kicks off 2024 with momentum, $5bn sales target not until later | HanesBrands plots next moves for Champion business | Mizuno posts strong nine-month results, lifts FY outlook | Tiger Woods unveils Sun Day Red apparel brand | Enda Athletic founder appointed as On’s head of Africa | Winter sports industry unites for climate action, join UN Race to Zero campaign | Xponential completes divestiture of Stride Fitness | Sales at AFP up 8%, though short of expectations | Unfair competition: HDE calls for clear rules for Temu & Co | Squash racquet market is poised to increase, but needs more visibility

  • The North Face, EMEA stronger in “challenging” VF quarter
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    The North Face, EMEA stronger in “challenging” VF quarter

    2024-02-07T14:37:00Z

    VF Corp. may not look the same in thee future. As they report disappointing Q3 results, the company has inititated a “strategic review of its brand assets”.

  • Analysis: 2023 Market Cap of global Sporting Goods stocks rising 2.4%
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    Analysis: 2023 Market Cap of global Sporting Goods stocks rising 2.4%

    2024-01-19T08:46:00Z

    Which of the top 86 sporting goods companies performed best, and which lost ground in 2023? Get the figures.