• 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.

  • No forecast for FY27: Frasers continues its acquisition spree
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    No forecast for FY27: Frasers continues its acquisition spree

    2026-07-16T14:30:00Z

    The British retail and investment group is reshaping its business as retail profit rises 22 percent.

  • Frasers sells Sports Direct Malaysia for $150m
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    Frasers sells Sports Direct Malaysia for $150m

    2026-07-03T11:48:00Z

    Frasers Group sells its Sports Direct Malaysia stake to MAP Active for $150m, retaining an income stream.

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 19+20
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 19+20

    2026-06-30T07:36:00Z

    PUMA’s HYROX bet starts paying dividends. China is next | Still retreating from basketball, Under Armour loses WNBA footwear status | Macron debuts sound logo for its brand identity | Meet the challenger: Joma, the brand that never chased fashion | Kelme: meet the challenger brand on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s World Cup shirt | After LIV Golf: what Saudi Arabia’s retreat means for sports and sporting goods | UK Advertising Standards Authority bans adidas ads over recycled claims | France anti-fast-fashion law 2026: Decathlon exempt, Shein fined | Salomon’s 2025 Impact Report: when growth outpaces sustainability | One Goal. Move the World: WFSGI turns World Cup into a youth participation policy drive |  Peter Whitcomb, Tersus Solutions: recommerce works on economics, not mandates | Accent Group board rejects Frasers’ takeover offer | Nike picks a Pfizer veteran to run its finances | Decathlon Seed extends ownership model to 100,000-plus workforce | AI makes expertise free. What does the sporting goods industry sell now? | From sponsorship to demand engine: How adidas and Decathlon are activating events differently

  • 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.

  • No-premium Frasers bid tests Accent shareholders
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    No-premium Frasers bid tests Accent shareholders

    2026-06-17T10:38:00Z

    Frasers priced its Accent bid at no premium. The market promptly traded the stock above it.

  • Frasers Group launches full Accent Group takeover
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    Frasers Group launches full Accent Group takeover

    2026-06-15T09:59:00Z

    Frasers Group offers A$316m for full control of Australian footwear retailer Accent Group, days after its Hugo Boss takeover bid.

  • World Cup kit in 20 minutes: Sports Direct partners with Zapp
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    World Cup kit in 20 minutes: Sports Direct partners with Zapp

    2026-06-11T14:46:00Z

    Zapp says 78% of football orders arrive within 90 minutes of kick-off, outside store hours. Sports Direct wants that demand.

  • 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