• Mike Ashley sues Newcastle United over replica shirts for 2024/2025
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    Mike Ashley sues Newcastle United over replica shirts for 2024/2025

    2024-03-28T08:58:00Z

    Mike Ashley, the founder of Sports Direct, is suing Newcastle United over next season’s kit. Ashley owned the football club for 14 years, between 2007 and 2021. He has taken legal action against the club for “stopping his Sports Direct empire from selling their replica shirts” in favor of rival ...

  • International Women’s Day: Sport is making progress and still has a long way to go
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    International Women’s Day: Sport is making progress and still has a long way to go

    2024-03-08T00:20:00Z

    Women have gained more visibility and relevance in sports, but what impact does this have?

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 35 - 9+10
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 35 - 9+10

    2024-03-07T09:21:00Z

    Puma expects business headwinds to persist in H1 of 2024 | IIC reports another successful year | Technical apparel will fuel Amer Sports’ growth in FY24 | Frasers Group boosts board with key appointments | Foot Locker delivers tepid outlook, delays Ebit margin objective | Moncler Group’s FY23 Ebit increases by 15 percent | Acushnet pleased with golf’s resilience across the EMEA | Gymshark’s annual profit drops despite higher sales | Bowflex files for bankruptcy protection, reaches stalking horse agreement | OOSC Clothing secures £1.4m export finance deal to fuel global expansion |  MonclerGrinta withdraws from Double R, signs consultation agreement with RPHSalomon launches 3rd gen of Index recyclable running shoe | Gildan results benefit from higher customer replenishment | Globe spinning in right direction with shift in focus | A bright future for pickleball in Spain? | Refurbed expands into the second-hand sporting goods market | A new player emerges in the Russian sporting goods market

  • Sports Direct launches Outdoor concept, starting in Cardiff
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    Sports Direct launches Outdoor concept, starting in Cardiff

    2024-02-23T13:59:00Z

    Sports Direct is expanding its offerings and launching a new Outdoor concept, starting in Cardiff, the retail giant’s flagship location.

  • Sports Direct integrates On products in flagship stores
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    Sports Direct integrates On products in flagship stores

    2024-02-23T06:57:00Z

    After a long time, Sports Direct will finally integrate On in their flagship stores.

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 35 - 5+6
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 35 - 5+6

    2024-02-08T11:53:00Z

    Adidas eyes €500m operating profit for FY24, most Yeezy inventories won’t be written off | The North Face, EMEA stronger in “challenging” VF quarter | Puma gets “A” rating for second year running on CDP Climate Change list | Intersport Germany continues to grow in 22/23 | Opportunities ahead – WFSGI and McKinsey release 2024 report | Decathlon releases VR shopping app in US | Amazon announces AI-powered shopping assistant | Done deal: PGA Tour announces investment agreement with Strategic Sports Group | Sport 2000 with stable development in 2023 | Deckers raises FY guidance, sets CEO succession plan after strong results | PayPal introduces six new checkout innovations | Macron posts 15 percent sales increase | Columbia faces revenue decline challenge | Real Madrid becomes football club with highest revenue, says Deloitte report | Sneaker design democratized? Zellerfield launches design platform | German e-commerce sales bottom out

  • Frasers Group acquires WIT Fitness
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    Frasers Group acquires WIT Fitness

    2024-01-31T10:59:00Z

    Frasers Group, the owner of Sports Direct and House of Fraser, has purchased gym and fitness wear specialist WIT Fitness. The retail group has acquired the assets and intellectual property of the London-based sports performance brand. Frasers Group is majority-owned by British retail tycoon Mike Ashley. WIT Fitness is best ...

  • Sports Direct buys former M&S Liverpool building
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    Sports Direct buys former M&S Liverpool building

    2024-01-25T18:27:00Z

    Frasers Group, the owner of Sports Direct, has acquired the former Marks & Spencer store in Liverpool as part of its strategy to own the properties it occupies. The acquisition involves obtaining the long leasehold of Compton House on Church Street. The process of transforming the M&S store into a ...

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 35 - 3+4
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 35 - 3+4

    2024-01-25T07:49:00Z

    Analysis: 2023 Market Cap of global Sporting Goods stocks rising 2.4% | Puma shares decline on FY24 outlook | Amer Sports looks to raise $1.8bn from IPO next week | Campion to leave Nike after 17 years, joins UCLA | New CPO, President of Americas at Under Armour | Wolverine Worldwide sells Sperry to Authentic | Founder of Snipes steps down as CEO | Sprague becomes new CEO of POW | Decathlon Austria with successful 2023 | Russia faces 50% increase in prices for European sporting goods | Puma named “Top employer globally” | ANWR Group accelerates positioning of affiliated retail networks | Counterfeit products cost EU companies €16 billion in sales each year | A review of pro golf’s pending big deal | Vivobarefoot, Balena present 3D-printed, customized and fully compostable shoe

  • Sports Direct opens new store in Belfast
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    Sports Direct opens new store in Belfast

    2024-01-18T08:01:00Z

    Frasers Group has opened a new Sports Direct store at Boucher Retail Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a property acquired by the group in 2022. The new store spans 3,252 sqm and promises a larger and improved retail space compared to its predecessor at the same location. Spanning two floors, ...