- Save article
News briefsFrasers finally gets its majority in Hugo Boss
Boards rejected the bid, but Frasers now owns 50.08 percent of Hugo Boss and will consolidate it as a subsidiary.
- Save article
News briefsIntersport renews Hyrox deal and adds three cities
ntersport extends its Hyrox title partnership through 2027, growing from three to six European races with Dublin, Vienna and Maastricht.
- Save article
ArticleLiving wage pledges outpace proof in sports: report
Clean Clothes Campaign checks what brands, including in sports apparel, claim and disclose on living wages and supply chains.
- Save article
News briefsSports Direct owner gives one agency three brands’ PR
Frasers Group’s PR, search and AI visibility work for Sports Direct, FRASERS and FLANNELS moves to M+C Saatchi Talk in October.
- Save article
News briefsFrasers Group acquires 8.78% of Under Armour Class A
The UK retailer disclosed 16.6 million shares in an Oct. 1 SEC filing that certifies no aim of influencing control.
- Save article
News briefsHugo Boss chairman to step down amid Frasers pressure
Frasers Group, Hugo Boss’s largest shareholder at near-48 percent, has sought a second board seat for Robert Palmer.
- Save article
ArticleAfter ad-business recovery, X introduces card payments
Sport has gotten X back in with advertisers. X Money is a different story.
- Save article
PDF NewsletterSGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 37 - 23+24
Acushnet lifts full-year guidance, tariff refunds boosting Q2 | Amer Sports raises guidance again on Wilson swing | H1 2026: ANTA brand stalls as portfolio brands take over | Asics raises full-year guidance as SportStyle boom accelerates | Brooks running posts record growth driven by EMEA surge | Q2 2026: golf supplies 88% of Misto profit | Li Ning’s H1 growth trails its full year target | Mizuno starts year with record quarter on five growth pillars | Why On keeps outpacing the sportswear industry | Saucony powers Xtep’s growth as core brand slows | Under Armour faces tougher competition as outlook is cut | Volatile orders are putting pressure on Yue Yuen’s production | Wolverine raises outlook despite tariff pressure on margins | 361 Degrees H1 2026 revenue up 8% | Foot Locker drag forces DICK’S to reset FY guidance | North America now JD Sports’ weak link
- Save article
OpinionCan Britain’s lifestyle darlings crack Europe?
Passenger, Finisterre and Bleubird are big at home. The continent never built a shelf for what they sell.
- Save article
ArticleGerman fashion house Hugo Boss can’t shake off Frasers
The offer was just a 4 percent premium, but 17.62 percent of shareholders tendered anyway, pushing Frasers past 47 percent.