• 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?

  • Anta brand growth stalls as CEO exits
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    Anta brand growth stalls as CEO exits

    2026-07-17T11:29:00Z

    Anta brand’s Q2 growth trails group peers, reinforcing the case behind Xu Yang’s exit 

  • Anta brand CEO Xu Yang resigns
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    Anta brand CEO Xu Yang resigns

    2026-07-17T07:18:00Z

    Anta Sports Products confirms Xu Yang has resigned as CEO of its namesake brand; Lai Shixian named interim CEO.

  • Fashion chain Castro brings Anta Sports to Israel
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    Fashion chain Castro brings Anta Sports to Israel

    2026-07-06T16:36:00Z

    Anta runs 250 stores outside China against 10,000 at home — Israel just became one of them, via a fashion retailer.

  • Kostyuk reaches Wimbledon quarterfinal in Wilson dress
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    Kostyuk reaches Wimbledon quarterfinal in Wilson dress

    2026-07-06T15:54:00Z

    Her second Wilson dress sold out in days. Now Marta Kostyuk has matched it with her first Wimbledon quarterfinal.

  • Vuori targets 20 China stores by 2027
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    Vuori targets 20 China stores by 2027

    2026-06-25T07:35:00Z

     The athleisure challenger brand plans to more than double its China footprint and build a dedicated local team, says president Kechter.

  • Scorecard full year 2025: more revenue, less profit
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    Scorecard full year 2025: more revenue, less profit

    2026-06-18T12:10:00Z

     73 companies. Revenue up 3.6%. Net income down 17%. The gap between the two is the story of 2025.

  • HSBC sees Anta turning PUMA’s China story around
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    HSBC sees Anta turning PUMA’s China story around

    2026-06-17T09:41:00Z

    HSBC upgrades PUMA to Buy with a €35 target, arguing the market underestimates Anta Sports’ ability to unlock growth in China.

  • The challenger brand that dressed the World Cup’s best story
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    The challenger brand that dressed the World Cup’s best story

    2026-06-15T13:52:00Z

    Behind Bosnia and Herzegovina’s blue shirt is a brand most of the world cannot name. It is also the fourth-biggest kit supplier at this World Cup: meet Kelme.

  • 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