All articles by SGI Europe Editorial Team – Page 50
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ArticleRe:Thinking Business –
Small steps for a big changeWe proudly present Re:Thinking Business. A special with all the latest developments from the circular economy in our industry.
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WebinarWatch now: Becoming a super winner in sports – optimizing assortments and pricing
Discover what McKinsey’s extensive meta-analysis has found to be the most important factors for a successful business. In this second part of our EDM Expert Talks with McKinsey & Co. it is all about assortments and pricing.
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News briefsPremier Padel appoints Eno Polo as CEO
Source: Premier Padel Eno Polo Premier Padel, the global pro padel tour founded by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) with the International Padel Federation (FIP) and the Professional Padel Association (PPA), has announced the appointment of Eno Polo as CEO, effective Nov. 16. Polo has a long-standing experience ...
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ArticleSport England plans to fund sports based on their action to fight climate crisis
Sport England wants sports to do more to tackle the climate crisis and plans to require action in this area as a condition of grant funding, the Guardian reported in an exclusive, based on a statement from Sport England chairman Chris Boardman. Speaking at the Blue Earth Summit in Bristol ...
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ArticleThe home fitness equipment market will grow at a CAGR of 9% through 2027
The home fitness equipment market is posting a year-over-year growth of 8.55 percent in 2022-2023 and is expected to grow by US$3.1 billion from 2022 to 2027, according to a new report by research firm Technavio.The market will progress at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9 percent during ...
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ArticleFrance’s Ligue 1 eyeing the US
Ligue 1, the top football league in France, could be mulling over regular-season matches in the US, according to Front Office Sports. The league receives an annual $85 million for the foreign broadcast rights of its matches, but that contract (with BeIN Sports) is coming to an end. The league ...
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ArticleReebok Basketball puts star power in its C-suite
Source: Reebok Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal Former star NBA center Shaquille O’Neal has become the first ”President Reebok Basketball.” Another NBA star, Allen Iverson, will be serving as Vice President Reebok Basketball. O’Neal will be focused on player recruitment and business development, Iverson on player recruitment and such ...
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ArticlePádel has a “courts” problem in the US
Eric Loftus discovered pádel as a business proposition when, in 2021, he traveled to Cologne and paid a visit to FSB, the self-described international trade show for public space, sports and leisure facilities. As he has now explained to The Padel Paper, “every single booth at that trade show was ...
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ArticleFitFlop targets pan-European expansion with new logistics partner
The London-based footwear company FitFlop has selected Bleckmann as its partner to provide omnichannel logistics for its clients in the UK and the EU. The five-year agreement is designed to support FitFlop’s “rapid growth in its home market while providing scope for streamlined expansion across the EU,” according to a ...
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ArticleLA28 proposes five additional sports for the 2028 Olympics
The 2028 Olympic Games Organizing Committee has proposed five sports for the Los Angeles Games, LA28, subject to approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). They are baseball-softball, cricket, flag football (a limited-contact version of American football), lacrosse and squash. The LA28 proposal now goes to the IOC Olympic Program ...
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ArticleThe Beachbody Company unveils new growth plan
California-based subscription health and wellness company The Beachbody Company (BODi) announced a key initiative as part of its comprehensive turnaround plan to restore growth and generate positive cash flow using new tools and incentives more closely aligned with productivity. BODi’s “Growth Game Plan” aims to reward the best-performing network distributors ...
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ArticleGerman e-commerce lacks positive impetus
Weak consumer sentiment continues to leave its mark on German online retail. Compared with the same quarter in 2022, according to the German e-commerce and mail order retail association (bevh), online sales of goods (including VAT, not price-adjusted) fell by 13.9 percent across the sector from the beginning of July ...
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ArticleIntersport Voswinkel invests in growth, opens 50th store
German retailer Intersport Voswinkel is celebrating its 50th location with the opening of its new 1,100-sqm sports store in Hanau, underlining its growth course, with more Voswinkel stores to follow. Source: Intersport Intersport Voswinkel Hanau Source: Intersport Marcus Neul “We want to continue to ...
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ArticleUYN opens AREAS research center in Italy
The Italian technical sportswear brand UYN (Unleash Your Nature) unveiled its new research and development lab on Oct. 5 in Asola, Italy. AREAS is a 3,500-sqm, two-story building immediately adjacent to the headquarters of Trerè Innovation, the company behind the UYN brand. The modern building houses the new research and ...
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Infographics & DataAthletic footwear market 2022: Global revenue and market shares
Short on time, but want a summary of the global athletic footwear market sales and revenue in 2022? Our infographic has the numbers for 25 big names.
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ArticleSports sunglasses market to grow at a CAGR of 7.3% by 2027
The sports sunglasses market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3 percent from 2022 to 2027 and to post a 6.8 percent year-over-year growth rate in 2023, according to a recent 156-page report by research firm Technavio. Market growth is driven by the rising ...
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ArticlePuma ambassadors celebrate 75 years of sports history
Puma and some of its world-class ambassadors gathered at the company’s headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany, to share some of their most memorable moments in sports history over the past 75 years and celebrate the company’s anniversary. “I think along all these 75 years, one thing which has not changed at ...
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ArticleHoudini expands circularity platform, launches “Houdini Circle”
Swedish sportswear company and sustainability pioneer Houdini has expanded its circularity platform and opened “Houdini Circle,” the first retail concept of its kind, in Stockholm.
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Infographics & DataSGI Sporting Goods Scorecard Q2 2023
How did Apparel, Footwear, Equipment and Retail perform in the second quarter of 2023? Our Sporting Goods Industry Scorecard has the answer.
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ArticleNew report on labor rights in Pakistan exposes exploitation of garment workers
A new report released by garment worker solidarity group and non-profit Labour Behind the Label, has exposed the increasing exploitation of garment workers in Pakistan. The document reveals details of how factories used by some of the world’s biggest fashion and sporting goods brands are routinely violating minimum wage requirements, ...
