RETAIL
+++ Columbia Sportswear has opened a flagship store in Harajuku, Tokyo; it is Columbia’s largest retail location in Japan.
+++ Lululemon has opened its first European airport store, at Terminal 5 of London’s Heathrow
+++ Onitsuka Tiger has inaugurated a boutique on Paris’s iconic Avenue des Champs-Élysées
+++ Foot Locker is opening at the Bullring shopping mall in Birmingham its largest UK flagship to date
+++ Italian brand Golden Goose has opened its third US Forward store at NorthPark Center in Dallas
+++ Sprinter has opened another two stores in Spain – a 1,000-sqm store in Finestrat (Valencia) and a 580-sqm store in Maó, a.k.a. Port Mahon (Minorca) – according to Diffusion Sport
+++ Decathlon has opened a store (of more than 4,000 sqm) in Adeje, Tenerife – its sixth in Spain’s Canary Islands +++
CORPORATE
+++ The Lenzing Group has issued a new hybrid bond of €500 million, with a non-call period of three years, and is offering it to investors in the hybrid bond issued in December 2020 as well as to new investors
+++ RSWM Ltd., a manufacturer and exporter of synthetic, cotton and blended spun yarns as well as knitted and denim fabric in India, exporting to over 70 countries, has become a corporate member of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) +++
EVENTS
+++ World Athletics has opened up bidding for the 2029 and 2031 editions of the World Athletics Championships and set Oct. 1 as the deadline for submission the pre-qualification forms for both events
+++ Wales Golf and The R&A have unveiled the 2025 Steps Challenge, an initiative that is set to run throughout July to boost golf participation across Wales ahead of the AIG Women’s Open, the largest women’s sporting event Wales has ever hosted
+++ The first edition of the Sportcities Expo & Summit, covering the sporting goods and leisure industry and its value chain, is scheduled for Nov. 19-20 at Feria Valencia, Spain
PEOPLE
+++ England Golf has announced that Patrick Cunningham, who has held roles within the organization since 1999, is its President Elect in 2026 and will become President in 2027
+++ World Boxing is seeking a full-time Secretary General, to be based at the organization’s headquarters in Lausanne, and will be accepting applications until July 13
+++ The Alpes 2030 Winter Games Organizing Committee has appointed Arthur Richer as Communication Director +++
BRANDS
+++ Reusch celebrates 40 years of partnership with the Austria Ski Pool.
+++ Babolat, a Wimbledon partner since 2013, has released a special Wimbledon collection on the occasion of the 2025 tournament that comprises six racquets, four all-white shoe models and three bags
+++ Zalando’s private label, Anna Field, has dropped its first garments made with Circ Lyocell
+++ Japanese sneaker brand Onitsuka Tiger has introduced its first fragrance, developed in collaboration with perfumer Mark Buxton and available in four scents: Onitsuka Tiger One, Two, Three and Four
+++ Glasgow-based Dfyne activewear is the UK’s fastest-growing small company in The Sunday Times annual ranking of the 100 privately owned small firms (less than £250m in annual sales)
+++ Team Scotland has established a partnership with Specialist Sports to make Adidas its official leisurewear for the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
+++ Mitre has become the official match ball partner of The Enterprise National League in a three-year agreement starting with the 2025/26 season
+++ Adidas has become the official off-bike clothing and footwear partner to the INEOS Grenadiers cycling team
+++ Adidas has tapped actor Samuel L. Jackson for a new campaign highlighting its Superstar sneaker
+++ Asobal, Spain’s chief professional handball league, has signed a collaboration agreement with Decathlon, which is to become the league’s main sponsor and supply the official ball
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