All Strategies articles – Page 2
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ArticleMLB, NHL sign prediction market deals amid legal fight
Polymarket and Kalshi have signed deals with MLB, the NHL and other leagues, each voidable if courts rule the contracts illegal.
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ArticleFanatics brings some financial plumbing in house
Better known for jerseys and memorabilia, Fanatics is acquiring the exchange and clearinghouse behind its prediction markets.
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OpinionGarmin CIRQA: The real story might be elsewhere
The same week it launched a subscription-free band, Garmin quietly bought its way into the subscription layer instead.
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C-Suite InterviewMacron: the brand that grew by saying ‘no’
Macron’s Chief Brand & Communications Officer Angelo Marino explains why 22 years of organic growth start with knowing when to refuse.
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ArticleEl Corte Inglés seeks to invest more
The Spanish department store group will ask its board in September to raise investment in AI, e-commerce and logistics.
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OpinionEU destruction ban: five moves to make
Large brands are in scope now. Mid-sized brands have until July 2030. The prize is what they do with those four years.
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OpinionNike ACG is back again. Can it back up the hype?
A surfwear distribution agency, marketing hype and an open-hole shirt test whether ACG’s story and execution are aligned.
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Case StudyCase study: how Xtep turned Saucony into a profit engine
A $61 million China buyout turned a break-even brand into a fast-growing profit engine
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Infographics & DataPhysical inactivity 2026: The cost of standing still
The WEF puts $169 billion of sporting goods revenue at risk from rising inactivity, and the WHO’s 2026 milestone will pass unmet. Our Impact of Sports Special gathers the new evidence and the people working on the problem, from Brussels to the brands.
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ArticleAsics Ventures launches Kenzen startup pitch program
Asics Ventures formalizes seven years of pitch events into Kenzen, an annual program debuting in Ann Arbor in October 2026
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OpinionA seat at the table is not the same as a voice at it
FESI represents 1,800 European manufacturers on EU rules, but most reach it only through national federations, not directly.
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ArticleNike’s ‘reset’ of China policy leaves distributors guessing
Topsports halted trading and said Nike sent no formal notice, even as online sales make up 22% of its revenue.
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ArticleKalshi booms on sports
From politics to parlays: sports now drives 85% of Kalshi’s $112 billion lifetime volume.
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ArticleThe sneaker brand that became an AI company
Allbirds sold its brand IP to American Exchange Group for $39m, renamed itself Smartbird, and hired a former AWS executive as CEO.
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ArticleASICS plants its lab in France
ASICS establishes its European Institute of Sport Science, with HumanFab as its first research partner for tennis biomechanics.
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ArticleMeet the Challenger: Joma
Joma has crossed €200 million while refusing to enter lifestyle - a constraint it calls a competitive asset.
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OpinionWhen brands stop sponsoring sport and start building it
The Satisfy x adidas Circle Pit wasn’t just a product launch. It was an argument that brands, not federations, now set the rules for how sport grows.
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ArticleAsics to spin off Onitsuka Tiger
The brand grew 43 percent last year with a 38 percent margin: now it gets its own company.
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OpinionWhy sports retail is consolidating and fragmenting at once
Nike reversed its DTC strategy. Gresvig and XXL collapsed. Lululemon, Vuori and Arc’teryx built their own channels. The wholesale model is being rewritten from both ends.
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ArticleFrasers wants a Big Four auditor. Will any take the job?
The Sports Direct owner has approached all four major accounting firms about a 2029 mandate, per FT reporting
