Analysis on the company's and retailer's financial performance in the sporting goods industry including annual and quarterly updates, regional break-down, channel and segment growth.
2024-03-17T15:42:00+00:00By Bob McGee
Zumiez, the operator of Blue Tomato stores in Europe, is moving forward with a new strategy for the continent that will focus more on “enhancing the productivity of its existing business” across the region and less on aggressive store expansion, given the associated costs of opening new doors.
2024-03-17T15:42:00+00:00By Bob McGee
Zumiez, the operator of Blue Tomato stores in Europe, is moving forward with a new strategy for the continent that will focus more on “enhancing the productivity of its existing business” across the region and less on aggressive store expansion, given the associated costs of opening new doors.
2024-03-16T10:18:00+00:00By Philip Webster / Shoe Intelligence
Zalando posted lower sales in 2023 but expects to at least stabilize revenues this year and resume growth from 2025. The German online fashion group also outlined its long-term plans to cover 15 percent of the European fashion market.
2024-03-14T06:45:00+00:00By Bob McGee
Yue Yuen, the globe’s largest manufacturer of footwear, suffered a down year in 2023 due to inventory de-stocking by retailers worldwide and conservative ordering by its portfolio of brand clients that include Nike, Adidas, Asics and New Balance, among others.
2024-03-14T06:42:00+00:00By Bob McGee
Under Armour (UA) founder Kevin Plank, the current Executive Chair of the Board, is set to again become President and CEO of the Baltimore, Maryland company on April 1. At the same time, Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian, an independent UA director since 2018 and lead director since 2020, will become ...
2024-03-14T06:32:00+00:00By Bob McGee
Growing demand for its Classic shoes and double-digit sales growth rates in both Greater China and Latin America are projected to spark the overall results of Adidas this year, leading to double-digit sales growth in H2 and an annual operating profit of approximately €500 million. The North American market is ...
2024-03-13T07:25:00+00:00By Bob McGee
Swiss company On Holding, in forecasting 2024 sales growth of at least 30 percent to 2.25 billion Swiss francs (€2.35bn), has established numerous priorities for its business in the year ahead. Among them: Capitalizing on the brand’s global momentum, building up its apparel business, expanding its own retail worldwide with ...
2024-03-14T09:46:00+00:00By Jesper Johansson
Alibaba Group is set to inject $1.1 billion into South Korea over the next three years, according to a business strategy document cited by South Korean news agency Yonhap on Thursday. The investment aims to establish a logistics center and bolster business operations in the region.
2024-03-12T12:46:00+00:00By Pedro Rodríguez
As we have been reporting, the PGA Tour struck a deal with the consortium known as Strategic Sports Group (SSG) to found PGA Tour Enterprises in January and disclosed the member of the venture’s board of directors earlier this month. The PGA Tour has now confirmed a piece in the ...
2024-03-04T11:32:00+00:00By Jesper Johansson
Skiwear brand OOSC Clothing has secured a substantial £1.4 million (€1.64m) export finance package courtesy of HSBC UK, in collaboration with the UK Export Finance (UKEF) agency.
2023-12-19T10:03:00+00:00By Eyewear Intelligence
Out Of, the Italian-based sports eyewear start-up, has raised a total of €7.6 million from approximately 580 investors through a 30-day crowdfunding campaign on Mamacrowd earlier this autumn. According to Italian media, it was the largest ever crowdfunding campaign in Italy, close to the legal €8 million upper limit.
2023-09-26T09:18:00+01:00
eBay UK has announced a partnership with the British Fashion Council to launch the Circular Fashion Innovator’s Fund, offering £100,000 (€150,000) in funding for small businesses specializing in circular fashion solutions. The fund hopes to bring new technology and services to the market that will make people think and shop ...
2023-03-29T10:25:00+01:00
SafeSize, the tech company that helps consumers find the perfect fitting shoes in physical and online stores, has raised €14 million in Series B funding, with the participation of Phaistos Investment Fund as well as existing investors Convent Capital and 3TS Capital Partners. SafeSize will use this capital to expand ...
2024-03-15T12:18:00+00:00By Jesper Johansson
Chinese entrepreneur and former Olympic champion Li Ning is reportedly contemplating the privatization of his sportswear firm listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange, according to sources familiar with the matter. The move would add to a series of similar potential deals amid a challenging market landscape.
2023-06-20T10:53:00+01:00
The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) officially launched the “Dual Counter Model” for Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) and Yuan (RMB) on June 19. This is intended to strengthen Hong Kong’s role as an international financial center by bringing more liquidity and vitality to the stock market.
2023-02-01T13:45:00+00:00
The number of profit warnings issued by U.K.-listed companies in 2022 increased by 50 percent year-on-year, with record levels of these warnings citing rising costs, according to EY-Parthenon’s latest Profit Warnings report (member firm of Ernst & Young).
2022-04-05T07:52:00+01:00By Bob McGee
According to SGI Europe’s quarterly study of selected public sporting goods industry stocks, their average share price fell by 16.25 percent on a sequential basis in the first quarter of 2022, in contrast with the performance of some major stock indexes during the same period. The Standard & Poor’s 500 ...
2024-02-16T15:28:00+00:00By Jesper Johansson
According to UEFA’s latest report, top-tier clubs participating in UEFA competitions have achieved unprecedented revenue levels in the 2021/22 fiscal year. The European Club Finance and Investment Landscape report disclosed that these clubs collectively generated approximately €23.9 billion in revenue during this period, marking a historic high.
2024-02-15T12:49:00+00:00By Heather O'Brian
BasicNet generated consolidated revenues of €398.6 million in 2023, up by 2.7 percent from the year earlier, as aggregate group brands revenues slipped by 10.4 percent to €1.14 billion, preliminary results show.
2024-02-15T12:44:00+00:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team
Spanish gym equipment maker Salter saw revenues reach €14 million in 2023, a 20 percent increase from the previous year and the same as in 2020, at the peak of the pandemic crisis, CMDsport has reported. The growth was primarily attributed to the recovery of the B2B sector, which accounted ...
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