Golf shines at Alpen and Xebio in Japan amid the pandemic
The recent measures taken by the Japanese government from July tthrough September to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, which shut down team and indoor sports and reduced store traffic, had an impact on the latest quarterly results of two major Japanese sports retailers. Golf was an exception, and winter sporting goods ...
While opening another franchise in Spain, Nike works with fewer retailers
Last year Nike made Italy’s Percassi Group its preferred partner in southern Europe, opening six stores with the Italian firm in Greece, Italy and Portugal as well as a flagship on a major thoroughfare in Barcelona, Paseo de Gracia. According to Palco23, a Spanish news service covering the sports business, ...
Adidas to double minimum orders by Spanish buying groups
Next year, according to CMDsport, Adidas will be doubling the minimum order for any Spanish buying groups from €1 million to €2 million.
New hurdles in JD’s takeover of Footasylum
Leaving the door open for other comments by Sept. 16 before making a final decision in October, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) restated on Sept. 2 its provisional ban on JD Sports Fashion’s already completed acquisition of the Footasylum, in spite of criticism expressed by the Competition Appeal ...