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News briefsMarks & Spencer expands its online roster of sports brands
British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has added an extensive mix of womenswear products from Adidas and Sweaty Betty to The Sports Edit online platform, in line with its strategy of enhancing its Sportswear category. This latest addition brings the total number of third-party sportswear brands available on M&S.com to ...
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News briefs2022 confirmed as a bleak year for U.K. businesses
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). In total, 305 profit warnings were issued in 2022, an increase ...
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ArticleConsumer confidence at historic lows in Europe
Consumer confidence has taken a dive in Europe. The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) has produced a flash estimate for September, according to which the indicator has “resumed its steep downward trend, dropping by 3.5 points in the EU and 3.8 points in the euro ...
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News briefsAnother strike at the largest port in the U.K.
The second strike in a few weeks at the Port of Felixstowe could put further strain on supply chains. The union called a nine-day strike on Tuesday Sept. 27. The Port of Felixstowe is the largest port in the U.K. Already last month, about 1,900 port employees participated in a ...
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Infographics & DataInflation rates in the G20
This exclusive interactive chart shows inflation rates for June and July 2022 for all members of the G20. The chart can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.
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News briefsNew Bleckmann distribution center opened in the U.K.
Bleckmann, a leading Dutch provider of supply chain management services to the fashion and lifestyle market with customers such as Gymshark and Superdry, among many others, has opened a new fulfillment center in Lutterworth, its fourth location in the U.K. The brand new building at Magna Park has a floor ...
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Consumer confidence dwindles in the U.K.
GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index for the U.K. has fallen by one point so far in December, remaining negative at -15, in the midst of the spreading Omicron variant, which has led to more than 100,000 new daily cases of Covid contamination. The index had improved by three points to -14 ...
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Golf rounds played in the U.K. are higher than in 2019
Golf rounds played in the U.K. were down year-on-year in the third quarter of 2021, but last year’s third quarter was exceptional, as pent-up demand for the sport exploded with the easing of lockdowns. From that high point – a 20-year record – this year’s figure is down by 7 ...
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Infographics & DataTop 10 countries leading the global sports market in 2020
This exclusive interactive chart shows total market size of sporting goods in the U.S., China, Germany, Japan, France, the U.K., Canada, South Korea, India and Italy for the year 2020. The chart can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.
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GfK sees U.K. consumer confidence at pre-pandemic level in August
According to their latest consumer survey of around 2,000 citizens, market analysts at GfK see the U.K. Consumer Confidence Index at pre-pandemic levels of -8 in August, against a backdrop of cooling headline inflation and rising house prices. Expectations regarding personal financial situations over the next 12 months continue, and ...
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Amazon under scrutiny in multiple EU countries
The National Data Protection Commission (CNPD) in Luxembourg, where the company has its European headquarters, has proposed fining Amazon $425 million for violations of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In short, Amazon is alleged to have improperly collected and used data on its customers. If it meets with ...
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English soccer to boycott social media over “abuse”
Various British football associations will be boycotting the social media networks for the U.K.’s bank holiday from April 30 to May 3. The reason, as their common statement reads, is the “ongoing and sustained discriminatory abuse received online by players and many others connected to football.” The announcement was made ...
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Sport England promotes the return to sports
Sport England has hired Cake, the sports marketing arm of the Havas advertising and PR agency. The public body – established by Royal Charter in 1996 to “give everyone in England the chance to benefit from sport and physical activity” – has for its immediate priority the #ReturnToPlay campaign, which ...
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Golf courses and outdoor sports facilities are re-opening in the U.K.
The Welsh government has announced that golf courses and outdoor sports facilities are allowed to reopen from March 13 following the latest easing of lockdown measures in Wales. Outdoor sports facilities – including outdoor gyms, tennis courts and basketball courts – will be allowed to welcome visitors back as of ...
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Germany extends lockdown - with easing options
On March 3, the federal-state conference in Germany decided on how to further extend its present lockdown for non-essential retailer operations until March 28, to help fend off the Covid-19 virus. Like in the U.K., it will be phased out in stages, but retailers are furious, partly also because many ...
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Boom in pandemic running in N. Ireland and U.K., survey says
Macmillan Cancer Support, a London-based charity, estimates that eight percent of Northern Ireland’s population, or some 116,000 people, have taken up running to preserve their health since the Covid pandemic lockdowns began last March. About seven percent have taken up meditation or yoga. The youth in the U.K. has proven ...
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Golf is thriving in the U.K. despite Covid restrictions
Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) reports that somehow in the age of Covid-19 and despite the course closures in November, rounds of golf played in the U.K. during the fourth quarter of 2020 were up year-on-year by 41 percent. They were already up in the third quarter by 59 percent. The ...
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Amazfit smatwatches now on sale at Argos stores in the U.K.
Argos is the first nationwide retailer in the U.K. to become an authorized dealer of Amazfit products. The products on sale at Argos stores are limited for now to four of the company’s newest smartwatches: the GTS 2 , the GTS 2 mini , the Neo and ...
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Grim indicators from GfK for the U.K.
British consumption registered a small uptick in December, especially in the distressed clothing sector, although online sales were reportedly not as buoyant as expected. However, the U.K.’s official exit from the European Union on Dec. 31 and a new extended coronavirus lockdown have apparently created a “perfect storm” that contributed ...
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DPD resumes U.K. road services to EU but post-Brexit disruption goes on
Shipments to and from the U.K. are just now beginning to return to normal after a major disruption connected with Britain’s formal separation from the EU on Dec. 31, complicated by Covid-19 tests at border points, according to several sources, although U.K. consumers are reportedly facing higher charges because of ...
