All Under Armour articles – Page 6
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News briefsFila reorganizes global design and creative teams
Following the global 5-year strategic plan ”Winning together” released in February this year, Fila Holdings Corp. is reorganizing key global teams, announcing a change in marketing and design leadership to strengthen the company’s organizational capabilities. The global design team is led by Torsten Hochstetter, and the new Futura innovation team ...
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News briefsFirst Under Armour store in southern Italy
Oberalp, the exclusive distributor of Under Armour in Italy, has opened an Under Armour store in Catania, Sicily, the first of the American brand in southern Italy. The new 120-square-meter store is located inside the Centro Sicilia shopping mall. The recent opening brings the number of Under Armour stores operated ...
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ArticleUnder Armour “more optimistic” about brand despite current headwinds
Under Armour has lowered its full-year revenue and operating income outlooks and continues to see short-term business climate hazards. Yet, company senior executives are confident that turnaround initiatives being undertaken over recent months will pay off in 2023 and beyond. The group has zeroed in on making the 16- to ...
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News briefsVulcabras continues gains from footwear portfolio
Vulcabras’ recurring net income rose 36 percent to 99.9 million Brazilian reais (€19.6m) from BRL 73.6 million for the period ended Sept. 30. Ebitda declined 4.8 percent to R$132.2 million (€25.9m) from R$138.9 million, as the gross margin improved to 37.7 percent from 36.1 percent. Net revenues were 24 percent ...
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Infographics & DataAnnual advertising expenses 2021
These exclusive, yearly charts shows advertising expenses for 13 major global sportswear brands for the year 2021 and their year-on-year change.
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ArticleSporting goods industry stocks down in Q3
According to SGI Europe’s quarterly study of 40 select sporting goods industry stocks, the drop was less than in Q1 (-16.25%) and Q2 (-14.79%) but marked the third consecutive quarterly decline for the segment. But the results were mixed, as the stock prices of 19 companies – led by Xtep ...
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ArticleUnder Armour releases 2021 Sustainability & Impact Report
Under Armour has released its 2021 Sustainability & Impact Report, which outlines a new sustainability framework, goals and targets. The report, aligned with the industry standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainable Accounting Standard Board (SASB), outlines 23 goals and targets in three categories: Products, Home Field, and ...
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News briefsGo Sport opens new Paris store “La Salle de Sport”
Less than one year after the acquisition of Go Sport by Hermione People & Brands for one symbolic Euro from Rallye, the company has opened its first new store in Paris. The new, 1,700-square-meter ‘La Salle de Sport’ (the gym) retail concept at Boulevard de la Madeleine in the heart ...
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ArticleAnalysis: Sporting Goods Scorecard Q2 2022 - The top performers by sales and profit
Our Scorecard includes the revenue and profit development of 43 major sporting goods companies.
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Infographics & DataSporting Goods Scorecard Q2 2022 - The top performers by sales and profit
This exclusive chart and data can be downloaded by our Premium Members.
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News briefsUnder Armour and Steph Curry about to sign a lifetime contract
According to Forbes and other media outlets (referring to a report from Rolling Stone), NBA star Stephen Curry and Under Armour (UA) are finalizing a near-lifetime contract worth “potentially more than $1 billion.” After political dissonances with UA founder Kevin Plank who praised the then-president Donald Trump in 2018, rumors ...
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ArticleMarket Analysis: The sports apparel market
This is an exclusive, yearly statistic available only to subscribers of SGI Europe. It includes revenue and market-share development, as well as a regional breakdown, of the major global sports apparel brands.
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ArticleUnder Armour prepares for inventory challenges, major drop in FY gross margin, seeks new CEO
Under Armour, which has faced more than its share of challenges in recent years, is bracing for another one but vowing to take its message, products, and brand to more consumers worldwide with renewed focus with more than $600 million in global marketing dollars and unaided brand awareness of 92 ...
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News briefsUnder Armour settles lawsuit with UCLA for $67.5 million
Under Armour has agreed to pay UCLA $67,491,275 to settle a lawsuit filed by the school two years ago. In June 2020, Under Armour tried to terminate a 15-year, $280 million sponsorship deal signed in 2016, claiming that UCLA had not provided the “marketing benefits” the two parties had initially ...
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News briefsVulcabras’ sales, profits soar in Q2
Vulcabras’ net income rose by 207 percent to 95.0 million Brazilian reais (€18.1m) from R$30.9 million for the period ended June 30. Operating earnings (Ebit) increased 73 percent to R$236.2 million (€45.1m). Ebitda was 30 percent higher at R$133.4 million (€25.5m) as the year-on-year gross margin percentage improved to 36.0 ...
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News briefsUA revamps retail in Spain, opens brand store
Under Armour (UA) has opened its first own store in Spain, according to CMDsport. Located at the Westfield La Maquinista mall in Barcelona, the store covers 450 square meters and sells men’s and women’s apparel, shoes and accessories for fitness, running, basketball and other sports. The brand has been operating ...
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Infographics & DataDTC Sales Growth 2021
This exclusive interactive chart shows the DTC sales growth of the major players in the sporting goods industry.
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Infographics & DataDTC sales of five major sports brands
This exclusive interactive chart shows the DTC sales of Adidas, Nike, Under Armour, VF Corp. and Puma as a percentage of total net sales for the financial years 2019, 2020 and 2021. The chart can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.
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News briefsUnder Armour to be dropped from S&P 500 Index
Under Armour will be moved from the S&P 500 Index to the S&P Midcap 400 Index, effective June 21, according to a statement from S&P Dow Jones, after the company struggled with disappointing quarterly results in recent weeks. The U.S. sportswear brand had been included in the S&P 500 since ...
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ArticleAnalysis: Sporting Goods Industry Scorecard Q1 2022
Find out about the top industry performers. With our first quarter 2022 Sporting Goods Industry Scorecard, we provide an overview by sales and profit.
