All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 34, Issue 27+28 – Page 5

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    Japanese gain better access to sports merch on Rakuten

    2023-07-06T09:27:00Z

    License Global reports that Fanatics has opened its first online marketplace in Japan, on Rakuten Ichiba, operated by global Internet services provider Rakuten Group, to provide fans across Japan with access to licensed sports merchandise. Japanese sports fans can access Fanatics’ range of licensed sports merchandise here. The store currently ...

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    CoDi’s longtime director C. Sean Day retires

    2023-07-06T09:26:00Z

    Compass Diversified Holdings (CoDi), the Connecticut-based owner of several sporting goods brands, including Boa Technology, 5.11, Marucci Sports, PrimaLoft and Velocity Outdoor, announced that C. Sean Day has retired from the company’s Board of Directors effective June 30, 2023, for personal health reasons. Day joined the board in 2006, coinciding ...

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    Puma commits to bovine leather from verified deforestation-free supply chains

    2023-07-06T08:38:00Z

    Puma has joined the Deforestation-Free Call to Action for Leather, launched by global non-profit organizations Textile Exchange and Leather Working Group (LWG), to create equitable, transparent and deforestation-free leather supply chains. The cross-industry initiative asks brands to commit to sourcing their bovine leather from deforestation/conversion-free supply chains by 2030 or ...

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    Coats sells European zips business to Aequita

    2023-07-05T15:39:00Z

    Shortly after the company announced the launch of a new footwear division, Coats Group, the British multinational specializing in the manufacture of yarns and structural components for apparel and footwear, announced the sale of its Opti Zips EMEA business to Aequita for an expected $1 million after the deduction of ...

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    Jannik Sinner brings Gucci bag to Wimbledon’s Centre Court

    2023-07-05T15:37:00Z

    Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner became the first-ever player to carry a non-white luxury branded bag, as opposed to a bag from a technical sponsor, onto a Wimbledon court on July 3. Sinner is an ambassador for Gucci. The custom bag, created by the Italian fashion house with the player, ...

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    McKinsey analysis: 6 key strategies to succeed in the sporting goods market

    2023-07-04T17:04:00Z

    How can you gain a competitive edge and realize growth? In this exclusive content from McKinsey, we outline what your strategy should include.