All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 34, Issue 31+32 – Page 4
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ArticleFreight rates are falling but so are orders
Freight rates for sea freight containers from the Far East have fallen to a stable low level, but retailers are placing fewer orders with their suppliers than in the previous year. This is according to supply chain experts at Setlog, a software company based in Bochum, Germany, who carried out ...
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News briefsStruggling Superdry secures £25 million from Hilco Capital
Superdry has announced that it has secured a secondary lending facility of up to £25 million (€29m) from Hilco Capital, a London-based firm that specializes in restructuring and refinancing other companies. The fresh funding is supposed to help accelerate Superdry’s turnaround plan and cost-cutting program. The arrangement with Hilco is ...
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ArticleNautilus narrows Q1 operating loss despite lower sales
The fitness company Nautilus, which sold off its namesake brand trademark and related assets earlier this year for about $13 million, posted numerous improved financial metrics in Q1 but still reported lower sales and a net loss for the period. In doing so, Nautilus, which retains the BowFlex brand, confirmed ...
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ArticleActivist investor wants changes at Hanesbrands
Barington Capital Group, a New York hedge fund manager, fired off a five-page letter to Hanesbrands’ Chairman Ronald L. Nelson on Aug. 7 demanding significant changes at the apparel firm and parent of Champion. The activist investor, led by James Mitarotonda, wants the underwear and activewear company to create long-term ...
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News briefsAlibaba partners with CommerceHub to support European expansion
Miravia, a Spanish marketplace that is part of Chinese group Alibaba, is partnering with CommerceHub, a commerce network with headquarters in Latham, New York. The partnership involves integrating CommerceHub’s e-commerce platform with Miravia’s operations. CommerceHub connects more than 40,000 retailers and brands globally, transacts around $50 billion in gross merchandise ...
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News briefsNew technology aims to reduce size-related returns in e-commerce
A Munich-based startup, Sizekick, has launched a new technology to help brands and retailers reduce size-related returns in e-commerce, along with strategic partner and investor Hohenstein. The newly developed sizing AI is now celebrating market entry, with the technology available for fashion e-commerce stores, with successfully acquired customers including the ...
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News briefsFitness start-up Rolla raises €6.3 million in seed round
Bosnia and Herzegovina-based fitness tech firm Rolla has announced that it has raised €6.3 million in a seed funding round as it plans to launch in 2024. The round was led by Croatian entrepreneur Mate Rimac, CEO of Rimac Group, and Romania-based Hellen’s Rock, the family office of Superbet founder ...
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ArticleTopgolf Callaway maintains FY guidance, Q2 net up 11 percent
Topgolf Callaway’s Q2 results are on-track to reaffirm the groups full year 2023 revenue. President and CEO Chip Brewer has said in a statement he is “Particularly pleased with market share gains in Golf Equipment and the continued strength of Topgolf’s venue business.” Net income and US sales up Net ...
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News briefsAllbirds’ Q2 operating loss rises slightly
Allbirds, which continues to move forward with its “strategic transformation plan” announced in March, intends to complete distribution agreements with partners in Canada and South Korea during H2. In Q2, the operating loss was $29.6 million against an operating loss of $29.3 million in the period ended June 30. ...
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ArticleFirst figures out as Under Armour commences its transition year
Under Armour, which sees its next FY as the start of growth phase for the company, commenced FY24 by exceeding Wall Street’s revenue and EPS guidance estimates. The international segment, including the EMEA, and DTC channels paced the results. Under Armour “very focused on profitability” Operating income slipped by ...
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ArticleAsics raises FY outlook as H1 operating profit soars
Suggesting its annual sales are likely to reach a record high, helped by contributions from its core Performance Sports, Sportstyle and Onitsuka Tiger segments, Asics Corp. has raised its FY23 outlook. Annual operating income is now pegged at ¥46,000 million (€308.2m), up 24 percent from a February forecast of ¥37,000. ...
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ArticleJD Group to be sole owner of MIG
JD Sports Fashion Plc has announced that it has exercised its rights under a call option and entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the outstanding 40 percent minority stake of Marketing Investment Group S.A. (MIG) from its minority shareholders. The JD Group will now become the 100 percent sole ...
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ArticleMizuno generates record Q1 operating profit
A recovery from year-ago supply chain disruptions coupled with strong sales growth outside Japan contributed to record Q1 operating income for Mizuno. Total revenues, bolstered by strong gains in golf, baseball, and soccer, rose by 24 percent to ¥57.2 billion (€383.2m) from ¥46.2 billion for the period ended June 30. ...
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News briefsGrupo SBF Q2 operating income dips despite revenue growth
Grupo SBF, the operator of Brazil’s top sporting goods chain in Centauro, said its Q2 results were negatively impacted by “still high inventory levels” in its Fisia business, where an aggressive markdown strategy wiped out the gross margin gains generated by its DTC segment. Second quarter adjusted Ebitda slipped by ...
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News briefsLatest Puma limited edition inspired by tourist destination
Puma has partnered with Sport 2000’s content platform Sneaker Force to bring out the first collection dedicated to a tourist region: The Black Forest region of Germany. The idea of a limited edition was initiated jointly by Sport 2000 and the tourism marketing agency Saint Elmo’s Tourism and its client ...
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News briefsJD Sports hits landmark number of stores
JD Sports has opened its 400th store in the UK, with a new location at Kingsway Retail Park, Derby. In Feb. of this year, JD Sports Fashion revealed plans to grow its revenues and margins by double digits over the next five years, including a rapid store expansion, under a ...
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ArticleFirst supplier list for Pakistan Accord signatories announced
The first list of suppliers covered under the Pakistan Accord has been published. The list, comprising over 400 factories, provides an overview of the names, addresses, production processes, number of workers, and the number of signatory brands sourcing from each factory.
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News briefsQuiksilver GM resigns
Quiksilver’s Global GM Brad Blankinship has resigned his position and will exit the Boardriders Group next Friday. Blankinship has held the role since Nov. 2021, having previously led RVCA for two years. In a LinkedIn post, Blankinship writes: “I was fortunate to work with some amazing people at Quiksilver and ...
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ArticleGolf participation keeps growing worldwide
Participation in the game of golf continues to climb worldwide. According to a new report that has been released by The R&A, and produced by Sporting Insights, ten million extra adults have taken up the sport since 2016. There are now 39.6 million on-course golfers (9 and 18 hole) in ...
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News briefsMore details emerge of Footway Group’s financial difficulties
Swedish online fashion trade magazine Habit is reporting new district court documents which reveal the extent of Footway Group’s debt problems. According to the publication, updated figures suggest that inventories have fallen to SEK 437 million and documents from the district court show that Footway is unable to pay its ...
