All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 34, Issue 3+4 – Page 4
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News briefsSuper Retail Group gets sued
Fair Work Ombudsman Australia (FWO) last week filed legal proceedings against the retail group over a previously disclosed issue related to overtime pay for its store set-up and renovation teams. The retailer self-reported the matter to the FWO in 2018, subsequently apologizing to the impacted employees and establishing a remediation ...
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News briefsSportmaster launches winter gear rental service
Sportmaster, Russia’s largest sporting goods retailer, has launched a new winter equipment rental service. Available items include snowboards, cross-country skis, skates and field hockey equipment. For example, a Termit Fastlane snowboard with Stream bindings can be rented for 310 rubles (€4.20) per day or 5,850 rubles (€78.70) per month. Nordway ...
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ArticleTodd Klein named president of Fila USA
Former Adidas and Reebok executive Todd Klein is the new president of Fila USA, replacing Jennifer Estabrook, who took the job in 2019 following the sudden death of Jon Epstein.
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News briefsAdidas might move its Paris store to a more central location
According to Sport Guide, Adidas is considering moving its 2,000-sqm store on Paris’ Champs-Elysées to another location, also on the Champs-Elysées but in a better spot, more visible to pedestrians and tourists. The Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris’ 8th arrondissement runs between the Place de la Concorde and Place Charles ...
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News briefsOn unveils global running event series
Swiss sports brand On has announced its own global running event series, called “On Track Nights.” The series will span three continents and five cities. On Track Nights will kick off in Los Angeles with the Track Fest in early May, followed by the Night of 10k PBs in Highgate ...
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News briefsNBA and French government collaborate to promote basketball in France and Africa
NBA commissioner Adam Silver and French president Emmanuel Macron have unveiled a plan to collaborate on various initiatives meant to elevate basketball in France and Africa at all levels. Silver, Macron as well as NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum, NBA head of basketball operations Joe Dumars and French Basketball Federation ...
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News briefsMarketmedia expects flat market development for the coming years
Marketmedia24 has launched its new “Branchen-Report Outdoor 2023,” which puts a spotlight on the market development in Germany from the pandemic years 2020 and 2021 to 2022, the latter a year overshadowed by war and inflation. Overall, Marketmedia24 sees 2022 as a year of slightly negative sales numbers (-1.4 percent) ...
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Article“Clouds are gathering on the horizon” – WFSGI and McKinsey release 2023 report
“Clouds are gathering on the horizon for the global sporting goods industry,” says the Sporting Goods 2023 report released on Jan. 23, 2023.
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Short stops
Short Stops Week 4, 2023
EXECUTIVE CHANGES +++ Event registration and fundraising platform Racenation has appointed Tom Kerry as head of partnerships +++ Garry Cook, the former Manchester City chief executive, has been appointed as the new executive president and CEO of the Saudi Pro League +++ Premier League club Southampton FC has appointed Charlie ...
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News briefsNew Circularity Gap Report finds that global situation is worsening
Global impact organization Circle Economy has released its latest annual Circularity Gap Report – for the first time this year in collaboration with Deloitte. The report makes for sobering reading, with circularity down from 8.6 percent in 2020 to 7.2 percent in 2023 and the world relying almost exclusively on ...
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News briefsRenfro enters partnership with SaaS provider TrusTrace
The Stockholm-based software provider TrusTrace has won Renfro Brands as a new customer. Renfro is a socks and legwear specialist, working for Merrell, Dr. Scholl, Polo Ralph Lauren and Sperry, among others. Using the TrusTrace platform, Renfro Brands aims to centralize its current supply chain data for continued compliance with ...
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News briefsParkrun wins Brooks as global footwear partner
Brooks, a Parkrun partner in the U.K. and Ireland since 2020, is extending the partnership to all Parkrun territories as the organization’s new global footwear partner and also becoming a presenting partner in the U.S., Netherlands and Germany. Over the past three years, Brooks has visited dozens of Parkrun sites, ...
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News briefsGymshark taps CSCO from Lacoste
British fitness community and activewear brand Gymshark has announced the appointment of Laurent Madelaine as its new chief supply chain officer (CSCO), a new position within the company. Madelaine joins Gymshark after more than five years at Lacoste, where he was EVP of operations for the last three years, responsible ...
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News briefsGo Sport Group brought under judicial supervision by commercial court
On Jan. 19, the Commercial Court of Grenoble placed the Go Sport group, a retailer that operates 223 stores in France, in receivership after having noted its state of cessation of payment. The court said that it “has ascertained the insolvency of the company Groupe Go Sport and launched proceedings ...
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ArticleAuthentic Brands Group appoints new CFO
Source: Authentic Brands Group Jessica Holscott Authentic Brands Group (ABG) announced the appointment of Jessica Holscott as CFO. She succeeds Kevin Clarke, founding partner and longtime leader of the company. Holscott joins ABG from Warner Media, where she served as EVP and CFO of studios and networks. ...
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ArticleStockX broke records in 2022, reveals most traded and fastest growing brands
In a new report, Detroit-based resale platform StockX details the top-traded and fastest-growing brands on its platform over the last year. StockX’s annual report – Big Facts: Current Culture Index 2023 – notes that the company surpassed 1.5 million lifetime sellers, 12 million lifetime buyers and 40 ...
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