All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 37, Issue 11+12
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ArticleQ3 2026: Perfect Moment posts first profitable quarter
NYSE-listed luxury outerwear brand posts its first quarterly net income as wholesale revenues climb 15% and gross margins reach 64.4%.
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ArticleLululemon shares edge lower on soft 2026 guidance
Despite a Q4 beat, investors focused on below-consensus 2026 guidance and a continuing leadership vacuum at the top of the company.
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News briefsLululemon adds ex-Levi Strauss chief to board
The former Levi Strauss chief brings 13 years of brand turnaround experience to a board under pressure from founder Chip Wilson’s proxy campaign.
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ArticleBjörn Borg seals three-year Åhléns, Inno deal
Swedish sports fashion brand targets new lifestyle categories in Sweden and Belgium, with total retail value estimated up to SEK 300m over three years.
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ArticleNHL commits to multi-year Germany expansion
North American ice hockey’s top league commits to staging regular-season games in Germany for at least three consecutive years, starting Dec. 2026.
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ArticleUK study maps girls’ fading sports fandom
Four in ten young UK people cannot name a sportswoman, as new research maps how girls lose fan identity through secondary school.
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ArticleNielsen: 46bn minutes of women’s sports in 2025
Nielsen data shows record audiences across the WNBA, tennis, soccer and college sport as US women’s sports consumption reaches a new high.
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ArticleSports moments reward brands across all screens
Nine-country study of 9,000 sports fans shows where attention concentrates and how consistent cross-screen presence drives purchase.
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ArticleLululemon faces rising pressure as core market stalls
The US-based athleisure group grew revenue 5% to $11.1bn in 2025, but profits fell. Margins declined as US weakness persisted.
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ArticleQ2 2026 Event Radar: trade shows and conferences
Wellness and fitness take center stage in Q2, with FIBO, PEAK 2026 and RiminiWellness among the must-attend events of the quarter.
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ArticleLi Ning profit beats estimates and shares rally
Revenue up 3.2% but net profit fell 2.6% in 2025. Analysts flagged a near-9% earnings beat driven by lower-than-expected selling costs.
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ArticleInditex posts record sales and profits in FY25
The world’s largest fashion retailer grew net sales 3.2% to €39.9bn; early FY2026 trading running at 9% constant-currency growth.
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ArticleLaLiga posts record revenue, and Europe’s football hierarchy holds firm
Spain’s top football league posted its strongest financial season on record, driven by commercial income topping €1.5 billion for a third straight year.
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ArticleFootasylum names Gymshark exec Hannah Mercer CEO
The Gymshark and adidas veteran takes charge at the UK streetwear retailer as it pushes into DACH, the Gulf and new UK stores.
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News briefsAlltricks opens first central Paris store
The French online sports retailer brings its physical format to central Paris as part of a wider omnichannel expansion.
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News briefsH&M MOVE takes running collection global from Barcelona
H&M’s sport label staged a global event in Barcelona to unveil its spring running range, pairing a media presentation with a 5K community race.
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ArticleSwedish gym brand ICIW enters Belgium with studio deal
The Swedish gym-wear brand names Belgium a 2026 priority and signs Brussels boutique studio GOBOX as its first local fitness partner.
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News briefsBritish Cycling launches BMX creator series
Eight GB BMX freestylers pair with UK content creators in a weekly free series across YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.
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News briefsGolf leads adult sport participation in Wales
Wales Government National survey confirms golf as Wales’s biggest adult sport, with membership up 7% and women’s participation nearly tripling in three years.
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ArticleSportsShoes Running Report: one in six Brits run
Younger generations lead UK running participation as the sport maintains a stable base — with motivations, barriers and technology habits mapped across 5,000 Brits.
