All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 37, Issue 15+16 – Page 3
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News briefsCastore secures £90m credit line
Manchester sportswear brand targets £300m in revenue while its parent company reported rising sales and widening losses.
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ArticleCross-border trial takes textile-to-textile to scale
A France-Japan collaboration has processed tens of tons of post-consumer garments into recycled polyester monomer – a first at this scale for the textile industry.
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ArticleLotto’s quiet comeback reaches the World Cup stage
The Italian sports brand has been rebuilding steadily toward a global relaunch – and now it has a World Cup campaign to show for it.
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News briefsPeloton back in profit but subscribers keep falling
Revenue rose 1% to $631m and adjusted EBITDA surged 41%, but paid connected fitness subscriptions fell to 2.66 million – down 8% year-over-year.
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ArticleVulcabras 23rd growth quarter; profit hit by debt
Brazil’s largest athletic footwear group extends its revenue growth run for the 23rd consecutive quarter, but debt cuts deep into profit.
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ArticleEnhanced Group – Sport as proof of concept
Behind the Enhanced Games’ NYSE debut: athletic bloodwork as raw material for consumer drug protocols sold via telehealth.
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News briefsThule buys Swiss dog harness brand curli
Swedish outdoor group Thule has agreed to buy Swiss dog harness specialist curli AG in a deal worth up to CHF 16.9 million (approx. €17.6 million).
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ArticlePlanet Fitness cuts outlook, shares crash
Planet Fitness cut its 2026 outlook after Q1 membership growth missed expectations, sending shares down 31% — the worst single-day decline in company history.
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ArticleKontoor sells Lee brand to focus on Wrangler, Helly Hansen
The US apparel group beats Q1 estimates and raises its full-year earnings outlook as it moves to shed its Lee denim brand.
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ArticleGolf: The 2026 State of Play
The 9-hole round, screen golf and digital apps are rewriting the rulebook on who plays golf and how.
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ArticleGORE-TEX® Brand looks ahead after 50 years of innovation
What started as a material innovation has evolved into one of the recognized ingredient brands in the sporting goods industry.
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ArticleYKK joins ZDHC as signatory supplier in May 2026
YKK’s ZDHC membership brings chemical transparency to a supply chain tier brands rarely reach
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News briefsTechnogym scores 100/100 on ESG transparency
Fitness equipment maker joins Dow Jones Best-in-Class Europe Index with near-perfect scores on health, energy and reporting.
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News briefsadidas and Lululemon on stores and loyalty
Executives from both brands spoke at the World Retail Congress in Berlin on April 27, arguing that physical stores and community ties drive consumer retention.
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ArticleHow ICIW is building Europe one gym deal at a time
A Belgium studio deal in March, a 50-location Dutch exclusivity now: ICIW’s market entry model is becoming legible.
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ArticleSympatex rescued, but the hard question remains
The brand survives, but whether Pidigi can fund the R&D needed to keep Sympatex competitive against Gore-Tex is the deal’s central open question.
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News briefsNike may pocket the tariff refund. Consumers want it back.
Footwear giant raised prices by up to $10 to offset $1bn in import costs. Now the tariffs are gone — and so is its commitment to refund shoppers.
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ArticleSports M&A gets a generalist backer
William Blair, whose investment banking arm closed 200 deals last year, is acquiring Inner Circle Sports to enter the sports M&A market.
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News briefsOrtovox retains Fair Wear Leader status sixth year
An 11-point score jump and a structural shift: social compliance now sits inside procurement, not alongside it.
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News briefsASICS ex-chairman Oyama WFSGI Honorary President
Former ASICS chairman follows founder Kihachiro Onitsuka as the second Japanese national to hold the WFSGI honorary title.
