All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 37, Issue 17+18 – Page 8
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ArticleFrasers Group launches full Accent Group takeover
Frasers Group offers A$316m for full control of Australian footwear retailer Accent Group, days after its Hugo Boss takeover bid.
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ArticleThe challenger brand that dressed the World Cup’s best story
Behind Bosnia and Herzegovina’s blue shirt is a brand most of the world cannot name. It is also the fourth-biggest kit supplier at this World Cup: meet Kelme.
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ArticleFairfax Financial buys 1.2m Under Armour shares
Fairfax’s sub-$5 accumulation is a bounded-downside bet on a turnaround still missing domestic execution targets.
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ArticleIndia’s Reebok revival: 210 stores and counting
Reebok’s India sales have roughly doubled in three years, and the franchise model behind it is a template others are watching
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ArticleAfter LIV Golf: what Saudi’s retreat means for sport
A decade of billion-dollar bets on sport is being unwound, and the industry that relied on them is only starting to notice.
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ArticleOne in five Hervis stores to close in 2026
Austria’s Hervis is closing 17 stores and has sold all 43 international locations — six months after new owners took over.
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News briefsLVMH-backed Champ fund backs Rhoback in $50m debut deal
The new athlete-equity fund backed by LVMH deploys nearly $50m into US activewear brand Rhoback: its first investment.
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ArticleLululemon backs a renewable energy fund for China
Lululemon commits capital to wind and solar in China, targeting full renewable coverage across its supplier network by 2030.
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News briefsL Catterton in exclusive talks to buy HYROX stake
The LVMH-backed PE firm is close to a deal with Infront Sports & Media, owner of the indoor fitness series.
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News briefsSport 2000 turns 60. Expertise as competitive strategy
Six decades on, Sport 2000 sharpens its case for specialist sports retail with new formats and a clearer brand identity.
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ArticleTersus CEO Whitcomb: resale runs on economics, not mandates
Peter Whitcomb on why brands now come to Tersus with their CFO, not their sustainability tea
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ArticleWorld Cup 2026 breaks broadcast records in its first week
The 2026 World Cup is reaching consumers at scale not seen since 2018. Five markets, five days, one clear signal for brands.
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ArticleSalomon’s growth paradox: bigger and greener?
In its 2025 Impact Report, Salomon discloses a 31% revenue surge and a 16% carbon increase in the same year. Its own targets say that’s not good enough.
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News briefsGildan faces class action probes after short-seller report
Levi & Korsinsky, Kalloghlian Myers and Howard G. Smith open investigations after Gildan shares drop 18.8%
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News briefsDick’s to host 100 Lids shop-in-shops by late summer
Dick’s Sporting Goods is installing dedicated Lids licensed headwear shops in more than 100 of its US stores.
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News briefsadidas runs out of letter ´V´ for Germany World Cup kits
High demand for Havertz, Undav and Pavlovic shirts halted online orders. Kits priced at €170 were back in stock within hours.
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ArticleThe World Cup is open, and so the revenue engine
Kane’s two goals in Skechers boots, Messi’s hat trick and triple-digit apparel sales: the commercial case is answering its skeptics.
