All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 37 Issue 23+24 – Page 5
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ArticleKushner, Iger to pay a reported $12.5bn for L.A. Lakers
Mark Walter has agreed to sell his majority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger at a reported valuation of $12.5 billion – a figure that would set a new record for a US sports franchise sale and exceed Walter’s own purchase price by 25 percent in under a year.
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ArticleVolatile orders are putting pressure on Yue Yuen’s production
The contract manufacturer is feeling the impact of its brand-name customers’ more cautious ordering policies. Manufacturing profit plummeted by 67.9 percent.
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ArticleBrooks running posts record growth driven by EMEA surge
Running specialist grew 14 percent in H1 2026, driven by 39 percent EMEA growth, strong Trail Running momentum and an emerging Lifestyle business.
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ArticleFabletics plans retail expansion, at home and abroad
Fabletics has crossed the billion-dollar revenue threshold and is now targeting aggressive store growth in the US and abroad, with new markets including India, the UAE and deeper penetration across Latin America.
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ArticleWorldly appoints Senior VP of Growth
On Aug. 11 Worldly appointed Léyoh Goodall Senior Vice President of Growth, tasking her with aligning the supply-chain platform’s commercial and customer teams around “verified data” – rather than “estimates or averages” – in an era of “tariff pressure, tightening regulation, and multi-tier complexity.” According to her LinkedIn profile, Goodall ...
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ArticleOberalp Contribute Report 2025: circularity data
The mountain sports group’s own numbers cut against its circularity growth story.
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ArticleWolverine raises outlook despite tariff pressure on margins
US company raises guidance again as Merrell and Saucony grow, while targeting bigger lifestyle markets.
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ArticleAsics raises full-year guidance as SportStyle boom accelerates
SportStyle’s near-doubling in Q2 shows Asics’ growth engine shifting from performance running toward lifestyle.
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ArticleBjörn Borg’s growth streak ends with Q2, but gross margin hits new high
Sales fell for the first time in 21 quarters at the Swedish brand, but profit after tax more than doubled on record margins.
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ArticleNike enters hybrid racing, leads with China
Nike is entering the hybrid sports footwear category with two purpose-built models, debuting first in China.
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News briefsEllesse builds US headquarters in Dallas
Ellesse’s US comeback runs through Dallas, with a new HQ, e-commerce relaunch and a tennis-first playbook
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ArticleLaLiga rolls out Connected Ball to all matches
Every LaLiga ball now talks to VAR, and to the league’s new revenue plans
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ArticleASICS trail shoes back its raised guidance
Two new trail shoes reinforce the running growth behind ASICS’ raised full-year forecast.
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ArticleQ2 2026: golf supplies 88% of Misto profit
The FILA sportswear segment shrank 7.4 percent in the quarter. Acushnet delivered nearly nine-tenths of operating profit.
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C-Suite InterviewSGIE talks to Fanatics on DP World Tour, Ryder Cup deal
Fanatics becomes exclusive retail partner of the DP World Tour and Ryder Cup Europe, with rights to make Team Europe kit replicas for the first time.
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News briefsFictional football club scores real Sports Direct deal
A satirical Sunday league team invented by a comedian is becoming Sports Direct’s newest exclusive kit partner.
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ArticleRunning State of Play 2026
Nearly a third of runners started during the pandemic, motivated by health not competition – they are reshaping the sport
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ArticleAmer Sports raises guidance again on Wilson swing
Running and sportstyle keep pulling Salomon forward while Wilson’s rackets nearly doubled the quarter’s growth rate to 24%.
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News briefsFormer IKEA CEO named JD Sports Fashion chair
Peter Agnefjäll ran IKEA for four years and chaired Ahold Delhaize before taking JD Sports Fashion’s board chair from Sept. 1.
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ArticleRunning footwear sales climb 13% as US market stalls
US footwear sales inched up 1 percent in H1 2026, but running shoes grew 13 times faster.
