All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 37 Issue 23+24 – Page 6
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News briefsFourteen named World Tennis’s official apparel supplier
The two-year deal covers bespoke apparel for officials, umpires and coaches across World Tennis’s global events.
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Article361 Degrees H1 2026 revenue up 8%
H1 revenue and profit both rose 8 percent as overseas retail sales jumped 80 percent and mainland store count fell 5.9 percent.
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ArticleGerman fashion house Hugo Boss can’t shake off Frasers
The offer was just a 4 percent premium, but 17.62 percent of shareholders tendered anyway, pushing Frasers past 47 percent.
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ArticleRunning brands bet on Europe to win the DTC race
On, HOKA and New Balance lead a wider field, including Asics and Saucony, investing in Europe’s community-led retail boom.
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ArticleLakers acquisition to proceed, but stake size in question
A legal challenge from Lakers governor Jeanie Buss threatens to complicate the landmark $12.5 billion acquisition of the Los Angeles Lakers by Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, as a family ownership dispute escalates.
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OpinionCan Britain’s lifestyle darlings crack Europe?
Passenger, Finisterre and Bleubird are big at home. The continent never built a shelf for what they sell.
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News briefsPUMA sports marketing VP Adamsson to step down
After more than 25 years and countless World Cups, PUMA’s sports marketing chief is moving on.
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ArticleIntersport opens in Portugal
Intersport has entered its 41st country as Intersport France opens a flagship-format store in Felgueiras, Portugal, anchoring a new Iberian subsidiary that combines the Portuguese debut with roughly 30 inherited Spanish stores.
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ArticleFoot Locker to open new kind of neighborhood store in LA
Foot Locker opens a community-oriented store in LA’s Crenshaw on Aug. 22, co-developed with Nike, Jordan Brand and Converse, highlighting shifts at both Nike and Foot Locker under Dick’s Sporting Goods.
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ArticleNorth America now JD Sports’ weak link
North America, JD’s biggest market, drags Q2 sales down and forces a narrower profit range for FY27.
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ArticleReebok’s leap into 3D-printed shoes
Nike and adidas got to 3D printing years earlier. Now comes Reebok’s answer, with a 3D re-edition of a heritage model.
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News briefsReebok named official partner for Xenom London
The fitness competition, which drew nearly 400 athletes at its June Texas debut, returns Aug. 29–30 at Olympia London.
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ArticleLi Ning’s H1 growth trails its full year target
Two quarters in, and hitting its own target now means a big second half swing.
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News briefsLululemon comms chief Bill Chandler exits Sept. 4
Chandler’s exit follows Lululemon’s AI chief and strategy chief departures ahead of O’Neill’s Sept. 8 CEO start.
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News briefsStella International opens plants, exits Philippines
The Nike and HOKA supplier is adding capacity in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Bangladesh while closing a Philippines site.
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News briefsActivewear brand Vuori extends its C-suite build-out
Vuori has named Carey Collins Krug, most recently Abercrombie & Fitch’s marketing chief, as CMO.
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News briefsJordan Brand signs London Lions to multi-year kit deal
The deal lands as London Lions builds commercial infrastructure under new CEO Steve Devereux, appointed in July to drive growth.
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ArticleUS Open 2026: an essential brand guide
A breakdown of the sporting goods brands, athletes, rackets and product launches at the 2026 US Open.
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ArticleUS women’s sports audience and ad spend are booming
US audiences watched 46 billion minutes of women’s sports in 2025, while brands poured in record ad dollars, per Nielsen.
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News briefslululemon unifies China and APAC under one leader
San Yan Ng, lululemon’s China chief since 2018, expands into a new regional president role covering APAC.
