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Fabletics sued for its VIP Program
23 April 2025By Mattias Björklund
A group of US customers feels misled by the Fabletics VIP membership program and has filed a lawsuit against the company.
eCom Teams files for bankruptcy
7 April 2025By Mattias Björklund
After years of economic challenges, Danske Bank withdraws its support for reconstruction, making it impossible for eCom Teams to continue to operate.
Nike secures partial win in patent lawsuit against Lululemon
17 March 2025By SGI Europe Editorial Team
Lululemon reportedly intends to appeal the infringement ruling.

World Athletics discussing transgenderism
20 February 2025
The governing body has opened a consultation with stakeholder, due to end in early March.
Provisions of the EU’s AI Act to hit in February
30 January 2025By Pedro Rodríguez
Passed last year, the 144-page law divides AI into four categories and bans the first.
Rottefella has reached an agreement with Amer Sports and signs license deal
26 November 2024By Wolfgang Greiner
The agreement focuses on innovation in ski bindings and ensures global compliance.
EU Commission investigating Temu
14 November 2024By Pedro Rodríguez
The Commission seeks to determine, among other things, whether Temu is doing enough to limit the “sale of non-compliant products,
EU finds fault with Fifa’s transfer protocols
18 October 2024
Fifa plans to “keep modernising.”
False press pass fans flames of doping dispute
15 October 2024By Pedro Rodríguez
WADA and the USADA have a new disagreement – over method.

Trump tariff plans confuse the world
6 March 2025
“De minimis” has been minimized to zero.
Euratex addresses key issues to safeguard the textile sector within the Clean Industrial Deal
4 March 2025By SGI Europe Editorial Team
400 industry leaders met in Antwerp one year after the launch of the “Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal” to discuss the challenges ahead.
Provisions of the EU’s AI Act to hit in February
30 January 2025By Pedro Rodríguez
Passed last year, the 144-page law divides AI into four categories and bans the first.

Trump tariffs – reactions from around the sporting goods industry
22 April 2025By SGI Europe Editorial Team
In line with our coverage of the trade policy of the second Trump administration, SGI Europe will be seeking comment from a variety of industry players. We will be updating this article as reactions come in.
International trade sees big week-on-week drop
17 April 2025By Pedro Rodríguez
From week to week the US curtailed imports of many Chinese products and materials, the most relevant for the sporting goods industry being apparel (-59.1%).
Trump’s tariffs – a timeline
14 April 2025By SGI Europe Editorial Team
Here, SGI Europe´s contributors will post all the news regarding Trump´s tariffs that have an effect on the industry.