• SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 36 - 12+13
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 36 - 12+13

    2025-03-27T11:00:00Z

    Nike’s Q3 result $11.3bn, down 9% – Hill: ‘We’re on the right path’ | Anta Sports’ FY24 operating profit grows nearly 51 percent | It took 131 years – Kirsty Coventry becomes IOC’s first female President | Fila Holdings reports FY24 sales up 3%, rebrands as Misto | How Puma CEO Arne Freundt plans to regain investor confidence | Frasers Group to make second mandatory offer on XXL | Klarna files for IPO in New York | Decathlon Germany to open stores at Galeria locations | Decathlon joins the CDP A-List for its climate efforts | Tariffs and more from the US Treasury’s perspective | Puma replaces Nike as official matchball supplier to Premier League | Adidas and Bundesliga back in official matchball partnership | Havaianas partners with super model, flip-flop market to reach $5.38bn in 2030 | Perfect Moment brings F1-speed to the slopes | Former Nike GM becomes Rip Curl’s new CEO | Foot Locker has a new President | Brash new brand of sports apparel rises in the US | Bundesliga and Infront in collaboration for media rights in nine countries | Zumiez posts Q4 operating profit, but cautious on FY25 view | Xponential Fitness loss widens; restates 2023 financials | Inditex’s sales slow down in the opening weeks of fiscal 2025 | Grupo SBF’s adjusted Ebitda improves by 27% in FY24 | Xtep Intl. realigns strategy, raises FY operating profit by 9.3 percent

  • Skechers signs its first Italian player
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    Skechers signs its first Italian player

    2025-03-21T08:02:00Z

    Harry Kane, Anthony Elanga, and others are joined by AS Roma’s Niccolò Pisilli on the roster.

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 36 - 10+11
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 36 - 10+11

    2025-03-13T10:08:00Z

    Adidas adopts cautious view on FY25; turns Q4 operating profit | Puma taking steps to improve profitabilty, stature | Foot Locker’s sales rose 2.6% in Q4, modest growth forecast for FY25 | On’s momentum continues, eyes more than €3bn in FY25 sales | Zalando’s revenues up 4-9% in 2025 | XXL CEO: ‘2025 is the year we return to growth’ | E-commerce is key growth driver for Vulcabras | Yue Yuen reports improved FY results on manufacturing rebound | Allbirds banking on new assortments, initiatives to fly high again in late 2025 | Acushnet Q4 sales increase benefits from higher ASPs | Globe reports softer H1 sales | Frasers forms ten-year partnership with GMG to launch Sports Direct in MENA | Sneakersnstuff’s new, German owner with old founder back at the rudder | IcanIwill opens its first store | Puma x Saysky running collection sends clear message to competitors | Adidas replaces Nike as Liverpool kit partner for €357m | Outlook – How Adidas seeks to become a healthy company again | A balancing act for the industry – WFSGI and McKinsey report of 2025 | Target in partnership with Champion and will go for $15bn+ in sales growth by 2030 | Trouble continues at Manchester United | Baltic sporting goods market holding its breath as Decathlon increase its presence in 2025 | ESPN to drop MLB next year | International Running Expo opens for visitor registration | Fútbol Emotion makes a move in Italy

  • Skechers opens up in Milan and Stockholm
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    Skechers opens up in Milan and Stockholm

    2025-03-03T16:57:00Z

    Skechers has expanded its retail presence in Italy with a new concept store on Milan’s Corso Buenos Aires, the city’s premier High Street for shopping. The store brings its comfort footwear, apparel and accessories, including the brand’s popular Hands Free Slip-ins and Performance collection. Source: Skechers Skechers store ...

  • International Running Expo opens for visitor registration
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    International Running Expo opens for visitor registration

    2025-03-03T09:19:00Z

    In November the retail show of the running business returns to Amsterdam.

  • Skechers signs another football pro
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    Skechers signs another football pro

    2025-02-28T05:31:00Z

    Skechers is still building its footy team.

  • Short stops

    Short Stops Week 09, 2025

    2025-02-16T12:44:00Z

    CORPORATE +++ Zinedine Zidane, according to The Padel Paper, is among the investors in a sports complex (left over from the Paris Olympics) to be rebuilt next year in southern France, with 13 padel courts, two five-a-side football pitches and a beach volleyball court +++ For the first time in ...

  • SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 36 - 6+7
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    SGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 36 - 6+7

    2025-02-13T10:30:00Z

    Can Elliot Hill ‘swoosh’ Nike back to the top and does the company have another Jordan in its portfolio? | Under Armour’s operating income in Q4 slipped by 81% | Intersport Voswinkel’s report of 2024, plans for growth in 2025 | XXL revenues contracted 1.8% in Q4 | Skechers delivers record annual sales in FY24 | Fenix Outdoor suffers 3.3% year-over-year sales drop | Canada Goose delivers higher operating profit, lower sales in Q3 | Columbia reports a 21% gain in operating income FY24 | Brooks Running achieved sales growth of 228% in China 2024 | H&M’s Q4 lifted 3% but many store closures are expected in 2025 | Mizuno posts record sales and 16.5% growth, fueled by soccer and lifestyle footwear | New Wave posts higher sports & leisure profits, sales in Q4 | GoPro reports another loss, cuts costs by 30% | Perfect Moment names Jane Gottschalk as new president | Goldwin’s nine-month operating profit slips | Zalando recruits five key persons, two SVP and one CFO | Melanja Korošec appointed new SVP at KJK Sports | Elan Central Europe gets a new General Manager | Shein says it conducts 2 million product safety tests annually | Peloton Interactive lifts guidance as Q2 loss narrows | After strong fiscal Q3, Deckers Brands raise full-year guidance | Nike scores mixed feedback from NFL Super Bowl ad | Stadium closes another store in its home market

  • Skechers delivers record annual sales in FY24
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    Skechers delivers record annual sales in FY24

    2025-02-10T15:26:00Z

    The FY24 results of Skechers are the company’s best ever in terms of sales, boosted by the footwear brands’ comfort-technology products.

  • Skechers opens up first ever 7.500 performance store together with tech company
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    Skechers opens up first ever 7.500 performance store together with tech company

    2025-01-31T07:35:00Z

    Skechers is revolutionizing its retail experience with its first Skechers Performance store, an immersive destination with half-courts where consumers can try out the latest innovative products from The Comfort Technology Company.