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Seamless bras startup Hastko wants to scale in the US
At €3 million, the funding round is small, but it tests whether a by-women-for-women design thesis can compete in premium US retail.
Beyond the sale: could product care be retail’s next edge?
German startup RefresherBoxx began as a hobby fix for founder Chang’s running shoes before winning a Retail Beats award.
While rivals go pink, New Balance goes neon
From neon boots to heat-reactive Stone Island cleats, New Balance turns color into its main World Cup storyline.
Beyond the sale: could product care be retail’s next edge?
German startup RefresherBoxx began as a hobby fix for founder Chang’s running shoes before winning a Retail Beats award.
Prediction markets – the legal war
A federal appeals court backed Kalshi in April, but Ohio, Nevada and Massachusetts have sided with states seeking to ban it.
While rivals go pink, New Balance goes neon
From neon boots to heat-reactive Stone Island cleats, New Balance turns color into its main World Cup storyline.
DICK’S launches $99 paid loyalty tier ScoreCard+
ScoreCard+ costs $99 a year and adds quarterly rewards, service perks and shipping benefits.
Salomon extends repair service to five EU markets
Following its April France launch, Salomon adds the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands.
Seamless bras startup Hastko wants to scale in the US
At €3 million, the funding round is small, but it tests whether a by-women-for-women design thesis can compete in premium US retail.
KMD Brands board move hints at bigger strategy shift
KMD Brands has appointed Ian Morrice, former Metcash and Warehouse Group CEO, as independent non-executive director.
On uses clarity to simplify retail and customer choice
On is counting on a simpler product story to ease retailers’ jobs and customer choice more than more launches would
Fashion chain Castro brings Anta Sports to Israel
Anta runs 250 stores outside China against 10,000 at home — Israel just became one of them, via a fashion retailer.
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Seamless bras startup Hastko wants to scale in the US
At €3 million, the funding round is small, but it tests whether a by-women-for-women design thesis can compete in premium US retail.
Gymshark founder in talks to buy back stake from GA
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JD Sports opens US trading as the US becomes its top market
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Frasers sells Sports Direct Malaysia for $150m
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Beyond the sale: could product care be retail’s next edge?
German startup RefresherBoxx began as a hobby fix for founder Chang’s running shoes before winning a Retail Beats award.
DICK’S launches $99 paid loyalty tier ScoreCard+
ScoreCard+ costs $99 a year and adds quarterly rewards, service perks and shipping benefits.
Fashion chain Castro brings Anta Sports to Israel
Anta runs 250 stores outside China against 10,000 at home — Israel just became one of them, via a fashion retailer.
Asics to open second Japan flagship in Tokyo
Asics’ second Tokyo flagship adds embroidery customisation and a members-only lounge.
While rivals go pink, New Balance goes neon
From neon boots to heat-reactive Stone Island cleats, New Balance turns color into its main World Cup storyline.
On uses clarity to simplify retail and customer choice
On is counting on a simpler product story to ease retailers’ jobs and customer choice more than more launches would
Kostyuk reaches Wimbledon quarterfinal in Wilson dress
Her second Wilson dress sold out in days. Now Marta Kostyuk has matched it with her first Wimbledon quarterfinal.
Omnicom launches Acxiom Fan Graph sports data platform
Acxiom Fan Graph links media, ticketing and purchase data into single fan profiles, with the promise to replace guesswork in sponsorship spend.
BYD in F1: The athleisure and merchandise opportunity
For decades, Chinese factories made the world’s sports gear and kept only the processing fees. BYD in F1 could change that.
Dressed to the Nine (iron)
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Rugby State of Play 2026
Rugby’s recovery is led by pre-teens and women. Brands still targeting adult club rugby are on the wrong side of the demand curve.
Swipe left, buy Local: the Douyin athleisure takeover
Grandparents with 34 million Douyin followers, a $910 billion silver economy, and a guochao generation rewriting who buys local activewear, and why.
Zumiez CFO Christopher Work to step down after 19 years
Zumiez’s longtime finance chief is exiting as the retailer launches a search for his successor.
HSG completes majority acquisition of Golden Goose
HSG and Temasek back Golden Goose’s global expansion as the Italian luxury sneaker brand posts €734m revenue and 10% Q1 growth
When legal advice becomes a self-service product
adidas’s Josef deployment shows how AI legal tools shift compliance from document production to behavioral insight.
Nike imports financial discipline from outside sport
David Denton joins from Pfizer, replacing Matthew Friend who steps down August 17 after Nike’s Q4 FY2026 earnings call.
Beyond the sale: could product care be retail’s next edge?
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Salomon extends repair service to five EU markets
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WFSGI turns the World Cup into a youth participation drive
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Prediction markets – the legal war
A federal appeals court backed Kalshi in April, but Ohio, Nevada and Massachusetts have sided with states seeking to ban it.
StockX spreads as it melts
StockX built its business on item-by-item authentication. Three new programs are now eroding that premise.
When legal advice becomes a self-service product
adidas’s Josef deployment shows how AI legal tools shift compliance from document production to behavioral insight.
Kalshi booms on sports
From politics to parlays: sports now drives 85% of Kalshi’s $112 billion lifetime volume.
Hainan duty-free partners with Lululemon
The Hainan duty-free retailer is expanding a sports portfolio that now includes Lululemon, Salomon, Under Armour, adidas and Nike.
Nike may pocket the tariff refund. Consumers want it back.
Footwear giant raised prices by up to $10 to offset $1bn in import costs. Now the tariffs are gone — and so is its commitment to refund shoppers.
Trump tariff refunds: are you in the queue?
$127 billion enters the queue — but not all at once
US Customs race to build IEEPA tariff refund system
Around 330,000 US importers await refunds on $166bn in IEEPA tariffs as CBP builds a new processing system under court supervision.
Whoop wins FDA closeout on blood pressure feature
The FDA dropped its 2025 enforcement action after Whoop modified its interface and the agency updated its wellness guidance.
UK: adidas, Uniqlo and CK ads banned for greenwashing
The UK advertising regulator banned Google ads from adidas, Uniqlo and Calvin Klein for unsubstantiated recycled material claims.
Gildan faces class action probes after short-seller report
Levi & Korsinsky, Kalloghlian Myers and Howard G. Smith open investigations after Gildan shares drop 18.8%
Gildan’s growth story meets an activist short seller
Activist short seller Jehoshaphat Research alleges channel stuffing, a $510m inventory overhang, and governance red flags
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