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Under Armour reinforces executive team

Jan 18, 2024 / United States
The US-based sportswear company has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of Yassine Saidi as Chief Product Officer and Kara Trent as President of the Americas region

New President of adidas North America has been announced

Jan 10, 2024 / Germany
adidas has announced John Miller’s return to the company as President of its North America division, effective immediately. He succeeds Rupert Campbell, who left three months ago

Trading update from JD Sports

Jan 4, 2024 / United Kingdom
The UK-based sports retailer has issued a trading update for the 22 weeks to the end of December that is “slightly behind” prior expectations due to weaker consumer demand

Nike cautions against soft demand for the second half of fiscal 2024

Dec 22, 2023 / United States
The US-based sportswear giant posted a solid performance in the second quarter of fiscal 2024, with profits up by 21% year-over-year, but warned of soft demand for the rest of the year

adidas appoints new Global Human Resources Head

Dec 21, 2023 / Germany
The German-based company has appointed Michelle Robertson as Executive Board member, responsible for Global Human Resources, People and Culture, effective from the 1st of January

Lower sales and profits at Foot Locker

Dec 1, 2023 / United States
The US-based retailer has reported another fall in sales and profits in the third quarter of the year, deciding to further cut its guidance for 2023 against a backdrop of ongoing consumer uncertainty

Under Armour reports better-than-expected results

Nov 13, 2023 / United States
The US-based company posted a better-than-expected second quarter performance, but due to the challenges faced in the North American region, it decided to lower its revenue guidance for fiscal 2024

Decathlon launches buyback service in all its UK stores

Oct 31, 2023 / United Kingdom
The sporting goods retailer is expanding its buyback service to all its UK stores. Customers will be given in-store credit for returning products they may have outgrown or no longer use

Puma reports third quarter results

Oct 31, 2023 / Germany
The sportswear company reported a 6.0% currency adjusted growth in the third quarter of 2023, as compared to the same period of last year, and said it is on track to achieve its full year outlook

adidas announces third quarter preliminary results

Oct 19, 2023 / Germany
The German-based sportswear company has raised its guidance for the full year, mainly as a result of the continued positive impact of the sale of the remaining Yeezy inventory

Under Armour names Gap veteran as new Chief Supply Chain Officer

Oct 18, 2023 / United States
The Baltimore-based sportswear company has named Gap veteran Shawn Curran as its new Chief Supply Chain Officer. He brings over 30 years of experience to the position

Nike announces first quarter results

Oct 2, 2023 / United States
The US-based sportswear giant reported an increase of 2% on both a reported and currency-neutral basis in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, as compared to the same period of last fiscal year

JD Sports on track to meet full year profit outlook

Sep 22, 2023 / United Kingdom
The UK-based retailer reported in its interim results a strong first half performance, with a 12% year-over-over growth in organic sales, saying it's on track to achieve its full year profit outlook

Dick's Sporting Goods reports a fall in profits

Sep 11, 2023 / United States
The sporting goods retailer posted a sales growth of 3.6% in the second quarter of 2023, on a comparable basis to the same period of 2022, but saw its profitability fall due to the impact of high stock reductions

John Varvatos joins Under Armour as Chief Design Officer

Sep 8, 2023 / United States
The US-based company has appointed John Varvatos as Chief Design Officer, effective as of the 11th of September. He had been consulting for Under Armour since earlier this year
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