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Foot Locker sales stifled by WSS comps, North America proves bright
Foot Locker announced on Wednesday sales for the second quarter fell 2.4% to $1.85 billion, despite steady comparable sales growth in the specialty footwear retailer's North America market.
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Anta Sports revenue rises as Chinese sportswear demand increases
China’s largest sportswear maker Anta Sports Products Ltd. reported better-than-expected revenue for the first half of the year as it continues to tap Chinese consumers’ growing post-pandemic health awareness.
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New Look sale expected next year as bankers are appointed - report
New Look’s owners have take a step forward in their plan to sell the fashion retail business with investment firms Alcentra and Brait having chosen Rothschild to run a strategic review.
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Debenhams Group results show EBITDA up, GMV down, explores sale of underperforming PLT
Debenhams Group (which used to be Boohoo Group) issued its annual results for the year to the end of February on Tuesday afternoon and also said it's considering the sale of PrettyLittleThing.
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Ralph Lauren returns as official outfitter for 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup Team
Ralph Lauren will once again outfit the United States Ryder Cup Team, marking the brand’s seventh consecutive partnership with the PGA of America.
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Lululemon names first-ever chief AI & technology officer
Lululemon announced on Tuesday the appointment of Ranju Das to the role of chief AI and technology officer, effective September 2.
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Onclusive study reveals the most visible sportswear brands in 2025
Onclusive’s 2025 report shows Nike, Adidas, and Skechers dominating media and social buzz, as athleisure, sneaker culture, and celebrity power reshape the sportswear industry.
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Abercrombie & Fitch named NFL’s first official fashion partner
The collaboration will bring a fashion-first approach to fan apparel, pairing athlete-led campaigns and player-designed collections with lifestyle assortments intended for both game day and everyday wear.
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Puma could be sold as Pinault family weighs next move
The Pinault family is exploring a potential sale of Puma SE after the German sportswear brand lost half its market value. Buyers including Anta and Li Ning have reportedly been approached.
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The North Face teams up with Aimé Leon Dore for capsule collection
U.S. outdoorwear brand The North Face has teamed up with New York City fashion brand Aimé Leon Dore for a limited-edition collaborative collection made up of high-end outdoor apparel, equipment, and footwear.
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Nike eyes China growth, with outdoor sports revamp at the centre
Nike's push into the booming outdoor recreation market- which will kick off on Monday with the launch of a new trail running shoe- will test whether it can turn a little-known sub-brand into a meaningful growth engine.
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Adidas visits Indigenous Mexican town to apologise for sandal design
Adidas executives visited a small Indigenous town in the mountains of southern Mexico on Thursday to offer an apology over a sandal-inspired shoe design that Mexico's government had blasted as cultural appropriation.
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Amer Sports falls as premium outerwear brand Arc’teryx slows
Amer Sports Inc. shares fell after one of its key divisions posted the slowest sales growth on record. Sales of he group’s Technical Apparel unit — which houses Arc’teryx — rose 25% over the second quarter.
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Vuori makes big push into tennis, links up with British star Jack Draper
Vuori, the Californian performance and lifestyle brand, has announced a “pivotal” multi-year partnership with “global tennis sensation Jack Draper”.
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Nike regains spotlight at Foot Locker for first time in years
Nike Inc.’s sneakers are front and centre at Foot Locker Inc. stores once again as the long-time partners rebuild a relationship that had frayed in recent years.
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Nike founder Knight Donates $2 billion to Oregon Cancer Center
Nike founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, are giving $2 billion to a cancer institute at University of Oregon that bears their name, the largest ever donation to a US college or academic health institution.
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