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Influential Sporting Goods Industry Researcher Dick Lipsey Passes Away

We were not able to include this notice in the last TeamInsightExtra because of space constraints, but we would be remiss to not acknowledge the passing of one of the sporting goods industry’s true gentleman — and a good friend of Team Insight through the years.

Spirit of Sustainability Unites Outdoor Industry

For all its divisions under the big top of the Colorado Convention Center — gear, apparel, fabric sourcing, footwear, camping, ski, wellness, snowboard, Venture Out, pet food (!) — the outdoor industry is united in its commitment to sustainability.

SFIA Finds Reason for ‘Cautious Optimism’ In Team Sports In 2020

The state of the team sports – and overall sporting goods – business in 2020 can best be described as “Okay, not great,” and it appears that’s about as good as it is going to get for some time. That’s the consensus of the recently released 2019 State of the Industry Report from...

Footwear Sector Suffers Double-Digit Dip in Sales, Orders in First Quarter

A study on industry impacts from the COVID-19 crisis by Confindustria Moda with participation by 88 members of the Italian trade organization, Assocalzaturifici Italiani, found that footwear companies averaged a 38.4 percent drop in first-quarter sales with...

Fashion Heavyweights Propose Changes to Seasonal Calendar

The current buying and retailing schedule is broken, and the unprecedented changes in the industry brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic make changes urgent, according to an open letter from major fashion industry players released on Tuesday.

Industry Responds to COVID-19

The Running Industry Association (RIA) will defer member dues for all new retailers and offer current members an option to defer until January 2021 as well. The move is part of the RIA’s “Keep You Running” initiative that is designed to help retailers survive the mandated closures and...

A Healthy Perspective

The world of performance is shifting as innovation quickens its pace and strives to stay relevant in an active/lifestyle market that is constantly on the go. A new holistic approach is emerging, taking the hard edge off of performance.

New Labs Highlight Materials Innovation

Investment in textile science brings to life new R&D facilities from leaders in the performance arena: Toray’s Technorama Weather Simulation Chamber, and the Lycra Company’s Advanced Textile Innovation Center, are designed to provide up-to-the-minute methods and the latest research capabilities...