Shares of Foot Locker slumped about 27% on Wednesday after the retailer projected 2024 profit below Wall Street expectations, hurt by a planned ramp-up in investments across its business to boost demand. Despite a solid holiday quarter, Foot Locker said it would achieve its long-term profit margin target two years later, in 2028, dashing hopes…
German sports apparel company Puma plans to return up to 50% of its net income to shareholders, it said on Thursday The company will now return between 25-40% of the Group’s net income in dividends, up from 25-35%, the statement said. The first tranche of a share buyback programme will begin in March 2024 and…
Puma on Tuesday said it expects a weak first half of the year in a challenging market, but shares in the German sportswear brand climbed as it kept its dividend and stuck to the annual targets it set in January. Sportswear companies including Adidas, Nike, and Puma, have seen demand weaken as customers battling with…
Nike on Thursday said it will cut about 2% of its total workforce, or more than 1,600 jobs, as the sportswear giant looks to cut costs after flagging weaker profits this year. Nike’s global peers Adidas, Puma and JD Sports , too, have warned of weaker earnings this year, as consumers cut back on non-essential…
Retailers slashed prices on twice as many Nike sneakers in 2024 than two years earlier, endangering the sportswear giant’s typically strong pricing power at a time of stiff competition from rival sneaker brands, according to analytics firm Vertical Knowledge. Researchers compiled online pricing data from a sampling of eight national chains — Foot Locker, Dick’s…
Birkenstock beat analysts’ expectations for fourth-quarter sales and forecast annual revenue above estimates on Thursday, in the German luxury sandal maker‘s first results since going public, betting on higher pricing and strong demand. The company’s sandals and clogs retail for as much as $350 a pair, and the strong results follow signs of ebbing global…
JD Sports Fashion lowered its full-year profit forecast on Thursday, citing higher costs and subdued consumer spending in the peak season, sending the British sportswear retailer’s shares down nearly 21%. Retailers in the United Kingdom have experienced tepid growth as the ongoing cost-of-living squeeze prompts shoppers to rein in spending. Apparel retailers across Europe like…
Nike is starting to lose share to upstart sneaker brands such as On and Hoka and will need to invest in fresher styles, analysts said on Friday, after the sportswear giant trimmed its annual sales forecast and sent shares tumbling 11%. The Air Jordan 1 shoe maker mainly blamed cautious consumer spending for the downbeat…
Nike on Thursday trimmed its annual sales forecast blaming cautious consumer spending, a weaker online business and more promotions, and said it plans to cut supplies of key product lines to manage costs, sending its shares down 11%. The company said it was seeking $2 billion in savings over the next three years through steps…
Representative image LONDON: Frasers, the British sportswear and apparel retailer controlled by Mike Ashley, has bolstered its presence in the luxury space by buying loss-making online player MATCHES from Apax Partners, paying about 52 million pounds ($66 million). MATCHES offers products from more than 450 designers and generates the majority of its revenue internationally, with…
