Newsletter Archive

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2025 · 2024

2025

Apr 7, 2025

New US Tariffs Hit the Running Industry

New US tariffs on Vietnam and China put pressure on Nike, Adidas, and other manufacturers; Puma names a new CEO, and Garmin adds a paid subscription tier.

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Mar 17, 2025

Adidas's Strong Year, and a New Kit Deal with Liverpool

Adidas reports strong 2024 results and signs Liverpool FC to a new kit deal; Salomon passes $1 billion in shoe sales, and Strava bans a user over a North Korea running route.

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Mar 3, 2025

A Run of Billion-Dollar Years for Running Brands

Annual results show growth across Asics, Salomon, Amer Sports, and Garmin, with Salomon joining Hoka, Brooks, and On above $1 billion in shoe sales.

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Feb 10, 2025

Brooks's Record Year, and a Running-Shoe Loafer

Brooks posts record 2024 results with strong growth in China; New Balance and Hoka both release loafer-running shoe hybrids, and Strava outlines a new academic research programme.

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Jan 27, 2025

New Balance's Record Revenue, Nike's Slow Start to the Year

New Balance reports record 2024 revenue while Nike faces a slower comeback; Adidas and Puma both make Formula 1 moves alongside cost-cutting measures.

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2024

Dec 23, 2024

Nike Turns Back to Wholesale

Nike's quarterly revenue falls as new CEO Elliott Hill shifts strategy back toward wholesale partners; Garmin publishes its year-end health and fitness data report.

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Dec 9, 2024

A Fast Valencia Marathon, and a Change to Strava's API

Sebastian Sawe and Megertu Alemu win the Valencia Marathon in some of the fastest times on record; Strava revises its data-sharing terms, and Salomon's store count passes 400.

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Nov 18, 2024

Q3 Earnings: Asics Up, Wolverine Down

Asics posts strong Q3 growth while Wolverine World Wide (Saucony's parent) reports a decline; broader US data shows running-shoe sales rising on price, not volume.

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Nov 4, 2024

Hoka Passes $2 Billion in Sales

Hoka crosses $2 billion in trailing 12-month sales and Brooks reaches $1 billion for the year to date; a report also raises questions about Strava's public location data.

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Oct 21, 2024

A Change at the Top for Nike

Nike's revenue falls and CEO John Donahoe is replaced by Elliott Hill, while Adidas raises its full-year guidance; Brooks and Puma also enter a patent dispute over shoe design.

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