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Puma sees 2023 profit at about last year’s level as costs weigh

Inside Retail

Rising materials and freight costs as well as stronger US dollar, inventory markdowns and higher promotion expenses have put pressure on margins in the sporting goods sector. Puma had guided for 2022 EBIT in a range of 600 million to 700 million euros. Gross profit margin decreased by 420 basis points to 44.0

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What’s in-store for 2022? How the store will evolve in the age of digital acceleration

Retail Focus

Similarly, with real-time integration between the digital shelf and the retailer’s online offer, consistency of pricing, product spec and promotion can be consistently managed more dynamically to improve CX and drive conversions.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 303 Amazon, Walmart and E-com Q4 Results

Retail Geek

By shockingly and I would have gone these predictions wrong at the beginning of the pandemic but you know what category like was about the best specialty category to be in over the last three years it was Sporting Goods. Scot: [35:05] Sporting Goods.

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