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Intersport France expands with the takeover of Spain and Portugal operations

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The track record of Intersport France and Belgium’s new managing director, Philippe Giovanni, a specialist in consolidating distribution networks, suggested potential external growth moves. The cooperative is now significantly expanding its network, marking not the absorption of a brand in France but a geographical expansion.

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In a press release on November 3, the French cooperative announced that it had been “entrusted by ICC with the responsibility of overseeing Spain and Portugal, by structuring a Southern European hub which will bring together France, Belgium, Spain and Portugal.”

For several months, questions surrounded the future of Intersport’s Iberian operations. The group had applied earlier this year for court protection after facing challenges repaying its debt. This entity comprised 130 companies operating Intersport-branded stores and employed more than 130 people. It had been seeking buyers for several months, with Spanish media estimating a potential purchase price of around €300 million ($323 million).

“This new step marks the recognition of the know-how of our French cooperative and of our ability to build a strong collective dynamic,” said Gérard Leclerc, now president of Intersport France, Spain, Portugal & Belgium. “By structuring a Southern European hub, we are affirming our ambition to make Intersport a benchmark player in a strategic area of the European sports market.”

Intersport France and Belgium did not disclose the transaction amount. For the entity based in Longjumeau, in the Paris region, the move “is in line with the transformations we have carried out together in recent years: the acquisition of Go Sport, the modernization of our store network and the launch of our new brand platform.”

The company plans to “build on the know-how, performance and robustness of the French model” and is creating an Iberian subsidiary, while Intersport France takes over the Spanish central office and its staff.

Intersport France and Belgium report revenue of €3.88 billion ($4.18 billion) and hold a market share of more than 14%.

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France finds Wish, Temu, AliExpress, eBay, Joom, Amazon broke rules on illicit products

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A French consumer watchdog found that besides Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein, five other online platforms sold illicit products in France, a spokesperson for Commerce Minister Serge Papin said on Friday.

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The watchdog, called DGCCRF, said AliExpress and Joom were selling child-like sex dolls, while weapons such as brass knuckles and machetes were available on Wish, Temu and eBay, the spokesperson said, confirming an article by Le Parisien newspaper.

DGCCRF found that Wish, Temu and U.S.-based Amazon, the largest e-commerce company by market value, failed to filter underage shoppers from adult content, he said.

The spokesperson said Papin referred the platforms to public prosecutors and would invite the European Union’s commerce ministers to Paris to discuss this issue.

Amazon, Temu, eBay, AliExpress and Joom did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment.

The broad French crackdown on large foreign e-commerce leaders is an attempt to protect local retailers who feel threatened by unfair competition from cheaper and better-marketed products on their own turf.

Papin used to lead supermarket chain Super U.

Similar EU initiatives include the decision on Thursday to bring forward by one year the customs duties on low-value parcels arriving in the bloc to crack down on cheap Chinese e-commerce imports.

Earlier this month, the French consumer watchdog sparked outrage against Shein when it said it had spotted child-like sex dolls, weapons such as machetes and knives, and other illicit products on the Chinese-owned marketplace. A public prosecutor then opened an investigation into Shein as well as Temu, AliExpress and Wish for different potential breaches of rules.

Following the furore over Shein’s marketplace, the French government started the process to block the platform in the country, with Finance Minister Roland Lescure threatening to entirely suspend the website in France if banned products continue to be found for sale.

A week ago, after acknowledging Shein had withdrawn all illicit products from its website, the government suspended the process to block Shein and said it was looking into other platforms it did not identify. 

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Welcome on Board export event for fashion brands scheduled in Paris on November 20

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The Welcome on Board – Mode & International event will be held in Paris on November 20, a day entirely dedicated to assessing new export strategies for fashion brands. More than 250 participants are expected, among them brand founders, CEOs, and senior executives in charge of international expansion and exports, e-commerce and direct retail, as well as international fashion buyers.

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The event is organised jointly by various French industry associations and public bodies, like the Women’s Ready-to-wear Federation, Promas International, the Association of Apparel Producers, the Knitwear and Lingerie Federation, the Fashion and Haute Couture Federation, UFIMH, DEFI, the French Footwear Federation, CCT, Francéclat and Entreprises France. The programme includes conferences and workshops designed to help brands expand their international presence.

There will be sessions on the impact of geopolitics and market transformations on international trade, and on the expectations of international buyers. The line-up of speakers includes representatives of international names like Kirna Zabête (USA), Guffanti (Italy), Hankyu Hanshin (Japan) and Attica (Greece), alongside French experts like Michaël Azoulay, founder and CEO of American Vintage, Caroline Goiffon, managing director of Statement Paris, Louis-Gabriel Nouchi, designer at LGN, Claire Bismuth, COO of Coperni, Lisa Nakam, managing director of Jonak, and Mathieu Grodner, president of Simone Pérèle.

Workshops on customs and logistics, brand security in the digital age, finance and market opportunities will be held in the afternoon. Also under the spotlight, lean growth strategies, how to deploy sustainable international D2C strategies, and how to use AI and data analytics to improve global performance.

Welcome on Board will combine analysis of market data and the experiences of several brands with practical workshops, giving participants the tools to kickstart, consolidate or accelerate their international expansion within a constantly changing environment.

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French leather sector faces a slowdown in demand from Asia and the US

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Over the first nine months of the year, the French leather industry recorded a 3% decline in exports to 13.7 billion euros, according to the Economic Observatory of Alliance France Cuir, which cites a drop in orders from Asia and the United States.

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The Observatory’s economic report notes a 7% fall in exports to Asia. This downturn affected China and Hong Kong (-5%), Japan (-8%), Singapore (-27%) and South Korea (-7%). Exports to the United States also contracted by 2%, while European demand strengthened by 0.7%.

By product, exports of raw hides and skins fell by 2%, and those from the tanning and dressing sector by 1%. The decline came to 3% in both the footwear and leather goods markets. However, the leather goods sector was the only one to end the period with growth in cumulative revenue across its companies (+3%).

Imports remained stable over the period, at 10.4 billion euros. The Observatory notes a 7% drop in orders placed in Europe, while supplies from Asia rose by 7%. This situation benefited Vietnam (+13%), Indonesia (+6%), India (+6%), Cambodia (+22%) and, to a lesser extent, China (+3%).

This shift in sourcing from Europe to Asia is pushing down the average prices recorded by customs, with declines of 3% for shoes and 13% for handbags.

By sector, increases in imports were seen in footwear (+2%) and in tanning and dressing (+4%). Imports of raw hides and skins fell by 6%, as did imports of leather goods. In this category, handbag production, all materials combined, is estimated to have fallen by 2.7%.

Over the first three quarters of the year, the French leather industry maintained a substantial trade surplus, even though this was reduced from 3.7 to 3.3 billion euros. Last year, the industry’s 580 companies posted turnover of 5.5 billion euros.
 

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