There’s softness in lifestyle sneaker demand across Europe. BNP Paribas equity research senior analyst Laurent Vasilescu doesn’t think there’s a near-term recovery on the way for the category, following series of calls with Dieter Schott, the commercial director and senior executive of Sport 2000. Sport 2000 is a leading sporting goods retailer in Europe — it has 3,000 locations that generated 5.3 billion euros in revenue in 2025. A recent group call focused on category trends and early reads for 2026. M ...