News and insights about brands in the sporting goods industry – Page 174
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Alpargatas’ growth softened in Q4
Against the backdrop of a Brazilian economy that grew by just 1.0 percent in 2019, in line with the previous one, Alpargatas’ consolidated revenues grew by 9.8 percent last year to 3,712 million Brazilian reais (€672.4m-$724.4m), driven by an improved of Havaianas in international markets. The adjusted net income went ...
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Decathlon Ireland exceeds €1bn in revenues
According to the Irish Examiner newspaper, Decathlon generated annual sales of more than €1.1 billion in Ireland in 2018 even though its first physical store on the national territory is set to open no sooner than next month – at Ballymun in north Dublin. The main reasons appears to have ...
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ArticleThe North Face is exploring new territories
The North Face is reserving some interesting new surprises in its footwear range for the spring/summer 2021 season, to be presented at the OutDoor by Ispo show in Munich later this year. At the last Ispo show in Munich, the brand created a sensation with its highly technical “Advanced Mountain ...
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ArticleHeiQ and Polygiene help defeat coronavirus
Both HeiQ and Polygiene are drawing attention to the anti-viral properties of their textile treatments.
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Primark works with Lotto
Primark, the international fast-fashion retailer, has introduced a capsule collection co-branded with Lotto, whose brand features a typically sporty touch and an Italian design with strong color accents and special prints. Lotto Sport Italia has been leveraging its sports heritage in other collections with brands that have different roots, such ...
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Amazon will sell C9 Champion globally
Champion’s more affordable C9 Champion line will be available for the first time globally through a dedicated store on the marketplace of Amazon, which has agreed to take the place of the American Target chain of mass market stores. The line sold on Amazon, which reached annual sales of about ...
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Will Intersport or Sportmaster acquire Go Sport France?
Rallye, which controls the French Go Sport chain, has reached an agreement for the rescheduling of its debt of €2.9 billion, setting deadlines of four years with its banks and ten years with other creditors. It is not yet clear how the package will be financed. One of the options ...
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Nike honors Kobe Bryant
Nike has released a spot on social media to pay tribute to the late Kobe Bryant. The spot is entitled “Mamba Forever,” after Bryant’s nickname “Black Mamba,” and shows some of the most iconic moments and achievements in the basketballer’s career. Bryant died in a helicopter crash with his 13-year-old ...
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Le Coq to be present at the Olympics
Le Coq Sportif has secured an agreement to supply apparel for the French Olympic and Paralympic team for the Paris 2024 Games. The French brand was awarded the wide-ranging kit deal by the Paris 2024 organizers as a result of an apparel supplier tender that was issued back in September. ...
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Jochen Gärtner is Fila’s new European sales director
Jochen Gärtner has taken over the position of sales director Europe for Fila, a brand for which the Deichmann group holds the European license indirectly. With immediate effect, he will be responsible for sales and marketing for all collections – with the exception of the tennis category. Gärtner was hired ...
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Puma acts against waste
According to sportstextiles.com, Puma has introduced a collection of sports apparel and footwear in conjunction with First Mile, a “people focused” company in the U.K. that collects waste from businesses and dispatches it to partners for recycling into yarn, the objective being to curtail the flow of waste into landfills. ...
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New Balance works with the NBA
New Balance has signed a long-term deal to become an official marketing partner of the National Basketball Association (NBA). This will enable the American company to use NBA uniforms and team logos in its advertising, on its social media and in store displays. In 2018, New Balance signed both Kawhi ...
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Asos teams up with Nike for the Re:Set Lab
As reported by Fashion Network, Asos and Nike recently invited customers to take part in immersive or high-intensity classes in exercise, yoga, meditation, and arts and crafts such as candle-making, make-up application, terrarium set-up and illustration. The event, called Re:Set Lab, was held from Feb. 28 to March 1 at ...
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Puma addresses the water crisis
Puma has teamed up with the BA fashion course at Central Saint Martins (CSM), the London-based design school, to study sustainable technologies in textile manufacturing. The result is a “Day Zero” collection that consists of new takes on the RS-X3, Future Rider and Ralph Sampson Low shoes. Designed by CSM’s ...
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Hoka adds apparel
Hoka One One, the fast-growing running footwear label of Deckers Brands, is launching its first apparel line for runners, walkers, fitness enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers. The 27-piece collection for men and women will be available only online at the brand’s websites, including hokaoneone.com and hokaoneone.eu. More in The Outdoor Industry ...
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Mixed results at Foot Locker
Globally, Foot Locker’s sales decreased by 2.2 percent to $2,221 million in the fourth quarter ended on Feb. 1, with a drop of 2.0 percent in local currencies. On a comparable store basis, sales were off by 1.6 percent worldwide, but Foot Locker Europe’s sales were flat and the Runners ...
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With higher sales and visits, Zalando pushes its marketplace
Zalando’s momentum keeps going, and the e-tailer is looking at new ways to grow after posting strong results for the fourth quarter of the year. One of the highlights was a jump in the number of site visits, which progressed by 31.9 percent to 960.7 million.
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Nike appoints new president for Iberian subsidiary
American Nike, Nike’s Iberian subsidiary, has named Marco Deotto president. For the past five years, Deotto has been Nike’s senior finance director for southern Europe. He also spent more than a year as finance director for Italy. Before joining Nike, he held various finance-related positions with Heinz Italy and rose ...
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New Balance renews The Runaway
New Balance is reinstituting The Runaway, the pub where customers can purchase their pints with running miles logged on Strava, the fitness tracking app. The company has changed the decor since the inaugural year of 2019 and introduced four new “challenges” through the app, hoping to draw runners of all ...
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Accell’s new focus on Europe bears fruits
Accell Group, the Dutch-based company behind Haibike, Lapierre, Batavus, Raleigh and many other bicycle brands, said that its turnover accelerated across the board in 2019 outside North America, where it is no longer operating directly. Excluding divestitures, the group’s revenues increased by 7.5 percent last year to €1,111 million, with ...
