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Revo expands golf division to include racquet sports
Revo is now including racquet sports within its golf division and has expanded its team of tennis representatives by six – in response, it says, to “industry growth in the golf, tennis and pickleball categories.” The sunglass and goggle brand’s Light Management System for lenses is derived from techniques developed ...
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News briefsZalando creates circular, modular sweatshirt
Zalando has created a unisex, modular sweatshirt made of Infinna – a fiber produced in Finland by Infinited Fiber Company that consists entirely of post-consumer textile waste. Even the weave has been designed, in 3D, to cut waste to 3 percent of the raw fabric. The sweatshirt was on display ...
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RocRoi buys majority stake in UR Pirineos
According to CMDsport, RocRoi of Catalonia has acquired a majority stake in UR Pirineos of Aragon, which offers both all manner of outdoor activities (rafting, paintball, climbing, etc.) and training in them (rescue operations included). The move should turn RocRoi into the largest purveyor of adventure sports in southern Europe. ...
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News briefsAdidas to revamp its club, reissues NFTs
Adidas will be holding a weeklong celebration, on April 1-7, through Confirmed, its app for the sale of exclusive products. So-called ”Members Week” will see a number of launches, among them that of the adiClub, a revision of the former Creators Club, running on a point system and providing access ...
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ArticleNike encouraged by China, digital momentum as golden anniversary looms
Nike, Inc., which will commence its 50th anniversary in May, exceeded its latest guidance for revenues and diluted earnings per share in the third quarter ended Feb. 28, despite persistent product transit woes into its home North American market and marketplace demand that exceeded the available supply. Net sales grew ...
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ArticleRossignol bounces back in 2020/21
After the as good as ski-free season 2020/21, Rossignol is reporting growth in all markets for the winter now coming to an end. Skiers were back in force at lodges around the world, says the group, which enjoyed year-on-year rises in revenue of 24 percent in North America, 30 percent ...
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ArticleFila Holdings’ annual profit is bolstered by Acushnet and China
Fila Holdings reported consolidated group revenues of 3,793,959 million Korean won (€2.83bn) for the financial year ended Dec. 31, up 21.3 percent year-over-year in reported terms and 24.4 percent higher in constant currencies. Annual net income increased by 71 percent to KRW 337,809 million (€252.2m). The gross margin improved slightly ...
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ArticleLi Ning posts strong annual results on similar gains from retail, online
Li Ning Company generated a 137 percent increase in operating profit (Ebit) to 5,328,237,000 yuan renminbi (€758.1m) for the 12 months ended Dec. 31 as total revenues grew by 56 percent to RMB 22,572.3 million (€3.21bn). The gross profit margin for the year rose to 53.0 percent from 49.1 percent ...
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ArticleXtep’s five-year revenue target will be bolstered by retail expansion
Xtep International, whose business model is a combination of its own label for China’s mass market and four western brands (K-Swiss and Palladium worldwide, and joint ventures for Merrell and Saucony in China) targeting the premium end, wants to take its Xtep brand to 20.0 billion yuan renmimbi (€2.86bn) and ...
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ArticleOn is expanding ranges and partnerships after a strong 2021
On Holding AG, which filed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange last September, is making moves to establish a firm foothold as a global performance brand and broaden its reach among consumers worldwide through new distribution channels and a product assortment that stretches beyond premium running ...
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News briefsChampion launches new women’s campaign with rapper Saweetie
U.S. brand Champion has hired rapper/singer Saweetie (born Diamonté Harper) as its first-ever global culture consultant. The singer has more than 13 million Instagram followers and is spearheading the new Champion women’s campaign headlined “Get it Girl” that features the “Champion Circle,” a group of twelve diverse, female collegiate athletes, ...
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ArticleTecnica Group shows resilience
Sales grew by 21.8 percent to €466 million in 2021 for the Tecnica Group, leading to a 40 percent improvement in operating earnings (Ebitda) to €77 million for the year, despite adverse factors like the Covid-19 epidemic, higher prices for raw materials, which were said to have been in limited ...
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News briefsDorel Sports grows by 5.8% in Q4
Dorel Sports, which is now listed as a discontinued operation in the accounts of Dorel Industries following its recent $810 million sale to the Pon Group, saw its net profit improve by 21.8 percent to $2.29 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 30, according to its parent company, although ...
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ArticleMizuno and Under Armour help Vulcabras to sell more athletic shoes and apparel
Vulcabras’ net income rose by 49 percent to 81.3 million Brazilian reais (€14.6m) in the fourth quarter of 2021. Operating earnings (Ebit) went up by 58 percent to R$89.3 million (€16.1m) in the period ended Dec. 31, as the gross margin hit 36.1 percent versus 32.7 percent a year earlier ...
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ArticleAdidas sees sales continuing to fall in Q1 but is optimistic for the year
Adidas is projecting that its sales would decline by a mid-single-digit rate in the first quarter of 2022 as continued supply shortages due to Covid-19 lockdowns in Vietnam late last year are seen shaving some €600 million of its top line during the period. They already shaved €400 million from ...
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News briefsAsics to get a new CEO in late March
If the ordinary general meeting of March 25 approves, Yasuhito Hirota will be taking charge of Asics as CEO on March 29. He will be retaining his other titles – president, chief operating officer and representative director – and replacing Motoi Oyama, who is nearing his 11th year in the ...
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ArticleMoncler’s 2021 sales surpass €2 billion
Moncler’s preliminary consolidated financial results showed revenues of €2,046.1 million for the full year ended Dec. 31, 2021, marking a 44 percent increase compared to 2020 and a 28 percent increase compared to 2019, generating an adjusted gross margin of 76.6 percent. These figures include nine months of sales for ...
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News briefsABG to co-own and manage David Beckham’s brands
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has entered into a partnership with David Beckham to co-own and manage his brands and businesses, which include endorsements with Adidas, Tudor, Maserati, EA Sports, Sands and Diageo. In keeping with the deal’s terms, Beckham has become a shareholder in ABG, while ABG has become the ...
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ArticleSweaty Betty delivers for Wolverine as Q4 revenues rise
Wolverine Worldwide swung to a better-than-expected annual profit and narrowed final-quarter losses, boosted by its recent acquisition of Sweaty Betty, the U.K.-based brand of women’s fitness apparel, and it forecast sales growth of 15-18 percent for 2022. The Michigan-based owner of Merrell, Saucony, Sperry, Keds and other brands reported a ...
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News briefsBrooks elevates two executives
Dan Sheridan, who has worked for Brooks Running for 24 years and is well respected in the running shoe industry, has been promoted to president and chief operating officer. In a separate executive promotion at Brooks Running, Matt Dodge, who has led the brand to record growth in the EMEA ...
