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Adidas Golf has signed up Daniel Berger to a multi-year...
Adidas Golf has signed up Daniel Berger to a multi-year contract for apparel, footwear, headwear and other accessories
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ArticlePentland buys Speedo’s North American business
Pentland announced yesterday that it has agreed to buy the perpetual rights to the Speedo brand in North America and the Caribbean and the related operations from PVH Corp. for $170 million in cash, uniting all the brand’s operations around the world under a common umbrella just in time for ...
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ArticleAnother new chief executive for XXL
After issuing yet another profit warning for the fourth quarter of 2019, the board of directors of XXL ASA announced earlier this week that it has appointed Pål Wibe as the new chief executive of the company, which is the largest sporting goods retailer in the Nordic countries.
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ArticleXXL issues another profit warning
XXL issued a profit warning last week, citing particularly weak trading conditions in December and at Christmas. It said poor winter conditions in the big cities where it operates, combined with large price cuts from competitors, contributed to a sales drop of 12 percent on a comparable basis in the ...
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ArticleRussia’s Sportmaster buys the Danish chain by the same name
Sport Danmark, the company that owns the Danish loss-making Sportmaster chain of sporting goods stores, was sold on Dec. 23 by Nordic Capital to a company in Singapore, Sportmaster Operations Pte., created by the Russian Sportmaster Group in 2012 to oversee its development in China and to conduct acquisitions in ...
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ArticleDecathlon Germany will open a third logistics center and its largest store
After 16 new store openings in 2019, Decathlon Germany ended a very successful year with a total of 80 doors, compared with only 26 at the end of 2015. More or less until 2010, the French retailer had a tough time in the market, due in part to its disruptive ...
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ArticleSportmaster reportedly emerges in Uzbekistan
The leading Russian sporting goods retailer is to open three stores in Uzbekistan, starting in March, in three of its shopping malls in Uzebistan’s capital city of Tashkent, said a local real estate operator, The Tower MMG. The new stores will occupy 1,100 to 1,270 square meters each.
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Adidas Golf is sponsoring two identical 18-year-old Danish twins, Rasmus...
Adidas Golf is sponsoring two identical 18-year-old Danish twins, Rasmus and Nicolai Højgaard, who have won several trophies and who will wear the brand's golf apparel, footwear and accessories
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ArticleStella’s revenues drop by 2% on soft European market
Stella International’s revenues for the third quarter were down by 2 percent from the year-ago period to $447.9 million. The Chinese shoe manufacturer blamed the decline on its strategic decision to prioritize margin improvement over growth in shipment volumes.
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Is Pentland readying new acquisitions?
Confirming a report that it had reduced its stake in JD Sports Fashion, while retaining its position as its majority shareholder, the Pentland Group says the sale of the shares will enable to further a strategy of “growing our portfolio of sports, outdoor and fashion brands through organic investment and ...
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Columbia Sportswear is being added to Standard & Poor's MidCap...
Columbia Sportswear is being added to Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Global Industry Classification Standard
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The Adidas Group announced the completion of the second tranche...
The Adidas Group announced the completion of the second tranche of a €3.0 billion share buyback program initiated in March 2018 and running through May 2021. It has purchased sofar €1.8 billion worth of its own stock and plans to buy up to €1.0 billion in 2020. In the second ...
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Without confirming a report that the Adidas Group is phasing...
Without confirming a report that the Adidas Group is phasing out 500 jobs in Europe, a spokesman said that it is adapting its organizational structures and processes to become more efficient, looking also for new talent for its digital business. All in all, he indicated, the European staff will remain ...
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Adidas has reportedly promoted Jon Wexler, the current vice-president of...
Adidas has reportedly promoted Jon Wexler, the current vice-president of global entertainment and influencer marketing, to general manager of the Yeezy business unit. For the last 13 years, Wexler has helped Adidas set up some of the brand's biggest collaborations with major music stars, including Kanye West and Pharrell Willliams.
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Adidas Outdoor will launch next year the first apparel styles...
Adidas Outdoor will launch next year the first apparel styles featuring Primaloft insulation made from recycled Parley Ocean plastic. They will be presented at the Ispo Munich and Outdoor Retailer shows next month. Adidas has already used the repurposed plastic from the organization in its footwear and apparel. Primaloft said ...
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ArticleDecathlon relies on Alibaba for online sales in Russia
Decathlon has begun to sell its products online in the country through the Tmall marketplace of AliExpress Russia, instead of using its own internet platform as in other countries.
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Amazon has continued its push into global football by scoring...
Amazon has continued its push into global football by scoring the exclusive rights to broadcast 16 matches of the Uefa Champions League in Germany. It intends to show the matches on Tuesday nights through video streaming from the 2021/22 football season. The move follows Amazon's decision to broadcast 20 Premier ...
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ArticleAmer is focusing on brand management
In a move intended to get closer to the consumer, Amer Sports is introducing a new “brand-direct” business model in its global sales organization. Each of the brands in Amer’s portfolio – Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic, Salomon, Suunto, Wilson and Precor – will have a dedicated, direct sales structure in ...
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Arc'teryx is opening its first lifestyle store at the Metrotown...
Arc'teryx is opening its first lifestyle store at the Metrotown Mall of Burnaby, British Columbia in Canada
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ArticleDigital-driven Nike gains market shares in Europe
As in the previous quarter, Nike grew more slowly in North America in the second quarter than in the rest of world, where it still has more opportunities to expand. It even picked up steam in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region during the period, in spite of ...
