Consumer insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 57
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Fila Korea has reported an increase in operating income to...
Fila Korea has reported an increase in operating income to 22,858,323,146 Korean won (€15.9m-$21.8m) for the three months ended on Sept. 30, up from KRW16,057,186,715 for the same period a year ago. Revenues rose by 24 percent to KRW179,348,055,053 (€124.5m-$170.8m). However, the company had a net loss of KRW8,345,774,036 ...
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Foot Locker has reported a mid-single-digit sales increase in its...
Foot Locker has reported a mid-single-digit sales increase in its European stores and at Runners Point, the recently acquired German retail chain, during its third quarter, ended Nov. 2. Sales of basketball shoes were particularly strong in Europe. The German market performed well, while Italy and Spain were weak. Overall, ...
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In 2012, bicycle sales in Europe dropped around 6.5 percent...
In 2012, bicycle sales in Europe dropped around 6.5 percent compared with 2011 to 18.6 million units, but bicycle sales outnumbered car sales in volume in nearly all European countries, Bike Europe noted in a recent report. Even the Germans, for instance, surprisingly bought 3,083,000 cars, but 3,970,000 bicycles. Demand ...
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Nautilus reported a 22 percent rise in total sales to...
Nautilus reported a 22 percent rise in total sales to $46.3 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, driven by an increase of 70 percent to $19.4 million in its Retail segment following the introduction of new cardio products such as Schwinn recumbent and upright bikes and elliptical machines. ...
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The British Halfords Group reported a 6.4 percent increase to...
The British Halfords Group reported a 6.4 percent increase to £44.6 million (€53.3m-$71.8m) in earnings before taxes and non-recurring items for the first half ended last Sept. 27. Total revenues went up by 7.7 percent to £490.6 million (€586.1m-$789.8m), with revenues from cycling up by 14.2 percent on a comparable basis. ...
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At 563 million Swedish kronor (€62m-$84m), sales in the Sports...
At 563 million Swedish kronor (€62m-$84m), sales in the Sports & Leisure segment were virtually unchanged in the third quarter for New Wave Group, parent company of Craft, Cutter & Buck and other brands, but their operating results before amortization (Ebitda) were SEK6.4 million better than a year ago at ...
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After shaky sales in August, the turnover of Swedish sporting...
After shaky sales in August, the turnover of Swedish sporting goods retailers bounced back in September, rising by 2.2 percent against the same month last year. The cumulative sales for the first nine months of 2013 still show a drop of 0.2 percent as compared to the same period of ...
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The volume of ski products sold to the trade fell...
The volume of ski products sold to the trade fell by more than 20 percent for the 2012/13 season, according to figures collected by the Italian Ski Pool from all the major suppliers. The data show year-on-year declines of 21.17 to 173,837 pairs for skis, 22.1 percent to 171,464 pairs ...
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Kering has warned investors that its profits for the full...
Kering has warned investors that its profits for the full financial year will be “significantly” lower than in 2012 because of extraordinary charges at Puma and at La Redoute, a big French mail order company that it is about to divest. According to reports, the disposal of La Redoute could ...
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Sales grew by 3.8 percent to $154.0 million for Bauer...
Sales grew by 3.8 percent to $154.0 million for Bauer Performance Sports during the first quarter of its financial year, ended Aug. 31, with growth of 4.1 percent in constant currencies and increases of 2.6 percent in North America and 6.9 percent in the rest of the world. Ice hockey ...
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Skechers reported a 144 percent jump in net income for...
Skechers reported a 144 percent jump in net income for the third quarter to $28.8 million as revenues increased by 20 percent to $515.7 million and gross margins improved by 0.9 percentage points to 44.6 percent. Strong demand was registered for the company's children's shoes and its Skechers Go and ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corp. posted a sales increase of 2.7 percent...
Deckers Outdoor Corp. posted a sales increase of 2.7 percent to $386.7 million for the third quarter. While U.S. sales were off by 1.4 percent, sales grew by 10.3 percent in the rest of the world, reaching $147.9 million. Teva went up by 0.6 percent, Sanuk by 0.5 percent and ...
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Uvex grew by 4 percent to €343 million for the...
Uvex grew by 4 percent to €343 million for the financial year ended last July, indicating that one of the factors for this performance was the flexible response to market demands that it can provide thanks to its manufacturing operations in Germany. The company's sports unit, which includes the Alpina ...
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Sales of bicycles are going up in Sweden. According to...
Sales of bicycles are going up in Sweden. According to the Swedish Bicycle Manufacturers and Wholesalers Association (FOG), 555,000 bicycles were sold in Sweden during the 2012/2013 season, representing 3 percent growth from 540,000 bicycles in the 2011/12 season. FOG has also reported that more expensive bikes are being bought, ...
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Warner Bros. Consumer Products...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Warner Bros. Consumer Products have signed a multi-year agreement to launch a range of products, events and promotional campaigns across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The deal will use the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA and Looney Tunes Active brands to boost participation in ...
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The market for sports bicycles in China is estimated to have...
The market for sports bicycles in China is estimated to have risen by 30-35 percent in 2012 to reach a level of between 6.9 and 7.2 billion yuan renmimbi (€821-857m - $1,133-1,183m). Similar growth occurred in the first six months of this year, according to leading brands and bike dealers polled ...
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Life Fitness and other components of Brunswick Corp.'s fitness division...
Life Fitness and other components of Brunswick Corp.'s fitness division raised their sales by 9 percent to $165.9 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30. They were driven by international sales, which grew by 15 percent to 51 percent of the turnover, with particular strength in Europe where they ...
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The store network of Intersport Russia underwent significant restructuring in...
The store network of Intersport Russia underwent significant restructuring in the nine-month period ended last Sept. 30, says Kesko. Sales and profitability remained at a good level for Intersport Finland and Budget Sport, with Intersport's revenues rising by 8.1 percent to €50 million in the quarter, but sales at Intersport ...
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Sales of sports clothing fell by 1.1 percent in France...
Sales of sports clothing fell by 1.1 percent in France to €3.1 billion during the 12 months ended last June 30, according to NPD Group, with a particularly strong drop of 4.2 percent in the second quarter of 2013. Specialty sporting goods retailers saw their sales of these products decline ...
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Like in Italy in 2011, consumers bought more bicycles than...
Like in Italy in 2011, consumers bought more bicycles than cars in Spain in 2012 for the first time since statistics on bike sales started to be tracked. A total of 780,000 bikes and around 700,000 cars were sold in Spain last year. While bike sales rose by 4 percent ...
