All Financial Results articles – Page 88
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ArticleXXL looks for new funds, launches massive clearance
XXL ASA is still stuck in a downward spiral and is taking drastic steps to try and stop it, including a search for new “sustainable” sources of liquidity other than new equity. A decision in this respect is expected to be taken during the present quarter, said the management, declining ...
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ArticleSport 2000 increases cross-border cooperation
Reporting growth of 8 percent in retail sales to €4.94 billion including VAT across Europe in 2019, driven by Germany, Sport 2000 International is working on creating a more integrated, vertically oriented retail service organization with a strong international brand, offering new and flexible ways to approach consumers.
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Skechers invests in omni-channel
In reporting a strong 23.1 percent increase in overall revenues to $1,330 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, Skechers’ management revealed that it is developing a new omni-channel retailing platform where its brick-and-mortar stores will be more integrated with its e-commerce operations.
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Columbia’s sales growth is softening
The management of Columbia Sportswear is projecting an increase of 4.5 to 6.0 percent in its total sales this year, with an operating margin of 12.6 to 12.8 percent.
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Expanding abroad, Hoka is still Deckers’ engine of growth
Deckers Brands, the parent of Ugg and other footwear brands, recorded good sales and earnings in the third quarter ended on Dec.31, once again boosted by Hoka One One, which is now selling fewer shoes in the U.S. than in the rest of the world.
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Johnson Outdoors’ profits jump by 83%
Johnson Outdoors recorded strong gains in revenues and profits in all its divisions except Watercrafts for its first fiscal quarter, ended on Dec. 27, 2019. The company’s net income jumped by a staggering 83 percent from the year-ago period to $6.4 million.
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ANWR grows by over 50%, up bt 9.6% in sporting goods
The ANWR Group, the big international cooperative of independent retailers based in Mainhausen near Frankfurt that controls Sport 2000 and other franchised chains in various countries, proudly boasted an increase of almost 54 percent in its total business volume to €14.6 billion in 2019. The year marked the 100th anniversary ...
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VF lowers its outlook
In releasing its results for its third quarter ended on Dec. 28 on Thursday, VF Corporation said its business so far this year has performed at the high end of its group’s long-term growth objectives, but the management admitted that it will not be able to meet the targets it ...
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Lululemon is riding impressive momentum
Lululemon Athletica seems unstoppable. Citing a strong holiday period, it has upgraded its revenue and earnings guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter ending on Feb. 2, 2020. The company’s shares, which nearly doubled in value last year, gained an additional 3 percentage points after the announcement.
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Crocs raises its guidance
As it recorded its strongest fourth quarter ever, Crocs decided to raise its revenue guidance for the last three months of 2019. The company now expects revenues to have risen by 21 percent from the year-ago period, reaching a level of $260 to $262 million, up from a previous forecast ...
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Stella International Holding's consolidated revenues drop by 10.9%
Stella International Holding posted consolidated revenues of $345.4 million in the final quarter of 2019, representing a 10.9 percent drop as compared to the same period in 2018. The Chinese group experienced an 8.6 percent decline to 13.8 million pairs in the volume of manufactured shoes, accompanied by a drop ...
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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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Tradeinn was expecting to close out 2019 with about €150...
Tradeinn was expecting to close out 2019 with about €150 million in sales. The Spanish online retailer of sporting goods has instead achieved €188 million, for a leap of 40 percent from the previous year. According to the founder, David Martín, the group was already looking past its stated target ...
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ArticleMargins rise on lower sales in SDI’s sports stores
Sports Direct International decided at its general meeting in London on Dec. 16 to change its name to Frasers Group, as its £90 million (€105.1m-$116.5m) acquisition in August 2018 of House of Fraser, the embattled British department store chain, is adding a new dimension to the company that Mike Ashley ...
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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 ...
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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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Nautilus tries to recover
Just as in the first half of this year, Nautilus ended the third quarter with a loss, as revenues tumbled by 32.2 percent to $61.7 million, weighed down by the Direct segment. The lower revenues and an unfavorable product mix impacted the gross margin, which dropped by 11.4 percentage points ...
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Mizuno posts mixed results
Sluggish sales of sporting goods in Japan weighed on Mizuno’s sales for the first half of its fiscal year through September. They fell by 1.7 percent from the year-ago period to 85.5 billion yen (€708.8m-$784.2m), but they recorded increases in constant currencies in North America, the EMEA region and Australia, ...
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Lululemon invests in a smart mirror start-up
Lululemon has joined in a just completed $34 million Series B funding round for a New York-based high-tech fitness start-up, Mirror, which launched a smart full-length LCD mirror in September of last year. The display can be used as an interactive home gym, with live and on-demand fitness classes. Taking ...
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The Signa Retail Group signs letter of intent with the Otto Group to take over SportScheck
The Signa Retail Group, which already owns Karstadt Sports and a group of sports-specific e-tailers called Signa Sports United, has signed a letter of intent with the Otto Group to take over its SportScheck chain of sporting goods stores, according to Germany’s Lebensmittelzeitung. The report could not be confirmed, but ...
