All Health & Wellness articles – Page 4
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Johnson Health Tech experienced a 203 percent jump in net...
Johnson Health Tech experienced a 203 percent jump in net income to 349.2 million Taiwanese dollars (€8.56m-$11.65m) in the first quarter on 10 percent higher revenues of TWD 3.66 billion (€89.75m-$122.08m). Sales grew by 20 percent at the company's commercial arm, Matrix Fitness, with growth of 24 percent in North America, ...
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The European Health & Fitness Association (EHFA), which represents the interests...
The European Health & Fitness Association (EHFA), which represents the interests of the health & fitness sector at the EU level in Brussels, and FIBO, international German-based trade show for health and fitness, have agreed on the development of a number of joint activities, which are set to take place from ...
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Icon Health & Fitness pointed to several key factors leading...
Icon Health & Fitness pointed to several key factors leading to lower sales in 2012, from record-setting heat in the first quarter and the two final months of the year to the widespread decline in consumer confidence. Looking ahead, however, the U.S. manufacturer of exercise equipment, based in Logan, Utah, ...
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German Sport 2000 retailers post healthy growth for 2012
Sport 2000 Deutschland reports a sales increase at retail prices of 4.3 percent to €1.55 billion in 2012 compared with the previous year. The figures are for German retailers alone and exclude affiliated retailers in Switzerland. The increase is in line with the average increase of 4 percent over the past ...
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Sports and health-related companies are preparing to take part in...
Sports and health-related companies are preparing to take part in the Health Forum organized by Ispo Munich to explore the so-called healthstyle market: This is a fast-growing segment that could be regarded as the intersection of sports and health care. The forum will bring together representatives of sports retailers, sporting ...
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Loubsol is sold to a health and beauty firm
Loubsol, the French maker of sports sunglasses and goggles based in the Jura region of France, has been sold to Batteur, a specialist in health and beauty products. Sport-Guide.com reports that its owner, Robert Clément, now 70 years old, has been looking to sell the company for several years. He ...
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Matrix Fitness, one of the divisions of Johnson Health Tech,...
Matrix Fitness, one of the divisions of Johnson Health Tech, has become the official supplier of fitness equipment to the Red Bull Racing automotive team. Matrix has equipped an on-site gym in the team's head office for use by the drivers and team employees.
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Fibo, the fitness and health trade show that has been...
Fibo, the fitness and health trade show that has been held in Essen since 1991, closed its four-day run on April 22 with a record 65,800 visitors, up by 13.2 percent from last year. There were 612 exhibitors from 35 countries, up from 581 exhibitors in 2011. Sixty-five percent of ...
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The World Federation has become healthier
Overcoming all its previous financial problems, the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry managed to post a profit of around 200,000 Swiss francs (€165,900-$218,300) last year on revenues of CHF 1.3 million (€1.1m-$1.4m). It's been a quantum leap from the situation in 2007, when Robbert de Kock took over ...
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Nautilus strikes an exclusive global licensing deal with Core Health...
Nautilus strikes an exclusive global licensing deal with Core Health & Fitness, allowing it to use patented technologies of its own TreadClimber in the latter's commercial machines. Core Health already licenses the Schwinn brand for commercial cycling products.
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The National Health Service of the U.K. has forbidden hospital...
The National Health Service of the U.K. has forbidden hospital workers from wearing Crocs or similar rubber clogs while working, having found numerous instances of sharp objects penetrating their soles. The Telegraph reported that the U.K. is just the latest of many countries, including the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Austria, ...
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Nautilus is sueing Icon Health & Fitness for breach of...
Nautilus is sueing Icon Health & Fitness for breach of contract in a federal court in San Antonio, Texas. It complains that Icon failed to make timely and accurate payments of royalties on patent licensing agreements between July 2006 and Sept. 2010. The contract stipulated a royalty fee of 4 ...
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Icon Health & Fitness has bought Altra Footwear, a developer...
Icon Health & Fitness has bought Altra Footwear, a developer of minimalist shoes, for an undisclosed amount. Altra Footwear was founded in 2009 by runners, and claims to have created the first “zero-drop” footwear line, meaning that the heel is the same height as the toe. Most running shoes have ...
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Icon Health & Fitness announces that all its NordicTrack and...
Icon Health & Fitness announces that all its NordicTrack and ProForm treadmills, stationary bikes and ellipticals sold as of this month will be carbon-neutral. The American company has pledged to offset all CO² emissions deriving from the manufacture, transport, marketing, utilization and recycling of the equipment through a partnership with ...
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FIBO reflects growing interest in health
FIBO, the international trade show for the health and fitness industry in Essen, Germany, reached a new record this year, with a 9.2 percent increase in the number of visitors to 58,100 and a 3.7 percent increase in exhibitors to 581. The exhibition area of 75,000 square meters, the largest ...
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Johnson Health Tech Sees Double-digit Growth Across The Board
A 26 percent jump in sales in North America helped Johnson Health Tech record a 20 percent increase in total revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The company attributed the increase to continued investments in sales support, marketing and product development. Sales in the commercial segment ...
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Icon Health & Fitness is at the center of two...
Icon Health & Fitness is at the center of two lawsuits. Interactive Fitness Holdings of Sunnyvale, California, which bought the assets of Expresso Fitness out of foreclosure in November 2009, is seeking a declaratory judgment that it does not infringe on two patents issued to Icon, one involving adjusting exercise ...
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Christopher E. Clawson, who has been running Johnson Health Tech’s...
Christopher E. Clawson, who has been running Johnson Health Tech’s strong business in North America, returns to Life Fitness as president of the company.
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Johnson Health Tech had a 29 percent sales increase for...
Johnson Health Tech had a 29 percent sales increase for the second quarter ended June 30. In the commercial channel, the increase was 50 percent. Johnson makes fitness equipment under the brands Matrix, Vision, Horizon and Livestrong. In the North American segment, overall sales rose by 26 percent, which the ...
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Johnson Health Tech, which makes fitness equipment under brands such...
Johnson Health Tech, which makes fitness equipment under brands such as Matrix Fitness, Vision Fitness, Horizon Fitness and Livestrong, had a 32 percent jump in sales in the first quarter, reporting increases across all channels in the sporting goods and mass markets, and in the specialty and commercial divisions. Sales ...
