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    Kappa sponsors platform for women’s football

    2024-03-13T12:34:00Z

    The sports-apparel brand Kappa, we learn from Diffusion Sport, has become the technical sponsor of WomanGoal, which describes itself as the “first international platform created to promote women’s soccer” and as specializing in “talent recruitment, training, asset creation and business building for women’s soccer at a global level.” WomanGoal seeks ...

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    BasicNet's 2023 revenues rise to €398.6M despite brand revenue dip

    2024-02-15T12:49:00Z

    BasicNet generated consolidated revenues of €398.6 million in 2023, up by 2.7 percent from the year earlier, as aggregate group brands revenues slipped by 10.4 percent to €1.14 billion, preliminary results show. The Italian company, which is the parent of such brands as Kappa, Robe di Kappa, K-Way, Superga and ...

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    Sportswear websites ranked by visitor age group

    2023-12-08T16:30:00Z

    Which UK sportswear retailer website gets the most visits from Gen Z? What about Millennials? And which is the most popular sportswear retailer website for those over 65? Our infographic shows how online shopping tastes change with age.

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    Kappa partners with the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans

    2023-11-28T06:25:00Z

    Italian sportswear brand Kappa has unveiled a new partnership with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), the French organizers of the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans. The new three-year deal, starting in 2024, will see Kappa as the Official Sportswear Dresser of the event. The contract was negotiated by ...

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    China Dongxiang results impaired by investments

    2023-11-23T06:58:00Z

    China Dongxiang, which distributes the Kappa brand in Greater China and has been a publicly traded company since 2007, reported a net loss of 410 million yuan renminbi (€52.7m) for the six months ended Sep. 30. Excluding its investment segment, operating profit was RMB 75 million (€9.6m). Year-over-year revenues were ...

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    Ebit falls while BasicNet sales increase

    2023-11-06T10:56:00Z

    BasicNet, the Italian parent of Kappa, Robe di Kappa, K-Way, Superga, Sebago and other brands, said that in the first nine months of 2023, consolidated revenues rose by 5.3 percent year-on-year to €297.5 million, while aggregate group brands revenues slipped by 7.6 percent to €858.4 million. Meanwhile, Ebitda increased by ...

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    BasicNet H1 Ebitda rises slightly

    2023-07-29T06:56:00Z

    The Italian parent of Kappa, Robe di Kappa, K-Way, Superga, Sebago and other brands suffered a 31 percent decline in H1 net profit to €7.4 million as aggregate group brands revenues reached €558.3 million for the six months ended June 30. Ebitda was €22.6 million versus €22.4 million. Commercial ...

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    China Dongxiang increases Chinese Kappa sales in Q1

    2023-07-17T14:25:00Z

    China Dongxiang, which has been publicly traded for 15 years and holds the rights to the Kappa brand in China, announced that retail sales at its Kappa and Kappa Kids stores - 1,020 doors at the end of the quarter, a decrease from the previous quarter of five stores - ...

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    BasicNet FY22 Ebitda rises by 38 percent

    2023-03-10T14:29:00Z

    The parent company of Kappa, Robe di Kappa, K-Way, Superga, Sebago and other brands reported a net profit of €11.2 million against earnings of €65.7 million for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, including a €60.9 million contribution from K-Way in the year-ago period. Annual Ebitda rose 38 percent to ...

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    BasicNet posts 34% sales growth in 2022

    2023-02-14T09:14:00Z

    BasicNet, the Italian parent for the Kappa, K-Way, Superga and Sebago brands, has reported preliminary results for 2022. Final results are due for release on March 9. Group brands’ aggregate sales rose 34.1 percent year-over-year to €1.27 billion in 2022. Commercial licensee and direct aggregate sales grew by 27 percent ...

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    ​Kappa introduces its first U.S. Ski & Snowboard collection

    2022-12-05T06:30:00Z

    Kappa’s first U.S. Ski & Snowboard collection has hit the brand’s stores and related online outlets. The range – the activewear version of the race outfits worn by the athletes on the U.S. team – comprises a ski jacket and pants, a fleece sweater, an ultra-light ...

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    China Dongxiang reduces loss despite market challenges

    2022-11-24T07:27:00Z

    China Dongxiang, which has been a publicly traded company for 15 years, lowered its net loss to 386 million yuan renminbi (€52.5m) from a loss of RMB 748 million for the six months ended Sept. 30. The six-month operating loss was RMB 392 million (€53.4m). Revenues dipped 8.9 percent to ...

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    FIFA World Cup 2022’s kit sponsors

    2022-11-21T09:35:00Z

    These exclusive chart links the sportwear sponsors with their kits by national team for this year’s World Cup, in Qatar. 

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    Kappa opens first Latin American store

    2022-10-31T07:17:00Z

    Kappa has entered the Latin American retail scene starting from Colombia, with its first store in Bogotà. It was opened in partnership with the Pernine group and is located on the second floor of the La Colina shopping mall. Three more Kappa stores are reportedly expected to open in Colombia ...

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    BasicNet reports strong 9-month results, awarding bonuses

    2022-10-28T12:20:00Z

    BasicNet, the Italian parent for the Kappa, K-Way and Superga brands, generated a 31 percent increase in Ebitda to €44.1 million from €33.6 million for the nine months ended Sep. 30. Ebit increased 37 percent to €33.3 million over the period. A 30 percent improvement in consolidated revenues to €282.6 ...

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    BasicNet’s H1 Ebit up 82 percent; working on Kappa re-organization

    2022-08-01T02:03:00Z

    BasicNet’s group net income was €10.7 million against €4.1 million for the first half ended June 30. Ebit improved 82 percent to €15.5 million from €8.5 million in the year-ago period. Aggregate H1 group revenues rose by 28.2 percent to €567.9 million, with commercial licensee sales increasing 17.8 percent to ...

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    China Dongxiang posts annual loss on lower revenues

    2022-06-23T15:39:00Z

    China Dongxiang lost 1,747 million yuan renminbi (€247.6m) against a profit of RMB 1,811 million for the 12 months ended March 31. Total annual revenues slipped by 2.7 percent to RMB 1,916 million (€271.6m) from RMB 1,970 million. The gross margin fell to 63.9 percent from 65.6 percent. Assets at ...

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    China Dongxiang sees sales slide in Q4, 2021

    2022-04-26T13:40:00Z

    China Dongxiang reported a mid-single decline in retail sales at its Kappa and Kappa Kids’ stores in its fourth quarter ended March 31 with same-store sales down similarly. Full-year results were described as negative, with revenues down mid to high-single digits, as same-store sales declined 10 to 20 percent. The ...

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    U.S. Customs detains goods from Li-Ning at border

    2022-03-16T14:29:00Z

    Effective March 14, 2022, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has detained merchandise produced or manufactured by Li-Ning at all U.S. ports of entry. The measure is the result of an investigation by the CBP indicating Li-Ning uses North Korean slave labor in its supply chain. In the statement, ...

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    BasicNet sees significant sales growth in Q4

    2022-02-15T16:42:00Z

    BasicNet said it posted “significant” growth at the end of 2021, with consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter jumping by 26.5 percent from the year-earlier period to €80.0 million, marking an improvement of over 14 percent on 2019. BasicNet, the Italian-based parent company for brands such as Kappa, K-Way, Superga ...