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John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will...
John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will be the new president and chief executive of Iconix Brand Group, the company that owns many sports and fashion brands including Umbro, Starter, Ocean Pacific and Danskin. On April 1, he will take the place left vacant last August by ...
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“Fashion Meets Sports” is the tagline of a new TV...
“Fashion Meets Sports” is the tagline of a new TV campaign being launched by Zalando in Germany, which pays tribute to the strong athleisure trend in the country. Starting on Feb. 28, the 20-second spot will run for six months, featuring a top model, Anna Ewers. The TV campaign will ...
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Kering, the French group that holds majority stakes in Puma,...
Kering, the French group that holds majority stakes in Puma, Volcom and Electric, reports that the sales of its Sports and Lifestyle division increased by 13.5 percent to €3,682.5 million last year. That includes a comparable increase of 5.9 percent, meaning sales in constant currencies and relating to continuing activities. ...
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Helly Hansen and Nikwax have sealed a partnership to improve...
Helly Hansen and Nikwax have sealed a partnership to improve the care given to garments and to extend their performance in an environmentally-friendly way. The partnership focuses on Helly Hansen sports and workwear products that are meant for particularly demanding conditions. The partnership is to start with resort uniforms, as ...
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Invista has introduced a new line of Thermolite infrared yarns...
Invista has introduced a new line of Thermolite infrared yarns that absorb near-infrared (NIR) rays to raise the temperature of the garment. Their hollow fibers insulate the garment and minimize heat loss. Drying times are reduced.
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TomTom reports that sales of its sports products soared by...
TomTom reports that sales of its sports products soared by 40 percent to €69 million last year, with the shipment of more than 600,000 GPS sports watches. This compensated for slightly lower sales in personal navigation devices, although Tomtom said it performed better than the market and gained share in ...
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Rob Langstaff, who spent the last two years supervising sales...
Rob Langstaff, who spent the last two years supervising sales in Asia-Pacific and Latin America at Brooks Running, has been appointed vice president of international at Keen, the U.S. manufacturer of outdoor footwear. He is taking over from Morten Israelsen, who moved to England for personal reasons. Langstaff is a ...
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Messe München has reported more than 80,000 daily passages through...
Messe München has reported more than 80,000 daily passages through the turnstiles at the latest edition of Ispo Munich, which ran on Jan. 24-27. The business climate appeared to be good in spite of the lack of snow in the last months of 2015, as retailers had ordered cautiously for ...
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Stella International Holdings saw its manufacturing revenues increase by 5.1...
Stella International Holdings saw its manufacturing revenues increase by 5.1 percent in the last quarter of 2015 to $389.2 million. They finished the year at $1,705.0 million, up 8.5 percent, with continued strength in sports fashion footwear. The maker of athletic and fashion footwear saw average selling prices fall by ...
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Sales fell by 4.1 percent to 562 million Danish kroner...
Sales fell by 4.1 percent to 562 million Danish kroner (€75.3m-$84.3m) at Peak Performance in the six months ended on Dec. 31, corresponding to a drop of 4.0 percent in constant currencies. The decline was limited to wholesale revenues in the Nordic countries. Sales went up in the rest of ...
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Representatives from the 12 countries participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership...
Representatives from the 12 countries participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) signed the agreement in Auckland, New Zealand earlier this week. The deal is meant to lead to the elimination of duties on all products made and traded within the region, including the U.S. and Canada, Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia ...
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After nearly 13 months in the job, one of Luxottica's...
After nearly 13 months in the job, one of Luxottica's two co-chief executives, Adil Mehboob-Khan, has left the company with immediate effect and a €6.8 million handshake. He will also get €200,000 to waive any claims against the company as well as his 2015 bonus and ordinary severance payments linked ...
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Goldwin's revenues expanded by 4 percent to 17,300 million Japanese...
Goldwin's revenues expanded by 4 percent to 17,300 million Japanese yen (€132.2m-$148.3m) but comprehensive net income was off 67 percent to ¥1,114 million (€8.51m-$9.55m) in the fiscal third quarter until the end of December. Sales were driven by The North Face, Canterbury, Champion and Danskin, though the mild winter has ...
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Reebok has earned a 2016 Ispo Gold Award in multichannel...
Reebok has earned a 2016 Ispo Gold Award in multichannel marketing for its “Be More Human” advertising campaign, developed in partnership with Venables Bell & Partners. The campaign, which was launched in January 2015, celebrates those who dedicate themselves to fitness not for trophies, awards or money, but to improve ...
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GoPro's sales shrank by 31 percent to $436.6 million for...
GoPro's sales shrank by 31 percent to $436.6 million for the last quarter of 2015, which is aligned with the sharply downgraded guidance issued a few weeks ago, but the result was still worse than expected, with a net loss of $34.4 million against a profit of $122.3 million for ...
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Mizuno's European sales improved by 7.5 percent for the nine...
Mizuno's European sales improved by 7.5 percent for the nine months until the end of December, with robust sales of running and indoor sports shoes. The rise contributed to an increase of 7.4 percent for the entire group's turnover to ¥143.7 billion (€1,099.1m-$1,230.6m) for the nine months. Sales advanced by ...
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Messe München has decided to invest about one billion euros...
Messe München has decided to invest about one billion euros to build two new exhibition halls next to the existing C halls in its fairgrounds. They should come on-stream in mid-2018, meaning that they should be ready for the presentation of the autumn/winter 2019/20 collections at Ispo Munich. Meanwhile, the ...
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Accell Group has discovered a case of alleged financial theft...
Accell Group has discovered a case of alleged financial theft committed by an employee working for one of its Asian organizations, Accell Asia Taiwan. Although the investigation into the circumstances of the theft is still ongoing, it seems clear that the employee did withdraw funds from the company's bank account. ...
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Yonex has achieved a huge sales increase in China in...
Yonex has achieved a huge sales increase in China in the three months until the end of December. The racquet sports company's implied sales for the quarter hit the equivalent of 3,387 million Japanese yen (€25.9m-$29.0m) in China, where badminton is among the most widely-played sports, up from ¥403 million ...
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Active Sportswear, the Danish brand owner and distributor, has set...
Active Sportswear, the Danish brand owner and distributor, has set up a sales subsidiary in Hamburg for the German and Austrian markets for Color Kids, its line of children's activewear. The operation is led by Daniela Thinius, a former sales manager for Puma who helped Stadium to set up its ...
