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    Yonex' net profit rose by 12 percent to 1,217 million...

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    Yonex' net profit rose by 12 percent to 1,217 million yen (€9.4m-$9.9m) in the first half ended Sept. 30, as sales went up by 6 percent to ¥25,218 million (€193.9m-$205.1m). The conversion of the business in China from a distributor to a direct mode led to a 175 percent jump ...

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    The London Golf Show, on Nov. 13-15, attracted 14,881 visitors,...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    The London Golf Show, on Nov. 13-15, attracted 14,881 visitors, which is 15 percent up on the previous year's event. The number of exhibitors increased from 130 to 140. Donations to the charity partner, The On Course Foundation, reached £9,900 (€14,125-$15,040), double the previous year. The London Golf Show also ...

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    Moncler's revenues jumped by 25 percent, or by 17 percent...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Moncler's revenues jumped by 25 percent, or by 17 percent at constant currencies, during the first nine months of the year compared with the same period last year, with revenues reaching €561.5 million. Growth was driven by the weak euro, particularly in the Americas. Revenues grew in all regions, with ...

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    Fila Korea turned around to a net loss of 17,884...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Fila Korea turned around to a net loss of 17,884 million Korean won (€14.6m-$15.4m) in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 from a net profit of KRW 21,370 million in the year-ago period. Revenues increased by 4 percent to KRW 196,383 million (€157.6m-$166.2m), but they fell by 13 percent at ...

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    SportScheck has opened its 20th store in Aachen, which makes...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    SportScheck has opened its 20th store in Aachen, which makes utmost use of multichannel capabilities. The 2,300-square-meter store greets the customer with eye-catching 3D multi-media displays at the entrance. It provides for click and connect and same-day delivery. The salespeople are equipped with iPads to support their advice function. Quick ...

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    More than 230 Sport 2000 stores in five countries have...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    More than 230 Sport 2000 stores in five countries have been participating since November in a TV and radio campaign inviting consumers to get their ski boots custom-fitted. “You can leave your boots on,” says the campaign, which is running in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and even in the Netherlands, ...

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    Beating analysts' expectations, Alibaba Group Holdings reported a 32 percent...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Beating analysts' expectations, Alibaba Group Holdings reported a 32 percent increase to $3.49 billion in revenues for the second quarter of its financial year, ended on Sept. 30. Sales through mobile devices nearly tripled to $1.66 billion. The total gross merchandise volume on its Chinese marketplaces went up by 28 ...

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    Globeride saw its revenues go up by 5 percent to...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Globeride saw its revenues go up by 5 percent to 41,406 million yen (€318.3m-$336.6m) in the first half ended Sept. 30, with strength in fishing and golf, yet net earnings were down by 9 percent to ¥1,579 million (€12.1m-$12.8m) because of higher non-operating expenses. Citing the malaise of the Japanese ...

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    Nearly 650 people turned up in Sölden, Austria, for a...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Nearly 650 people turned up in Sölden, Austria, for a winter sports test event organized earlier this month by the FGHS, the Dutch sporting goods industry federation. The event has been held annually for 19 years, but it was the first time that retailers were encouraged to bring along consumers. ...

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    Fibo and Europe Active are teaming up to organize the...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Fibo and Europe Active are teaming up to organize the third Fibo Innovation tour, which will make stops in Istanbul, Moscow, Warsaw, Milan and Stockholm early next year. The tour consists of one-day seminars that are aimed at facilitating exchanges with stakeholders in the local fitness industry on current trends ...

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    The prospective change of chief executive at the Adidas Group,...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    The prospective change of chief executive at the Adidas Group, scheduled for 2017 at the latest, is leading to increasing speculation, with a report in Der Spiegel that leading executives from several rival companies were approached for the job. Adidas confirmed in February that it had launched a formal search ...

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    Adidas has inked a five-year agreement with Louisiana Tech University...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has inked a five-year agreement with Louisiana Tech University Athletics to outfit its 16 men's and women's teams in Adidas uniforms, apparel, footwear and equipment through the 2021-22 season. The partnership starts in July, except for women's basketball because that team has one year left on a deal with ...

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    Icepeak, the affordable sportswear label of the L-Fashion Group, will...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Icepeak, the affordable sportswear label of the L-Fashion Group, will come out with its first line of winter boots and other types of footwear for everyday outdoor activities and functional trekking, starting with the autumn/winter 2016/17 season. The outsole of the shoes ensures efficient grip and good traction on difficult ...

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    Moncler said it has won a lawsuit against a Chinese...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Moncler said it has won a lawsuit against a Chinese company that produced and marketed down jackets with Moncler's logo, and has been awarded €420,000 in damages by the Intellectual Property Court in Beijing. Moncler sued Beijing Nuoyakate Gourmet in December 2014 after discovering that it sold jackets with counterfeit ...

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    The French anti-trust authority has closed an investigation launched against...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    The French anti-trust authority has closed an investigation launched against Adidas last year about the conditions that it was imposing on its retail customers to sell Adidas and Reebok products over the internet. It has dropped all pursuits following Adidas' decision at the beginning of this year to allow the ...

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    The Australian-based Surfstitch Group has agreed to buy Surfwear Hardware...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    The Australian-based Surfstitch Group has agreed to buy Surfwear Hardware International (SHI) Holdings, parent company of four brands - FCS, Gorilla, Hydro and Softech - that stand for surfboards, SUP boards and related products and accessories. The acquisition gives SHI an enterprise value of 23.7 million Australian dollars (€16.1m-$17.1m). SHI's ...

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    Richard (Rick) Mina has become president of WSS, an American...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Richard (Rick) Mina has become president of WSS, an American shoe retailer with 68 stores, catering to Latin American and other urban communities, which has started to expand from its base in Southern California. Mina, who replaces Mark Archer, has a long history in the specialty retail sector. Among other ...

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    Noting that the company's operating profit before amortization had fallen...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Noting that the company's operating profit before amortization had fallen by 2.5 million Australian dollars (€1.7m-$1.8m) in the first four months of its financial year, Billabong International's management warned shareholders at the company's annual meeting about some external challenges to its turnaround plan. It listed among other problems the decline ...

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    A report by Duff & Phelps, which was appointed to...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    A report by Duff & Phelps, which was appointed to supervise the receivership of Direct Golf, has provided some details on the lead-up to Sports Direct's acquisition of the golf retailer's assets last month. SDI (formally Sportsdirect.com Retail Limited, in this instance) bought 25 percent of the retailer last year ...

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    Selle Royal has announced it will open a new facility...

    2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Selle Royal has announced it will open a new facility in Ogden, Utah, north of Salt Lake City, within Utah's bike industry cluster. The group, which is headquartered in Pozzoleone, near Vicenza, in Italy, owns the Brooks, Fizik and Crank Brothers brands. Selle Royal was founded in 1956 to make ...