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JD Sports is reportedly starting its own chain low-cost gyms...
JD Sports is reportedly starting its own chain low-cost gyms in the U.K., to be run by Alun Peacock, a former associate director of DW Sports Fitness. The first studio is due to open this month in Hull on the premises of a former Fitness First gym. Also, JD plans ...
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The Pryde Group has closed its subsidiary in France and...
The Pryde Group has closed its subsidiary in France and moved its operations to Germany. The French subsidiary had assumed the distribution of the Flow brand of snowboarding equipment in France, Benelux, Germany, Austria and Spain. The company will keep an office in Annecy, to market Flow products in the ...
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Jack Wolfskin says that half of its winter collection will...
Jack Wolfskin says that half of its winter collection will be made without the use of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated compounds (PFCs) as from 2014, two years ahead of schedule. In 2013, Jack Wolfskin made a commitment, under the motto “Going the extra mile,” to completely ban harmful chemicals from the ...
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Desigual launched its first winter collection of sporting goods, including...
Desigual launched its first winter collection of sporting goods, including apparel, footwear and accessories, at Ispo. The first spring/summer sports collection had already been launched at Bread & Butter last July. The main focus is on the French, Spanish, Italian and German markets. Desigual sells its sports collection only to ...
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A subsidiary of Sojitz Corporation, the Japanese trading company, has...
A subsidiary of Sojitz Corporation, the Japanese trading company, has taken on the trade market rights to the Admiral brand for China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and South Korea. The subsidiary, Sojitz General Merchandise Corporation (Sojitz GMC) has been selling casual footwear under the Admiral brand name in Japan since ...
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Sonae Group, the Portuguese company that owns Sport Zone, recorded...
Sonae Group, the Portuguese company that owns Sport Zone, recorded a 3 percent increase in its retail sales to €4.6 billion in 2013, including a 7.5 percent increase in Spain to €310 million through its Sport Zone, Worten and Zippy chains. Additional details will be released later this month.
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The Lafuma Group reports the successful completion of an equity...
The Lafuma Group reports the successful completion of an equity increase of €10 million, but the company had not yet published the new structure of the capital as of today. In a preliminary report, the group has indicated that its sales inched up by 2.8 percent in the quarter ended ...
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Hi-Tec Sports has extended its global sponsorship contract with Nick...
Hi-Tec Sports has extended its global sponsorship contract with Nick Matthew, regarded as the world's number one squash player. The British champion has been wearing Hi-Tec squash shoes since 1999. Hi-Tec plans to release a new squash footwear collection in April, in connection with its 40th anniversary.
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The Incremental Exports Incentivisation Scheme (IEIS) for Indian cotton yarn...
The Incremental Exports Incentivisation Scheme (IEIS) for Indian cotton yarn exporters has been temporarily restored. Under the IEIS, exporters earn credit amounting to 2 percent of the duty on annualized increases in exports over qualifying periods and for particular markets. They may either use this credit to import industry-related goods ...
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Specialized has decided to pull out of the Eurobike show...
Specialized has decided to pull out of the Eurobike show and to invest more in a sales meeting for its European dealers in an attractive setting where they can also test its new products. On the other hand, ZEG, the big German cooperative of bike dealers, has decided to show ...
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Salewa's German office is no longer responsible for the distribution...
Salewa's German office is no longer responsible for the distribution of Briko in the country. Two former Uvex managers, Oliver Heimbach and Kristian Otsa, are now taking care of the Italian brand.
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Sergio Tacchini is returning to the Dutch market through an...
Sergio Tacchini is returning to the Dutch market through an agent, Frank Harrak of TennisNed, according to Sport Partner. He has been hired by Sport Finance, the French company that has the license for the Italian brand covering also the Spanish, Portuguese, Swiss and Benelux markets. Harrak is already the ...
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Pearl Izumi has launched a virtual factory outlet store on...
Pearl Izumi has launched a virtual factory outlet store on the internet for the European market. It will be initially available for orders from France, the Benelux countries, Denmark, Finland and Sweden. The service will soon be extended to Austria and Poland. The brand already has three free-standing stores in ...
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Primaloft, which is growing faster than when it was part...
Primaloft, which is growing faster than when it was part of Albany International, has various new projects in the pipeline for fibers that will retain body heat and harness the heat from the sun. The company has also taken over its agents in Russia and Scandinavia, and it is launching ...
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Intersport is proceeding to recall faulty kickboards, launched a few...
Intersport is proceeding to recall faulty kickboards, launched a few years ago under its private Crazy Creek and Firefly brands and featuring a silvery screw that tends to loosen. The group will replace it and give a €10 voucher to the customer.
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Keller Sports, a German-based online retailer specializing in running, fitness...
Keller Sports, a German-based online retailer specializing in running, fitness and tennis, has received a new seven-digit financial investment from Christian Mangstl, who co-founded Scout24, a German online marketplace for the sale and purchase of cars, real estate, financial services and other types of items. The additional money will be ...
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Specialty sporting goods and outdoor retailers in Germany and some...
Specialty sporting goods and outdoor retailers in Germany and some other countries are suffering from rising competition from pure online retailers like Zalando, a company that we generally cover only through Shoe Intelligence, our publication on the non-athletic shoe market, because of its emphasis on this sector. According to a ...
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As part of its new sports marketing program, Puma is...
As part of its new sports marketing program, Puma is going to launch on Feb. 13 a new campaign in the German-speaking countries ahead of the World Cup under the theme “The Nature of Believing.” It will have Marco Reuss, the German football player, as its testimonial. Reuss will run ...
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Rebel Sport, the New Zealand sports retailer owns by the...
Rebel Sport, the New Zealand sports retailer owns by the Briscoe Group, posted revenues of NZD$46.2 million (€27.7m-$37.4m) for its stores in New Zealand in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 26, representing a 9.47 percent increase in comparable store sales. For the full year ended Jan. 26, sales reached NZD$156.8 million ...
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Sochi Games 2014 Licensing expects to sell more than 75,000...
Sochi Games 2014 Licensing expects to sell more than 75,000 licensed cross-country skis, 30,000 pairs of skates, 260,000 soccer balls and over 5.5 million souvenirs through 55 contracts with various vendors before the Winter Olympic Games open on Feb. 6. The organization has already opened retail stores in Moscow and ...
