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The first negative winter sales results in years have caused...
The first negative winter sales results in years have caused an increase in bankruptcies among Norwegian sporting goods retailers. A drop in sales of about 10 percent in the last quarter of 2011 was the last straw for many sport retailers across the country. In the last three and a ...
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One Way, the Finnish Nordic sports company, has signed a...
One Way, the Finnish Nordic sports company, has signed a deal with the World Cup winner and Tour de Ski winner Dario Cologna of Switzerland. He will use the company's Diamond Storm Premio poles starting this spring. The company has also signed up Sami Jauhojärvi, the Finnish World Cup ...
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XXL Sport has opened an online store for Swedish customers....
XXL Sport has opened an online store for Swedish customers. The Norwegian sporting goods retail giant already operates one of the largest online stores for sports and outdoor products in Norway. Over the past two years, XXL has quickly expanded into neighboring Sweden with four stores in operation and three ...
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Performance Days, the twice-annual workshop for performance fabrics, went online...
Performance Days, the twice-annual workshop for performance fabrics, went online last Friday, allowing product managers, designers and other interested parties to access the exhibitors' information 365 days a year. Their virtual stand will be updated every six months. For the visitors, the registration process is free of charge. Visitors to ...
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Klaus Lenhart was definitely a product-driven man with a passion...
Klaus Lenhart was definitely a product-driven man with a passion to his gear. To improve the poles again and again was his mission, but he was also visionary: He did not believe just in constructing great poles. He saw the hand, the glove and the pole as a functional ...
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Dunlop Sport will represent Diadora on the German market, starting...
Dunlop Sport will represent Diadora on the German market, starting with next January's deliveries to the trade. In addition to the tennis collection of the Italian company, it is also handling other categories such as running and football. The brand was recently marketed for a short while by Roland Wagner ...
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STX Golf's putters will be distributed in Japan by Gijyutsu...
STX Golf's putters will be distributed in Japan by Gijyutsu Kenkyusho Company of Tokyo. This opens up a market of 10 million golfers for the Baltimore-based company, which started up last summer. Gijyutsu Kenkyusho has an account base of 500 stores, Tour players, teaching coaches and golf schools.
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Sports Unlimited, the sporting goods fair due to be held...
Sports Unlimited, the sporting goods fair due to be held in Valencia on May 22-24, will feature more than 100 exhibitors representing about 500 brands. Conferences on diverse subjects will be offered at the end of each day, making it easier for the exhibitors and 1,000-odd registered buyers, who will ...
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Peak Performance recently opened its first store in the South...
Peak Performance recently opened its first store in the South Korean capital of Seoul. As part of its global strategy, the company is placing a larger focus on the Asian market. Its Asian expansion began about two years ago when the brand was first launched in Japan. Now, as the ...
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Nike has opened a new shop-in-shop in an Intersport store...
Nike has opened a new shop-in-shop in an Intersport store in central Stockholm. The 100-square-meter space is heavily focused on football. It will display Nike's football collection leading up to this summer's European Football Championships. Customers will be able to find products such as training apparel and football shoes, ...
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Odlo, which used to rely mainly on its own membranes,...
Odlo, which used to rely mainly on its own membranes, has decided to use those of W.L. Gore starting with its spring/summer 2013 collections. The company has sealed a licensing agreement for this purpose. Odlo intends to use Gore's Windstopper technology mainly in its lines of running and bike wear. ...
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Columbia Sportswear's European sales fell by 14 percent to $38.1...
Columbia Sportswear's European sales fell by 14 percent to $38.1 million for the first quarter of this year, but the drop was compensated by a sales rise of 14 percent in Latin America and Asia, while the company's turnover remained flat in the U.S. market. The outdoor group's turnover landed ...
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Crocs lifted its sales by 19.9 percent to $271.8 million...
Crocs lifted its sales by 19.9 percent to $271.8 million for the quarter, in spite of a sales decline of 2.7 percent in Europe. This was more than compensated by sales increases of 17.1 percent in the Americas and 40.5 percent in Asia. The company's wholesale revenues jumped by 15.9 ...
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Under Armour's sales soared by 23 percent to $384 million...
Under Armour's sales soared by 23 percent to $384 million for the first quarter of this year, with similar growth rates for apparel and footwear. The company said that the rise was partly driven by new products, like Cold Black and Armour Bra. Under Armour's gross margin dipped by 0.8 ...
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The warm winter shaved about $25 million off the turnover...
The warm winter shaved about $25 million off the turnover of Jarden's outdoor business unit in the first quarter. This contributed to a sales decline of 1.1 percent to $670 million for the unit, which includes the K2, Coleman, Marmot, Penn and Rawlings brands. The company expects another hit of ...
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Kesko has acquired full ownership of the Intersport chain in...
Kesko has acquired full ownership of the Intersport chain in Russia by taking over the 20 percent stake that was still in the hands of its former owner, Melovest. The Russian operation has 35 sporting goods stores, mainly in the St. Petersburg and Moscow regions. Kesko, which holds the ...
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The outdoor and action sports unit of VF Corporation, the...
The outdoor and action sports unit of VF Corporation, the owner of The North Face and Vans, among others, lifted its sales by 60 percent for the first quarter. Sales were inflated by the acquisition of Timberland, but the rise also included organic growth of 15 percent. The turnover of ...
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André Maestrini, who has been heading the Adidas Group in...
André Maestrini, who has been heading the Adidas Group in France for the last six years, was appointed at the helm of the group in Spanish Latin America, from the start of June. He will replace Charlie Maurath, who will head the international business of Under Armour from September. Maestrini ...
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A few weeks after it snatched a four-year sponsorship agreement...
A few weeks after it snatched a four-year sponsorship agreement with the Rugby Football Union, Canterbury inked a three-year partnership with the Leicester Tigers. The deal to act as a the kit supplier of England Rugby marked the return of Canterbury to the forefront of the rugby market, particularly since ...
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Rossignol has put an end to its apparel licensing agreement...
Rossignol has put an end to its apparel licensing agreement with Sports et Styles, which is related to Look Cycle, the French bicycle company. The license was attributed in 2009, to ensure the continuity of Rossignol's apparel business while the company's new owners, led by Bruno Cercley, focused on its ...
