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In a preliminary statement, Go Sport reports a 5 percent...
In a preliminary statement, Go Sport reports a 5 percent decline in total revenues for 2013, down to €641.9 million. They fell by 4.6 percent on a comparable store basis across the French-based retail group, with a drop of 7.2 percent for the generalist Go Sport banner in France and ...
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Bauer Performance Sports' revenues for the second quarter ended last...
Bauer Performance Sports' revenues for the second quarter ended last Nov. 30 grew by 7 percent to $117.1 million, with a 9 percent increase in local currencies. Sales of ice hockey equipment were up by 0.8 percent on a comparable basis. In contrast, sales of apparel grew by 59.6 percent ...
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The core sports retail business of JD Sports Fashion performed...
The core sports retail business of JD Sports Fashion performed particularly well during the last Christmas selling season. On a same-store basis, the growth in its sales in the U.K. and Ireland in the 48-week period ended Jan. 4 was marginally ahead of the previously reported increase of 5.8 percent ...
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Despite unseasonably warm temperatures and a lack of snow in...
Despite unseasonably warm temperatures and a lack of snow in Norway's most populous regions, sales of alpine skis, cross-country skis and related accessories jumped sharply in the last quarter of 2013. According to statistics compiled by Sportsbransjen, the Norwegian sporting goods industry association, 15 percent more skis, ski poles and ...
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In Sweden, in contrast, the poor start of the winter...
In Sweden, in contrast, the poor start of the winter season has meant that some roller-ski suppliers have more than doubled their orders in a period when usually there are no sales. According to Sportfack, Elpex, a leading Swedish supplier of roller skis experienced an increase of nearly 260 percent ...
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Sportfachhandel estimates that the Austrian sporting goods market fell into...
Sportfachhandel estimates that the Austrian sporting goods market fell into negative territory in 2013, after growing by 2.1 percent in 2012, according to the KMU research institute. Its figures for the first nine months of last year showed an increase of only 2.1 percent in the third quarter after declines ...
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Strong sales of snow-sports equipment by Blue Tomato in Europe...
Strong sales of snow-sports equipment by Blue Tomato in Europe contributed to a 1.5 percent increase in comparable store sales at Zumiez in the third quarter ended Nov. 2, coming on top of a 3.7 percent increase during the same quarter a year ago. A further 1.7 percent increase was ...
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French sporting goods retailers enjoyed a 1.2 percent increase in...
French sporting goods retailers enjoyed a 1.2 percent increase in their sales during the third quarter. Year-on-year, their sales grew by 5 percent in July and by 3 percent in August but fell by 6 percent in September, according to FPS, the French sporting goods retailers' federation. The bicycle dealers' ...
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Norwegian sporting goods retailers raised their sales by 3 percent...
Norwegian sporting goods retailers raised their sales by 3 percent on a same-store basis during the third quarter of this year as compared to the same period of 2012, but the Norwegian Institute of Industry Analysis (IBA) calculated that in real terms they were off by 0.7 percent. Around 970 ...
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Foot Locker has reported a mid-single-digit sales increase in its...
Foot Locker has reported a mid-single-digit sales increase in its European stores and at Runners Point, the recently acquired German retail chain, during its third quarter, ended Nov. 2. Sales of basketball shoes were particularly strong in Europe. The German market performed well, while Italy and Spain were weak. Overall, ...
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IC Companys has reported a sales increase of 2 percent...
IC Companys has reported a sales increase of 2 percent to 344 million Danish crowns (€46.1m-$63.0m) in its Premium Outdoor segment, which comprises the Peak Performance brand, for the first quarter of its financial year. Sales went up at the wholesale level but the retail channel had a disappointing performance, with ...
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Fila Korea has reported an increase in operating income to...
Fila Korea has reported an increase in operating income to 22,858,323,146 Korean won (€15.9m-$21.8m) for the three months ended on Sept. 30, up from KRW16,057,186,715 for the same period a year ago. Revenues rose by 24 percent to KRW179,348,055,053 (€124.5m-$170.8m). However, the company had a net loss of KRW8,345,774,036 ...
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Accell Group expects to post higher sales for the second...
Accell Group expects to post higher sales for the second half of its financial year in all its product groups and in the major markets. Poor spring weather inflated inventories and led to strong discounting. Pre-season orders for new bikes have declined as retailers have frequently moving them to next ...
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The latest Mach Consumer study, which analyses trends in the...
The latest Mach Consumer study, which analyses trends in the Swiss sports market every two years, indicates that 10.6 percent of the Swiss population purchased sporting goods online or through a mail order catalog in the last 12 months, up from 7.1 percent in 2005. The study also showed decreases ...
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Dutch sporting goods retailers suffered a sales decline of 2.1...
Dutch sporting goods retailers suffered a sales decline of 2.1 percent in the third quarter as compared to the same period of 2012, according to the retail panel conducted by INRetail. The number of transactions went up by 5.5 percent, but with a 3.6 percent drop in the average amount ...
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According to the HUI Research institute, retail sales of sporting...
According to the HUI Research institute, retail sales of sporting goods in Sweden continued to increase in October, rising by 4 percent when compared with the same month last year. They have gone through many waves during 2013, yet the total accumulated sales for the first ten months are still ...
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Kering has warned investors that its profits for the full...
Kering has warned investors that its profits for the full financial year will be “significantly” lower than in 2012 because of extraordinary charges at Puma and at La Redoute, a big French mail order company that it is about to divest. According to reports, the disposal of La Redoute could ...
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Nautilus reported a 22 percent rise in total sales to...
Nautilus reported a 22 percent rise in total sales to $46.3 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, driven by an increase of 70 percent to $19.4 million in its Retail segment following the introduction of new cardio products such as Schwinn recumbent and upright bikes and elliptical machines. ...
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The British Halfords Group reported a 6.4 percent increase to...
The British Halfords Group reported a 6.4 percent increase to £44.6 million (€53.3m-$71.8m) in earnings before taxes and non-recurring items for the first half ended last Sept. 27. Total revenues went up by 7.7 percent to £490.6 million (€586.1m-$789.8m), with revenues from cycling up by 14.2 percent on a comparable basis. ...
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At 563 million Swedish kronor (€62m-$84m), sales in the Sports...
At 563 million Swedish kronor (€62m-$84m), sales in the Sports & Leisure segment were virtually unchanged in the third quarter for New Wave Group, parent company of Craft, Cutter & Buck and other brands, but their operating results before amortization (Ebitda) were SEK6.4 million better than a year ago at ...
