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News briefsDunlop Sports’ new international websites combine golf and racquet sports
Dunlop Sports’ new websites in the U.K./Europe, the U.S. and Australia combine its golf and racquet sports businesses. Dunlop is owned by Sumitomo Rubber Industries, a Japan-based tire and rubber company. In April 2022, Sumitomo added the Dunlop logo to the back of professional golfers’ headwear, thereby initiating the consolidation ...
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Dunlop Sports exceeds expectations in Q1
Sales of Sumitomo Rubber Industries’ sports brands improved 27 percent in the first quarter, from 23,327 million Yen to ¥29,685 million (€219.85m), resulting in an operating profit of ¥3,980 million (€29.48m), up 61 percent from ¥2,468 million a year earlier. The group’s golf brands – Dunlop, Srixon and Cleveland – ...
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Sumitomo with brand realignment in North America
In a global alignment strategy, the sports business for Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) will be affiliated under the Dunlop brand umbrella. Roger Cleveland Golf Company, which is SRI’s North American sales company, currently operating as Srixon/Cleveland Golf/XXIO, will now be doing business as Dunlop Sports Americas. Based in Kobe, Japan, ...
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Dunlop posts double-digit growth in Q4
Sumitomo Rubber’s Dunlop Sports business, which includes the Srixon, Cleveland and XXIO brands of tennis, squash, padel and golf products, reported a 29 percent increase in operating profit to 1.44 billion yen (€11.0m) from ¥1.12 billion, on fourth-quarter sales growth of 24 percent to ¥25.33 billion (€193.5m) from ¥20.46 billion. ...
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Sumitomo’s sports revenues more than double
Sales grew by 225 percent to ¥28.1 billion (€220m-$257m) during the second quarter ended June 30 for the sports division of Sumitomo Rubber, which includes the Dunlop, Srixon and XXIO brands of tennis and golf products. The higher revenues led the division to post a profit of ¥3,050 million (€23.7m-$27.9m) ...
