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    Polygiene, the Swedish company specializing in anti-odor treatments for garments,...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Polygiene, the Swedish company specializing in anti-odor treatments for garments, reported a 30 percent boost in its sales to 17.4 million Swedish kronor (€1.78m-$1.98m), with a growth of 24 percent in constant currencies. However, the company booked a net loss of SEK3.1 million (€0.32m-$0.35m) for the period, up from SEK1.3 million ...

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    Iconix, another big American brand owner whose assets include Umbro,...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Iconix, another big American brand owner whose assets include Umbro, Danskin, Starter, Ocean Pacific and other brands, saw its licensing revenues decline by 13 percent to $58.7 million, due to the divestiture of several brands. The net result was a net loss of $4,280,000 against income of $18,616,000 in the ...

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    In the financial year ended March 31, Yonex' comprehensive net...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    In the financial year ended March 31, Yonex' comprehensive net income jumped by 61 percent to 2,727 million yen (€22.0m-$24.5m), while its revenues rose by 13 percent to ¥61.04 billion (€489.5m-$544.2m). The gross margin inflated by 0.7 percentage points to 43.9 percent. The Chinese market was the key growth driver ...

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    Descente's net income fell by 28 percent to 5,650 million...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Descente's net income fell by 28 percent to 5,650 million yen (€45.9m-51.2m) in the year ended March 31. Sales dropped by 3 percent to ¥131.5 billion (€1.1bn-$1.2bn), and the Japanese group attributed this to the strong yen and economic stagnation in Korea. They were flat at ¥54.4 billion (€442.6m-$492.6m) in ...

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    Globeride's comprehensive net income soared to 2,365 million yen (€19.0m-$21.1m) for...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Globeride's comprehensive net income soared to 2,365 million yen (€19.0m-$21.1m) for the year ended March 31 from ¥859 million the year before, thanks largely to a positive swing of one billion yen (€8.0m-$8.9m) in extraordinary items. Revenues were practically flat at ¥79.1 billion (€634.3m-$705.1m) for the parent company of Daiwa, as a decline ...

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    Goldwin's comprehensive net income nearly tripled to 3,114 million yen (€25.0m-$27.8m)...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Goldwin's comprehensive net income nearly tripled to 3,114 million yen (€25.0m-$27.8m) in the year ended March 31 from ¥1,130 million, but it was practically flat excluding special items. Revenues went up by 2 percent to ¥60.9 billion (€488.3m-$542.9m) for the company, which also sells The North Face, Helly Hansen and Ellesse ...

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    In a preliminary statement, Zalando said its sales grew by...

    2017-04-29T00:00:00Z

    In a preliminary statement, Zalando said its sales grew by between 22 and 24 percent in the first quarter of 2017, generating an operating margin of between one and three percent – lower than analysts had estimated. It confirmed projections for this year of growth between 20 and 25 percent ...

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    Led by its ski maintenance and ski-boot fitting equipment, Wintersteiger's...

    2017-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Led by its ski maintenance and ski-boot fitting equipment, Wintersteiger's revenues in the sports sector grew by 5 percent to more than €60 million last year, in spite of a stagnating snow sports market in the Alps and North America, leading to higher profits in the segment. The development of ...

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    Thule Group reported a 20 percent increase in net income...

    2017-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Thule Group reported a 20 percent increase in net income to 203 million Swedish kronor (€21.0m-$22.9m) for the first quarter of 2017 on a 15.9 percent sales increase to SEK 1,599 million (€165.7m-$180.6m). Currency-adjusted, the quarterly sales rose by 12.3 percent and led to an improvement in the underlying profit ...

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    Erima reports stable sales of €14 million in the first...

    2017-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Erima reports stable sales of €14 million in the first quarter of 2017, as compared to the first quarter of 2016, citing very restrained demand in the team sports market. The German brand of team sports products had recorded a sales increase of 19 percent in the first quarter of ...

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    Foot Locker issued a warning indicating that its profits will...

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Foot Locker issued a warning indicating that its profits will be flat or slightly down for the quarter ending April 29 due to a sales decline in the U.S. in February, attributed to delayed tax refunds to some 40 million low-income families

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    The French bike market keeps growing. It posted higher sales...

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    The French bike market keeps growing. It posted higher sales for the third consecutive year, driven by the double-digit growth of e-bikes. According to the French bicycle observatory, sales increased to 3,034,000 bikes sold in 2016. Sales passed the three million units for the first time since 2012. As for ...

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    The Superstar was the best-selling shoe in the U.S. market...

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    The Superstar was the best-selling shoe in the U.S. market in dollar terms last year, based on a ranking publicized in a tweet by Matt Powell, sports industry analyst at NPD. The ranking underlined avid demand for white retro sneakers in the U.S., as well as growing demand for the ...

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    Foot Locker's annual report says the Nike group represented 68%...

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Foot Locker's annual report says the Nike group represented 68% of its sales in 2016, down from 72% in the previous year

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    Xpose360, a German online marketing agency, evaluated six sporting goods...

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Xpose360, a German online marketing agency, evaluated six sporting goods online stores in terms of search engine optimization. With a rating of 23.92, the online visibility of SportScheck.com took first place in the ranking, followed by Decathlon.de (14.75), 11teamsports.de (5.0), Intersport.de (4.38), Cortexpower.de (0.93) and Sportbedarf.de (0.52). Xpose used the ...

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    Briko scored a strong double-digit increase in its turnover last...

    2017-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Briko scored a strong double-digit increase in its turnover last year, following a master licensing deal with Basicnet that became effective one year ago. Prior to the deal, the brand's annual turnover amounted to nearly €7 million, with about 60 percent of it was still generated in Italy. It is ...

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    Giant is not the only Taiwanese bike company to be...

    2017-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Giant is not the only Taiwanese bike company to be suffering from international competition. Merida's total sales outside Taiwan declined in volume by 26.9 percent to 1,601,623 units last year, according to Bike Europe, with a drop of 20.18 percent to 866,976 unit in the volume exported from Taiwan.

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    A 50 percent increase in sales of e-bikes, especially in...

    2017-03-31T00:00:00Z

    A 50 percent increase in sales of e-bikes, especially in Europe, could not prevent Giant Manufacturing Co. from posting a drop of 5.57 percent in its global revenues to 53.09 billion Taiwan dollars (€1.64bn-$1.75bn). The major factor was a 20 percent decline in its bike sales in China, which are ...

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    Hervis Sport booked a 5.2 percent sales increase to €493...

    2017-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Hervis Sport booked a 5.2 percent sales increase to €493 million last year, with a 5.2 percent rise in its domestic Austrian market. The retailer, which belongs to Spar Österreich, operates also in Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic. The growth was partly due to the opening ...

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    Basicnet has announced a net consolidated profit of €10.3 million...

    2017-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Basicnet has announced a net consolidated profit of €10.3 million for 2016, down from €16.8 million in the previous year. The company owns brands such as Kappa, Robe di Kappa, K-Way and Superga, and licenses them in many territories outside its domestic Italian market. As previously reported, Basicnet's aggregated sales ...