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    Wintersteiger's sports segment raised its sales by more than 5...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Wintersteiger's sports segment raised its sales by more than 5 percent last year, reaching a record level, thanks to the strength of the U.S. dollar and the Swiss franc, combined with the adoption of its latest ski maintenance equipment at large projects in Austria and South Tyrol. The segment represents ...

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    Skullcandy reported a net loss of $4.9 million on one...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Skullcandy reported a net loss of $4.9 million on one percent higher sales of $46.3 million for the first quarter, blaming the ongoing clean-up of its distribution in China. Sales increased by 4 percent in the U.S. They declined by 3 percent in the rest of the world, in spite ...

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    Yonex raised its sales by 13.7 percent to 54,159 million...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Yonex raised its sales by 13.7 percent to 54,159 million Japanese yen (€437.9m-$495.7m) for the full year to the end of March. The operating income of the Japanese racquet sports and golf company soared by 57.5 percent to ¥3,279 million (€26.5m-$30.0m) and its net profit was up by 31.4 percent ...

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    Sporting goods sales showed an 11.3 percent increase for the...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Sporting goods sales showed an 11.3 percent increase for the month of March in Sweden from the same period last year. This confirms the sporting goods sector as one of the fastest ones at retail during the first quarter of 2016. After starting the year with cold weather and snow, ...

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    Intersport Austria continues to perform well, reporting a 10 percent...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Intersport Austria continues to perform well, reporting a 10 percent increase in sales for the first half of its financial year through to the end of March. As in the past year, it was probably aided by ongoing problems at Sport Eybl under the ownership of Sports Direct International. Aside ...

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    Descente's sales climbed by 10.3 percent to ¥135,778 million (€1,098.8m-$1,247.1m)...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Descente's sales climbed by 10.3 percent to ¥135,778 million (€1,098.8m-$1,247.1m) for the fiscal year until the end of March 2016, with nearly stagnant sales in Japan but expansion in other markets. The Japanese winter sports apparel brand and supplier of many other branded sports products lifted its sales by just ...

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    In a press release regarding its campaign around yesterday's Boston...

    2016-04-19T00:00:00Z

    In a press release regarding its campaign around yesterday's Boston Marathon, which Adidas is now sponsoring, New Balance said that the group's global sales increased last year by 12.7 percent to $3.72 billion, including the estimated sales of joint venture partners and distributors. Also included are the revenues of ...

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    According to Sweden's HUI research institute, retail sales of sporting...

    2016-04-19T00:00:00Z

    According to Sweden's HUI research institute, retail sales of sporting goods dropped by 1.4 percent in the country in December, which was a record month for retail in general. The decline was largely due to unusually warm weather during the month. In January the weather turned colder and sporting goods ...

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    Orders collected by 361 Degrees for delivery in the fourth...

    2016-04-19T00:00:00Z

    Orders collected by 361 Degrees for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2016 were up by a high single digit at its latest house fair, with higher volumes and average selling prices. Footwear led the growth, and apparel orders improved slightly. Orders for the 361° Kids collection rose by a ...

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    Sportscheck raised its sales by 7.7 percent to €319 million...

    2016-04-19T00:00:00Z

    Sportscheck raised its sales by 7.7 percent to €319 million for the fiscal year to the end of February, reports the Otto Group, the owner of the German sports retailer, as part of its preliminary results. Sportscheck had indicated earlier this year that it staged a recovery after a sales ...

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    Safilo Group has reported a low single-digit increase for Smith...

    2016-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Safilo Group has reported a low single-digit increase for Smith Sports Optics, with strong sales in a declining North American snow sports market for its products. The parent company said that Smith is also on track in its core products in Europe, but its position in eyewear needs improvement. The ...

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    Conzzeta Group, the Swiss holding company that controls the Mammut...

    2016-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Conzzeta Group, the Swiss holding company that controls the Mammut Sports Group, reports that the outdoor company's operating result and operational cash flow will be adversely affected in the coming years by the costs of a five-year strategic program, after a drop in sales and operating result last year. Conzzeta ...

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    Exports of complete bicycles from Taiwan increased by just over...

    2016-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Exports of complete bicycles from Taiwan increased by just over 10 percent to $1.9 billion in 2015, according to the Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA). The export volume for complete bicycles was up by 6.55 percent to 4 million units, and the unit price moved up by 3.27 percent to $474.02. ...

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    Alibaba is likely to overtake Walmart as the world's largest...

    2016-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Alibaba is likely to overtake Walmart as the world's largest retail platform in its fiscal year ending March 31. The Chinese e-commerce giant indicated that it had reached 3 trillion yuan renminbi (€412bn-$462bn) in gross merchandise value (GMV) as of March 21. The figure, achieved on the back of consumption-driven ...

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    Pegasus International posted $4.4 million in net losses for its...

    2016-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Pegasus International posted $4.4 million in net losses for its fiscal year, ended Dec. 31, marking a dramatic plunge from a net profit of $184,000 in 2014 due to a $5.4 million loss on exchange rate differences. Sales contracted by 3.7 percent to $74.7 million, as low double-digit declines in ...

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    The Asia Pacific Snow Conference at Ispo Beijing had an...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    The Asia Pacific Snow Conference at Ispo Beijing had an extra attraction this year with the publication of a report about the Chinese ski industry. As reported by Ispo.com, the report was authored by Bin Wu, chief strategy officer of the ski resort division at Vanke, who previously worked as ...

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    Comparable store sales at Belle International's sportswear and apparel stores...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Comparable store sales at Belle International's sportswear and apparel stores in mainland China increased by 6.2 percent for the three months until February – the fourth quarter of the big Chinese retailer's financial year. The company had 7,111 sportswear and apparel stores at the end of the quarter, all of ...

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    Uhlsport reports an increase of 10.2 percent in its turnover...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Uhlsport reports an increase of 10.2 percent in its turnover last year, which reached a record level of €64 million. Strong growth was registered in the company's two main markets – Germany and France – but its business went up in other countries as well. The current financial year has ...

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    TomTom reports that sales of its sports products soared by...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    TomTom reports that sales of its sports products soared by 40 percent to €69 million last year, with the shipment of more than 600,000 GPS sports watches. This compensated for slightly lower sales in personal navigation devices, although Tomtom said it performed better than the market and gained share in ...

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    Kering, the French group that holds majority stakes in Puma,...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Kering, the French group that holds majority stakes in Puma, Volcom and Electric, reports that the sales of its Sports and Lifestyle division increased by 13.5 percent to €3,682.5 million last year. That includes a comparable increase of 5.9 percent, meaning sales in constant currencies and relating to continuing activities. ...