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    Figures presented at the recent Ispo Shanghai show indicate that...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Figures presented at the recent Ispo Shanghai show indicate that five million pairs of running shoes are now been sold in China every year and that the total running market grew in 2017 by 25 percent to an estimated $6.32 billion. Around 700 million people, or half of the Chinese ...

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    Goldwin saw its total revenues increase by 16 percent to...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Goldwin saw its total revenues increase by 16 percent to 70.4 billion yen (€543.3m-$639.7m) in the year ended March 31, with 56 percent of them coming from its network of 140 retail stores. The gross margin improved by two percentage points to 48.4 percent. The net profit soared by 120 percent ...

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    The Tecnica Group scored better than expected in 2017, booking...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    The Tecnica Group scored better than expected in 2017, booking a 10 percent sales increase to €365 million for the year (just above the Rossignol Group). Ebitda went up to €32.3 million from €27.9 million in 2016. The best performances were achieved by Moon Boot, whose sales went up by ...

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    Globeride's net income surged by 80 percent to 4.26 billion...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Globeride's net income surged by 80 percent to 4.26 billion yen (€32.9m-$38.7m) in the year ended March 31 as the parent company of Daiwa Seiko raised its sales by 8 percent to ¥85.8 billion (€662.2m-$779.7m). Excluding one-time items, net earnings rose by 14 percent to ¥2.49 billion (€19.2m-$22.6m). The gross margin ...

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    A 30 percent jump in sales of electric bikes allowed...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    A 30 percent jump in sales of electric bikes allowed Giant Manufacturing to post an overall sales increase of 3 percent to 13.9 billion Taiwanese dollars (€397.0m-$467.5m) in the first quarter of this year. Electric bike sales grew at a double-digit rate in Europe, where the company is planning to boost ...

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    Descente reported a slightly improved net profit of 5.77 billion...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Descente reported a slightly improved net profit of 5.77 billion yen (€44.5m-$52.4m) for the financial year ended March 31 on 7.3 percent higher net sales of ¥141.1 billion (€1.1bn-$1.3bn). The operating margin rose by 0.4 percentage points to 6.9 percent. Sales increased in all the segments and virtually all the regions, ...

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    Sports Marketing Surveys has obtained an assignment from the All...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Sports Marketing Surveys has obtained an assignment from the All England Lawn Tennis Club to deliver the Wimbledon Equipment Census for at least another three years, until 2020. This program provides the count of equipment used by all competitors at the championships, in main draw singles, doubles, wheelchair, junior and ...

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    Groupe Bic reports that its sports division suffered a small...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Groupe Bic reports that its sports division suffered a small double-digit sales decline in constant currencies for the first quarter. Bic Sport already saw its turnover decline by about 5 percent in 2017, which was blamed on an increasingly competitive market in the U.S. The group has overhauled its business ...

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    Retail sales of sporting goods in Norway reached a record...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Retail sales of sporting goods in Norway reached a record level of more than 3.2 billion kroner (€335.9m-$395.5m) during the first quarter of 2018, up by 11 percent from the same quarter of 2017. According to Sportsbransjen, the Norwegian sporting goods industry association, good snow conditions and cold temperatures were a ...

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    BasicNet has reported a 7.5 percent increase in revenues to...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    BasicNet has reported a 7.5 percent increase in revenues to €53.7 million for the first quarterb, up by 9.1 percent in constant currencies. Aggregated, wholesale-equivalent sales, including those of its licensees, went up by 4.7 percent to €208 million, with growth of 13.1 percent on a constant-currency basis. Kappa and ...

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    Trigema, the German brand of activewear that prides itself on...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Trigema, the German brand of activewear that prides itself on manufacturing all its clothing in Germany, reported that its total sales increased by 2.3 percent to €100.5 million in 2017, as compared to the previous year. Sales in markets that are directly handled by the company accounted for 48.5 percent ...

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    Adidas is the brand that is pictured most on Twitter...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Adidas is the brand that is pictured most on Twitter and Instagram, according to an analysibs by Brandwatch. In April, Adidas' logo appeared in 6,664,170 unique images, which means in 154 new images every minute, or three new images every second, Brandwatch explains. Adidas is followed by Nike, whose logo ...

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    GfK Switzerland estimates that the Swiss sporting goods market was...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    GfK Switzerland estimates that the Swiss sporting goods market was on the rise again in 2017, for the first time in several years, as it expanded by 3 percent to about 1.8 million Swiss francs (€ 1.5m - $ 1.8m) last year. The increase was driven by a double-digit growth ...

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    Wintersteiger reports a record total turnover for 2017 of €154...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Wintersteiger reports a record total turnover for 2017 of €154 million and intends to continue its rapid double-digit growth through both partnerships and acquisitions. The machinery and ski service specialist from Ried im Innkreis in Austria increased its annual sales by 10 percent, and its pre-tax profits rose by 30 ...

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    Hervis Sport reported a 5.2 percent sales increase to €520...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Hervis Sport reported a 5.2 percent sales increase to €520 million last year. In particular, its sales in the domestic Austrian market increased by 6.5 percent to about €315 million, indicating a significant gain in market share. The balance of the turnover came from Hervis' stores in Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, ...

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    After rising by 4.4 percent in 2016, memberships in health...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    After rising by 4.4 percent in 2016, memberships in health and fitness clubs grew by 4.0 percent to 60.0 million in 2017 as compared to 2016, according to an annual report released by Europe Active and Deloitte ahead of the Fibo trade show in Cologne. Germany continued to strengthen its ...

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    Sport XX announced that it reached revenues of 307 million...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Sport XX announced that it reached revenues of 307 million Swiss francs (€259.9m-$320.8m) in 2017, a 6.6 percent increase on the previous year. The Swiss sporting goods retail chain, which is owned by the Migros cooperative, added two more stores in the course of last year, reaching a total of ...

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    Giant Manufacturing posted a 33 percent drop in net income...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Giant Manufacturing posted a 33 percent drop in net income to 82.05 billion Taiwan dollars (€2.3bn-$2.8bn) for last year because of adverse foreign exchange rates and pricing pressure from OEM clients. Total revenues declined by 3.5 percent to NT$55.2 billion (€1.5bn-$1.9bn), but they were flat in local currencies. The production also ...

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    Johnson Health Tech suffered a net loss of 89.7 million...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Johnson Health Tech suffered a net loss of 89.7 million Taiwan dollars (€2.5m-$3.1m) in 2017 against a net profit of NT$19.5 million. Excluding foreign exchange and other extraordinary items, the company's net income declined by 82 percent to NY$130.6 million (€3.6m-$4.5m), as an expansion of 0.9 percentage points in the gross ...

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    Nike remains the world's most valuable fashion brand, according to...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Nike remains the world's most valuable fashion brand, according to Brand Finance. H&M and Zara come next, followed by Adidas, Hermès and Louis Vuitton. While Nike's estimated brand value is down by 12 percent to $28.0 billion as compared to a year ago Adidas' brand value is up by 41 ...