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News briefsCastore secures exclusive Umbro Pro Team license
Castore has just finalized an exclusive deal with Umbro licensee GL Dameck (DLG), granting them the coveted Umbro Professional Team Sports sub-license. This strategic move extends Castore’s reach into the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and Denmark, marking a significant milestone in their expansion. With a recent investment round ...
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News briefsUmbro celebrates centenary with new collection and campaign
British sports brand Umbro has launched a new campaign that celebrates the brand’s origins in Manchester, as well as a Centenary Collection for spring/summer 2024. The collection, which takes inspiration from the brand’s design history and multi-sports roots, combines heritage elements with trend-led graphics and silhouettes. Special emphasis is given ...
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ArticleDescente’s operating profit dips despite higher sales
Higher SG&A costs related to additional brand promotions contributed to a 12 percent decline in Q3 operating income to ¥6,434 million (€40.2m) at Descente. But higher athleticwear sales offset a decline in golf apparel sales and led to a 4.6 percent gain in total revenues to ¥90,100 million (€56.3m) for ...
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Infographics & DataSportswear websites ranked by visitor age group
Which UK sportswear retailer website gets the most visits from Gen Z? What about Millennials? And which is the most popular sportswear retailer website for those over 65? Our infographic shows how online shopping tastes change with age.
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ArticleDescente’s operating profit dips due to absence of one-time gain
Descente, without the benefit of a one-time gain it had in Q1, realized a 15.2 percent decline in operating profit to ¥4.15 billion (€25.6m) despite a 4.9 percent increase in revenues to ¥60.0 billion (€370.5m) for the three months ended Sep. 30. Sales of athleticwear improved in the period, but ...
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ArticleDescente’s Q2 rises by 36 percent
Descente, benefitting from the consolidation of its Arena and Le Coq Sportif businesses in China and the equivalent of €17.6 million in non-operating income, reported improved sales and profits in Q2. Total revenues increased by 2.8 percent to ¥27,162 million (€181.9m) from ¥26,425 million for the period ended June 30. ...
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News briefsFanatics acquires Latin American wholesaler
Fanatics, a global digital sports platform and leading provider of licensed sports merchandise, has completed the acquisition of Fexpro, a Panama-based leading wholesaler of licensed sports merchandise and branded apparel in Latin America, on undisclosed terms. Fexpro is the Latin American NFL, NBA and MLB licensee and also the licensee ...
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ArticleDescente forecasts 9 percent FY23 operating income growth
Descente’s annual revenues of ¥120,614 million (€815.5m) in FY22 exceeded its Nov. 2022 forecast of ¥118,000 million as the company generated higher year-over-year sales in Japan, South Korea and China. The group realized significant profit improvement in both Japan and South Korea but lower year-over-year profits in China due to ...
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News briefsCastore agrees its first deal with a national football team
British sportswear brand Castore is the new kit manufacturer of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). The multi-year agreement will run from this month until 2028, with the new home kit revealed on March 20. Castore is replacing Umbro, whose contract with the FAI was actually due to expire in ...
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News briefsUmbro launches undyed unisex collection
Source: Umbro Umbro Undyed U.K.-based brand Umbro has launched a new collection made with undyed and environmentally conscious fabrics. The “Umbro Undyed” styles are unisex and casual and feature a clean, minimalistic aesthetic. The fabrics are either 100 percent cotton or blends from eco-cotton and recycled polyester. ...
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ArticleDescente nine-month operating income jumps
Descente’s total sales increased by 12 percent to 86,099 million yen (€619.9m) in the nine-month period ended Dec. 31, 2022, leading to a 67 percent jump in operating profit to ¥7,300 million (€50.4m) versus ¥4,380 million. The net profit rose by 106 percent to ¥10,172 million (€70.2m). Besides its ...
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ArticleDescente raises FY outlook
Descente, the Japanese sportswear company with a portfolio of sportswear brands that it markets primarily in Japan, South Korea and China, reported a net profit increase of 106 percent to ¥5,132 million (€37.0m) from ¥2,487 million for the six months ended Sept. 30. First half operating income improved 80 percent ...
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News briefsUmbro enters the digital-collectibles game
Umbro is launching a limited line of digital collectibles: ten virtual kits that draw from the brand’s back catalog. The so-called Nations’ Collection consists of standalone collections for England and Brazil and fusion shirts inspired by designs for France, Germany, Mexico, Spain and the U.S. The kits were developed by ...
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Descente lifts profit outlook as sales, profits rebound in Q1
Descente raised its guidance for full year profits and maintained its outlook for sales after staging a strong recovery in the top and bottom lines in the first quarter ended June 30. As sporting events resumed, the Japanese sportswear company’s sales increased in the quarter by 44.5 percent to ¥22,481 ...
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Umbro collaborates with the Rolling Stones
Umbro has created a range of unisex England, Scotland and Wales football shirts featuring the names of the four members of the Rolling Stones band in connection with the Euro 2000 football tournament. An England polo shirt and zip-up jacket round up the range, which has gone on sale at ...
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Umbro’s current sponsorships in La Liga
Umbro is the N° 3 sportswear sponsor in the second division of Spain’s second-tier La Liga football league for the 2020/21 season, notably equipping Rayo Vallecano, Mallorca and Logroñés. While lacking any clubs in the first division, Umbro is also sponsoring amateur and futsal clubs in the country. Worldwide, the ...
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Umbro partners again with the Iraq Football Association
Umbro has announced a new two-year partnership with the Iraq Football Association. Umbro replaces Givova in the role. The new agreement will see Umbro provide match kit, training kit and off-field wear for various sports teams, including the Iraq National Team, the Under 23, 20 and 17 teams, and the ...
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Iconix puts itself up for sale
Iconix Brand Group said it will “broaden” the exploration of strategic alternatives for the company to include its possible sale, merger or other business combination. It is also considering a recapitalization. Ducera Parners has been retained as a financial advisor to work with its law firm, Deckert, in seeking new ...
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Hummel replaces Umbro as Everton’s kit supplier
Hummel has agreed to a three-year deal as the new kit sponsor of Everton, the English football club that competes in the Premier League. The agreement is reportedly worth more than double the expiring contract with Umbro, which called for fees of between £4 and £5 million per year. The ...
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Umbro to replace Canterbury as England Rugby’s kit supplier
Umbro will be the new kit supplier for England Rugby in a new four-year deal, effective Sept. 1. It will be the first involvement with professional rugby for Umbro, which will take over from Canterbury of New Zealand, a brand owned by Pentland that has been England Rugby’s official ...
