All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 22, Issue 33-34 – Page 2
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Protest, the Dutch board sports brand, has opened its first...
Protest, the Dutch board sports brand, has opened its first brand store in China, in The Place, an upmarket shopping mall in Beijing
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Blacks Leisure is looking for a new chairman. The struggling...
Blacks Leisure is looking for a new chairman. The struggling British sports retailer announced yesterday that David Bernstein had decided to resign as chairman and director of the company, with immediate effect, although he had received more than 78 percent of the proxy votes at the annual general meeting last ...
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Peter Korver, who has been working for Nike, Puma and...
Peter Korver, who has been working for Nike, Puma and Euretco in the past, has become sales director of Brunotti Europe for the Benelux countries
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The Kanumesse, which claims to have become the most important...
The Kanumesse, which claims to have become the most important trade show for canoes and kayaks in the world, reports another record in the number of exhibitors at its next session, scheduled for Sept. 18-20 in Nuremberg, Germany. There will be more than 170 exhibitors on a gross surface of ...
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A line of men's bodywear signed by David Beckham, the...
A line of men's bodywear signed by David Beckham, the British football star, will be carried exclusively in the 1,800-odd stores of H&M around the world, starting next Feb. 2 to coincide with purchases for Valentine's Day. Beckham and his business partner Simon Fuller recently announced the launch of a ...
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Roger Zeng, president of the China Outdoor Retailers Association (CORA),...
Roger Zeng, president of the China Outdoor Retailers Association (CORA), will be among the speakers featured at the European Outdoor Industry Forum in Annecy next Oct. 11-12, complementing presentations by Mark Held and Frank Hugelmeyer, who run the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), respectively. ...
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Under Armour has raised its outlook for this year's growth...
Under Armour has raised its outlook for this year's growth in revenues to between 33 and 35 percent from a previous forecast of 29 to 31 percent, following a better than expected performance in the second quarter, which saw the company's overall sales jump by 42.2 percent to $291.3 million. ...
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Bunker Mentality, the British avant-garde golfwear company, has appointed...
Bunker Mentality, the British avant-garde golfwear company, has appointed Carol Duncumb as sales director, responsible for the U.K. and the rest of the world
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Japanese disasters fail to halt Asics, apparel takes off
The devastation that hit part of Japan in March has not prevented Asics, the Japanese group specialized in running products, from pursuing its sales expansion for the quarter ended in June. The turnover of the Asics brand for the three months jumped by 10 percent to ¥65,367 million (€581.7m-$823.1m), with ...
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Mizuno is the new official footwear and apparel sponsor of...
Mizuno is the new official footwear and apparel sponsor of the RunLiverpool Marathon, which makes its debut on Oct. 9. Key race staff and marshals will wear Mizuno running apparel, and some celebrity participants will wear the brand's apparel and footwear. The marathon is also the kickoff point of the ...
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The extension of the present European anti-dumping duties on bicycles...
The extension of the present European anti-dumping duties on bicycles imported from China was backed by a majority of the governments represented at a recent meeting of the anti-dumping committee of the European Commission, according to a report in Bike Europe. The Commission has apparently proposed that they should be ...
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The organizers of the European Outdoor Forum have announced that...
The organizers of the European Outdoor Forum have announced that Alex Stiler, the author of “X Play Nation,” will appear at the event to give a presentation on how to capture the youth market. He will take the example of how action sports have made themselves appealing to young people ...
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The Turkish government is expected to announce shortly a major...
The Turkish government is expected to announce shortly a major increase in the country's import duties for apparel and some other items until April 2014. Adidas, Nike and other sports companies have been advocating the exclusion of certain items that cannot be manufactured in Turkey.
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Kyle Weiner is appointed president of Dorel's apparel & footwear...
Kyle Weiner is appointed president of Dorel's apparel & footwear group, which includes Sugoi. The executive gained a solid background in product development, marketing, merchandising, sales and financial planning in various companies. He spent 11 years in various leadership roles at Nike. He then held senior positions in the apparel ...
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Amer’s results get a hit in tennis and golf
The sluggishness of the golf and tennis markets badly deflated sales of the Wilson brand in the second quarter. The racquet sports unit of the Amer Sports group, which owns Wilson, saw its sales decline by 17 percent to €58.5 million for the three months, down by 12 percent in ...
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The America's Cup Event Authority has just introduced Puma as...
The America's Cup Event Authority has just introduced Puma as the official sportswear partner of the 34th America's Cup, which kicked off in Cascais, Portugal, this past weekend. In this capacity, the brand is providing the sailing performance gear and other clothing for the management and the personnel of the ...
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Garmont is moving its North American subsidiary to Portland, Oregon,...
Garmont is moving its North American subsidiary to Portland, Oregon, which is becoming an increasingly important footwear and outdoor hub. The operation will be run by David Fee, a 38-year-old manager who lives in the area. He was employed there for a few years by Nike, where he was the ...
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Sport Alliance International, the Italian buying, has announced a deal...
Sport Alliance International, the Italian buying, has announced a deal for the exclusive distribution of On running shoes in its territory
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TaylorMade-Adidas Golf is looking to Asia to aid its plans...
TaylorMade-Adidas Golf is looking to Asia to aid its plans to expand its apparel and footwear business from the current level of $400 million to $700 million in four years. MSNBC.com has reported that John Kawaja, executive vice president for TaylorMade-Adidas Golf, said that Japan in particular would be a ...
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Fila has announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Alex Puccio,...
Fila has announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Alex Puccio, a 22-year-old American who is regarded as one of the best female boulderers in the world. The goal is to help Fila to expand in the outdoor sector, which is very big in South Korea, and to promote its Skele-Toes ...
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