All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 22, Issue 35-36 – Page 4
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Jim Gabel, previously the president of Reebok North America, has...
Jim Gabel, previously the president of Reebok North America, has been named Adidas Group president for Canada, overseeing Adidas as well as Reebok in that country. Uli Becker, president of the Reebok brand, will take over Gabel's old responsibilities.
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Icon Health & Fitness has bought Altra Footwear, a developer...
Icon Health & Fitness has bought Altra Footwear, a developer of minimalist shoes, for an undisclosed amount. Altra Footwear was founded in 2009 by runners, and claims to have created the first “zero-drop” footwear line, meaning that the heel is the same height as the toe. Most running shoes have ...
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Skechers has renewed its marketing agreement with the American reality...
Skechers has renewed its marketing agreement with the American reality TV star Brooke Burke, who will star in its new TV ads for new Skechers products, such as Shape-ups Liv, a lightweight addition to its popular toning line, and Skechers Resistance ProSpeed, a performance running shoe. The new deal runs ...
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DPA, the German press agency, reports that Karstadt's new chief,...
DPA, the German press agency, reports that Karstadt's new chief, Andrew Jennings, appointed at the beginning of the year, is serious about expanding its network of sports stores. Currently, it has 26 of them, plus 86 department stores and the three premium stores operated in Hamburg, Munich and Berlin. Jennings ...
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After a difficult start to the year and a slow...
After a difficult start to the year and a slow and dry Easter period, the Regatta Group is reporting a strong recovery with an 18 percent sales increase in the first half of the year and double-digit growth for each of its three brands. Regatta is up by 18 percent, ...
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The éS skate shoe brand is being discontinued after the...
The éS skate shoe brand is being discontinued after the next spring season, but its owner, Sole Technology, is hoping that it will be able to revive the brand if market conditions improve. The company's chief executive, Pierre-André Senizergues, called it “temporary silent market mode,” saying that the skate segment ...
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One year after joining the Fair Wear Foundation, Jack Wolfskin,...
One year after joining the Fair Wear Foundation, Jack Wolfskin, the big German brand of outdoor gear, has presented its first report on the social performance of its suppliers
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The German Football Association has extended its agreement with Adidas...
The German Football Association has extended its agreement with Adidas through to 2018
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Activinstinct, the leading specialist online retailer of sporting goods in...
Activinstinct, the leading specialist online retailer of sporting goods in the U.K., has announced a partnership with Shop Direct Group, the largest online and home shopping retailer in the country, which will thus continue to expand the product range it offers to a large clientele. After reaching sales of ...
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Le Coq Sportif has signed a deal to act as...
Le Coq Sportif has signed a deal to act as the exclusive supplier of footwear to the Australian Rugby Union and its national Qantas Wallabies team for the next two seasons, starting with its participation in the Rugby World Cup taking place in New Zealand next month. Le Coq ...
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Danish distributor acquires SOS
Ole Damm, who has been the successful distributor of SOS in Denmark, signed a deal for the takeover of the global rights to this Swedish skiwear brand earlier this month. Based on his experience in Denmark, which he built into the second-largest market for the brand, Damm intends to relaunch ...
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A group of young models is suing Skechers USA, accusing...
A group of young models is suing Skechers USA, accusing it using their images without proper payment. The complaint, filed in Superior Court in Los Angeles, say that Skechers paid a small fee for limited use of the models' images, but then built a global branding campaign around the photos, ...
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Persistently disappointing results for the fitness division of Accell Group...
Persistently disappointing results for the fitness division of Accell Group have prompted the appointment of Rob Beset at its helm. His current job as managing director of Batavus, one of the bike divisions of Accell, will be taken over by Huub Snellen, who currently runs another bike operation of the ...
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Batavus, the Dutch bicycle brand owned by Accell Group, has...
Batavus, the Dutch bicycle brand owned by Accell Group, has bought a Swedish bicycle supplier, Vartex, to strengthen the group's position on the Swedish market. Vartex will distribute Batavus as well as other Accell brands, such as Tunturi, Redline and Lapierre. This purchase also means that Vartex will no longer ...
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VF Corporation has sold $900 million senior unsecured notes in...
VF Corporation has sold $900 million senior unsecured notes in two parts, according to IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. Bank of America Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan Chase were the active bookrunning managers for the sale. According to the report, the issue for $400 million in notes, due Aug. 23, ...
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Bikes are used by 7% of EU populace
A study of citizens of the 27 member countries of the European Union by the Gallup Organization has found that about 35 million Europeans, or 7 percent of the total, use a bicycle as their primary means of transportation. The EU commissioned the study, which also found that 53 percent ...
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PPR has raised its stake in Puma from 71.6 percent...
PPR has raised its stake in Puma from 71.6 percent to 75.1 percent. Out of the new equity, 1.15 percent of the stock will still be held by Puma.
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Two Swedish sports retailers – Sportringen, with about 50 stores,...
Two Swedish sports retailers – Sportringen, with about 50 stores, and Jaktia, with about 20 stores – have entered a collaboration agreement on buying days and for marketing purposes. The first common fair will be organized in early September in Borås, Sweden. About 30 sport suppliers, 10-15 fishing suppliers, and ...
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Net revenues declined by 5.7 percent to $8.99 million in...
Net revenues declined by 5.7 percent to $8.99 million in the second quarter ended June 30 for Orange 21, the parent company of Spy Optic, but on a pro forma basis, they increased by $0.6 million or 7 percent during the period. The company booked an operating loss of $618,000 ...
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Andrea Pinarello, 40, has died of a heart attack at...
Andrea Pinarello, 40, has died of a heart attack at the end of a stage of the amateur Giro del Friuli bike race. He was a son of Giovanni Pinarello, professional bike racer and founder of the Pinarello bike company, and was in charge of marketing for the family's company.
