All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 22, Issue 37-38 – Page 2
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Skins has picked new distributors for Sweden and for the...
Skins has picked new distributors for Sweden and for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Svea Sport Fashion will handle the compression wear brand in the Scandinavian country, while 3R Boost s.r.o. will sell it in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The new distributors will help launch the Skins 200 series ...
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Hi-Tec has named King Par to be the exclusive distributor...
Hi-Tec has named King Par to be the exclusive distributor of its golf products in North America. King Par is a primary supplier of its own brands as well as distributed brands to mass retailers and club, specialty, pro and online shops. It has worked in the North American golf ...
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Mission sp. is the new exclusive Polish distributor of Ride...
Mission sp. is the new exclusive Polish distributor of Ride snowboards and Line skis
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Skullcandy takes over European distribution
Skullcandy, an American producer of fashionable headphones that are also sold in sporting goods stores, has acquired Kungsbacka 57, the Swedish company that has been distributing its products in Europe. Skullcandy, which recently went public, is setting up a European sales office in Switzerland that should become fully operational after ...
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Royal Gazelle is looking for a new managing director in...
Royal Gazelle is looking for a new managing director in the wake of its finalized takeover by Pon Holdings BV and the subsequent resignation of former boss Jeroen Walraven. He had been chief executive of the Dutch bike manufacturer since April 15. The company hopes to expand globally under its ...
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Sports Direct sees declining margins
In an interim statement released prior to its annual general meeting last Wednesday, Sports Direct International said its total sales rose by 0.5 percent to £410 million (€467.7m-$656.8m) in the 13 weeks ended Sept. 6, not including the revenues from the group's new premium lifestyle division. However, gross profit decreased ...
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David Perdue and Michael Wilskey are new members of the...
David Perdue and Michael Wilskey are new members of the board of Easton-Bell Sports. Perdue, 61, is the chief executive of Aquila Group, a private investment firm, and Wilskey is a retired brand and marketing executive from Nike.
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The department stores of El Corte Inglés remain a major...
The department stores of El Corte Inglés remain a major retail channel for sporting goods in Spain. As reported in the previous issue, their sales of sporting goods rose by an estimated 0.8 percent to €427 million, excluding its two stores in Portugal. Overall, the department stores of El Corte ...
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Sport-Achat continues to be a strong trade show in France...
Sport-Achat continues to be a strong trade show in France for pure sporting goods brands, but its latest session suffered a 14 percent decrease in attendance to a total of 1,390 visitors. It is not clear whether this may have been partly due to the organizers' decision to hold the ...
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A Spanish distribution company, General Outdoor Ibérica, will take over...
A Spanish distribution company, General Outdoor Ibérica, will take over the distribution of the Swedish brand Poc in South America. General Outdoor Ibérica already distributes Poc as well as Bergans, 4FRNT and Skins in Spain and Andorra. For the moment, General Outdoor Ibérica will handle the distribution of Poc in ...
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Sonae Group, the Portuguese company that owns the Sport Zone...
Sonae Group, the Portuguese company that owns the Sport Zone chain and many other specialty chains operating In other sectors, reports a 15 percent drop in net profit to €35 million for the first half of this year on 2 percent lower overall revenues of €2.70 billion. The recurring Ebitda ...
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Patagonia is teaming up with Ebay for a new Common...
Patagonia is teaming up with Ebay for a new Common Threads Initiative store at its online marketplace, encouraging customers to buy and sell used Patagonia products. The purpose of Patagonia's Common Threads Initiative is to reduce consumption and ease its environmental impact. The initiative is the first time that a ...
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Global consumption of rugbywear – including clothing, footwear and equipment...
Global consumption of rugbywear – including clothing, footwear and equipment – is estimated by NPD to have reached a value of €300 million last year. The highest national consumption was in Britain, with estimated sales of €84 million, followed by France with €54 million. NPD analysts expect the market to ...
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Christian Scheffold, who recently left as regional manager of Skins...
Christian Scheffold, who recently left as regional manager of Skins in Central Europe, has assumed the newly created position of senior consultant at Sport Invest, the German-based executive recruitment company, to oversee its new footwear business field. Scheffold, 46, worked previously for New Balance, Quiksilver and Timberland. Sport Invest continues ...
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Masato Mizuno, the former chairman and representative director of Mizuno...
Masato Mizuno, the former chairman and representative director of Mizuno Corporation, has reached his goal to become the chief executive of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee, appointed by the executive board of the Japanese Olympic Committee, where he already acts as vice president. To avoid conflicts of interest, the affable ...
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Victor Valdés has signed an endorsement contract with the Brazilian...
Victor Valdés has signed an endorsement contract with the Brazilian brand Penalty for the next five years. Valdés is the goalkeeper of FC Barcelona and also plays for the Spanish national football team. The contract stipulates that Valdés will wear Penalty gloves and that the Spanish national football team will ...
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Collective Brands, the U.S. company that owns Saucony and many...
Collective Brands, the U.S. company that owns Saucony and many other brands and various retail operations, said it will review its strategic and financial alternatives, indicating that it may want to sell some of its assets. Combined with a statement about the closure of many stores, the announcement sent the ...
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USG Brands is opening a new subsidiary in France to...
USG Brands is opening a new subsidiary in France to distribute the increasing number of sports fashion brands for which it has the rights in the country. It is starting off with Valsport and Tenson, which it owns, and with Pantofola d'Oro, for which it has a license covering France ...
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Julia de Swert will be the new brand manager of...
Julia de Swert will be the new brand manager of Peak Performance in Spain and Andorra. De Swert organized the first two events of the Sports Unlimited trade show in Valencia. Later on, she was responsible for the key accounts at Privalia. She will now be joining the team of ...
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Ellesse is collaborating with the Italian brand Piaggio. on a...
Ellesse is collaborating with the Italian brand Piaggio. on a special line of co-branded bicycles. The cooperation is an extension of Ellesse's 2011 “Sport Della Vita” campaign by the illustrator Robert McGinnis, known for book covers and movie posters. With only 16 units produced, the limited edition bike can only ...
