All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 22, Issue 39-40
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Mixed results for sports at New Wave
The New Wave Group has reported a 9 percent drop in sales to 368 million Swedish kronor (€39.8m-$53.8m) in its sports leisure division for the second quarter ended June 30. Its Craft brand had good growth, especially in the promotional clothing channel, while Cutter Buck was ...
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Zalando will launch a pilot project next November to sell...
Zalando will launch a pilot project next November to sell sporting goods online in partnership with a sporting goods retailer in Germany. Philip Metzler and Christian Zingel, who are taking care of Zalando's partnership program for the moment, indicate that the retailer does not wish to be named during ...
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Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is...
Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is about to open a new 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Ellesmere Port. This will nearly double the warehousing capacity of the group, which owns the brands Regatta, Craghoppers, Dare2b, Regatta Professional and Hawkshead. As the company expands globally, it considers the enlarged ...
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The Indian government has indicated that it is prepared to...
The Indian government has indicated that it is prepared to allow duty-free importation of several textile and clothing products from Bangladesh to help restore a better trade balance between the two countries.
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J. Lindeberg goes under new ownership
Three investors from the Danish fashion industry have taken over J. Lindeberg , the Swedish golf and ski apparel brand. The majority of the company's shares was previously in the hands of Proventus , a Swedish investment fund, which led and intense turnaround effort at the company. Jonas ...
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Glenbrae works with Lanner in Sweden
The leading British brand of golf knitwear is now on the Scandinavian market through a partnership with Lanner, the leading Swedish producer of golf socks. The latter has set up a separate company, Glenbrae Scandinavia, that has the rights to distribute Glenbrae products only in Sweden for the moment, with ...
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The National Health Service of the U.K. has forbidden hospital...
The National Health Service of the U.K. has forbidden hospital workers from wearing Crocs or similar rubber clogs while working, having found numerous instances of sharp objects penetrating their soles. The Telegraph reported that the U.K. is just the latest of many countries, including the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Austria, ...
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Uzbek labor practices are under fire
The use of forced child labor in harvesting cotton in Uzbekistan has gotten the attention of more than 60 international apparel companies, including Adidas, Li Fung, New Balance, Columbia Sportswear, Eddie Bauer, Puma, PPR, VF Corporation, Burberry, C A, Carrefour and The Jones Group . They have ...
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Umbro is partnering with Foot Locker Europe to market an...
Umbro is partnering with Foot Locker Europe to market an exclusive line of clothing named after the Cosmos football club in New York, which was relaunched last year with Pelé and Eric Cantona
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VF shifts top Euro staff to the head up Timberland
Patrik Frisk , who has been in charge of VF Corporation' s outdoor and action sports unit in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for the last two years, has been placed at the helm of Timberland after VF completed its acquisition of The Timberland Company, ...
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Edgar Tremmel is no longer the German distributor of POC,...
Edgar Tremmel is no longer the German distributor of POC, the Swedish marketer of helmets, eyewear and protective equipment for snow sports and cycling. Instead, the Austrian subsidiary of POC based in Bergheim, near Salzburg, will take on the German business as well under the leadership of Hans Schlick, managing ...
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Timberland has taken over the distribution in Greece, following the...
Timberland has taken over the distribution in Greece, following the financial problems of its former partner there, Ridenco, which were apparently caused by the difficult economic and financial situation in the country. Two other brands, Nautica and La Martina, have also terminated their agreements with the Greek group. Timberland's office ...
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Nike has named Howard Taylor managing director and vice president...
Nike has named Howard Taylor managing director and vice president of the Nike Foundation, the company's arm that promotes the participation of adolescent girls in society as a way to eradicate poverty in developing countries. He will take over the position in January, leaving his current job at the Department ...
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Derby welcomes Pon’s proposed takeover
Pon Holdings , a large Dutch car importer acquired Gazelle , the leading bicycle brand in the Netherlands, earlier this year. Pon followed up last week with a plan to make an offer for all the shares of Derby Cycle , the leading German bicycle maker , forming a group ...
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Hummel has signed a three-year endorsement deal with a German...
Hummel has signed a three-year endorsement deal with a German handball champion, Silvio Heinevetter
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Seth Darling, who left Volcom as senior vice president for...
Seth Darling, who left Volcom as senior vice president for strategic development and general counsel shortly after the company was bought was PPR in July, is moving over to Nike. He will be the new head of strategy and planning for the giant's affiliate brands, such as Cole Haan and ...
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Sportslife, the customer-oriented magazine for the retailers of Intersport...
Sportslife, the customer-oriented magazine for the retailers of Intersport Germany, is now also available as free electronic versions for smartphones and tablet computers
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Crocs has a new line of shoes, Crocs Golf With...
Crocs has a new line of shoes, Crocs Golf With Hank Haney, designed in partnership with Haney, the former golf coach for Tiger Woods. The new shoes will be available next spring in four unisex styles that can be worn on- or off-course. The midsoles are made with the company's ...
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New Zealand's Ministry of Economic Development and the country's Customs...
New Zealand's Ministry of Economic Development and the country's Customs Service have been given more power to investigate and prosecute parties involved in the manufacture, importation and sale of counterfeit products in New Zealand under new legislation passed by the local parliament. The Adidas Group recently scored a victory in ...
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Cotton prices stabilize at last
The cotton bubble has burst. Prices are half what they were at their peak in March , when they reached about $1,400 for a candy (356 kilograms). Constraints on production capacity among Far East producers have also eased up. As a result the Indian government has decided not to impose ...
