All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 22, Issue 39-40 – Page 2

  • Article

    More organic cotton

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Textile Exchange estimates that global retail sales of apparel, home and personal care items using organic cotton increased by 20 percent between 2009 and 2010, reaching a value of more than $5.61 billion and exceeding TE's earlier projection that they would go up to a level of $5.1 million. A ...

  • News briefs

    Schorsch Nickaes will concentrate in the future on his responsibilities...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Schorsch Nickaes will concentrate in the future on his responsibilities as product coordinator at Dynafit, Salewa's ski-touring brand, along with his new position as product line manager of Pomoca, the recently acquired Swiss producer of ski skins and related accessories. Effective in October, he will be discharged from the other ...

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    POC has come out with its new WO line of...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    POC has come out with its new WO line of protective gear for women. Its back protectors are designed to accommodate wider hips and narrower waists; unisex styles tended to ride up under women's armpits. Goggles and helmets are designed for smaller heads and faces, and gloves allow for narrower ...

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    Taobao Mall, China's largest online retailer, is going to let...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Taobao Mall, China's largest online retailer, is going to let 38 rival retailers open virtual stores on its site as a way to expand its offerings. It won't become a retailer itself, but will continue in its role as a B2C platform between customers and brands or retailers. Taobao already ...

  • Short stops

    Jochen Zeitz, the former chief executive of Puma who now...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Jochen Zeitz, the former chief executive of Puma who now runs the sport and lifestyle segment of PPR, has disposed of 4,500 Puma shares, currently worth a little over €1 million, according to an announcement on voting rights released by the German company

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    John Rangel has left his position as chief financial officer...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    John Rangel has left his position as chief financial officer of Specialized Bicycle Components to take the same job at Tria Beauty, a California-based specialist in light-based skin care products

  • News briefs

    Platou Sport, the only independent outdoor retail chain in Norway,...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Platou Sport, the only independent outdoor retail chain in Norway, has been bought out by its managers. In two separate transactions, Henrik Platou, whose grandfather established the company in Bergen, sold all his remaining shares in the two companies that own the six Platou stores (more in The Outdoor Industry ...

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    In spite of difficulties in its Central European core markets...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    In spite of difficulties in its Central European core markets during a disappointing spring season, Jack Wolfskin will have another record fiscal year, ending Sept. 30. In a preliminary note, the company said that its global sales should grow by over 20 percent to more than €350 million with substantial ...

  • Short stops

    Carving Sport has signed a deal for the distribution in...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Carving Sport has signed a deal for the distribution in Spain and Andorra of the Plum line of ski bindings developed and manufactured by Felisaz in France

  • News briefs

    Callaway will start selling its new Razr XF golf iron,...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Callaway will start selling its new Razr XF golf iron, targeted for golfers with mid to high handicaps. It is intended to complement its Legacy irons, which are aimed for low- to mid-handicap players. The Razr XF uses Callaway's Black PVD finish, partly to make it look impressive and partly ...

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    With Golf Europe canceled for this year, BSI, the German...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    With Golf Europe canceled for this year, BSI, the German sporting goods industry association, has decided to organize a series of Golf Buying Days for German retailers. Each running for three days, they are going to take place at three different locations near Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Munich between Oct. 15 ...

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    Dynafit and Primaloft are pairing up to bring a traveling...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Dynafit and Primaloft are pairing up to bring a traveling film festival celebrating the mountains to Europe. Hitting various sites in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Spain in October and November, “The Best of Ski Mountaineering” includes short films about freeride touring in Patagonia, the ski touring racer Mireia Miro ...

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    Sluggish sales in Europe and China fail to spoil Nike’s brilliant quarter

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Some of Nike's European managers must have felt their ears burning this week as Charlie Denson, president of the Nike brand, pointed to the company's insufficient sharpness in Western Europe – the only region where the Nike brand's underlying sales were flat amid an otherwise buoyant performance for the three ...

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    Premium Golf Brands has extended its deal to distribute Cutter...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Premium Golf Brands has extended its deal to distribute Cutter & Buck golf apparel in the U.K., Ireland, Portugal and Spain, lasting until 2015. The distributor will also continue to have input in the design of products for the U.K. and the rest of Europe. At the same time, Cutter ...

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    The Performance + Lifestyle Group of Collective Brands has several...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    The Performance + Lifestyle Group of Collective Brands has several new distribution agreements that will help it expand its Sperry Top-Sider, Saucony, Keds and Stride Rite brands worldwide. ABC-Mart of Tokyo will reintroduce Saucony and Sperry Top-Sider in Japan through its own stores as well as fashion retailers (for Sperry) ...

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    Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers, has inaugurated its first...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers, has inaugurated its first store outside Spain in the Kildare Village of Ireland, near Dublin. Munich already has 10 mono-brand stores in Spain, plus shop-in-shops in various department stores of El Corte Inglés.

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    Newfeel, the private brand of walking shoes sold exclusively in...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Newfeel, the private brand of walking shoes sold exclusively in Décathlon stores, is reporting a major success for its One Many sneaker, whose modular construction allows the user to change the upper on the technical and breathable comfort sole. Typically, the customer buys the soles at the modest price of ...

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    The entire board of Intersport International Corporation was confirmed for...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    The entire board of Intersport International Corporation was confirmed for another three years at the general meeting of the retail organization in Oslo. Klaus Jost, the 50-year-old general manager of Intersport Deutschland, remains chairman of IIC's supervisory board. The vice presidents are still Jussi Mikkola from Finland, François Bariaud from ...

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    Marc Lombardo, the chief financial officer of the Blacks Leisure...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Marc Lombardo, the chief financial officer of the Blacks Leisure Group, has decided to leave the British retailer by Dec. 16 at his own request. There is a nomination committee in place which commences the process to find an appropriate successor.

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    Glenmuir's new fall/winter collection of golf wear features bionics nanotechnology...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Glenmuir's new fall/winter collection of golf wear features bionics nanotechnology that provides better water repellency. Bionic-Finish is used on four of Glenmuir's men's lambswool's sweaters and two women's models. The Kielder and Jupiter men's styles also have a windproof lining for additional protection. Much apparel waterproofing involves the application ...