All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 22, Issue 39-40 – Page 3

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    Bike industry irons out tensions on pricing

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) have held talks to quell industry concerns over a statement by Pat McQuaid, the UCI's chairman, who accused bicycle suppliers of turning out “unsafe” carbon frames at a cost of $30 to $40, only to ...

  • Article

    Brazil raises bike duties as imports surge

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    The import duty on assembled bicycles in Brazil has been raised to 35 percent from 20 percent. Eduardo Musa, the president of Caloi, Brazil's biggest bike maker, told Bike Europe that there has been a huge influx of imported bicycles into Brazil: 50,000 units came into the country five years ...

  • News briefs

    A new Swedish bike helmet invention, Hövding, received an Index:Award...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    A new Swedish bike helmet invention, Hövding, received an Index:Award from the Danish crown prince and princess last month. Like a typical airbag, Hövding works as a collar with a removable shell that is blown up into a helmet at the moment an accident happens. Developed by two Swedish students ...

  • News briefs

    Foremost, the big U.K. golf buying group, has started up...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Foremost, the big U.K. golf buying group, has started up a new website for its members. The site will provide tools for retailers to help them have a successful business, such as an education section giving advice on retail strategy and a personal finance section, offering advice on everything from ...

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    Bitter family row startles bicycle industry

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    A messy split between members of the Hon family and their competing brands of folding bicycles has mesmerized the bicycle industry in the last weeks – with serial injunctions, defecting distributors and lawyers inspecting stands at international fairs.The acrimonious battle in the Hon family became public in June when the ...

  • Short stops

    Mavic has developed its first line of bicycle helmets, featuring...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Mavic has developed its first line of bicycle helmets, featuring technology that helps them adapt to the wearer's skull

  • Article

    Rising costs begin to bite at Nike

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    The long-awaited hit on the gross margin of leading sporting goods companies materialized in Nike's results for its first fiscal quarter, as its gross margin fell by a hefty 2.7 percent to 44.3 percent. The drop was partly blamed on more discounts but was chiefly attributed to higher product costs. ...

  • Short stops

    Phil Knight, chairman and co-founder of Nike, has been chosen...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Phil Knight, chairman and co-founder of Nike, has been chosen as an economic adviser to Jon Huntsman, the former governor of Utah who is now seeking the Republication nomination for president of the U.S.

  • News briefs

    Columbia Sportswear has been named the official outerwear provider for...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has been named the official outerwear provider for the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team through the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The athletes will show off Columbia's Omni-Heat technology, wearing the brand's outerwear, base layers and hats, and contribute ideas toward the research and development of new products. Some ...

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    Gresvig buys members to strike harder in Norwegian retail battle

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Gresvig, the leading buying group in Norwegian sports retailing, has been buying up several of its largest retail members in the last months, as the opening of large stores focusing on cheap prices like those of XXL Sport is putting pressure on the business of smaller urban stores.Gresvig runs the ...

  • News briefs

    Reischmann, a German retailer of sports and fashion products based...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Reischmann, a German retailer of sports and fashion products based in Ravensburg, is opening its 13th store in nearby Kempten. With 8,000 square meters of space, of which more than 5,000 m² will be for sporting goods, it will be the biggest one in the chain. The company already has ...

  • News briefs

    For the eighth year in a row, New Balance is...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    For the eighth year in a row, New Balance is the official partner of the 20 Kilométres de Paris race, being held Oct. 9. A New Balance coach will help runners train on Sunday mornings leading up to the race at the Champs de Mars, the large grassy area at ...

  • News briefs

    Asics is working with Dr. Matthias Marquardt, author of a...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Asics is working with Dr. Matthias Marquardt, author of a popular running guidebook in Germany. Marquardt and Asics will host the TV series “Asics Running Insights,” showing on N-TV from this month. The eight-episode series features Marquard giving advice to runners and doing away with running myths. Asics hopes Marquard ...

  • Short stops

    Bruno Cercley, the man who has turned around Groupe Rossignol,...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Bruno Cercley, the man who has turned around Groupe Rossignol, is set to be awarded the French Legion of Honor at the company's head office next Oct. 8

  • News briefs

    Canterbury, the rugby apparel brand, and Invista, the fiber manufacturer,...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Canterbury, the rugby apparel brand, and Invista, the fiber manufacturer, have teamed up to make rugby shirts intended to help players avoid tackles at the Rugby World Cup that started a few days ago in New Zealand. Featuring special designs and fits, the shirts are made with Invista's Lycra Sport ...

  • News briefs

    Head NV and HTM Sport, a subsidiary of Head, announce...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Head NV and HTM Sport, a subsidiary of Head, announce that, on Oct. 21, they expect to redeem in full their outstanding senior secured notes due in 2012. The total redemption price for the notes is expected to be €29.4 million: the principal amount of €28.8 million and accrued and ...

  • News briefs

    +++ Andy Rubin, chief executive of Pentland Brands, was part...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    +++ Andy Rubin, chief executive of Pentland Brands, was part of a delegation of 25 top U.K. executives who accompanied British Prime Minister David Cameron on a trade mission to Russia +++

  • Article

    Alfa wants to double through exports, new products

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    The Norwegian ski and outdoor footwear company has embarked on an ambitious five-year strategic plan to roughly double its turnover through higher international sales as well as forays into new product categories. The plan follows the appointment of Pål Olimb as chief executive and a shareholder of Alfa in ...

  • News briefs

    Ebay has launched a new pilot project aiming to win...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Ebay has launched a new pilot project aiming to win new sellers that as of now is limited to only ebay.de and ebay.at, for Germany and Austria respectively. For the first time ever, Ebay is letting buyers pay Ebay for their goods; then Ebay will transfer the money to the ...

  • News briefs

    Philippe Dugarin is the new international sales director of Aigle,...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Philippe Dugarin is the new international sales director of Aigle, the French brand of outdoor and lifestyle shoes and clothing owned by Maus Frères, taking the place left vacant by Alexander Hagen after he left one year ago to work for Puma. Dugardin himself worked most recently for Puma, handle ...