All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 22, Issue 44-45 – Page 3

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    Asics’ profits take a hit

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Unwavering demand for running products enabled Asics to lift its sales by 6.5 percent to ¥123,935 million yen (€1,149m-$1,583m) for the first half of its fiscal year, until the end of September, but the expansion slowed down in the second quarter and the group's profits were on the slide.The Japanese ...

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    Asics is looking to increase its presence in floorball with...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Asics is looking to increase its presence in floorball with the launch of a collection of shoes specifically designed for the indoor sport. Initiated by Asics Sweden, the new shoe line was developed to offer floorball players a specific shoe with features optimized for the type of foot movements commonly ...

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    Asian sales push Basicnet

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Basicnet reported a 14.6 percent increase in its direct sales and those of its licenses in the first nine months of the year to €315.7 million, driven by strong growth in the Asia-Pacific region. On a currency-neutral basis, sales were up by 15.6 percent.Turnover was up in all regions, with ...

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    JJB is launching a dedicated in-store area at its Trafford...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    JJB is launching a dedicated in-store area at its Trafford Center store in Manchester in conjunction with Nike. The area will offer free Nike Training Club fitness classes for female shoppers, as well as provide a dedicated area for Nike sportswear. The move is part of the company's efforts to ...

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    Briko announced a new partnership with the Italian Paralympic Snow...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Briko announced a new partnership with the Italian Paralympic Snow Sports Federation at Skipass, the annual Italian snow show that took place in Modena a few days ago

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    Winter, outdoor sales underpin Amer’s growth

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports increased its sales by 20 percent in the third quarter to €559.2 million, owing to another strong performance by its winter and outdoor division, which benefited from earlier deliveries and higher pre-orders than the previous year for winter sports equipment. The turnover of the Finnish group rose by ...

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    Craig Stevenson, president of the Americas region at Quiksilver, was...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Craig Stevenson, president of the Americas region at Quiksilver, was appointed as the company's global brand president and chief operating officer, from the start of this month. The global brand president is a new position, which is meant to supervise the Quiksilver, Roxy and DC brands' activities. The COO's functions ...

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    Nike has a new credit agreement that allows for up...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Nike has a new credit agreement that allows for up to about $1 billion in borrowings pursuant to a revolving credit facility, with the option to increase borrowings to $1.5 billion upon request by the company. The revolving credit facility matures in October 2016, with potential extensions available that could ...

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    Puma has sealed an agreement with Borussia Dortmund to replace...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Puma has sealed an agreement with Borussia Dortmund to replace Kappa as the Bundesliga football team's equipment supplier from next season and for the next eight years. Puma already has partnerships with two other teams in the Bundesliga, VFB Stuttgart and Hoffenheim, but it intends to turn Borussia Dortmund into ...

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    Adidas defies economic pressures

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group continues to defy pressures on the European market, with significant sales increases in all parts of Europe in the third quarter. They contributed to a sales rise of 8.0 percent to €3,744 million for the group in the three months, equivalent to an increase of 13 percent ...

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    Adidas has installed what it is calling a “virtual footwear...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has installed what it is calling a “virtual footwear wall” in its flagship store in London. The wall lets customers choose footwear from a virtual shelf of products through a touch-screen, and they can pre-order the shoes they pick. The shopper can turn the 3D images to see the ...

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    Décathlon is reportedly planning to open four additional stores in...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Décathlon is reportedly planning to open four additional stores in Romania by next spring, complementing the six units that it already has in the country, with the goal of forming a network of 20 stores in due time. With four new stores launched in the course of last year, according ...

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    Super Retail Group of Australia has completed the acquisition of...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Super Retail Group of Australia has completed the acquisition of the retail sporting goods retail division of Archer Capital, consisting of 90 Rebel Sport stores, 36 Amart shops and two Performance Sports doors. The acquisition price of 610 million Australian dollars (€458.4m-$632.3m) compares with the total turnover of these stores, ...

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    Adidas acquires Five Ten footwear

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Separately, the Adidas Group has agreed to take over Five Ten, the family-owned Californian brand, to complement its own offering of outdoor footwear with more specialized climbing and mountain biking products. The two parties have agreed on a price of $25 million in cash, and contingent payments depending on the ...

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    Accell Group is reportedly looking for more acquisitions in southern...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Accell Group is reportedly looking for more acquisitions in southern Europe as well as in the U.S.

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    Under Armour's total revenues grew by 41.7 percent to $465.5...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Under Armour's total revenues grew by 41.7 percent to $465.5 million in the third quarter, marking the third consecutive quarterly increase of more than 40 percent. Sales outside the U.S. jumped by 53.9 percent, but at $32.8 million they represented only 7 percent of the total turnover, and they were ...

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    Falke is outfitting Michael Rensing, the 27-year-old goalkeeper of the...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Falke is outfitting Michael Rensing, the 27-year-old goalkeeper of the FC Köln football team in Germany

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    Black Diamond's growth rate increased to 24 percent for the...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Black Diamond's growth rate increased to 24 percent for the third quarter, allowing the outdoor company to reach a record level of $42.0 million in sales for the period. While volumes increased for all the 27 product categories covered by the group, 4 percentage points of the growth came from ...

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    Foot Locker launched a program on Oct. 23 to collect...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Foot Locker launched a program on Oct. 23 to collect used shoes at its stores all over Europe. Under the program, which was scheduled to run until Nov. 5, clients who return used shoes have been getting a €10 voucher for a discount on their next purchase of new sneakers ...

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    Joma's collection for spring/summer 2012 includes a new series of...

    2011-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Joma's collection for spring/summer 2012 includes a new series of football boots, and calls the Fit 100 model the highlight of the line. The Fit 100 is based on the model of a running shoe, made from soft calf leather. The Spanish company's new product will be available at retail ...