All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 28-29 – Page 2
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Chris Sports, a Swiss distribution company, has teamed up with...
Chris Sports, a Swiss distribution company, has teamed up with Qloom Sports, an offbeat bicycle apparel brand launched five years ago. The deal is that the distribution of Qloom for Germany, Switzerland and Austria will be handled by Chris Sports, after the integration of Qloom's sales team into the joint ...
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Nike’s record year was marred by higher costs and Chinese worries
The quarter capped a fiscal year in which the Nike group chalked up sales of $24,128 million. This was an increase of 16 percent in dollars and 14 percent in constant currencies. The company reiterated its target to reach sales between $28 and $30 billion by the end of the ...
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While the Euro Cup football championships was in full swing,...
While the Euro Cup football championships was in full swing, Puma was already preparing its on-site marketing for the London Olympics. The sports lifestyle brand is building the Puma Yard at the Boiler House, part of the Old Truman brewery on Brick Lane, to draw thousands of consumers with music ...
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G-Max guzzles Gresvig capital
The market situation in Norway has put financial strains on Gresvig, the buying group behind the G-Sport and Intersport chains in the country, which ended last year with a pre-tax loss of 207 million Norwegian kroner (€27.5m-$34.3m). The company said it suffered from depressed margins due to the warm winter ...
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A report is circulating that MBT has found a buyer,...
A report is circulating that MBT has found a buyer, but this could not be confirmed at the time of going to press. Meanwhile, following on the bankruptcy of the company in May, its Scandinavian sales organization has followed suit.
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Intersport Sweden is launching a new online business to complement...
Intersport Sweden is launching a new online business to complement its store network. This is meant to increase the number of products available for consumers, and to improve customer service. Anders Dahlberg, former interactive concept manager for Lindex, has been recruited to supervise the development of the platform. The new ...
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A British producer of squash racquets, Mantis, will be the...
A British producer of squash racquets, Mantis, will be the official racquet partner of the 2012 Subway World Squash Masters Championships in Birmingham
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Haglöfs will open a brand store in Oslo this fall,...
Haglöfs will open a brand store in Oslo this fall, and another will open in Tokyo shortly thereafter. Haglöfs' first ever brand store opened in Stockholm last year, so that the new locations will bring the total number of Haglöfs brand stores to three. Expectations are that the ...
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Billabong raises more equity
Unconfirmed reports in the U.S. and Australia have carried speculation that Nike and other interests may be planning to make a bid for Billabong International, the struggling Australian-based group. Nike officials declined to make any comments, but we feel that it is unlikely to make such a move because it ...
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Royal Dutch Gazelle, the bicycle company, has new management on...
Royal Dutch Gazelle, the bicycle company, has new management on board. Jaap Merkus has moved into the top slot as general manager, replacing Xeno Grimmelt, who held the job on an interim basis. Grimmelt moved up to be senior vice president heading up the Pon Bicycle Group, which owns Gazelle. ...
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Saucony elected its Spanish distributor, Deerfoot Sport, as its best...
Saucony elected its Spanish distributor, Deerfoot Sport, as its best in the world at the company's recent international sales meeting in Boston. Deerfoot's sales of the brand in Spain have been growing by 20 percent a year lately. Raidlight and Zoggs are among the other brands represented by Deerfoot in ...
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Brander Sports has expanded its product portfolio by becoming the...
Brander Sports has expanded its product portfolio by becoming the distributor of Uvex products in Sweden. The Gothenburg-based company currently has a number of similar brands in its portfolio including Spyder, Dainese and Ziener.
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The Spanish group Jim Sports, based in Melida and distributor...
The Spanish group Jim Sports, based in Melida and distributor of such brands as Slazenger and Carlton, has acquired for an undisclosed amount the Catalan brand Squba, specializing in high-performance swimwear and previously owned by Barcelona-based Mildosport. With the incorporation of Squba, Jim Sports enters for the first time the ...
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Bård Kristiansen will be the new chief executive for the...
Bård Kristiansen will be the new chief executive for the Norwegian sporting goods industry organization, Sportsbransjen. Kristiansen replaces Trond E. Hansen, who left the organization in the spring. He brings with him years of management experience with Adecco, as well as experience from his days as a handball champion. Kristiansen ...
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New Balance puts out a Responsible Leadership report
For the first time in its 106-year history, New Balance has published a Responsible Leadership report detailing the company's culture, values and sustainability efforts. The report focuses on three core areas: providing a safe, healthy and respectful work environment; enhancing environmental sustainability; and supporting the communities where it operates.New Balance ...
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While Britain's manufacturing output is on the slide, New Balance...
While Britain's manufacturing output is on the slide, New Balance stuck to its production of about 1.2 million pairs of footwear at its U.K. plant last year. The company said that this commitment had strongly contributed to growing consumer demand: New Balance's sales across Europe jumped by about 25 percent last year ...
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A survey by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) shows...
A survey by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) shows that 83.5 percent of its members are expecting a further increase in their domestic sales, while only 61.2 percent predict that their sales abroad will go up. The SGMA points out that the sporting goods market underperformed the rest of ...
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Harry Arnett has been named senior vice president for marketing...
Harry Arnett has been named senior vice president for marketing at Callaway Golf Company. He comes from TaylorMade, Adidas and Ashworth Golf, where he was vice president for global marketing. He has also held positions with Russell Corporation and Tinwood Media Ventures.
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The NBA has named Marc Armstrong vice president of marketing...
The NBA has named Marc Armstrong vice president of marketing partnerships for the NBA's EMEA region (Europe, the Middle East and Africa). He will develop new commercial opportunities across the region for the NBA, the WNBA, the NBA Development League and USAB. He will report to Benjamin Morel, senior vice ...
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The board of Rapala VMC Corporation has approved a new...
The board of Rapala VMC Corporation has approved a new share-based incentive plan for key personnel. The plan includes one earning period, running from April 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013. The potential reward from the plan will be based on the development of Rapala's inventory levels and Ebitda. Any ...
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