All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 32-33 – Page 2

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    Halfords Group of the U.K. has sacked its chief executive,...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Halfords Group of the U.K. has sacked its chief executive, David Wild, after four years at the helm. The company released an interim management statement for its first quarter up to June 29 in which it reported a drop of 5.6 percent in same-store sales, mainly due to a 7.5 ...

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    JJB’s CEO quits

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    JJB Sports reported on Friday that Keith Jones is stepping down from the role of chief executive with immediate effect. He will continue to serve in an advisory role until the end of August, just before the planned Sept. 1 enthronement of Bob Corliss as chairman. JJB said its ...

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    Mizuno has opened a pop-up Mizuno Performance Center at London's...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Mizuno has opened a pop-up Mizuno Performance Center at London's iconic Center Point building, running from July 24 to Aug. 12 in connection with the Olympics. The center will feature activity zones based around sprinting, football and handball, with athletes dropping in. It will also host artwork by Hidekichi Shigemoto, ...

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    The merger of Golf Town from Canada and Golfsmith from...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    The merger of Golf Town from Canada and Golfsmith from the U.S. has been completed through a $97.1 million transaction. Golfsmith has asked Nasdaq to delist its common stock.

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    The fitness segment of Brunswick Corp., consisting essentially of Life...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    The fitness segment of Brunswick Corp., consisting essentially of Life Fitness and Hammer Strength, grew by only 1 percent in the second quarter to $143.3 million. Sales outside the U.S. represented 48 percent of this amount and declined by 7 percent. Strong U.S. sales were partially offset by a decline ...

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    News on British golf from the Open Championship

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    The British Golf Industry Association (BGIA) unveiled its new logo at a lunch ceremony at the Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, U.K., on July 18, alongside the Open Championship. The BGIA is the lead trade body for golf products and the service industry in the U.K. ...

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    The two major British sporting goods retailers are likely to...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    The two major British sporting goods retailers are likely to get a little boost from the Olympics in London, according to Verdict Research. Sports Direct's share of the total U.K. clothing market is predicted to increase by 0.2 percentage points to 1.8 percent, and its share of the footwear market ...

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    Brazil’s major sports retailer returns to profit

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    After a careful new audit of its accounts, Grupo SBF, which owns the Centauro and By Tennis chains of sporting goods stores in Brazil, has reported a net profit of 44.4 million reais (€17.9m-$21.9m) for 2011, against a loss of R$22.2 million the year before. Sales and profits have been ...

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    Warrior Sports has signed Vinnie Jones as the brand's latest...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Warrior Sports has signed Vinnie Jones as the brand's latest football ambassador. He will also become the face of “Face Off,” the new online Premier League prediction game that the American company is launching. Jones is an English actor and retired footballer who represented and captained the Welsh national football ...

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    The Bos Group has obtained a license to source and...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    The Bos Group has obtained a license to source and distribute O'Neill footwear all around Europe, Sport Partner reports. The deal covers footwear for men, women and children in all seasons, and the first delivery is expected for the second half of 2013. It also involves O'Neill branded socks. Entities ...

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    Billabong finds TPG’s new offer insufficient

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Texas Pacific Group (TPG) has offered to pay 1.45 Australian dollars per share, or a total of A$694.5 million (€588.9m-$712.9m), for Billabong International. The offered price is 32 percent higher than the value of Billabong's shares prior to the announcement last July 24 of TPG's new proposal, but lower than ...

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    Quiksilver has inaugurated a big new Boardriders store at its...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Quiksilver has inaugurated a big new Boardriders store at its new European headquarters at Saint Jean de Luz, France

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    Oakley is making a big splash at the London Olympics,...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Oakley is making a big splash at the London Olympics, where it is supplying more than 80 percent of the athletes who are wearing sunglasses. It has deals with more 700 athletes competing in the Games in 19 disciplines and coming from more than 200 countries. They are being invited ...

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    Bench has taken over ownership of two stores operated by...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Bench has taken over ownership of two stores operated by franchisees in Berlin and Munich

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    Callaway banks on new products and marketing

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    The product line that Callaway Golf is going to introduce for spring 2013 has been completely redesigned, and more new products are in the pipeline as the company's product development team is now reporting directly to the new chief executive, Chip Brewer. Also, the savings made by the previously reported ...

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    Direct Golf UK has appointed Simon Corp as offline marketing...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Direct Golf UK has appointed Simon Corp as offline marketing manager. A PGA professional, Corp has been working with Direct Golf UK for eight years, moving from sales to store manager/teaching professional, and then with John Letters brand manager. He will oversee the company's direct mail, print advertising, Direct Golf ...

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    L-Fashion Group has appointed Marco Bava sales director and country...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    L-Fashion Group has appointed Marco Bava sales director and country manager for Italy. Bava, 45, has a long-standing knowledge of the sporting goods sector. Prior to the Finnish brand, he worked for Invicta and Tecnica, holding sales and marketing responsibilities, as well as IDS and Bata. He also worked for ...

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    The North Face has appointed Pierre Caillat to be sales...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    The North Face has appointed Pierre Caillat to be sales and key accounts manager for The North Face France. Caillat, who will replace Sébastian Plasson, previously worked for Sidas, X-Socks and Rossignol.

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    Bread & Butter is going to start one day earlier,...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Bread & Butter is going to start one day earlier, on Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays, from next January on. It will continue to run for three days. The organizers said they wanted to optimize its position between the dates of other major fashion-related trade shows in Florence, Milan and Paris. ...

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    Rossignol has signed a partnership with Best of the Alps...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Rossignol has signed a partnership with Best of the Alps – The Classic Mountain Resorts, to produce a limited edition of alpine skis that will only be available through authorized dealers at member resorts. Best of the Alps is a group of prestigious alpine resorts, from Chamonix Mont-Blanc to Cortina ...