All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 32-33 – Page 3

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    Kappa has signed a sponsorship agreement with U.E. Santboiana, the...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Kappa has signed a sponsorship agreement with U.E. Santboiana, the rugby team of Sant Boi de Llobregat in Catalonia, covering the next two seasons. The Italian brand will supply sportswear to all the teams of the Spanish club as well as its rugby school. Kappa started its presence on Spain's ...

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    Go Sport appoints a new boss, after a new loss

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    The board of directors of Groupe Go Sport has announced the appointment of Loïc Le Borgne as its new general manager, to replace François Neukirch. Age 51, Le Borgne has 30 years of experience in retailing, 21 of which he spent with the hypermarket group Auchan. He joins the French ...

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    After H&M announced the opening of a couple of sports...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    After H&M announced the opening of a couple of sports fashion stores in London for the Olympics, Mango announced that it is considering the development of a new line of sportswear and “homewear” within the next two-three years. This adds to recent announcements by the company in May about a ...

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    Cristian Deville has had a gondola named after him at...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Cristian Deville has had a gondola named after him at the Austrian skiing resort of Kitzbuehel. Cristian won the slalom there in January and tradition has it that the winner of the Kitzbuehel round of the Alpine Skiing World Cup is awarded this special prize. One of the red gondolas ...

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    After months of speculation, a decision was made by organizers...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    After months of speculation, a decision was made by organizers to merge the European Freeride World Tour, the North American Freesking World Tour and The North Face Masters of Snowboarding into one, unified global championship series. The new world tour will be named the “Swatch Freeride World Tour by The ...

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    Vibram began to advertise its FiveFingers brand of minimalist shoes...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Vibram began to advertise its FiveFingers brand of minimalist shoes on some London buses on July 24. The branded buses were supposed to crisscross Central London for four weeks in connection with the Olympics.

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    Adidas is to close down the only manufacturing plant it...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Adidas is to close down the only manufacturing plant it still owns in China. Based in the coastal town of Suzhou, in the Jiangsu province, and employing 160 people, the apparel factory will be shuttered at the end of October. This is part of the company's permanent efforts to make ...

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    Adidas and Major League Soccer (MLS) have announced that MLS...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Adidas and Major League Soccer (MLS) have announced that MLS will integrate the Adidas Micoach Elite System league-wide as from the 2013 season, making it the first “smart league” in the world. The data-tracking technology provides coaches, trainers and players with real-time performance metrics including heart rate, acceleration, speed, distance, ...

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    Ping inaugurated a new multimillion-dollar facility, with additional office and...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Ping inaugurated a new multimillion-dollar facility, with additional office and operational space, at the company's headquarters in Gainsborough, U.K., on July 12. The American brand of golf equipment has had its home for European operations in Gainsborough since 1973 and also owns the Gainsborough Golf Club. The opening of the ...

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    The BASE Workshop, a French action sports show whose fourth...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    The BASE Workshop, a French action sports show whose fourth edition was supposed to take place in Bordeaux on Aug. 26-28, has been canceled, citing financial and market difficulties. Organized by Brotherhood Communications, a French agency specializing in alternative sports and lifestyle, the event was to gather brand professionals and ...

  • Short stops

    Go Sport will act as the official retail partner for...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Go Sport will act as the official retail partner for the next two seasons of the Paris Saint-Germain football club, and the French retailer's logo will appear in the club's stadium and in its media

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    Accell’s profit rides downhill

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Accell, the Dutch group that owns a gaggle of bicycle and fitness brands, saw its net operating result shrink by 15 percent to €23.2 million for the first half of the year, even though its sales increased by 19 percent to €445.6 million. This included organic sales growth of just ...

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    Cybex International's net sales were down to $30.8 million in...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Cybex International's net sales were down to $30.8 million in the second quarter from $32.6 for the corresponding period in 2011, and its gross margin slid by 4.4 percentage points to 29.4 percent. The U.S. fitness equipment company reported a net loss of $1.2 million, a worsening from a net ...

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    Under Armour reports 27% higher sales

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Under Armour's revenues increased by 27 percent in the second quarter to $369 million, compared with the same period a year ago. Net income grew by 7 percent to $7 million.For the apparel segment, net revenues in the quarter increased by 23 percent to $253 million, with good results in ...

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    Analysis: The sports apparel market 2011

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    The global sports apparel market expanded by 8.1 percent in terms of dollars at the wholesale level in 2011, according to an annual study by Sporting Goods Intelligence, and the growth was even lower in local currencies. It was lower in contrast with the previously reported increase of 13.2 percent ...

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    Runners Point's sales surged by 20.9 percent in the first...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Runners Point's sales surged by 20.9 percent in the first six months of this year, with a 14.4 percent increase on a same-store basis. E-commerce was a major driver, up by 87.2 percent to €11.6 million for the period. Sidestep, the German sporting goods retailer's sports lifestyle chain, booked increases ...

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    Jarden’s outdoor down by 3.2% in the quarter

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Reporting its results for the second quarter ended June 30, Jarden Corporation said that the revenues of its Outdoor Solutions unit fell by 3.2 percent to $747.3 million, compared with the same period in 2011. The management blamed weather and economic issues in Europe, tough comparisons with one year ago ...

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    The outdoor brands invoiced 14.5% more for footwear in 2011

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    According to the annual survey of the market conducted by Sporting Goods Intelligence and The Outdoor Industry Compass, sales of branded outdoor shoes grew by 14.5% at the wholesale level in 2011 worldwide in terms of U.S. dollars, with increases of 9.6 percent in the U.S. and 18.6 percent in ...

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    After 10 years with SRAM and seven at RockShox, Dirk...

    2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

    After 10 years with SRAM and seven at RockShox, Dirk Belling is leaving the European base of the U.S. components giant. His position as European marketing manager may no longer be occupied, while his role of brand manager, urban bike, has been temporarily assigned to Tobias Erhard, aftermarket communications manager.