All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 34-35
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Nike has secured a patent for Nike+ TM, a technology...
Nike has secured a patent for Nike+ TM, a technology that uses a computerized radar system with transmitters embedded in a soccer ball. The technology can be expanded to track performance in basketball, baseball, hockey and other sports.
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Surfersvillage has launched a new version of its website, with...
Surfersvillage has launched a new version of its website, with a new design, new functions and other new elements
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Manchester United: IPO and new shirt sponsor
Manchester United set the terms for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange on July 30. It proposes to sell 16,667,667 shares at between $16 and $20 each, valuing the English club at up to $3.3 billion. Half of the shares will be issued by the club ...
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Jittery investors at JJB Sports
British newspapers report that Invesco, an investment firm that holds 47 percent in JJB Sports, wants to strengthen its influence at the beleaguered British sports retail group as a means to speed up its restructuring plan. The Sunday Times heard that Invesco wanted to buy the retailer's outstanding debt with ...
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Struggling Vulcabras loses its head
Milton Cardoso Dos Santos Filho has resigned as chief executive of Vulcabras, the big Brazilian company that owns the Olympikus brand and manages the distribution of Reebok in three Latin American countries. He has also left the company's board of directors. A public statement says that he is leaving for ...
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Rapha goes for physical retail
Rapha , which is probably now the world's fastest-growing brand of cycling apparel, opened this past weekend its flagship store on Brewer Street in London, close to Regent Street . The eight-year-old British company is still selling 90 percent of its products through the internet, but this major investment is ...
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Garmin’s outdoor and fitness rise in the second quarter
Garmin's revenues from its outdoor segment increased by 24 percent to $100 million in the second quarter of 2012. Those of the fitness segment increased by 5 percent to $82 million, compared against a strong performance in 2011. The company's overall sales increase amounted to 7 percent. Turnover reached $718 ...
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Johnson Outdoors reports growth, except for diving
Johnson Outdoors reported a 5 percent increase in total net revenues to $128.6 million during the third fiscal quarter ended June 29, compared with the same quarter a year ago, with new products generating more than 40 percent of total sales. Currency translations had a negative 2 percent impact on ...
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Implus, the owner of the Yaktrax line of traction devices...
Implus, the owner of the Yaktrax line of traction devices for footwear, has bought Kako ICEtrekkers, maker of heavy-duty grips including Spikes, Chains and Diamond Grip. Kako ICEtrekkers have mostly been popular in the safety industrial market, but have been gaining in popularity at retail in recent years.
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Deckers invests in Hoka One One
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has announced a “strategic investment” in Hoka One One , the new and special brand of oversized trail running shoes first introduced for the autumn/winter 2010/11 season by Jean-Luc Diard, a former chief executive of Salomon , and by his former marketing manager, Nicolas Mermoud . ...
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Décathlon is reportedly in discussions with the municipality of London...
Décathlon is reportedly in discussions with the municipality of London to make use of some of the facilities built for the Olympics after the Games. Many years ago, the French sporting goods retail chain managed to convert one of the pavilions erected for the World's Fair in Hannover into a ...
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Dainese is equipping three competitors in equestrian events during the...
Dainese is equipping three competitors in equestrian events during the London Olympics with a new range of protective equipment designed for the participants' needs. They are an Italian police officer, Stefano Brecciaroli, and two Colombians, Rodrigo Diaz and Daniel Bluman. Brecciaroli, who participated in the Olympics in Athens and Beijing, ...
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Rolf Schmid, the chief executive of Mammut Sports Group, will...
Rolf Schmid, the chief executive of Mammut Sports Group, will be the keynote speaker at the Ispo Dinner during the next European Outdoor Forum, due to be held in Annecy, France, on Oct. 16 and 17. He follows Paul Petzl (Petzl) and Heiner Oberrauch (Salewa), who gave their speeches in the previous ...
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Franz Koch, chief executive of Puma, has told a German...
Franz Koch, chief executive of Puma, has told a German newspaper that the Cat plans to bring out compostable or recyclable T-shirts and shoes in 2013
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Invista inaugurated its first textile research center in mainland China....
Invista inaugurated its first textile research center in mainland China. The company is one of the world's largest producers of nylon and spandex and the creator of the Lycra and CoolMax trademarks. The China Textile Research Center (CTRC), a 3,000-square-meter facility worth $7.3 million, is built on the same site ...
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Canterbury has signed a deal to be the official kit...
Canterbury has signed a deal to be the official kit supplier for the Royal Air Force Rugby Union, providing team and leisure wear for the teams for seniors, women, Vultures and under-23s, as well as the Divisional sides. Canterbury already has a deal with the RAF Spitfire Rugby 7s team.
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A Canadian wholesaler, INA International, has extended its license for...
A Canadian wholesaler, INA International, has extended its license for the Diadora brand to all of North America by taking over Golden Viking Sports (GVS), the company that has held the U.S. license for the Italian brand over the last three years. Bill Nuttall, president of GVS, is going to ...
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New merchandiser for Skullcandy from Burton
Skullcandy has hired Sam Paschel as executive vice president for product development and merchandising, effective Sept. 14. He succeeds Dan Levine, the company's chief merchandising officer since 2008, who resigned on Aug. 1 to pursue a new opportunity. Paschel was most recently senior vice president of marketing for Burton Snowboards. ...
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Brian Davis, the PGA Tour professional, has signed a deal...
Brian Davis, the PGA Tour professional, has signed a deal to wear Sunice golf apparel
