All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 40-41
View all stories from this issue.
-
News briefs
India has introduced national standards for organic textiles. The new...
India has introduced national standards for organic textiles. The new Indian Standards for Organic Textiles (ISOT) cover the lifecycle of the cotton fiber from crop to clothing. The ISOT will be introduced in the National Standards for Organic Production, which includes norms of organic production and processing of agriculture crops ...
-
News briefs
The surfing legend Laird Hamilton has partnered with Nidecker to...
The surfing legend Laird Hamilton has partnered with Nidecker to develop Laird StandUp and other stand-up paddleboards. Bob Pearson, of Pearson Arrow, is creating the initial line. Laird StandUp was first unveiled at the Surf Expo in Orlando earlier this month, and made its European debut Sept. 18-20 at Paddle ...
-
News briefs
The Nordic Golf Show is to be held in Malmö...
The Nordic Golf Show is to be held in Malmö for the first time next week, as the organizers of the former Golfmässan, targeted at Swedish buyers and held in the small town of Jonköping, decided to widen the scope of the event and to move it to a more ...
-
News briefs
The global market for ski hardware went up in the...
The global market for ski hardware went up in the 12 months ended in March 2012 thanks to a high rise in preorders from North American, Russian and Asian distributors, according to the annual Ski Market Study compiled by Fesi, the European sporting goods industry federation. These increases offset disappointing ...
-
News briefs
Holmenkol, the German manufacturer of ski wax and other product...
Holmenkol, the German manufacturer of ski wax and other product care items for sporting goods, has been acquired by the Eimermacher Group, which markets a wide range of products from cosmetics to medication for animals. After the last bad winter, Holmenkol had gone into receivership on July 22. Eimermacher, which ...
-
Article
Online retailing gains momentum in Sweden
In Sweden, e-commerce is maintaining a high rate of growth, with the sporting goods and outdoor sectors topping other segments with growth of 27 percent in the second quarter of 2012. If the trend goes on, the internet may generate sales of about 1 billion Swedish kronor (€117.8m-$151.7m) for ...
-
Article
Rossignol reorganizes its production in France
Groupe Rossignol is reducing the number of workers at its factory at Nevers, which is the only one in Western Europe that is still manufacturing ski bindings , but a spokesman for the company said that it is planning to create other jobs at its other two French factories ...
-
News briefs
Salomon is opening its first store in Montreal. It is...
Salomon is opening its first store in Montreal. It is adjacent to an older store by Arc'teryx, which has been renovated for the occasion.
-
News briefs
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has taken action to improve both the visibility of the global sports industry association and its online service for affiliated companies. The corporate design has been refreshed to reflect the vitality of the industry that the association represents, featuring for example ...
-
Article
Prince’s new owners expand their global footprint
Prince Global Sports, the new firm set up by Active Brands Company (ABC) a couple of months ago to acquire the operating assets and exclusive licensing rights for the Prince, Ektelon and Viking brand names in the Americas, has completed its international expansion by taking over the rights to the ...
-
News briefs
As president of Fesi, the European sporting goods industry federation,...
As president of Fesi, the European sporting goods industry federation, Frank A. Dassler voiced strong support for a proposal to organize a European “Move Day” to promote and stimulate physical activity across the European Union at a recent international meeting. The proposal was made by Androulla Vassiliou, the incumbent EU ...
-
News briefs
Reed Exhibitions and Messe Salzburg hailed the first edition of...
Reed Exhibitions and Messe Salzburg hailed the first edition of the new Austrian bike fair, Best of Bike, as a success, as 83.1 percent of the attendees who were interviewed declared themselves very satisfied. The survey conducted at the show also indicated that 73.9 percent were very happy with the ...
-
News briefs
Reebok has partnered with The Echo Nest, a music intelligence...
Reebok has partnered with The Echo Nest, a music intelligence platform, to release a new Spotify app. The Reebok FitList app, aimed at providing fitness exercisers with a soundtrack for their workout sessions, is free to use within Spotify. Users select an activity, an intensity level, the duration of the ...
-
News briefs
The Swiss snow sports dorado of Saas-Fee is hosting this...
The Swiss snow sports dorado of Saas-Fee is hosting this year's Women in Boardsports Conference, running from Sept. 26 to Sept. 30. Its organizers are not only addressing decision-makers within the industry, but certainly also women working for boardsports companies or those who intend to do so. Among the speakers ...
-
News briefs
Head has granted a license for the development and the...
Head has granted a license for the development and the sale of Head branded bikes in Austria and some Eastern European countries, according to velobiz.de, the German online news service for the bicycle industry. The collection was presented at the first edition of a new Austrian trade show, Best of Bike, in ...
-
News briefs
The French cycling industry has gone through a rough patch...
The French cycling industry has gone through a rough patch in the first half, in contrast with the first six months of 2011. Bicycle sales have diminished by 6.5 percent, although results were different depending on the segment. Sales for urban bikes actually rose by 3.5 percent, favored by the ...
-
Article
First graduate course in sporting goods management kicks off
An interesting Master of Science course in sports and outdoor industry management, or SOIM for short, began a few days ago at the School of Management of Lyon (EMLyon). Described as the first such master's degree program specializing in our sector, it started with a group of 13 selected students ...
-
News briefs
Le Coq Sportif has inaugurated its first international flagship store...
Le Coq Sportif has inaugurated its first international flagship store in Milan. The 240-square-meter shop, on two floors, is located on Via Dante, a pedestrian shopping street in the heart of the city. Until now the brand has concentrated its retail development on the French market, with the opening of ...
-
News briefs
Many Spanish retailers indicated that they would not completely pass...
Many Spanish retailers indicated that they would not completely pass on to consumers the increase of 18 to 21 percent in the VAT rate instituted by the Spanish government on Sept. 1 to help reduce its budget deficit. Décathlon said it would apply it only to products that are not ...
-
News briefs
Sonae Group, the Portuguese company that owns the Sport Zone...
Sonae Group, the Portuguese company that owns the Sport Zone chain and many other retail operations in other sectors, has announced a 44 percent drop in net earnings to €20 million for the first half of this year, although its operating profit declined by only 3 percent to €87 million. ...
