All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 44-45
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Skechers USA has reported net sales for the third quarter...
Skechers USA has reported net sales for the third quarter of $429.4 million, up by 4.2 percent from the year-ago period, driven by strength in its domestic wholesale division, company-owned retail stores and international distributors. The international subsidiaries division was the only channel which did not increase during the quarter, ...
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Lafuma presents stable revenues
For the financial year ended on Sept. 30 , the Lafuma Group reports a slight sales decline of 0.3 percent to €248.7 million . This is partially due to the development in the fourth quarter when turnover dropped by 6.6 percent to €77.6 million compared with the previous year's period. ...
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Jarden will reshuffle manufacturing
Jarden Corporation is launching a program to foster product innovation and update its manufacturing operations in the winter sports sectors. It wants to improve gross margins and operating efficiencies in the next three years by updating its manufacturing and supply chain apparatus . As part of this process, ...
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Reportedly, Hamax, the Norwegian marketer of sleighs and other snow...
Reportedly, Hamax, the Norwegian marketer of sleighs and other snow sports equipment, has decided to take its Austrian business into own hands. The market was covered by Klaus Stelzhammer for more than 22 years, of which he was directly employed by Hamax for 13 years. In the future, Austria will ...
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Some U.S. and golf media are reporting that Rory McIlroy,...
Some U.S. and golf media are reporting that Rory McIlroy, the Northern Irish golfer, is about to sign a 10-year, $250 million deal with Nike. McIlroy's contract with Titleist and FootJoy expires at the end of this year.
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While re-signing Jan McIntosh and Nick Goepper, Marker Völkl...
While re-signing Jan McIntosh and Nick Goepper, Marker Völkl adds Matt Margetts to its men's freeskiing team for the current winter season
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Go Sport shows improvement
The sales figures published by the French Go Sport Group indicate that it is getting better. In the third quarter ended Sept. 30, its total sales rose by 4.0 percent to €189.2 million. On a same-store basis, they went up by 4.9 percent, with the French multi-sport Go Sport ...
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Florian Weingärtner, a former member of the Ispo team, has...
Florian Weingärtner, a former member of the Ispo team, has joined Sport Invest Search Central Europe, the German-based recruitment agency, as senior consultant in charge of the fashion and lifestyle sectors. The 43-year-old worked for Head, Protective and Blax before joining Ispo, where he was involved between 2004 and 2007 ...
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Wolverine expands international leadership
As part of its effort to boost its international growth, Wolverine Worldwide has named several new executives to leadership positions. Guillermo Perez , formerly the vice president and general manager for the Cushe brand, takes on the newly created role of vice president for Latin America. Michael Hebreard ...
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Having taken over the distribution of its Gregory line of...
Having taken over the distribution of its Gregory line of backpacks in Japan, Black Diamond has appointed an industry veteran, Mori Hikari, to run the operation. After working for Patagonia and REI in Japan, he acted as general manager of The North Face for Goldwin over the last eight years. ...
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Sports Direct delivers strong growth
Sports Direct International released a pre-close trading update on Oct. 24, in advance of results for the half year ending Oct. 28, 2012, which will be announced on Dec. 13. The group's total sales for the nine weeks ending Sept. 30 were up 18 percent to £402.7 million ...
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Gerald Dejaco, a sports retailer from Tyrol and a member...
Gerald Dejaco, a sports retailer from Tyrol and a member of Sport 2000 for 12 years, is switching from the supervisory to the executive board of the group. He replaces Martin Jennewein, who served during three years on the board. Sport 2000 Austria has a unique structure under which two members of ...
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Spalding has signed a five-season deal to provide the official...
Spalding has signed a five-season deal to provide the official basketball for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and Eurocup
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Prince has extended its sponsorship deal with David Ferrer, the...
Prince has extended its sponsorship deal with David Ferrer, the Spanish tennis player
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Cybex International swung to profit in the third quarter reporting...
Cybex International swung to profit in the third quarter reporting net income of $1.08 million, compared with a loss of $278,000 for the corresponding period last year. The U.S. producer of exercise equipment had sales of $34.4 million, up from $33.5 million a year ago. For the nine months ended ...
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Maus Frères wants control over Lacoste
Maus Frères announced last Friday that it has signed an agreement in principle to take over a 30.3 percent stake in Lacoste SA , the family-controlled licensing company that owns the trademark rights to the famous brand. The proposed price is said to value the company at between €1 ...
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D&K Distribution to revive Conte of Florence
D&K Distribution is taking over gradually Conte of Florence, an iconic Italian brand of sports clothing with 60 years of history in the sector. The process should be concluded by mid-2013, after a settlement with the bankrupt company's creditors, but D&K has already agreed to take over its management, starting ...
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Nike confirms that it has obtained a deal to take...
Nike confirms that it has obtained a deal to take over as the official apparel supplier of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) until the end of 2016, covering the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi, as well as the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. The agreement was ...
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Patagonia invests in coating technology
Patagonia has taken a 15 percent equity stake in AeonClad Coatings , a nanotechnology specialist, with whom it will develop water-repellent down garments . Patagonia first entered into a partnership with the firm, a portfolio company of Emergent Technologies, in 2010, when the two companies established an R ...
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Representatives from the sports clusters of Montebelluna in Italy and...
Representatives from the sports clusters of Montebelluna in Italy and Portland in the U.S. gathered for a round-table discussion at Montebelluna's city hall on Oct. 18. Organized by Associazione Calzaturieri Museo dello Scarpone and IPA, a body gathering together local municipalities and professional associations, with the contribution of Assosport, the ...
