All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 46-47
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One Way looks for new owners
Andreas Bennert and Lasse Korpi, owners of One Way Sport, have started negotiations on a new ownership structure to obtain synergies in production, distribution and strategic processes, to secure the Finnish company's position as a leader in Nordic sports, and to improve the overall organization. Discussions with two interested parties ...
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Kelme is planning to introduce a special interactive system for...
Kelme is planning to introduce a special interactive system for runners in 2015. The Spanish firm says it is developing an innovative running shoe with a special device that will allow the user to better plan his or her training routine and to avoid possible injuries – taking into account ...
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Improved results for Rapala
The Finnish sports company's net profit improved to €1.3 million in the third quarter from €0.2 million in the same period a year ago. Excluding extraordinary items, the operating margin rose to 5.9 percent from 4.5 percent and net sales went up by 4 percent to €65.6 million, thanks in ...
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Iconix sees growth opportunities for Umbro
The biggest opportunities are probably in the U.S., where Umbro became a fashionable brand of clothing worn in the discos back in the 1990s, when Nike took it over to establish itself as a leader in the football market. Iconix wants to develop the brand in the youth soccer segment ...
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More sporting goods stores open in Sweden
The number of sporting goods stores in Sweden continues to grow, not only through the expansion of foreign retailers such as XXL Sport and Décathlon. Intersport recently opened two new store locations in the country: a 1,250-square-meter store in the city of Malmö, and a 1,000-m² store in the town ...
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Maus gobbles up Lacoste
The Maus Frères conglomerate is set to take over full control of Lacoste SA, the licensing company that owns the trademark rights to the brand, after its recently elected chairwoman, Sophie Lacoste-Dournel, and other members of the Lacoste family agreed last week to sell their joint stake of 28 percent ...
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A new franchised Intersport store is opening in Florence...
A new franchised Intersport store is opening in Florence
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Jack Wolfskin is opening its first store in Slovenia. The...
Jack Wolfskin is opening its first store in Slovenia. The 85-square-meter shop is located in the City Park shopping mall of Ljubljana. The German producer of outdoor clothing, footwear and equipment is focusing on Eastern Europe, France, the U.K., the Benelux countries and China for its foreign expansion.
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Volcom's first line of lifestyle footwear will be introduced at...
Volcom 's first line of lifestyle footwear will be introduced at retail in July 2013
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has struck...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has struck a partnership with GlobalSportsJobs, the online recruitment platform
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Taking its inspiration from the famous Oktoberfest in Munich, Scott...
Taking its inspiration from the famous Oktoberfest in Munich, Scott has create a replica near its U.S. headquarters in Idaho, calling it the Crosstoberfest and targeting bike lovers who are also beer fans. A group of about 120 racers participated in the cyclocross event in Old Cutters Park, competing for ...
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Garmin grows in outdoor, fitness falters
Garmin 's revenues rose by 11 percent in its outdoor segment to $105 million during the third quarter ended Sept. 29, driven by its golf lineup, dog tracking and training, and a recently introduced watch. During the quarter, the company also introduced the Alpha GPS Track and Train ...
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Eurojersey is launching a new range of intelligent fabrics in...
Eurojersey is launching a new range of intelligent fabrics in its Sensitive product line. Developed together with a Swiss high-tech company, HeiQ, the new products feature properties such as temperature adjustment and better perspiration control, thanks to an innovative polymer that changes the fabric's properties in response to body temperature. ...
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New Eurochief for Wolverine
Daniel Le Vesconte will be the new managing director of Wolverine Worldwide for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) . Reporting to Bill Brown , president of Wolverine's International Group, he will be based at the group's European office in the U.K . He will have responsibility ...
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Through its Swiss subsidiary, Erima is going to be the...
Through its Swiss subsidiary, Erima is going to be the official supplier of Lichtenstein's ski federation (LSV) for the training clothing and the official uniforms of its athletes
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The Unicorn Group is Molten's new distributor for the U.K....
The Unicorn Group is Molten's new distributor for the U.K. and Ireland. The company also is made up of Unicorn Darts, Gunn & Moore and PowerGlide. It takes over from Bob Hope, who had been Molten's previous distributor for the countries since 2004. He is retiring, but will stick around ...
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Newline of Denmark is setting up a sales office for...
Newline of Denmark is setting up a sales office for the Spanish market
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Skullcandy has lowered its projections for the current financial year...
Skullcandy has lowered its projections for the current financial year due to uncertainty in Europe and increasing promotional activity leading into the holiday season. Nevertheless, the company's sales went up by 17.1 percent to $71.0 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The gross margin improved to 48.0 percent ...
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Hummel will outfit the Spanish team in the Davis Cup...
Hummel will outfit the Spanish team in the Davis Cup (more on the Danbish company shortly)
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Shimano continues to grow
Shimano reported a 13 percent increase in net sales to ¥182.7 billion (€1.81bn-$2.30bn) for the first nine months ended Sept. 30. Net income reached ¥20.5 billion (€202.8m-$257.8m), representing an increase of 79.3 percent from a year ago. Operating profit improved to ¥31.8 billion (€314.6m-$400.0m), compared with ¥22.7 billion in the ...
