All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 46-47 – Page 2
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Confirming previous plans, the Twinner France cooperative, which groups the...
Confirming previous plans, the Twinner France cooperative, which groups the owners of some 200 sporting goods retail stores, has acquired a 20 percent stake in Pros du Sport, a network of 350 technical sports stores. The latter will benefit from the same conditions offered to Twinner's members in purchasing and ...
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Confirming our reporting in The Outdoor Industry Compass, organizers have...
Confirming our reporting in The Outdoor Industry Compass, organizers have set new dates for next year's Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, which will run from Wednesday, July 30, through Saturday, Aug. 3 (more in The Compass)
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Lucas LaBree is the new marketing communications manager for Johnson...
Lucas LaBree is the new marketing communications manager for Johnson Outdoors watercraft division, handling Old Town Canoes & Kayaks, Ocean Kayak, Necky Kayaks and Carlisle Paddles.
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Kappa is the new technical sponsor of the Xerex Club...
Kappa is the new technical sponsor of the Xerex Club Deportivo in Andalusia
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Reebok India’s cleanup will have major effects
Cleanup measures at Reebok India could more than halve the brand's sales in the country from next year. After large-scale irregularities were allegedly discovered earlier this year, the Adidas Group said that it would reform Reebok's relationship with retailers and franchise partners by the end of the year, which could ...
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In terms of purchasing power, China's GDP is projected to...
In terms of purchasing power, China's GDP is projected to surpass that of the Eurozone in a year or so, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It should become the world's largest economic power by 2016, overtaking the U.S. Even more strikingly, ...
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Peak Sports reduced the number of its dealers in China...
Peak Sports reduced the number of its dealers in China by 14% during the first nine months of this year
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Ramon Navarro, the Chilean surfer, has joined the team of...
Ramon Navarro, the Chilean surfer, has joined the team of surf ambassadors for Patagonia. He and his fellow Patagonia team member Kohl Christensen will work with Fletcher Chouinard of FCD Surfboards to develop boards for big waves.
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Il Gufo, an Italian children's wear producer with an interesting...
Il Gufo, an Italian children's wear producer with an interesting line of golf clothing for kids, has opened a flagship store on via Tornabuoni in Florence
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Labor unrest is reportedly causing serious disruption in Indonesia's footwear...
Labor unrest is reportedly causing serious disruption in Indonesia's footwear production. The Indonesian Footwear Association (Aprisindo) has told the Jakarta Post that its members have had to suspend operations at more than 200 factories. Employers have been calling for the government to take more efficient measures to quell prolonged and ...
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Route One, one of the first British skate and streetwear...
Route One, one of the first British skate and streetwear retailers to have launched an e-commerce site in 1998, has opened an interesting store in Bristol. Located just outside the Busy Cabot Circus, it measures 1,800 square feet and carries a wider range of products. Shoppers can use iPads to ...
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Winter sports bring Head down
Head's sales contracted by 2.8 percent to just under €97 million for the third quarter, due to a decline of 11.8 percent to €52.5 million in its sales of winter sports products. Since it has completed its pre-season orders, the group predicts that its winter sports sales will drop by ...
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Skins, the Swiss-based brand of compression garments, has informed the...
Skins, the Swiss-based brand of compression garments, has informed the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) that it would seek damages of $2 million to make up for the adverse impact of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal on its investments in cycling. The company argues that the UCI failed to adequately tackle ...
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Oxbow, the surfwear brand of the Lafuma Group, has launched...
Oxbow, the surfwear brand of the Lafuma Group, has launched a restructuring plan that will involve the elimination of 38 jobs out of a total of 145 at its French head office. Oxbow's revenues were down by 16.4 percent to €53.5 million in the latest financial year, ended on Sept. ...
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Black Diamond opens a new ski factory in China
A few days after Jarden Corporation, parent company of K2 and Völkl, announced a new $40 million investment in ski manufacturing (we understand that the investment will be made in China, but we could not find out more about it at this stage), Black Diamond reported that it has set ...
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Dorel Industries, the company that owns bike brands such as...
Dorel Industries, the company that owns bike brands such as Cannondale, GT, Mongoose and Schwinn, reports a 9.1 percent sales increase to $229.0 million for its recreational & leisure segment, thanks in part to the timing of shipments to the mass market. On an organic and currency-neutral basis, the segment's ...
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Sue E. Gove has been promoted to president of Golfsmith...
Sue E. Gove has been promoted to president of Golfsmith International, taking the place of Marty Hanaka, who will continue to serve the golf retail and wholesale group in an advisory role until the end of this year. Gove, who joined Golfsmith four years ago, was previously president and chief ...
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Bob Puccini, the president of Mizuno USA, has been named...
Bob Puccini, the president of Mizuno USA, has been named chairman of the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (formerly the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association). Puccini was first elected to the board in 2007 and named to the executive committee in 2010. He's been with Mizuno since 1995, and president since ...
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The seventh edition of World Snowboard Day has been set...
The seventh edition of World Snowboard Day has been set for Sunday, Dec. 30. Events are set up in countries worldwide for people to discover the sport at no cost. The event is organized by EuroSIMA, the World Snowboard Federation and Outdoor Sports Valley, with the partnership of SnowSports Industries ...
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Basicnet’s results are down but licensees’ sales improve
Combining direct sales and royalties on licenses, Basicnet registered aggregate revenues of €119 million in the nine months ended Sept. 30, down from €123.5 million a year earlier, and consolidated net profit of €2.3 million, down from €6.1 million a year earlier. The Italian sportswear company owns many trademarks including ...
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