All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 50-51 – Page 4

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    Crocs has reported victories against counterfeiters in the courts of Shanghai and...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Crocs has reported victories against counterfeiters in the courts of Shanghai and Dongguan. Between March 13 and Sept. 27, 18 people were sentenced in the two courts to a combined total of more than 46 years in prison and fines of more than $450,000. Out of them, 17 people were declared guilty of counterfeiting,  and two were ...

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    Vibram had filed a suit against Fila in the U.S....

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Vibram had filed a suit against Fila in the U.S. in July 2011 for infringing on its designs for FiveFingers separated-toe shoes through its Skeletoes range of footwear. The two parties have agreed to settle the case at unknown conditions, making a court ruling unnecessary.

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    Nike is fighting another battle against Chinese authorities. The U.S....

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Nike is fighting another battle against Chinese authorities. The U.S. company is one of the sponsors of Liu Xiang, the first Chinese to have won an Olympic gold medal in men's track & field competitions in 2004 as 110-meter hurdler, and a national sports hero. According to The Wall Street Journal, Nike does ...

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    After five months of excellent growth in the Swedish sporting...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    After five months of excellent growth in the Swedish sporting goods industry, sales slowed somewhat in October. Though positive, sales growth was only 2.1 percent in October when compared with the same month last year, according to Sweden's HUI Research. The accumulated sales growth for 2012 through October was 7.5 ...

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    Intersport Bündl is the first affiliate of Intersport in Austria...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Intersport Bündl is the first affiliate of Intersport in Austria to have set up a full-fledged factory outlet. It is located in the factory outlet center operated by McArthur Glenn in Salzburg, far away from Intersport Bündl's 18 other Intersport stores in the country. The factory outlet has a total surface ...

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    Korea adopts and adapts multi-brand sports retailing

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Several international sports retailers are investing to develop the multi-brand retail business in Korea, where the market remains largely driven by mono-brand stores and department stores.Among the latest investors in the Korean market is Xebio, the Japanese sports retailer. It had 458 stores in its own country by the end ...

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    The Ideas Active Sports Design Network has selected the word...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    The Ideas Active Sports Design Network has selected the word “Find” as the tagline for its Winter 2014/15 color card, stressing the current demand for something innovative and surprising in a world gripped by problems that require new paths and solutions. The new Ideas color card, whose preview can be ordered ...

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    Iconix Brand Group has announced the completion of its acquisition of...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Iconix Brand Group has announced the completion of its acquisition of Umbro and the related intellectual property assets from Nike for $225 million in cash. Iconix funded the takeover through a previously announced $600 million securized financing facility. Umbro took its name from Humphrey Brothers Clothing, a company founded in 1924 by two ...

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    The Indian Batra Group and other investors have reportedly acquired undisclosed...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    The Indian Batra Group and other investors have reportedly acquired undisclosed shareholdings in Rampant Sporting, a British young fashion brand founded five years ago that is expanding internationally and online. Rirchard Hartley will remain at the helm of the company. Batra is the licensee of Fila in the Indian subcontinent. It ...

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    A well-known Cuban-American designer of shoes and accessories, Alejandro Ingelmo,...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    A well-known Cuban-American designer of shoes and accessories, Alejandro Ingelmo, has been picked by Dwyane Wade, the NBA All-Star champion, as creative consultant for Li-Ning's new Wade line of athletic and lifestyle footwear and apparel. Wade is reported to be one of the celebrities who have been shopping at the ...

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    Simon Blazeby, the 33-year-old English manager who has been running...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Simon Blazeby, the 33-year-old English manager who has been running the Spanish Sports Unlimited show in Valencia, is switching to a new function as group exhibition director of Reed Sunaidi Exhibition, the Saudi Arabian unit of Reed Exhibitions. In that function, he will be running five fairs in different sectors ...

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    A total of 120 companies from Scandinavia are registered to...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    A total of 120 companies from Scandinavia are registered to exhibit products at the next Ispo Munich fair in February. Many will be located in the Scandinavian Outdoor Group's Scandinavian Village. Some others will have a presence in the new Nordic XC Village, which will place more of a focus on ...

  • Short stops

    BH is opening its 11th Spanish concept store in Barcelona,...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    BH is opening its 11th Spanish concept store in Barcelona, carrying its fitness equipment and its bicycles