All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 24, Issue 19-20
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Sergio Tacchini restructures, signs new licenses
Sergio Tacchini International has been placed in voluntary liquidation . The move was explained as a necessary prelude to a reorganization of the company based on a licensing model, starting with the spring/summer 2014 collections. The new company is going to concentrate on design, product development and marketing. The ...
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In the middle of July, Lundhags will open its second...
In the middle of July, Lundhags will open its second factory outlet store in Insjøn, Sweden. It will have three different areas for Lundhags own products, external brands and an outlet section. The company's first store in Järpen, Sweden has turned into something of a destination store and the ...
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A federal judge in Louisville, Kentucky ordered Skechers to pay...
A federal judge in Louisville, Kentucky ordered Skechers to pay $40 million as a settlement for 70 class-action suits brought by some 520,000 U.S. consumers against the company, alleging misleading claims about the physical benefits of its toning shoes. The consumers who bought the shoes between Aug. 1, 2008 and ...
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The Hub is the latest trade event for young fashion...
The Hub is the latest trade event for young fashion to hit the Asian scene, after the launch of Novomania in Shanghai in 2010 and Chic Young Blood in Beijing the following year. The first Asian edition of The Hub will take place in Hong Kong, which is regarded as ...
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Herzogenaurach invests in English football
The West Ham United football club has confirmed reports that Adidas will became its official technical supplier as of June 1, taking the place of Italy's Macron . The contract runs for the moment until the end of the 2014/15 season and is said to be “lucrative.” ...
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At the end of May, Stormberg will open its second...
At the end of May, Stormberg will open its second store in Sweden, this time in the town of Norrköping. The new store comes only half a year after the Norwegian sportswear brand opened its first Swedish store in Malmö. In addition, Stormberg is strongly represented in all the ...
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Johnson Outdoors posts double-digit profit growth
Johnson Outdoors reported a 23 percent increase in net income to $8.9 million in the second fiscal quarter ended March 29, while sales grew by 3 percent to $132.1 million. Higher sales in Marine Electronics and Outdoor Gear more than offset revenue declines in other business units. Diving sales were ...
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Dosenbach-Ochsner posts satisfactory results
Switzerland's leading shoe and sporting goods retailer , which trades under the Dosenbach, Ochsner Sport, Ochsner Shoes and Dosenbach+Sport banners, increased its total sales by 2.5 percent last year to 893 million Swiss francs (€719.0m-$932.9m). Dosenbach-Ochsner is the Swiss subsidiary of Deichmann, Europe's largest shoe retail company, and ...
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Ferntree, a fabric developed by Südwolle, has won the Performance...
Ferntree, a fabric developed by Südwolle, has won the Performance Award in the active and workwear sector in connection with the Performance Days show being held in Munich on May 15-16. The yarn of the fabric uses Advansa's Thermo°Cool Duoregulation fiber technology, combined with the comfort and feel of natural ...
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As it enters the triathlon market with a dedicated line...
As it enters the triathlon market with a dedicated line of swimwear, Arena has signed up Iván Raña, a Spanish world champion in the discipline
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Kalenji, the private label of Décathlon for running shoes, has...
Kalenji, the private label of Décathlon for running shoes, has signed a four-year sponsorship deal with Sophie Duarte, a French runner who specializes in the 3,000 meters steeplechase and is the French record holder. The 31-year-old female runner will participate in the development of new products for the French brand, ...
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Mizuno has extended its six-year-old exclusive footwear sponsorship deal...
Mizuno has extended its six-year-old exclusive footwear sponsorship deal with the strong Chinese National Table Tennis Team through 2016, offering also a custom-fitting service to the leading players
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As an official supplier to the Tour de France...
As an official supplier to the Tour de France of cycling, Powerbar is offering several prizes on the internet, including a five-day trip for two people to watch the race
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A Danish distributor with an original name, The Good Karma...
A Danish distributor with an original name, The Good Karma Company, has expanded to Sweden, according to Sportfack. As a result, six new sports brands already sold in Denmark are now available on the Swedish market: Skora, Ashmei, Ultraspire, Klymit, Montbell and OMM. They are all known for their lightweight ...
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Yue Yuen’s profit is cut in half
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings reported yesterday a 49.9 percent drop to US$61.6 million in net profit attributable to the company's owners for the first quarter ended March 31 as compared to the same period a year ago. Its total turnover, which includes the retail revenues of Pou Sheng International ...
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Swix Sport is diversifying into the counter-seasonal market of roller...
Swix Sport is diversifying into the counter-seasonal market of roller skis. The Norwegian company, known for its ski poles and other products, has bought the rights to Pro-Ski, a Swedish brand of roller skis. The line will continue to be manufactured at the Sternes Specialfabrik factory in Dala-Järna, Sweden. Swix ...
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Sales continue to be sluggish for the sporting goods industry...
Sales continue to be sluggish for the sporting goods industry in Sweden. Retailers' sales of sporting goods in country fell by 7 percent during the month of March as compared to the same month of last year, contributing to a 2.8 percent drop for the first quarter of 2013. Cold ...
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Poc, which is planning to come out with an...
Poc, which is planning to come out with an innovative cycling helmet for the spring/summer 2014 season, has signed its first cycling sponsorship deal with Gustav Larsson, a Swedish Olympic cycling champion, for its goggles
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Columbia Sportswear has hired Shawn Cox as senior vice president...
Columbia Sportswear has hired Shawn Cox as senior vice president of retail to oversee the development of Columbia's brick-and-mlortar and e-commerce operations in Europe, the U.S. and Canada. Cox has been working in Amsterdam since 2009 for Mexx, the international Dutch-based fashion group controlled by Liz Claiborne between 2001 and ...
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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a non-profit organization that...
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a non-profit organization that draws together over 90,000 Indian companies from more than 250 national and regional sectorial associations, has taken over the Asia Golf Industry Show, whose 6th edition will be held in New Delhi next Sept. 20-22. It aims to grow the ...
