All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 24, Issue 25 – Page 2
-
News briefs
Boa Technology is raising its support of triathlon by sponsoring...
Boa Technology is raising its support of triathlon by sponsoring nine triathlon races in 2013, including the Ironman 70.3 race in Boulder, Colorado, on Aug. 4, and the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on Oct. 12. The company recently launched triathlon-specific footwear with Zoot and Specialized, both of which ...
-
News briefs
Shimano has launched a limited-edition blue-colored version of its cycling...
Shimano has launched a limited-edition blue-colored version of its cycling shoe, the R320, which is being worn by a limited number of riders in the Tour de France. The model will also be available for purchase by consumers in limited quantities in Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, ...
-
News briefs
Billabong has renovated three corporate stores in France and opened...
Billabong has renovated three corporate stores in France and opened a new concept store on a franchised basis at Biscarrosse, a sea resort south of Bordeaux. The brand currently owns five stores in France and six more in other parts of Europe. It also has 15 franchised stores and 25 ...
-
News briefs
Sport Panel is launching a new trade magazine, Trade Bike...
Sport Panel is launching a new trade magazine, Trade Bike & Tri, and a consumer-oriented catalog, La Biblia del Bike, for the Spanish bicycle and triathlon markets. It is also opening a dedicated portal for the sector, tradebike.es. Besides its market research, Sport Panel has been publishing a trade magazine, ...
-
Article
Big lift in Nike's sales and profits, despite a dip in China
While the brand was hurt by the continued cleanup of its business in China, advances in nearly all other regions enabled the Nike group to report ample growth in both sales and profits for the three months until the end of May, which was the last quarter of its financial ...
-
News briefs
Trek Bicycle has bought the WorldTour license of RadioShack-Leopard to...
Trek Bicycle has bought the WorldTour license of RadioShack-Leopard to create a new pro cycling team debuting in the 2014 cycling season. Leopard has been the holding company of the team's license since the summer of 2010. Trek plans to keep a large part of the existing staff, including the ...
-
News briefs
Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart has been promoted to the new position of...
Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart has been promoted to the new position of Timberland's president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The promotion follows the announced retirement of Richard O'Rourke, a Timberland veteran based in the U.K. who has been acting lately as senior vice president of international operations, in charge ...
-
Short stops
Goode Sport has become the exclusive distributor of Völkl Tennis...
Goode Sport has become the exclusive distributor of Völkl Tennis in the U.K. and Ireland
-
News briefs
Bayer MaterialScience has developed solvent-free Impranil materials for coating textiles...
Bayer MaterialScience has developed solvent-free Impranil materials for coating textiles used in sporting goods, fashion goods and car seats. These polyurethane dispersions can be used to treat items such as team jerseys, soccer balls, shoes, jeans, jackets or bags. New raw materials can be processed using a mechanically blown foam ...
-
News briefs
Forum Sport continues to expand outside the Basque region of...
Forum Sport continues to expand outside the Basque region of Spain by opening its second store in the region of Cantabria and the first one in Santander. Located in the El Alisal shopping center, it measures 2,100 square meters. With this opening, the Spanish chain, which is owned by Eroski, ...
-
Short stops
Tim Bartels, former vice president of sales at Keen Footwear,...
Tim Bartels, former vice president of sales at Keen Footwear, is now vice president of global footwear sales at Columbia Sportswear
-
Short stops
The organizers of the Wimbledon tennis tournament have reported banned...
The organizers of the Wimbledon tennis tournament have reported banned Roger Federer from wearing his tennis shoes with orange soles on the court, but the style has sold out on Nike's website
-
News briefs
Luca Businaro, president of Assosport, is calling on the banks...
Luca Businaro, president of Assosport, is calling on the banks to support the Italian sporting goods sector as the latest figures from NPD indicate that the country's consumption of its products fell by 6 percent for apparel and 2 percent for footwear in the 12 months ended last March. Collectively, ...
-
Article
Strong growth for Arena, mainly in USA
Arena has reported growth of 7 percent to €110 million on a wholesale-equivalent basis in 2012 and is budgeting a further increase to €120 million for 2013. The Italian-based company scored well also in terms of profitability as its operating earnings before amortization (Ebitda) increased last year to €15.7 million ...
-
Short stops
Foot Locker has received final approval from the German Cartel...
Foot Locker has received final approval from the German Cartel Office to complete its $94 million acquisition of Runners Point
-
News briefs
Martin Berendsen, a well-known Dutch industry veteran, is appointed by...
Martin Berendsen, a well-known Dutch industry veteran, is appointed by Hi-Tec Sports as president of its Magnum brand. He ran Reebok's operations in the Netherlands for many years in the 1990s before moving to the U.S. to run the local Dr. Martens business. After various stations, he ran the European ...
-
Short stops
Kelme has announced a sponsorship deal to supply the official...
Kelme has announced a sponsorship deal to supply the official jerseys for the Santiago Futsal team, one of the major clubs in the First Division of the Spanish National Futsal League
-
News briefs
Gazelle has announced that it will build a new plant...
Gazelle has announced that it will build a new plant at its current location in Dieren, Netherlands, requiring an investment of more than €10 million. The news, reported by Bike Europe, comes after rumors that the Dutch bicycle manufacturer, part of Pon Holdings, would relocate its production facilities. The current ...
-
News briefs
Puma has announced the construction of a new central distribution...
Puma has announced the construction of a new central distribution center for the Nordic region in Sweden, centralizing the current warehouses of Puma, Cobra Puma Golf and Tretorn in the area. Located in Helsingborg, in the industrial estate of Berga, the facility will be an expansion of the local head ...
-
News briefs
Anta has announced plans to open stores in the Middle...
Anta has announced plans to open stores in the Middle East. Working through Regal International, the Chinese sports brand will distribute its products in the region through multi-brand outlets and a flagship store in Al Quoz, Dubai. Regal International is a joint venture between the Shroff family, which owns the ...
- Previous Page
- Page1
- Page2
- Page3
- Page4
- Next Page