All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 24, Issue 26-27 – Page 4

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    Puma has named Torsten Hochstetter, 46, to the newly created...

    2013-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Puma has named Torsten Hochstetter, 46, to the newly created position of global creative director, effective July 15, 2013. Based in Herzogenaurach, Hochstetter will report to the brand's chief executive, Björn Gulden. He will be responsible for designing, creating and developing Puma's Sport Performance and Sport Lifestyle collections, covering all ...

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    Branded athletic shoes grew faster than apparel in 2012

    2013-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Both categories suffered a major slowdown in their growth around the world last year in terms of U.S. dollars, partly due to the depreciation of the euro and the sharp contraction in the previously booming Chinese market, according to the studies of the wholesale sports market conducted annually by Sporting ...

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    Sport 2000 plots a multi-channel strategy

    2013-07-23T00:00:00Z

    At its recent general meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece, Sport 2000 International decided to pursue an expansion strategy in e-commerce and mobile commerce, while positioning its affiliated stores as “multi-category specialists” with a focus on football, running and outdoor sports.Wolfgang Schnellbügel, managing director, said that Sport 2000 should be transformed “from ...

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    On Aug. 1, New Era is set to open a...

    2013-07-23T00:00:00Z

    On Aug. 1, New Era is set to open a new mono-brand store in Germany, in the Mein Zeil shopping center in Frankfurt. New Era already owns and manages a mono-brand store in Berlin. The brand's sales in Germany increased by about 25 percent in 2012, as compared to the ...