All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 24, Issue 28-29 – Page 4

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    Roman Müller, 46, will lead the SportXX division of Migros...

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Roman Müller, 46, will lead the SportXX division of Migros as of Sept. 1, taking the place of Felix Kuhat at the head of this Swiss sporting goods retail operation. He has spent six years with Manor Group and four years with Odlo. At Manor, which owns the Athleticum chain, ...

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    Life Fitness lifted its operating earnings by 4.5 percent to...

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Life Fitness lifted its operating earnings by 4.5 percent to $20.8 million in the second quarter as its revenues grew by 5 percent to $150.8 million, with a 10 percent increase in the international market, which accounted for 51 percent of the total. Its parent company, Brunswick Corp., reported a ...

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    Shimano’s bike division rises by 8.3%

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Shimano reported net sales of ¥133.1 billion (€1.04bn-$1.38bn) for the first half ended June 30, representing a 7.7 percent increase from the first half of 2012. The revenues of its bicycle division grew and fulfilled the company's previous forecast despite unfavorable weather conditions in key regions, offset by the depreciation of ...

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    Sport 2000 is launching a new advertising campaign in France...

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Sport 2000 is launching a new advertising campaign in France featuring Raymond Domenech, the former French football player and coach of France's national football team, from 2004 to 2010. Developed by Business, a 35-year-old Parisian agency, the campaign will make its debut on French radio stations on Aug. 17. Business ...

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    Metro Group suffered a 2.3 percent sales decline to €30.8...

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Metro Group suffered a 2.3 percent sales decline to €30.8 billion in the first half of this year, including a 3.6 percent drop in the second quarter. Excluding divested operations, sales declined by 0.1 percent in the six months, with a 2.1 percent drop for its cash & carry operations ...

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    Dorel Industries' total revenues were off by 5.2 percent to...

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Dorel Industries' total revenues were off by 5.2 percent to US$600.5 million for the quarter, and its net profit plunged by 56.4 percent, down to $13.2 million. In particular, the Canadian company's recreational & leisure segment suffered a drop in operating profit of 83.0 percent to $3,681,000 during the period ...

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    Toni Karuvaara started on July 1 in the new position...

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Toni Karuvaara started on July 1 in the new position of fish team leader at Patagonia Europe. His job will be to turn Patagonia into the number one specialist supplier of high-quality fly fishing clothing in Europe. Fly fishing is said to be a true passion for Karuvaara, who has ...

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    Skullcandy booked a net loss of $635,000 for the second...

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Skullcandy booked a net loss of $635,000 for the second quarter ended June 30, compared with a net profit of $6.8 million in the period a year ago, as its sales fell by 29.9 percent to $50.8 million. Excluding the effect of a change in accounting for foreign clients, sales ...

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    Descente reported a net loss of ¥22 million yen (€0.17m-$0.23m) for...

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Descente reported a net loss of ¥22 million yen (€0.17m-$0.23m) for the first quarter ended June 30, down from ¥95 million in the same period a year ago. Operating losses for the period declined by 7 percent to ¥258 million (€2.0m-$2.7m) as the Japanese company's revenues went up by 17 percent to ...