All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 24, Issue 34-35 – Page 6
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Poc Sweden has appointed CJ Agencies as its authorized distributor...
Poc Sweden has appointed CJ Agencies as its authorized distributor in the Benelux countries. The agency's portfolio includes brands such as Black Diamond, which took over Poc a few months ago.
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Go Sport changes top management after a new sales decline
Groupe Go Sport of France has announced the reshuffling of its management, in connection with the release of relatively poor sales results. On Oct. 7, Jean-Paul Onillon was appointed chairman of the retailer's board of directors and André Segura was named as the group's new general manager. They took the place ...
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Just one day after Nike's presentation of its new FuelBand...
Just one day after Nike's presentation of its new FuelBand SE in New York City, Adidas chose the GigaOm's Mobilize conference in San Francisco to present its Android-based MiCoach Smart Run. This rather bulky, yet multi-functional wrist-top device is said to be the most advanced intuitive running watch in the ...
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Luke Barrett-Smith, who joined Puma's subsidiary in South Africa as...
Luke Barrett-Smith, who joined Puma's subsidiary in South Africa as national sales manager when it opened 12 years ago, has become its new managing director. He takes over from Ronald Rink, who is retiring.
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Adidas centralizes management roles
Adidas Group is creating a new structure for Western Europe, while combining the management of the Adidas and Reebok brands in North America. Observers point out that the group has been under performing in both markets lately.Gil Stayaert will act as managing director of the new Western Europe unit from ...
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Adidas puts big money into Italian football
Adidas' only major football property in Italy was the AC Milan team, but the Big a and the Swoosh will each sponsor two important Italian football teams over the next few years. Without commenting on its financial arrangements, Adidas confirms that it will replace Nike as the new technical sponsor ...
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The Adidas Group has relaunched its corporate website with several...
The Adidas Group has relaunched its corporate website with several new features. For example, the home page aggregates contents from the across the site on topics like football or global sales, and it provides links to social network. The website has a new section with feature stories about the group ...
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Adding to his role of director of Schöffel's sales division,...
Adding to his role of director of Schöffel's sales division, the 45-year-old Christophe Weissenberger has taken on the position of brand manager. In this position, he will take care of marketing, product management and design. In recognition of his increasing importance to the company, its managing partner, Peter Schöffel, has ...
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Nike unveiled the second generation of its FuelBand activity tracker...
Nike unveiled the second generation of its FuelBand activity tracker and fitness monitor at an event held in New York City earlier this month. The new Nike+ FuelBand SE provides more information and motivation than its predecessor to keep users moving. It does not allow “cheating” to rig the user's ...
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Nike has reportedly acquired a minority stake in a Californian...
Nike has reportedly acquired a minority stake in a Californian start-up, called Grabit, for less than $600,000. Grabit is described as a company that develops machinery in the fields of manufacturing and logistics and offers special products such as grippers and smart conveyors based on electrically controlled adhesion technologies. Grabit's ...
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Cannondale has acquired a controlling interest in the Cannondale Pro...
Cannondale has acquired a controlling interest in the Cannondale Pro Team by taking a majority stake in Brixia Sports, which has owned the team since August 2012. The team was previous known as the Liquigas Pro Cycling Team, and Cannondale became its technical sponsor in 2007. It became the Liquigas-Cannondale ...
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Permira has acquired Dr. Martens (more on this in Shoe...
Permira has acquired Dr. Martens (more on this in Shoe Intelligence)
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A ban in Norway on perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) used in...
A ban in Norway on perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) used in sports clothing is set to be enforced on June 1, 2014. Recently, about 50 representatives from sporting goods suppliers met with members of the Norwegian Environmental Agency in Oslo to discuss a potential delay for the new regulation. The meeting, ...
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Sales of bicycles are going up in Sweden. According to...
Sales of bicycles are going up in Sweden. According to the Swedish Bicycle Manufacturers and Wholesalers Association (FOG), 555,000 bicycles were sold in Sweden during the 2012/2013 season, representing 3 percent growth from 540,000 bicycles in the 2011/12 season. FOG has also reported that more expensive bikes are being bought, ...
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Icelantic, the American producer of original skis, snowboards and accessories,...
Icelantic, the American producer of original skis, snowboards and accessories, is setting up a European office in the Swiss town of Malans. The company's new Icelantic Europe subsidiary is run by Rico Dürst, a Swiss marketing consultant who has worked for Trisport, Storm Sports and Outline Sports. He will be ...
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Messe München will provide free wireless access to the internet...
Messe München will provide free wireless access to the internet with a bandwidth of 1.5 Mbit per second over the entire fairgrounds during the Ispo Munich show. However, it will not be able to guarantee the availability and quality of data transfer, which is naturally subject to data traffic, show ...
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Accell Group is expected to undergo a new round of...
Accell Group is expected to undergo a new round of restructuring, which should affect, in particular, its Dutch companies. According to a report in Bike Europe, the staff of the Accell's companies in the Netherlands was informed on Oct. 2 of the proposed changes, but the details of the new round ...
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El Corte Inglés has agreed to sell a 51 percent...
El Corte Inglés has agreed to sell a 51 percent stake in its consumer finance business, Financiera El Corte Inglés, to Santander, one of its major lenders. According to Reuters, the bank is paying €140 million for the profitable operation, which generated revenues of €168.4 million last year. If regulatory ...
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Only about 50 seats are still available at a conference...
Only about 50 seats are still available at a conference on “The Future of Manufacturing” organized by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry in Taipei on Dec. 2-3. More than 130 delegates from all over the world have already signed up as speakers or as attendees, including top ...
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On Oct. 5, Gazelle, the Dutch bicycle company, suffered a...
On Oct. 5, Gazelle, the Dutch bicycle company, suffered a fire that destroyed its parts and accessories warehouse in Dieren. The causes of the fire are under investigation. Other buildings were saved and production was not disrupted. The warehouse, which is now reduced to ruins, had been opened in 2005. ...
