All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 24, Issue 36-37 – Page 2
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Desigual is launching an online store for its new Desigual...
Desigual is launching an online store for its new Desigual Sport line
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Deckers expands Teva’s lifestyle range
Jeff Bua, the new president of Teva, is repositioning this brand of sports sandals in the Originals category to capitalize on its heritage and better penetrate the casual footwear segment all year ‘round. It plans to introduce a new line of Teva canvas shoes next year that will stay warm ...
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Decision-makers from governments and international organizations embraced sport as an...
Decision-makers from governments and international organizations embraced sport as an investment for society when they met at the 7th edition of the Peace and Sport International Forum in Monte Carlo, on Nov. 6-8. Throughout the Forum, they expressed a shift in their vision of sport, stating that instead of being ...
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A new professional golf tour will make its debut in China...
A new professional golf tour will make its debut in China in 2014. Announced on Nov. 3, the PGA Tour China is based on a newly-established partnership between the China Golf Association, the PGA Tour and the China Olympic Sports Industry, an events promoter. Open qualifying tournaments are planned for the ...
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Easton-Bell sees declines in cycling and hockey
The acquisition of new international distributors led to a 34 percent increase in sales of Bell Powersports helmets at Easton-Bell Sports and pre-season orders for Bell, Giro and Blackburn helmets went up by 41 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 28. Giro's snow products benefitted from a rebound in ...
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Derby Cycle has named Olaf Heinen as its new managing...
Derby Cycle has named Olaf Heinen as its new managing director to help guide its international growth. Germany's biggest bicycle maker entered the North American market in 2012 with its acquisitions of U.K.-based Raleigh and Toronto-based Cervélo. Its brands also include Kalkhoff, Focus, Univega and Rixe. Heinen has held various ...
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Crocs weighs strategic options
Crocs is reportedly considering new strategic options, including the sale of the company to new investors, after its failure to take the company out of the stock exchange with the help of a private equity fund.With its earnings projected to fall by more than 50 percent this year to ...
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Tom Olsavsky leaves as director of product creation at TaylorMade...
Tom Olsavsky leaves as director of product creation at TaylorMade after seven years to join Cobra Puma Golf as vice president of research and development. During the 23 years that he spent in the golf industry, he also worked for six years at Titleist as senior golf club engineer.
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Craft has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with the Orica-Greenedge...
Craft has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with the Orica-Greenedge cycling team
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More one-off costs to hit Puma’s earnings
Puma warned last week that its net income for 2013 would be positive but significantly below the figure of €70.2 million reported for 2012, due to a new one-off charge of €130 million that will be booked in the fourth quarter. While the company already spent €177.5 million on restructuring ...
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Strong growth for Costa
Sales grew by 26.3 percent to $24.6 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 28 at Costa Inc., the company that owns the Costa and Native brands of sunglasses and that is being taken over by Essilor International (see the previous article in this issue). They rose by 24.1 percent ...
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Napapijri, the Italian sportswear label owned by VF Corp., is...
Napapijri, the Italian sportswear label owned by VF Corp., is making a comeback into the U.S. market through an agreement with Moosejaw Mountaineering to be its exclusive online retailer in the country. Napapijri had left the market in 2009 after closing down its U.S. stores to concentrate on Europe. Moosejaw ...
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The Danish Sport-Master group, which is no longer a cooperative...
The Danish Sport-Master group, which is no longer a cooperative voluntary group, says it wants to build up the best online sporting goods store in Denmark, connecting it with the 100-plus physical stores which it owns now. The idea is to give customers the same experience regardless of whether they ...
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Soccerex, a global convention that was due to held in...
Soccerex, a global convention that was due to held in Rio de Janeiro from Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, just before the final draw for next year's World Cup of football, has been cancelled for unclear reasons. After four years of preparation, it would have drawn some 4,500 decision-makers in ...
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Lafuma continues its downward movement
The board of director of Lafuma Group and the representatives of its personnel have unanimously approved the proposals of Calida, the Swiss company that is offering to refinance it and to obtain its control in two stages.An extraordinary shareholders' meeting will soon vote on the proposals and the nomination of ...
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Hervis Sport is introducing a new multi-channel retailing concept in...
Hervis Sport is introducing a new multi-channel retailing concept in about 50 stores in Austria and a similar number in other countries where the Austrian chain operates, following a trial at its Hervis Future Store in The Mall, one of Vienna's shopping centers. Customers will be able to order products ...
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Hermès, the French luxury goods company, has started to sell...
Hermès, the French luxury goods company, has started to sell a very expensive collection of ski clothing and accessories made in France. Many of the products are manufactured in a French factory that has been making Hermès swimwear since last year. Some of the clothing is made in waterproof leather. ...
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Intersport Danmark has come to the rescue of a Danish...
Intersport Danmark has come to the rescue of a Danish sports retailer, Sports On Top, which recently declared bankruptcy. Intersport will take over eight Sport On Top retail locations, converting six into Intersport stores and two into Sport Direct stores. Sport Direct is a Danish B2B service for sales of ...
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Patagonia has promoted John Collins to the new role of...
Patagonia has promoted John Collins to the new role of vice president of global sales, reporting directly to Casey Sheahan, chief executive of the company. Collins served at the company for the last three years as vice president for the Americas and Asia-Pacific. He previously acted as vice president of ...
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Wintersteiger warms cold feet with Hotronic
Wintersteiger, the Austrian manufacturer of ski maintenance and service machinery and storing solutions, has agreed to acquire the assets of Hotronic International, a U.S. company specializing in heating technologies for ski boots and gloves. Besides the Hotronic FootWarmer line of products, the deal includes also Snapdry, a sub-brand that offers ...
