All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 19-20 – Page 4
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Claude Benoit has accepted to remain secretary general of Fedas,...
Claude Benoit has accepted to remain secretary general of Fedas, the European sporting goods retailers' federation, until the end of this year. The Swiss sporting goods industry veteran will probably be succeeded then by a German in the post, in order for the secretary general to be closer to Werner ...
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Signa Holding, which acquired a 75 percent interest in Karstadt...
Signa Holding, which acquired a 75 percent interest in Karstadt Sports last September, has appointed a new chief financial and operating officer for the chain, Michael Krauledat, to work with its chief executive, Simon Rider. The financial matters were previously handled by Miguel Müllenbach, who continues as finance manager of ...
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Lululemon wants 40 stores outside North America
The new management of Lululemon Athletica, led by Laurent Potdevin, wants to push its international operations and play a stronger role in men's, which currently represent 13 percent of sales, after posting relatively poor results for the first quarter ended May 4. The Vancouver-based company reported a 60 percent drop ...
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Polartec has announced the 39 products that have won this...
Polartec has announced the 39 products that have won this year's Apex Awards. They were submitted by several companies including 66°North, Arc'teryx, Descente, Eider, Giro, Grifone, Houdini, Kjus, Lululemon, Millet, Montane, Mountain Force, Norrøna, Patagonia, Ping, Rab, Reebok, Sugoi, Ternua and Vaude, among others. The complete list and the related ...
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GoPro names president from Microsoft, goes for a $3 billion valuation
GoPro, the American brand of high-definition cameras used in sports and extreme action video photography, has appointed a former executive of Skype and Microsoft, Tony Bates, to the new position of president ahead of its long-awaited initial public offering. Reporting directly to GoPro's founder and chief executive, Nicholas Woodman, Bates ...
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A total of 25 brands in 25 different product categories...
A total of 25 brands in 25 different product categories were honored with the prestigious Plus X Award for “most innovative brand of the year 2014,” including those of three sporting goods brands. Miha Bodytech, a German manufacturer of workout devices and fitness equipment, won the award in the category ...
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Reef signs up a 24-year-old Australian surfer, Mitch Crews, who...
Reef signs up a 24-year-old Australian surfer, Mitch Crews, who won the Quiksilver Japan Open last year, although he suffered a rare form of chronic arthritis four years ago
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Alexius Pinturault, the 23-year-old French alpine ski champion, has joined...
Alexius Pinturault, the 23-year-old French alpine ski champion, has joined Head's team of ”World Cup Rebels''
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Analysis: The sports apparel market 2013
The growth of the market softened from the rates of 8.1 percent and 2.6 percent recorded in 2011 and 2012, respectively, according to the annual study of the sports apparel sector conducted by Sporting Goods Intelligence. The major sporting goods companies raised their apparel revenues by only 1.8 percent to ...
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Tom Jungell, who has been with Footbalance since 2011, is...
Tom Jungell, who has been with Footbalance since 2011, is leaving as its chief executive to move on to new challenges. Klaus Rauhansalo, who is said to have a long career and extensive experience with large corporations and small start-ups, has been designated as interim CEO of the Finnish company, ...
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Blake Mycoskie, who founded Toms Shoes in 2006, is looking...
Blake Mycoskie, who founded Toms Shoes in 2006, is looking for investors to take over his company, which may be worth as much as $600 million in spite of its generous “one for one” donations of shoes and eyewear, according to the Financial Times. The goal is to make the ...
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Sport 2000 starts to work with Nike
After a first trial in Eastern Europe, Sport 2000 International has agreed on a wider cooperation with Nike to stimulate sports participation as part of the brand's “Designed to Move” campaign. The project was outlined to representatives of the national Sport 2000 organizations at its annual meeting in Bratislava last ...
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2XU has appointed Scott Taylor to be its first president...
2XU has appointed Scott Taylor to be its first president for the U.S. The move comes after L Capital Asia, an investment vehicle controlled by LVMH, sealed the acquisition of a 40 percent stake in the Australian performance sports and compression apparel brand last December. Taylor comes to 2XU with ...
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Giro180, the Spanish buying group, has decided to allow retailers...
Giro180, the Spanish buying group, has decided to allow retailers who have been members for at least two years to become shareholders, participating in the decision-making process. The members have elected a new president, Felipe Martinez of Leire Sport in Irún, replacing José Antonio Sanz of Aldo Deportes of Tafalla ...
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Scott Sports is voluntarily recalling about 8,000 Speedster bikes worldwide,...
Scott Sports is voluntarily recalling about 8,000 Speedster bikes worldwide, in cooperation with national authorities, due to a finding that the steerer tube in the front fork can break, posing a hazard. The recall involves model year 2014 Scott Speedster road bikes, the current range, including the women's model, Scott ...
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