All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 21 – Page 4

  • News briefs

    Fifa is to invest US$900 million in the development football...

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Fifa is to invest US$900 million in the development football during the 2015-2018 period, following the budget approval by Fifa's 64th Congress in São Paulo, Brazil, on June 10-11, on the eve of the opening match of the Fifa 2014 World Cup, which is being hosted by Brazil. This amount ...

  • Short stops

    John Donahoe, the 54-year-old president and chief executive of eBay,...

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    John Donahoe, the 54-year-old president and chief executive of eBay, has joined Nike's board of directors

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    Fila Korea has reported a 36 percent improvement in operating...

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Fila Korea has reported a 36 percent improvement in operating profit to 29.6 billion Korean won (€21.43m-$29.25m) in the first quarter on 17 percent higher revenues of KRW 199.2 billion (€144.21m-$196.89m). The results were driven by Fila USA, whose sales grew by 36 percent to $77.9 million. Sales in Korea went ...

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    Callaway Golf is refinancing its $230 million asset-based revolving credit...

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Callaway Golf is refinancing its $230 million asset-based revolving credit on better conditions, keeping the size of the credit facility. As of March 31, the company had $141 million outstanding under its present arrangement.

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    Sport 2000 International is to launch a new sustainability initiative...

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Sport 2000 International is to launch a new sustainability initiative named “Green&Fair,” which will aim at making sustainability visible for outdoor product consumers. The initiative will be launched together with a group of outdoor brands and Bluesign Technologies, the Swiss-based environmental certification company. The campaign, whose slogan will be “Please ...

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    Sport 2000 has sealed a deal with DLV, the German...

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Sport 2000 has sealed a deal with DLV, the German athletics association. It will be represented as official partner of DLV on the website laufen.de and provide the website with information from the sporting goods retail industry. The website will also include a search function for Sport 2000 retailers that ...

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    In the first quarter of this year, the 127 companies...

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    In the first quarter of this year, the 127 companies that belong to Assosport, Italy's sporting goods industry association improved their sales results, thanks primarily to an estimated jump of 15 percent in their sales abroad, which represent around 75 percent of their total turnover. For all of 2013, the ...

  • Article

    And1, Avia, Nevados fall into Sequential’s lap

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Following a business model similar to that of Iconix Group, which owns Umbro, Danskin, Starter and many other brands, Sequential Brands has become one of the largest pure-play licensing companies in the world with its acquisition of Galaxy Brand Holdings, whose 15-plus brands generate annual retail sales of around $700 ...

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    Accell Netherlands is to open a 10,000-square-meter cycling experience center...

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Accell Netherlands is to open a 10,000-square-meter cycling experience center in Ede. The new space will be called “De Fietser” (The Cyclist) and its opening is scheduled for summer 2015. De Fietser is expected to attract 100,000 visitors every year and to strengthen the market position of Accell's brands Batavus, ...