All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 26-27 – Page 2
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Go Sport strikes a deal with Twinner
Groupe Go Sport has announced an agreement in principle to further develop its network of third-party stores in France, where it already has nine franchisees trading under the Go Sport banner. The agreement calls for closer cooperation with Twinner France, a cooperative of independent retailers, pending approval of the deal ...
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Dakine rebuilds European operations
Dakine moved its European head office from Hossegor to Annecy last month, as part of the company's moves to rebuild its operations after its sale by Billabong International to a San Francisco-based private investment firm, Altamont Capital Partners, in July last year.Dakine, which focuses on snow sports and outdoor bags, ...
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JD Sports Fashion is moving its multi-channel content and production...
JD Sports Fashion is moving its multi-channel content and production team to The Sharp Project in Manchester. The British sports and fashion retailer has taken 10,400 square feet of production space at the complex on a £2 million (€2.50m-$3.36m) long-term lease. The Sharp Project, home to more than 50 digital entrepreneurs ...
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Confluence in multiple takeover talks
Confluence Outdoor, an American group that owns eight paddle sports brands, is holding talks with about eight companies to wrap up at least one acquisition by the end of the year. We have learnt this about four months after the company was acquired by J.H. Whitney Capital Partners and added ...
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A conference on the management of pro golf shops, focusing...
A conference on the management of pro golf shops, focusing on apparel, will be held during the Golf Europe show taking place in Augsburg, Germany, on Sept. 28-30
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Primaloft is launching a completely redesigned website, at www.primaloft.com, as...
Primaloft is launching a completely redesigned website, at www.primaloft.com, as part of a change in branding the company announced in January this year. Along with new brand visuals, the website features multiple platforms dedicated to educating the consumer about all aspects of the company. The “Performance Guide” includes, among other ...
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Complementing the financial information given last month in connection with...
Complementing the financial information given last month in connection with its refinancing, Macintosh Retail Group reported a net loss of €31.2 million for the first half of this year, compared with a loss of €17.3 million in the year-ago period. Operating losses (Ebit) increased to €27.5 million from €15.3 million, ...
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Reed Guanghe Exhibitions, working in conjunction with the China Golf...
Reed Guanghe Exhibitions, working in conjunction with the China Golf Association and the PGA of America, recently unveiled plans to reposition the China Golf Show and the Asia Golf Show, held annually in Beijing and Shenzhen, by introducing a new format. The events organizer will split the merchandise and golf ...
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Pou Chen, the world's largest shoe manufacturer and parent company...
Pou Chen, the world's largest shoe manufacturer and parent company of Yue Yuen, is said to be planning to set up its first factory in Myanmar, the former Birmania, with an investment of around US$100 million. Located near the country's capital, Yangon, it would have an annual capacity for nine ...
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Camelbak hires Edi Kaiser
Camelbak went through 80 different applications before choosing Edi Kaiser as its new European sales manager. A former sales & marketing director for Spyder Active Sports, he worked until the end of May as general manager for Germany and Austria at Skins, the Australian supplier of compression garments.Kaiser will take ...
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Strong gains at Dorel, except for Caloi
Dorel Industries' second-quarter revenues grew 9.2 percent to US$655.8 million, driven by a 20 percent jump in sales to $286.2 million for its recreational and leisure division, whose operating profit more than tripled to $15.2 million. The Montreal-based maker of bicycles, child car seats and ready-to-make furniture, which reports in U.S. ...
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Mistral has named Steve West as its new international brand...
Mistral has named Steve West as its new international brand manager. West will play an active role in the company's evolution into stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) and assist with Mistral's licensees. He will be working in close association with Mistral's managing director, Ado Huisman, to realign the brands focus and ...
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Lolë, the Canadian brand of fitness and outdoor fashion for...
Lolë, the Canadian brand of fitness and outdoor fashion for women, has opened its second U.S. store in the SoHo district of New York
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Wilson was the number one brand of tennis racquets for...
Wilson was the number one brand of tennis racquets for the 20th consecutive year at the Wimbledon championships, according to Sports Marketing Surveys' 2014 Wimbledon equipment census. At this year's event, the brand had 11 racquets in play in the last 16 men and ladies' singles, namely 34 percent of ...
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Puma is reportedly considering buying a stake in Borussia Dortmund,...
Puma is reportedly considering buying a stake in Borussia Dortmund, the German football club of which it is a sponsor, similar to Adidas' stake in Bayern Munich
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George Bodenheimer, former president of the ESPN network, joins Under...
George Bodenheimer, former president of the ESPN network, joins Under Armour's board of directors
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A spokesman for Birkenstock denies a report that the...
A spokesman for Birkenstock denies a report that the German shoemaker may use its growing popularity to jump into the growing running footwear sector. Together with a business consultancy, Trademark One or TM1, Birkenstock is evaluating possible licensing opportunities in four other areas: healthy living & sleeping, healthy working ...
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Fox-Wizel, a joint venture partner of Billabong in Israel, is...
Fox-Wizel, a joint venture partner of Billabong in Israel, is reportedly discussing a master franchising deal with Nike in the country
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Mizuno makes big strides in Europe
Europe was the bright spot in the latest quarterly report by Mizuno Corp. Confirming their regained momentum, sales in the region grew by 37.2 percent to 3,617 million yen (€26.38m-$35.26m) in the first quarter ended June 30, with an increase of 22.0 percent in local currencies. The operating loss in the ...
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Benko is the new full owner of Karstadt
René Benko, the Austrian real estate entrepreneur who acquired last September a 75.1 percent stake in the Karstadt Sports chain and the three premium department stores of the Karstadt group through a subsidiary of his investment company, Signa Holding, has now bought the remaining 25 percent stake. Signa has ...
