All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 26-27 – Page 3
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Steve Murray, the former president of Vans who has been...
Steve Murray, the former president of Vans who has been acting as president of Deckers Corp. for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has been appointed as chief executive of Dr. Martens, the iconic British brand of work and casual boots. He will take the place of David Suddens, who ...
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New Era Cap has been named the Official Cap of...
New Era Cap has been named the Official Cap of the 2014 U.S. Ryder Cup Team by the PGA of America. The global lifestyle brand has secured exclusive rights to headwear during the biennial competition through 2016. Players and team captain will wear New Era caps at the upcoming 2014 ...
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Sony veteran becomes Black Diamond chief
Zeena Freeman, the new president appointed to replace Peter Metcalf as president of Black Diamond as of last week, is expected to implement a new omni-channel distribution strategy at Black Diamond, which may also involve the establishment of mono-brand stores. She will eventually also become chief executive of the company ...
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Bastian Hübschen has been promoted to the position of country...
Bastian Hübschen has been promoted to the position of country manager of Brooks Running Company for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He is taking the place of Heiner Ibing, who is leaving the company after 16 years. Ibing built up the brand's strong position in the German-speaking countries and took care ...
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Strong progress at Basicnet
The aggregate sales of the Italian group and its licensees went up by 5.6 percent to €221 million in the first half of this year, and they were up by 8 percent in constant currencies. Net earnings for the period jumped by 151 percent to €6,017,000.Basicnet owns numerous brands including ...
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VF claims progress in working conditions in Bangladesh
VF Corporation, owner of brands such as The North Face, Wrangler and Timberland, has published a progress report in which it highlights its work with the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety to prevent unsafe conditions at the factories in that country with which it contracts. According to the statement, which ...
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The board of directors of Callaway Golf Co. authorized the...
The board of directors of Callaway Golf Co. authorized the company to spend up to $50 million to buy back some of its shares. The move came after a 10 percent drop in the share price since Callaway reported a 7.2 percent drop in its sales and a 70 percent ...
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Hervis, the Austrian sporting goods retail chain, plans to open...
Hervis, the Austrian sporting goods retail chain, plans to open its second German store in Nuremberg later this year and is looking for other locations in the southern part of Germany. The chain, which belongs to the Spar group, had a turnover of €424 million in 2013. Besides its Austrian ...
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Brisk run for Asics in Europe
Asics is enjoying a brisk run in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), where its sales increased by 16.0 percent for the first half of this year, driven by buoyant sales of both footwear and apparel in the running and tennis categories.Sales of running shoes jumped by 17.9 percent ...
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Aqua Sphere signs Michael Phelps
After partnering with Speedo for most of his swimming career, Michael Phelps has signed a long-term partnership with Aqua Sphere. The deal is reportedly expected to run through the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Along with Phelps, Aqua Sphere has also signed Bob Bowman, Phelps' coach. Phelps is the most decorated Olympian ...
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Dainese has appointed Dan Walczewski as U.S. director of sales...
Dainese has appointed Dan Walczewski as U.S. director of sales for winter sports and cycling
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Sportalm, the Austrian sports apparel firm, has completed construction of...
Sportalm, the Austrian sports apparel firm, has completed construction of a new head office in Kitzbühel. The €6 million project is based on the Feng Shui principle, which is meant to provide energy for the employees through its harmonization with the surrounding environment. Most of the 2,000 square meters of ...
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Anta leads Chinese recovery
Anta Sports described itself a few days ago as the first Chinese group to fully recover from the glut in inventories that affected the Chinese sports market for several years, after a sales increase of 22.4 percent to nearly 4,122 million yuan renminbi (€501.28m-$670.24m) for the first half of this ...
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Green Lamb has announced a new multi-year deal with British...
Green Lamb has announced a new multi-year deal with British supermodel Jodie Kidd. The partnership, which will see Kidd as brand ambassador for Green Lamb, is part of a £1 million (€1.25m-$1.67m) investment into the brand. Established in 1989, Cork-based Green Lamb designs and markets women's sports clothing and a ...
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Body Glove Wetsuits and Rusty Surfboards recently announced new appointments....
Body Glove Wetsuits and Rusty Surfboards recently announced new appointments. Body Glove has hired Joe McNulty as sales manager for the surf, wake and dive categories. Rusty has hired Royce Cansler as vice president of sales. However, both positions cover only the U.S. or North America.
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Payless ShoeSource, the big American shoe retail chain that was...
Payless ShoeSource, the big American shoe retail chain that was formerly owned by Collective Brands, has sold Airwalk to Authentic Brands Group (ABG), along with three other brands – Hind, Vision Street Wear and Above the Rim – that had not been taken over by Wolverine Worldwide from Collective at ...
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Amer Sports is repurchasing up to one million of its...
Amer Sports is repurchasing up to one million of its own shares between Aug. 15 and Aug. 31, has on the authorization given by its board of directors last March 6
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Altra widens European distribution
Altra, an American brand of running footwear with a shaped toe box and a flat cushioned sole, has made rapid headway in Europe by sealing another batch of distribution agreements in the last months. The expansion has been led by Frank Warnars, previously in charge of European sales at Saucony, ...
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Softer growth for Alpargatas
The growth in Alpargatas' net revenues softened in the second quarter to 5.2 percent as domestic sales rose by only 0.4 percent to 550.9 million Brazilian reais (€181.00m-$241.72m) as compared to the same period a year ago. For the sporting goods segment of its business, the Brazilian group reported a 7.8 ...
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A Munich court has confirmed a preliminary injunction against Real,...
A Munich court has confirmed a preliminary injunction against Real, the food chain owned by Metro AG, which sold shirts and other items displaying an eagle that was apparently too similar to the one used by DFB, the German football federation. The court ruled that the eagle featured on Real's football fan ...
