All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 26-27 – Page 4
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Johnson Outdoors’ sales rebound after two difficult quarters
Johnson Outdoors reported a 6 percent sales increase to $137.1 million in the third quarter ended June 27 as compared to the year-ago period. Sales growth was mostly driven by consistently strong demand for new products across its brand portfolio. Despite the growth in the quarter, year-to-date sales compare unfavorably ...
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Hi-Tec has announced a global TV advertising campaign to be...
Hi-Tec has announced a global TV advertising campaign to be aired in connection with the English Premier League during the 2014/2015 season. An Hi-Tec digital advertisement will be intermittently displayed via LED boards around the perimeter of three selected Premier League clubs during all their home matches plus League Cup ...
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Adidas will spend more on marketing
Admitting that it had not reacted fast enough to the rising competition from its main rival, which “heavily attacked” it in Western Europe last year, Herbert Hainer, chief executive of the Adidas Group, announced a planned increase in its marketing budget to between 13 and 14 percent of sales in ...
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Adidas Originals is opening its third flagship store in Seoul,...
Adidas Originals is opening its third flagship store in Seoul, Korea, similar to those it operates in Berlin and Shanghai
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Kelly Brook, the English model, actress and TV presenter, will...
Kelly Brook, the English model, actress and TV presenter, will act as a new testimonial for Skechers in 2015. Featured in Skechers' global marketing campaigns and on social media, she will be the first celebrity endorsing the brand who came to fame outside the U.S. Skechers has also signed up ...
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After selling its bowling business, Brunswick Corp. is acquiring Bell...
After selling its bowling business, Brunswick Corp. is acquiring Bell Recreational Products, a U.S. supplier to the marine, recreational vehicle and powersports markets with annual sales of $40 million, which will report to its Mercury Marine unit
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Bogner is for sale, according to Reuters. Confirming long-standing speculation,...
Bogner is for sale, according to Reuters. Confirming long-standing speculation, the news agency reports that Willy Bogner, president and controlling shareholder of the German family-owned company, has mandated Goldman Sachs to find a new owner, possibly an institutional investor. He is proposing a valuation of around €250 million, close to ...
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Accell North America (ANA) and Outdoor Gear Canada (OGC) have...
Accell North America (ANA) and Outdoor Gear Canada (OGC) have signed a multi-year distribution deal making OGC the exclusive distributor of Redline BMX bicycles in Canada. OGC BMX, which officially launches with the 2015 season, is also the exclusive distributor in Canada for the Fiend, Federal, Merritt, Eclat, Fuse and ...
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PSG’s hockey business accelerates
The recent acquisition of Combat Sports and the Easton baseball and softball business led Performance Sports Group to post a 30 percent sales increase to US$112.9 million for the fourth quarter ended May 31, with growth of 35 percent on a currency-neutral basis. The company, formerly called Bauer Performance Sports, ...
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Abacus Sportswear has appointed a new Swiss distributor, BBB Consulting....
Abacus Sportswear has appointed a new Swiss distributor, BBB Consulting. The company is run by Bettina Bloesch, who has many years of experience in the golf industry and has worked for the Swedish brand before. She has represented Quiksilver and Roxy and worked for the Swatch Group. BBB has been ...
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Abacus Sportswear is confirmed as official apparel supplier of the...
Abacus Sportswear is confirmed as official apparel supplier of the 2015 European Solheim Cup team
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Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed his second CR7 underwear collection in...
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed his second CR7 underwear collection in spectacular style, by projecting images from the new campaign “Rankin x Ronaldo for CR7 Underwear” onto iconic locations in seven fashion capitals around the world. Shot by John Rankin Waddell, also known as Rankin, a British-born internationally acclaimed fashion photographer, ...
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Rolf Frischknecht, a 55-year-old Swiss manager who left the executive...
Rolf Frischknecht, a 55-year-old Swiss manager who left the executive board of Sport Eybl & Sport Experts last year, after its acquisition by Sports Direct International, is joining the executive board of Sport Scheck in Germany to run its 18 bricks-and-mortar stores business. He already acted as chief financial officer ...
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Yue Yuen sees profits fall by 48%
Yue Yuen's total turnover rose by 6.8 percent to US$ 3,951.3 million for the first half ended June 30. Recurring operating profits grew by 14.5 percent to US$ 218.1 million from the same period last year. However, the group also had a non-recurring loss for the half year of around ...
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Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced...
Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced a new European sales team. Liam Gallagher will take the helm in the U.K. He brings more than 20 years of experience across different textile industries and markets. He worked for 12 years at Polartec, where he held a number of ...
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The Swedish sporting goods market grew by 3.3 percent in...
The Swedish sporting goods market grew by 3.3 percent in June, according to HUI Research, leading to growth of 4.6 percent for the first half of this year. Swedish sporting goods retailers have been experiencing year-on-year growth every month except in February. The retail sector in Sweden as a whole ...
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Paul März, 29, has been appointed to act as project...
Paul März, 29, has been appointed to act as project manager for Ispo Beijing and the new Ispo Shanghai show. On Aug. 1, he took the place of Kerrin Müggenburg, who has led Ispo Beijing since 2008 and has gone on maternity leave. Mârz has been working for Messe München ...
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Speedo and Trespass acted as official providers to the 2014...
Speedo and Trespass acted as official providers to the 2014 Commonwealth Games, held in Scotland from July 23 to Aug. 3
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The worldwide boardsports market experienced steady growth in 2013 for...
The worldwide boardsports market experienced steady growth in 2013 for the second year in a row, driven by non-core products such as lifestyle products and apparel. This is what emerges from a recent study by the European Surf Industry Manufacturers' Association (EuroSIMA), in partnership with the market research firm NPD ...
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The Feldenkreis family, which owns 20 percent of the diluted...
The Feldenkreis family, which owns 20 percent of the diluted shares of Perry Ellis International, is said to be considering a possible change of ownership
