All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 28-29
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Quiksilver reports poor quarterly results, but recovery is in sight
Sales declined in all the regions and for all the brands in the third quarter ended July 31, leading Quiksilver to post a net loss on continuing operations of $220.1 million for the period, including an impairment charge of $182.6 million for goodwill related to Rossignol, against income of $2.1 ...
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Smith Optics has struck a marketing partnership with Vail Resorts...
Smith Optics has struck a marketing partnership with Vail Resorts in the U.S. to be the exclusive eyewear and helmet supplier to the personnel in its resorts and lodgings
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Volcom has launched a new promotional video to highlight its...
Volcom has launched a new promotional video to highlight its new slogan, “True to This”
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From Haglöfs to Peak Performance
Nicolas Warchalowski , who left as chief executive of Haglöfs a few weeks ago after five years with the company, which is now a property of Asics , has been appointed CEO of Peak Performance . His career includes brand-building experiences at Procter Gamble and Red ...
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Løplabbet, the Norwegian sporting goods retailer specializing in running and...
Løplabbet, the Norwegian sporting goods retailer specializing in running and training, has reported a 12.3 percent sales increase to 72.6 million Norwegian kroner (€8.92m-$11.55m) for 2013. With its nine stores, it is expecting to raise them again to more than NOK 80 million (€9.83m-$12.73m) this year according to its general ...
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The Norwegian sporting goods retailer Torshov Sport will open its...
The Norwegian sporting goods retailer Torshov Sport will open its ninth store this September in the town of Fredrikstad
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The loss-making Groupe Go Sport is likely to go private...
The loss-making Groupe Go Sport is likely to go private soon. Rallye, which already owns 93.72 percent of the French sports retailer's shares and 94.62 percent of the voting rights, announced last night its intention to make a tender offer for the balance of the shares for €9.10 a share. ...
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WFSGI moves on many fronts
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has decided to set up an Asia office in Hong Kong and has launched a job search for its director . Reporting directly to its head office in Switzerland, it will act mainly as a full-service organization intended to support ...
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For the first time, Jack Wolfskin will be represented in...
For the first time, Jack Wolfskin will be represented in the important Norwegian market, starting with the spring/summer 2015 season. The German brand has not focused seriously on the Norwegian market in the past, but has now partnered with a local agent, Jawo AS. The company, which has ...
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A new social network where fans can interact with sporting...
A new social network where fans can interact with sporting celebrities, called BreatheSport, was launched in beta version on Aug. 27. Barry Houlihan, the founder of Mobile Interactive Group (MIG), has co-founded the network and the advisory board includes, among others, Tim Brooks, the former managing director at Guardian News ...
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Norspo, the Norwegian trade fair that took place at the...
Norspo, the Norwegian trade fair that took place at the end of August outside of Oslo, Norway, received 1,940 visitors, down from 2,035 a year ago. The three-day fair hosted 93 sports and outdoor related exhibitors, compared with 102 in August 2013.
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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) put...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) put out a statement today welcoming the European Commission's proposal to remove import duties for most products originating from the Philippines, and calling for its swift approval by the European Parliament and the member states of the European Union. The removal ...
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Last month's Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen welcomed a total of...
Last month's Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen welcomed a total of 46,300 visitors from 111 countries, 1,100 more than the 2013 edition. It also signed up 1,852 journalists. On Saturday, when the show opened its doors to the general public, 21,100 consumers visited the fair.
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Epson has unveiled a new offering in wearable technology that...
Epson has unveiled a new offering in wearable technology that sees the brand entering for the first time the sport and health & well-being sectors. Epson's new line of Runsense GPS fitness trackers includes the Runsense SF-310, SF-510, SF-710, and SF-810. The Runsense looks like a standard fitness wristwatch. No ...
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The recently rebranded Macron Stadium, home to English Football League...
The recently rebranded Macron Stadium, home to English Football League Championship club Bolton Wanderers, was officially inaugurated in a ceremony on Aug. 1, followed by the first official match under the new name, between the Bolton Wanderers and BV Vitesse, on Aug. 4. Bolton is a metropolitan borough in the ...
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Oakley is launching a new edition of its legendary M...
Oakley is launching a new edition of its legendary M Frame from the ‘nineties, called M2, in a more durable and lightweight material
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Houdini Sportswear is opening an eco-sustainable store in Gothenburg this...
Houdini Sportswear is opening an eco-sustainable store in Gothenburg this month. The Swedish company claims it will be Sweden's greenest store. This has been made possible through the collaboration with Vasakronan, a major real estate firm managing 192 properties in the country with a total area of around 2,600,000 square ...
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TAF goes Dutch, more international
Intersport International Corp. (IIC) has announced its first master franchising agreement in Europe for The Athlete's Foot (TAF) since it acquired the international chain in December 2012. The deal is with Euretco B.V. , the Intersport licensee in the Netherlands that came out of a merger between the ...
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Sport Partner reports that Euretco Sport, the Dutch licensee of...
Sport Partner reports that Euretco Sport, the Dutch licensee of Intersport, has launched a new online platform, Jouwsportzaak.nl, that acts as a central web shop for its affiliated sporting goods retailers. It is now working to develop individual web stores for its independent retail members. In Germany, the ANWR Group, ...
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A top executive of Hummel is playing down a report...
A top executive of Hummel is playing down a report about an investigation by the Danish Competition Authority into allegations that it has been hindering free price competition in the Danish market. According to the official, the investigation follows a request made by a salesman of the company to a ...
