All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 28-29 – Page 6
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EU diplomats are considering a boycott of the 2018 Fifa...
EU diplomats are considering a boycott of the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia, as part of the retaliation measures connected with Russia's alleged role in Ukraine. According to a report in The Financial Times, a document detailing options for future penalties against Russia, circulated in European capitals on Sept. ...
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Sport Zone ended the first half of 2014 with 77...
Sport Zone ended the first half of 2014 with 77 stores in Portugal and 34 in Spain. According to its parent company, Sonae Group, discretionary spending began to go up in Portugal in the fourth quarter of 2014 and has been accelerating since, reaching a growth rate of 14 percent ...
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Uvex was honored with the Corporate Design Award 2014 by...
Uvex was honored with the Corporate Design Award 2014 by Awards Unlimited for the re-launch of its corporate design at the beginning of this year. Uvex' new corporate design was developed by the agency Tom Leifer Design in Hamburg. The re-launch also included a refined logo. For the first time ...
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Patagonia has published its Environmental & Social Initiatives 2014 book,...
Patagonia has published its Environmental & Social Initiatives 2014 book, which reveals the company donated $6.6 million to environmental groups worldwide during fiscal year 2014. The full list of grant recipients is available in Patagonia's “Environment and Social Initiatives” book. In addition to philanthropy, among the various other initiatives presented ...
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In a separate move, Sport 2000 Deutschland has hired Jörg...
In a separate move, Sport 2000 Deutschland has hired Jörg Seifert, 43, as managing director of Lauf-Profis, a new subsidiary established for the purpose of assisting its specialized running stores. Seifert comes from another German buying group, GMS, where he acted as category manager for sport. He worked previously for ...
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PSK Sport will distribute the inline skates of K2 in...
PSK Sport will distribute the inline skates of K2 in the Spanish market
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Björn Borg's net income declined by 35.3 percent to 2.2...
Björn Borg's net income declined by 35.3 percent to 2.2 million Swedish kronor (€0.24m-$0.31m) in the second quarter ended June 30. The gross margin improved slightly to 52.5 percent but sales fell by 8 percent to SEK 97 million (€10.57m-$13.88m), and they were down by 10 percent in local currencies. For ...
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Descente has reported a 16.3 percent sales increase to 23.4...
Descente has reported a 16.3 percent sales increase to 23.4 billion yen (€171.26m-$224.91m) for the first fiscal quarter of its financial year, ended on June 30, with a big increase in Athletic Wear offsetting slight declines in the Golf and Outdoor segments. Strong performance by Arena swimwear helped to lift sales ...
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Nike leads among European football kit suppliers in 2014/15
Of the 25 brands supplying kit to clubs in the major European football leagues during the 2014/15 playing season, Nike has become the market leader, according to Repucom and PR Marketing's “European Football Kit Supplier Report 2014.” However, this summer Adidas announced a blockbuster 10-year, £750 million (€939.14m-$1,234.54m) deal with Manchester ...
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361° reports that orders jumped by nearly 11 percent at...
361° reports that orders jumped by nearly 11 percent at its spring/summer trade fair last month, compared with the Chinese brand's same order days last year. Average selling prices increased for both apparel and footwear, while the volume of orders advanced for footwear but remained flat for apparel. Orders for ...
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Growth of 4.5% for Intersport in H1
The retailers affiliated with Intersport International Corp. (IIC) booked a 4.5 percent sales increase for the first half of 2014, thanks in part to the euphoria around the World Cup of football. The month of July was slightly below last year while August was very good again, leading IIC's management ...
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The Adidas Group plans to move about 1,300 employees involved...
The Adidas Group plans to move about 1,300 employees involved in IT and other roles in Herzogenaurach to its World of Sports campus from other locations in the city, including its former headquarters in the city center. The company has created between 100 and 150 new jobs annually in Herzogenaurach ...
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JD Sports Fashion has opened a 9,000-square-foot store in Manchester...
JD Sports Fashion has opened a 9,000-square-foot store in Manchester with eight multichannel kiosks and a social media wall where customers can view messages and pictures tweeted about their purchases
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Nautilus reported a net profit of $557,000 for the seasonally...
Nautilus reported a net profit of $557,000 for the seasonally slow second quarter of its fiscal year, ended June 30, which compares with a net profit of $32,863,000 made in the year-ago period thanks to a tax benefit of $34.3 million. The American fitness equipment supplier posted an operating profit ...
