All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 38-39 – Page 2
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Performance Days, the trade fair for functional fabrics for sports...
Performance Days, the trade fair for functional fabrics for sports and work clothing, which took place in Munich on Nov. 4-5, registered a record number of visitors and exhibitors. The event welcomed 1,097 visitors, as compared to 1,020 last year, from 27 countries. The largest contingents from outside the EU ...
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The European Cycling Federation (ECF) has discovered that more than...
The European Cycling Federation (ECF) has discovered that more than €2 billion can be unlocked for cycling from European Union subsidies until 2020. This amount is three times bigger than the amount available during the former financial period. The ECF reported the figure in its recent Cycling for Growth plan, ...
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A German district court has ordered the dismissal of Thomas...
A German district court has ordered the dismissal of Thomas Mayer as managing director of Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke (Mifa), the insolvent German bicycle manufacturer. The court has decided that its court-appointed administrator, Lucas Flöther, will be the only decision-maker at the company. The supervisory board has named a new chief executive, ...
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Leki has renewed its contract with Lindsey Vonn through the...
Leki has renewed its contract with Lindsey Vonn through the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea
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Messe München confirms that the European Outdoor Group will exclusively...
Messe München confirms that the European Outdoor Group will exclusively support the new multi-sport Ispo Shanghai fair, scheduled for next July 2-4. The show will focus on outdoor as well as action sports, water sports, performance sports and fitness. Numerous outdoor brands have already confirmed their participation including Black Diamond, ...
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Golfino has launched its first omni-channel concept in Denmark, with...
Golfino has launched its first omni-channel concept in Denmark, with the idea of rolling it out to other parts of Europe after an initial trial phase. The launch coincides with the start-up of a golfino.dk online store and the opening of the German brand's first flagship store in Denmark, measuring ...
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JD Sports Fashion is introducing its Size? concept in Germany...
JD Sports Fashion is introducing its Size? concept in Germany
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Starting next year, Columbia Sportswear will be the new partner...
Starting next year, Columbia Sportswear will be the new partner of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) through three of its brands: Columbia, Mountain Hardwear and Montrail. Taking the place of The North Face after many years, it will outfit all the participants in the races with shoes and ...
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CNPC (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce du Sport), the French training...
CNPC (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce du Sport), the French training institution for personnel of sporting goods stores, joined forces with Club Méditerranée in Japan to train skiing specialists for the Club there. The eight-day session, which brought together 12 young trainees, started on Nov. 26 with the aim to have ...
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Puma is said to be close to signing up Rihanna,...
Puma is said to be close to signing up Rihanna, the singing superstar, although she has been wearing Adidas shoes
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Chief executive wanted at Li Ning
Li Ning wants to quickly appoint a new chief executive after Jin-Goon Kim, the company's interim chief executive, stepped down last month. Kim was installed at the helm of the company in July 2012 by Texas Pacific Group (TPG), the investment firm that acquired a sizeable stake in Li Ning ...
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Higher prices and charges for Yue Yuen
Yue Yuen raised its sales by 6. 8 percent to $5,936 million in the first nine months of this year, but its net profit for the period fell by 36.8 percent to $330.5 million. The world's largest shoe manufacturer managed to raise its operating profit before extraordinary items by 9.5 ...
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Uvex has signed up two German freeski champions, Felix Wiemers...
Uvex has signed up two German freeski champions, Felix Wiemers and Sabrina Cakmakli
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Sports Direct has unveiled plans for a gym chain in...
Sports Direct has unveiled plans for a gym chain in the U.K. that it said will revolutionize the market. The retailer plans to open 200 fitness clubs offering membership at the very affordable and unprecedented price of £5 (€6.3-$7.9) per month. Members will also have to pay a £10 (€12.6-$15.7) joining fee. ...
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Lidl, the discount supermarket chain, has had a request to...
Lidl, the discount supermarket chain, has had a request to cancel a trademark held by Crocs thrown out by the Community Trade Mark Office of the European Union. The claim related to the 3D shape of the recognizable plastic shoes across the EU. In a document filed to the Cancellation ...
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Columbia Sportswear has celebrated a grand opening for its Columbia...
Columbia Sportswear has celebrated a grand opening for its Columbia flagship store in New York City, located at 345 West 14th Street
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Décathlon has inaugurated a new campus for its three “mountain...
Décathlon has inaugurated a new campus for its three “mountain brands”: Quechua (outdoor), Wed'ze (snow sports) and Simond (climbing). The site regroups nearly 300 people who were previously dispersed over six sites, not including the workers at Simond's factory at Les Ouches. The new campus is located at Passy, near ...
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WFSGI Manufacturers' Forum calls for smarter partnerships
Sporting goods designers and manufacturers assembled in Leipzig earlier this month called for a more integrated approach to design and production. They broadly agreed that the industry would run out of options to reduce labor costs, and that it should focus on reinforcing the interaction between brands and manufacturers to ...
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A small Swiss company called Faction Collective will design, manufacture...
A small Swiss company called Faction Collective will design, manufacture and market a new range of Roxy branded freeride and freestyle skis for the autumn/winter 2015/16 season. Formed in 2006, Faction Collective makes its own branded skis at an undisclosed location in Europe and sells them in 30 countries. The ...
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Callaway Golf Co. plans to conduct a search in early...
Callaway Golf Co. plans to conduct a search in early 2015 for a manager who would replace Bradley J. Holiday, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, who plans to retire in the course of next year
