All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 40-41
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Puma partners with Rihanna
Confirming a strong rumor, Puma and Rihanna have announced a new multi-year partnership, starting in January 2015. The seven-time Grammy Award winner will become the global brand ambassador for Puma's women's training category. As part of the deal, she will also serve as the brand's creative director, to further develop ...
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Rossignol has opened a pop-up store in a Paris museum,...
Rossignol has opened a pop-up store in a Paris museum, the Grand Palais, to showcase a new, elegant line of urban clothing to promote its development in the sector. The store is set against the backdrop of a large ice skating rink that will remain in place for the holidays ...
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Nicolas Pelletier is set to replace Stéphane Saigre in March...
Nicolas Pelletier is set to replace Stéphane Saigre in March as general manager of Décathlon France, according to sport-guide.com. Pelletier has been involved with Décathlon's private running brand, Kalenji, since its launch ten years ago. He has been the brand's manager for the past six years. Saigre, who has been ...
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Lululemon opens new stores overseas
As previously reported, Lululemon Athletica plans to have 20 stores in Europe and 20 in Asia by 2017. According to Retail Week, the Canadian-based retailer has hired a commercial real estate firm, CBRE Group, to lead its development in the U.K. and in continental Europe. In addition to five”showrooms” in ...
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Lotto will be the main sponsor of María Teresa (Tita)...
Lotto will be the main sponsor of María Teresa (Tita) Torró, the rising star of Spanish tennis, for the next two years. The player broke into the women's top 50 for the first time in 2014. In April, she won her first singles title, at the Marrakech Grand Prix tournament ...
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YKK, the world's largest manufacturer of zippers, is reportedly planning...
YKK, the world's largest manufacturer of zippers, is reportedly planning to invest $88 million in its Vietnamese factory to raise its annual production by 30 percent to 10 billion units by the end of 2016 and to double it by 2017. The additional capacity will become available by November 2015 ...
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Nike has relaunched and rebranded its technical outdoor line, Nike...
Nike has relaunched and rebranded its technical outdoor line, Nike ACG, with a stronger positioning in the urban outdoor market. “Spanning outerwear, footwear and portable storage, the collection is designed to meet the demands for mobility and weather protection in any urban setting,” said Nike about the new NikeLab ACG ...
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Tommy Hilfiger has launched a limited-edition solar-powered jacket for the...
Tommy Hilfiger has launched a limited-edition solar-powered jacket for the holiday season
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Johnson Outdoors hikes sales and profits
A strong finish of the financial year has been reported by Johnson Outdoors, attributing much of the progress to the fact that new products generated one-third or more of sales for the tenth consecutive year. Particularly in the second half of the financial year, ended on Oct. 30, the introduction ...
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Lex will work with GSM
The Lex Group, which acts as a buying group for German running specialty retailers, will move next month from Mainhausen to the Cologne office of GSM Verbund, a young German buying and marketing group for shoe and sporting goods retailers with specific sections for different segments of the market. Starting ...
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Quiksilver has set up a new German office in Munich,...
Quiksilver has set up a new German office in Munich, and Mervin Manufacturing, a former property of the company, has opened a showroom in the city
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Poc, the Swedish maker of protective gravity sports gear, and...
Poc, the Swedish maker of protective gravity sports gear, and Volvo Cars will present a new safety technology from Ericsson to help avoid collisions between cars and cyclists at the International Ces (Consumer Electronics Show), which will take place in Las Vegas on Jan. 6-9. The new technology determines when ...
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A franchised Odlo stores opens in the French ski resort...
A franchised Odlo stores opens in the French ski resort of Megève
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Moncler is opening its first store in Prague
Moncler is opening its first store in Prague
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Nike SB has launched the first Nike Free shoe for...
Nike SB has launched the first Nike Free shoe for skateboarding
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry is inviting...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry is inviting registrations on its website for its annual World Sports Forum on Feb. 4, the eve of the Ispo Munich show. It will focus this time on “Entering and Exploring new Markets.” Haico Ebbers, professor of international economics at Nyenrode Business ...
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A Norwegian snowboarder, Silje Norendal, will be featured in the...
A Norwegian snowboarder, Silje Norendal, will be featured in the women's advertising campaign of Skullcandy under a new endorsement deal
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Fox Factory is set to purchase Race Face and with...
Fox Factory is set to purchase Race Face and with it, Easton's bicycle components business. Race Face purchased Easton in April this year. Race Face/Easton designs, manufactures, and distributes globally high-performance wheels for mountain and road bikes as well as other high-performance cycling components including bars, cranks, stems and seat ...
