All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 26, Issue 31-32 – Page 2
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The U.S., China and Russia drive the global sports market's growth
The global sporting goods market continued to grow by 5 percent in 2014 on a constant-currency basis, reaching a level of €285 billion, according to The NPD Group. The international market research company has been calculating a similar annual growth rate for the global sports market since 2011, but with ...
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Nick Woodman, founder and chief executive of GoPro, has denied...
Nick Woodman, founder and chief executive of GoPro, has denied a possible sale of his company to Apple
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Musical chairs at Puma
Daniela Molin is taking over as general manager of Puma for accessories and licensing, replacing Philippe Le-Bretton, who is moving to Singapore to act as general manager of Puma Southeast Asia. Le-Bretton is replacing Miguel Gomes de Andrade, who has decided to leave the company.Molin has accumulated experience in product ...
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Thule Group has inaugurated an expanded global testing center in...
Thule Group has inaugurated an expanded global testing center in Hillerstorp, Sweden. The new lab features a doubling of space - from 600 to 1,200 square meters - and additional tools that enable the testing of all products in Thule's expanding product portfolio, thanks to an additional investment of SEK20 ...
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Jack Wolfskin launched a major new TV campaign in the...
Jack Wolfskin launched a major new TV campaign in the German-speaking countries on Aug. 26. A 30-second spot will run on major German TV networks through to the end of November. A similar 20-second spot will be aired in Austria and Switzerland. Asking viewers the question “Do you feel it, ...
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Snowsports Industries of Great Britain (SIGB) has launched “Go UK,...
Snowsports Industries of Great Britain (SIGB) has launched “Go UK, Buy UK,” a new campaign to encourage British skiers and snowboarders to buy their kit and equipment in the U.K. The campaign raises awareness of some of the advantages associated with buying homemade items, and specifically from retailers who are ...
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Wilson, the racquet sports, team sports and equipment brand, is...
Wilson, the racquet sports, team sports and equipment brand, is preparing a major brand marketing campaign starring Serena Williams and Roger Federer. It will initially run in the U.S. The company says the “My Wilson” campaign is meant to cast the spotlight on the relationships between athletes and their equipment. ...
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The organizers of Fibo China boasted that the number of...
The organizers of Fibo China boasted that the number of visitors increased by 40 percent to about 6,000 for its second edition in Shanghai earlier this month, while the number of exhibitors climbed from 55 to 87. They represented more than 100 brands, with a focus on quality suppliers. The ...
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Rapala has expanded its executive board from five to seven...
Rapala has expanded its executive board from five to seven members and created the new position of deputy chief executive officer, which will be filled by Jussi Ristimäki. In addition to his current role as chief financial officer, Ristimäki will have the overall responsibility of group's supply chain and working ...
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Laird Hamilton, the legendary big-wave waterman, has developed a line...
Laird Hamilton, the legendary big-wave waterman, has developed a line of surf and surf-inspired clothing for surfing and stand-up paddling, including neoprene suits, boardshorts and lifestyle and training products, according to shopeatsurf.com. It is being launched on his website in October, with a bigger collection to follow for retail sales ...
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WFSGI Forum goes Beyond Lean Manufacturing
The line-up of speakers for the upcoming Manufacturers' Forum, organized by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), again promises to deliver sharp insights into many aspects of sporting goods production, from lean and circular manufacturing to human-centered production and much more.The event is scheduled on Dec. 2-3 ...
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Zeal Optics has a new president, Ben Peters, who was...
Zeal Optics has a new president, Ben Peters, who was appointed in July to take the place of Joe Sanchez, who became vice president of product development at Costa Sunglasses last December. Like Sanchez, Peters has worked for many years at Zeal's parent company, Maui Jim Sunglasses. He started as ...
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Body Glove International and Sport Dimension have been sued by...
Body Glove International and Sport Dimension have been sued by Qbas Co. and QDS Injection Molding in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Califonia. The complaint alleged infringement of patents by Body Glove's Passage Go Pro goggle and other products.
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Kering has been confirmed as an industry leader in the...
Kering has been confirmed as an industry leader in the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) World and Europe. The French luxury conglomerate, which is led by François-Henri Pinault, heads the Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods sector for the second consecutive year. Among the 19 assessment criteria, the group achieved ...
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Reebok's efforts to expand in Europe have become more harmonized...
Reebok's efforts to expand in Europe have become more harmonized since Chris Froio was appointed to head up the fitness brand's business around Western Europe in February. Based in Herzogenaurach, he reports directly to Gil Steyaert, managing director of the Adidas Group for Western Europe. This regional layer was created ...
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Richard “Dick” Donahue, a former president of Nike, passed away...
Richard “Dick” Donahue, a former president of Nike, passed away on Sept. 15 at the age of 88. A trial lawyer with close links to the Kennedy family, Donahue became a Nike director in 1978 and helped to map out the brand's international forays in the late 'eighties. He became ...
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Signa Holding, the Austrian-base real estate company that controls Karstadt...
Signa Holding, the Austrian-base real estate company that controls Karstadt and Karstadt Sports, has some new shareholders. Textilwirtschaft mentions the Falcon Private Bank of Abu Dhabi with a stake of 24.9 percent and Ernst Tanner, chief executive of Lindt & Sprüngli, with 10 percent of the shares. They take the ...
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The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA), which represents the...
The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA), which represents the tackle trade in Europe, has requested the industry to voluntarily stop making, importing and selling fishing weights made of lead. In a recent position statement the trade body has called on the fishing tackle trade and angling community to voluntarily ...
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Asics has been selected for the first time on the...
Asics has been selected for the first time on the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Indices (DJSI) listing. The DJSI tracks the leading sustainability-driven companies and is jointly determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, a Switzerland-based investment specialist focused exclusively on sustainability investing, which looks at and rates environmental, ...
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Asics revises forecast with higher sales, lower profits
Due to the weakening of the yen, Asics has raised its sales forecast for the full year, predicting that they will reach about 429 billion yen (€3.2bn-$3.6bn) compared with the forecast of ¥423 billion (€3.1bn-$3.5bn) issued in February. That would amount to an increase of more than 20 percent from ...
