All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 26, Issue 41-42
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Rome may be the next spot for a new series...
Rome may be the next spot for a new series of European Havaianas flagship stores, like the 120-square-meter location that was opened in Barcelona in July. They are intended to offer a wider range of products from 2017 on, including beachwear, than the traditional Havaianas outlets, which focus on rubber ...
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Robert Marcovitch is taking the place of Tim Petrick as...
Robert Marcovitch is taking the place of Tim Petrick as chief executive of K2. Marcovitch had already run the American ski company between 2006 and 2011, before moving to the position of CEO at The Coleman Company, which is also owned by Jarden Corporation. He had previously run K2's ski, ...
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Rider quits Karstadt
Simon Rider is no longer acting as chief executive of Karstadt Sports . A notice on Linkedin says his role has ended following the completion of a “carve out” process, developing an organizational team and delivering the operational vision for the company. Rider, who is British, was placed ...
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Online shopping is getting more and more popular in the...
Online shopping is getting more and more popular in the EU, and sporting goods are a major attraction. According to recent data by Eurostat 53 percent of all EU citizens purchased goods or services online in 2015. Of the online customers, 60 percent bought clothes and sports goods, followed by ...
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Johan Lindeberg, who gave his name to the J. Lindeberg...
Johan Lindeberg, who gave his name to the J. Lindeberg brand, is returning to the Swedish company as creative director in January, after eight years away from the firm. He will remain in New York but work closely with the Stockholm-based team at J. Lindeberg, which sells fashion as well ...
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Visitors can register online for a free ticket to the...
Visitors can register online for a free ticket to the Ispo Munich show, running from Jan. 24 to 27
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Intersport UK has formed a three-year partnership with parkrun UK,...
Intersport UK has formed a three-year partnership with parkrun UK, which organizes 375 free timed park runs of 5 kms each Saturday morning. The partnership between the retailer and the non-profit organization is to start at the beginning of next year. parkrun UK boasts about 1.3 million registered runners across ...
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Icebreaker Merino has formed a three-year partnership with Travis Ganong,...
Icebreaker Merino has formed a three-year partnership with Travis Ganong, the 27-year-old World Cup alpine skier who competed for the U.S. at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, placing fifth in the men's downhill. He will represent Icebreaker in the U.S. and provide insights for future product design. Ganong won ...
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Nixon has opened its first store in New York...
Nixon has opened its first store in New York
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Macron has signed a three-year partnership with Miami FC, a...
Macron has signed a three-year partnership with Miami FC, a club in which two former stars of AC Milan - Paolo Maldini and Alessandro Nesta - are involved. The sponsorship deal, its first with an American team, will start next April with the new season of the North American Soccer ...
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Ispo has given a facelift to its website, focusing more...
Ispo has given a facelift to its website, focusing more strongly on content marketing
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Snowleader raises funds for international expansion
Snowleader , a French online retailer specializing in outdoor and winter sports products, has raised €2.5 million from existing and new shareholders. The company said the resources would support the expansion of its international sales, which make up about 12 percent of its turnover, and enable it to seize external ...
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Vista Outdoor has recruited Kelly T. Grindle, a senior executive...
Vista Outdoor has recruited Kelly T. Grindle, a senior executive of Johnson Outdoors, to act as president of its outdoor products segment, comprising Camelbak and Jimmy Sykes as well as Bushnell. He will take up his new functions on Jan. 4, reporting directly to Mark De Young, chairman and chief ...
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The European sporting goods industry federation, Fesi, said it welcomed...
The European sporting goods industry federation, Fesi, said it welcomed a vote in the European Parliament for the adoption of a new legislation in the European Union that will strengthen the possibility for customs authorities in all the member countries to act against counterfeit goods. Fesi noted that the number ...
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Rick Mina, a former head of Foot Locker Europe,...
Rick Mina, a former head of Foot Locker Europe, has become president of WSS, an American shoe retail chain with 68 stores
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Italy's ski equipment market inches up
Pool Sci Italia , a consortium that represents ski equipment producers in Italy, has reported slightly improved sell-in results for the 2014/15 ski season , based on data supplied by both its member companies and collaboration with non-members. During the last season, the total sell-in revenues before VAT amounted to ...
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Lululemon has reduced its full-year guidance due to a sharp...
Lululemon has reduced its full-year guidance due to a sharp decline in profit margins for the third quarter of its fiscal year, ended Nov. 1. The group's turnover advanced by 14 percent to $479.7 million for the quarter. Sales were up by 9 percent in comparable terms and in constant ...
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The German Ski Federation, DSV, has launched a new web...
The German Ski Federation, DSV, has launched a new web store that allows its members to get a 15 percent discount on many items. Besides its own line of DSV-branded winter jackets and other fan items, the new DSVShop.de website offers a selection of more than 150 items by Adidas, ...
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Jorcani Sports is going to take over the distribution in...
Jorcani Sports is going to take over the distribution in Spain of the Luhta collection of L-Fashion Group in January from the Moskito sales agency, which specializes in the fashion retail channel. Jorcani is already the Spanish distributor of Icepeak, the lower-priced sports apparel collection of the Finnish group.
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Sports Direct’s performance disappoints some investors
Sports Direct International (SDI) was under pressure this week as its results for the first half of its fiscal year disappointed some investors. The company had to impair goodwill for its under performing Austrian stores, and it is facing yet more allegations over work practices at its huge warehouse. ...
