All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 26, Issue 41-42 – Page 5
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Go Sport has installed e-commerce kiosks in 40 of its...
Go Sport has installed e-commerce kiosks in 40 of its stores in France as part of a new omni-channel strategy
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Exceeding its previously set targets, Nike has spent $380 million...
Exceeding its previously set targets, Nike has spent $380 million to expand its world headquarters in Portland, Oregon, hiring more than 2,000 new employees there, according to the Portland Business Journal. The Swoosh had made a deal with the state of Oregon three years ago to avoid paying tax on ...
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Ispo Munich will announce on Jan. 26, which has been...
Ispo Munich will announce on Jan. 26, which has been designated as Sports Communication Day, the gold winners of its Communication Awards in eight categories. They have been selected by an independent jury, which has also picked the best overall communication project after going through a variety of breathtaking videos, ...
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The winners of Ispo Brandnew 2016
This year's Overall Winner of the Ispo Brandnew awards is Icaros, a young German brand that has developed a virtual reality device for sports and entertainment which can be used during workout. An independent, international jury, mostly made of former winners and finalists, selected a group of Top 50 Newcomers ...
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Invista will launch a new campaign in early 2016 to...
Invista will launch a new campaign in early 2016 to highlight its Coolmax and Thermolite brands. The campaign, named Embrace the Elements, will reflect the new brand positioning for Coolmax and Thermolite through new logos, websites and hang-tags. The title of the campaign reflects its focus on the notion of ...
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The world's biggest retail chains grew faster in 2014
The 73 biggest integrated sporting goods retailers raised their sales to $92.2 billion in 2014, according to an annual SGI survey, indicating growth of 8.4 percent in local currencies and 7.5 percent in U.S. dollars. This represents a slight acceleration in their expansion as compared to 2013, when their sales ...
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Puma has signed a long-term endorsement contract with the 20...
Puma has signed a long-term endorsement contract with the 20 year-old Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse, who came third in the 100 meters at the World Championships in Beijing in August. De Grasse is the reigning 100 and 200 meter champion at the U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He ...
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2XU has become the official compression equipment supplier to Great...
2XU has become the official compression equipment supplier to Great Britain and England Hockey. The company will also provide opportunities for school and club players to learn about its compression products, to help players at all levels enjoy the sport while decreasing the risk of injury. In 2016 London will ...
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Douglas R. Tompkins, who founded The North Face in 1964...
Douglas R. Tompkins, who founded The North Face in 1964 or 1966, according to conflicting reports, and Esprit in 1968, died in a kayaking accident on General Carrera Lake in the Patagonia region of Southern Chile on Dec. 8. Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, and his other companions were ...
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Reiner Pichler will become on April 1 the new chief...
Reiner Pichler will become on April 1 the new chief executive of Calida Holding, the Swiss lingerie group that controls Lafuma with 59.9 percent of the shares. He will replace Felix Sulzberger, who spent 14 years at the helm of Calida and engineered the takeover of the French group. According ...
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Starting on Jan. 1, Zoggs International will sell, market and...
Starting on Jan. 1, Zoggs International will sell, market and ship its products directly to clients in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg, following the termination of a distribution contract with a triathlon specialist, Filser Sports & Marketing. The orders will be taken by Zoggs' existing network of agents. In an unusual ...
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Nike has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Ralph Lauren...
Nike has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Ralph Lauren and Matthew Millward, vice president of men's design for Club Monaco and a former design director at Nike, accusing the two parties of breach of contract and tortious interference. According to Nike, Millward is being compensated by Ralph Lauren during ...
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Mizuno launched on Dec. 1 a pan-European marketing campaign, celebrating...
Mizuno launched on Dec. 1 a pan-European marketing campaign, celebrating the 110th anniversary of the Japanese brand. It will also introduce at Ispo Munich next month a new shop concept that will be rolled out throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa region with key retailers and through corporate single-brand ...
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Johnson Outdoors turned around to a net profit of $1,167,000...
Johnson Outdoors turned around to a net profit of $1,167,000 in its fourth quarter ended Oct. 2 from a loss of $876,000 in the year-ago period. Sales increased by one percent to $85.7 million in the seasonally slow period, but they were flat at $47.6 million in outdoor and fell ...
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Belle International reports a same-store increase of 6.0 percent in...
Belle International reports a same-store increase of 6.0 percent in the third quarter through the end of November for its sportswear and apparel business, which consisted of 6,796 directly operated stores for major sports brands in Mainland China, mostly single-brand, at the end of the period. With 20,506 stores at ...
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