All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 26, Issue 43-44 – Page 3
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Asics has signed a ten-year endorsement deal with Candace Hill,...
Asics has signed a ten-year endorsement deal with Candace Hill, a 16 year-old U.S. sprinter who is regarded as one of the most promising athletes for the next years. According to a feature in The New York Times, Hill became the youngest American female sprinter to turn professional, as her ...
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E-commerce in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to rise by...
E-commerce in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to rise by 35.7 percent in 2015, according to new figures from eMarketer. With sales hitting $877 billion, the region will be the largest e-tail market in the world. The growth is mostly driven by the rising middle classes in China, India and ...
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Rand Whitney has been appointed as director of sales at...
Rand Whitney has been appointed as director of sales at the U.S. subsidiary for Original Buff, the Spanish provider of performance headwear for runners, cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts. The company said in a press release that Whitney has been in leadership functions in the general sporting goods and specialty outdoor ...
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Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. watersports equipment company, appointed Hastings Blumer...
Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. watersports equipment company, appointed Hastings Blumer as director of product management for its surf, stand-up paddleboard and paddle brands, Boardworks and Adventure Technology. He previously led strategic product line development for Adventure Technology, which is the company's performance paddle brand, as the product manager. Boardworks is ...
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Zyro has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for the...
Zyro has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for the Giro brand's snow goggles and helmets in the U.K. and Ireland, complementing a distribution agreement sealed two years earlier for Giro Cycling. BRG Sports, which owns Giro and several other sports brands, said in a press release that Zyro has ...
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Fashionmag.com reports that Antoine Tinel has been appointed in charge...
Fashionmag.com reports that Antoine Tinel has been appointed in charge of international sales at Le Coq Sportif, the French sports brand, to supervise all markets other than those covered by subsidiaries, in Italy, Spain and the U.K. The appointment comes after the departure of Géraud Maréchal, who left to lead ...
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Foot Locker Europe has signed a sponsorship deal with Anthony...
Foot Locker Europe has signed a sponsorship deal with Anthony Martial, the French 19-year-old footballer who has played for the Manchester United team since last summer. He will be involved in various brand initiatives and programs on behalf of the chain over the next 12 months.
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Bridgestone Golf has announced the closure of its sales operations...
Bridgestone Golf has announced the closure of its sales operations in the U.K. and Ireland from March 2016. The parent company in Japan said the decision was primarily due to the prevailing market conditions, currency fluctuations and the long term outlook for sales. The move will result in the cancellation ...
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Under Armour has announced the appointment of Chip Molloy as...
Under Armour has announced the appointment of Chip Molloy as chief financial officer, effective Jan. 19. He replaces Brad Dickerson, who will remain with the company in an advisory role through February. Molloy most recently served as a senior adviser for Roark Capital Group. From 2007 to 2013, he was ...
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New Balance has announced the takeover of Gartner Sports, which...
New Balance has announced the takeover of Gartner Sports, which has been its exclusive Italian distributor since 1996. It already acquired a 30 percent interest in the company in 2003 and bought the remaining 70 percent from the Gartner family. Christian Gartner, who led the management team for New Balance ...
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Burton Snowboards announced just before Christmas that it will be...
Burton Snowboards announced just before Christmas that it will be able to market all its apparel products and accessories in France under the Burton brand name. Up to now, the American brand had to label these products as B Snowboards because the rights to the brand were owned by a ...
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Allsport is taking a break
Allsport Moden, the Austrian outdoor and winter sports apparel company, has decided to terminate production and distribution of the Allsport brand after the upcoming summer range. The company wants to take a break to rethink its business approach and to offer its services to other sports and outdoor companies, as ...
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The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported earlier this month that some...
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported earlier this month that some creditors of Kettler, the German fitness and leisure equipment company that filed for insolvency under its own administration in June, want to study a potential sale of the company – be it only to establish a market value. With the ...
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The China-based Alibaba Group has appointed a former U.S. federal...
The China-based Alibaba Group has appointed a former U.S. federal prosecutor, Matthew Bassiur, to lead a team that will work to enforce intellectual property protection at the company, in cooperation with international brands and retail partners, industry associations, government regulators, law enforcement agencies and other organizations. The move follows renewed ...
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CMP has signed an agency contract for the U.K. with...
CMP has signed an agency contract for the U.K. with Ardblair Sports, which also represents Leki, X-Bionic and Aku. Meanwhile, International Sportswear Company (ISC) is taking on the distribution in Sweden of the fast-growing Italian brand of outdoor clothing, starting with deliveries in August 2016. ISC is also the distributor ...
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Robin Stalker, chief financial officer at the Adidas Group, told...
Robin Stalker, chief financial officer at the Adidas Group, told The Financial Times that the company was not facing pressure to divest activities. Speculation has been reported about such pressure after several influential investors built up stakes in Adidas this year: Southern Asset Management (SAM) in the U.S. and investment ...
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Adidas has signed up Nick Young from the Los Angeles...
Adidas has signed up Nick Young from the Los Angeles Lakers, as part of its latest drive to invest in prominent U.S. team sports players. Young announced the deal when he turned up at a game against the Houston Rockets donning a pair of Adidas Yeezys, the shoes designed for ...
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Lawrence Pugh, who accompanied VF Corporation's rise as a leading...
Lawrence Pugh, who accompanied VF Corporation's rise as a leading U.S.-based denim and sportswear company, has passed away at the age of 82. VF Corp is the owner of The North Face, Vans and Timberland along with many other sports, denim and fashion brands. Pugh was appointed president in 1980. ...
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To prepare itself for accelerated growth in Europe, Skechers is...
To prepare itself for accelerated growth in Europe, Skechers is again raising the capacity and efficiency of its European distribution center in Belgium. A new phase of expansion will take the total warehousing surface to more than 100,000 sqm. by next April. The 13-year-old facility, which gets its products through ...
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SDI disgruntled about Findel vote
Sports Direct International (SDI) issued an angry statement after shareholders in Findel, a specialized British retailer in which SDI owns a stake of 17.5 percent, rejected its proposed appointment of Benjamin Gardener as a board member at an extraordinary shareholders' meeting on Dec. 21. The proposed appointment was rejected by ...
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