All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 27, Issue 21-22
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Newell will shed properties, do more marketing
Newell Brands indicated earlier this week a tentative plan to divest operations that are currently generating annual revenues of between $250 million and $300 million in the next two to three years. The statement added fuel to speculation that the group may be considering the disposal of Marmot Mountain ...
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New managers at Nike and UA
Craig Zanon has been appointed general manager of global basketball at Nike, following the departure of Michael Jackson, who held the job for two years. Separately, it turns out that Dave Dombrow , the designer who announced he was leaving Under Armour for Nike in March, is actually ...
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New managers for Merrell and Royer
Rob Griffiths, 51, has been appointed by Wolverine Worldwide as the new general manager of Merrell for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). After working for Stylo Instep , Ellesse , Umbro , Bench and Esprit , Griffiths joined Wolverine at the end of 2013 as vice president ...
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New name, logo and production for Pon
Bike Europe reports that Pon Bicycle Group has changed its name to Pon.Bike Group and that the Dutch-based bicycle group has reached an annualized turnover in the range of €600 million with production of 800,000 bicycles. Pon.Bike has also come out with a new logo , which was apparently inspired ...
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Joma will be the official supplier of uniforms for next...
Joma will be the official supplier of uniforms for next year's Mediterranean Games in Tarragona
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News briefs
Li Ning has reportedly liquidated its Spanish subsidiary, LN Plus...
Li Ning has reportedly liquidated its Spanish subsidiary, LN Plus Iberomérica, after a settlement of its debts with the outstanding creditors. The bankruptcy proceedings started in 2012. The Spanish brand had entered the market in 2009.
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Intersport U.K. is preparing to launch a new online store...
Intersport U.K. is preparing to launch a new online store to support the physical stores affiliated with the buying group across the country. The new Intersport.co.uk website is chiefly meant to raise brand awareness and to showcase sports performance products. The search function will allow visitors to check out the ...
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SDI reportedly holding talks for TSA
Sports Direct International (SDI) has reportedly struck an alliance with Modell's Sporting Goods, a U.S. sporting goods retailer, to potentially take over between 100 and 200 store leases of The Sports Authority (TSA), the big American sporting goods retailer that filed for bankruptcy protection in March, as well as its ...
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News briefs
Nike and Head said they will stock with Maria Sharapova...
Nike and Head said they will stock with Maria Sharapova even though the blonde Russian tennis star has been suspended from competitions because of doping. Nike had initially backed out but then softened its stance. Meanwhile, Serena Williams, who has defeated Sharapova on the tennis court in recent years, finally ...
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Sporting goods can be obtained more quickly on the web
Customers in Berlin can now order Adidas products through Zalando's internet marketplace and get them delivered to their homes between 7 and 9 p.m. if the orders are received before 3 p.m. The items will be picked up by local logistic provider, ZipCart , from Zalando s own inventories, or ...
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News briefs
Participants in the general meetings of Norspo AS and Sporskjedene...
Participants in the general meetings of Norspo AS and Sporskjedene AS unanimously decided that the Norwegian sporting goods organization they owned on a 50-50 basis, Sportsbransjen, will change from a private corporation to an association, funded with members' fees. Sporskjedene groups the seven major Norwegian sports retail chains. Norspo, which ...
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Running Heroes, a French online platform intended to stimulate running...
Running Heroes, a French online platform intended to stimulate running participation, has raised €2 million from two French investment companies and business angels. The two lead investors are A Plus Finance and BPI France. Launched in May 2014, Running Heroes encourages runners with goodies and rebates offered by partner brands, ...
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Team Sportia is growing in Finland
Team Sportia is growing strongly in Finland. In April alone, the Swedish voluntary chain opened six new stores in Finland, taking the total store count in the country up to ten. The new doors are primarily shops that previously traded under the Sportia and Elmo Sport banners ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) reaffirmed...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) reaffirmed its partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through a memorandum of understanding inked at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne on June 2. Building on the original Code of Conduct signed in 1997, the new agreement was signed by Thomas ...
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JD Sports Fashion is planning to open its second Swedish...
JD Sports Fashion is planning to open its second Swedish store in the autumn. Covering 771 square meters, it will be located in Stockholm's Kista Galleria. The British retailing group says it is positioned to deliver an excellent result for the first half of its financial year, running through to ...
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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi), the...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi), the European Commission and several rights owners and internet platforms signed a joined memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the fight against online sales of counterfeit products. The MoU follows from a previous version signed in 2011. It was pointed out ...
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Textile Exchange and the European Outdoor Group will present the...
Textile Exchange and the European Outdoor Group will present the new Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) to the outdoor industry on July 14, during the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. Like the Responsible Down Standard (RDS), the RWS is intended to provide a global benchmark for animal welfare and land management practices ...
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The House of Sport, which was established in September with...
The House of Sport, which was established in September with eleven organizations in the sport and active leisure sector, has been enlarged with the addition of another six partners. The House of Sport encompasses associations and other entities representing various facets of the sports and outdoor industry – some of ...
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We hear that Zalando is requiring suppliers not to engage...
We hear that Zalando is requiring suppliers not to engage in mulesing of sheep to reduce wrinkles in their skin. The big European e-commerce operator is also banning real fur and the use of feathers from live animals or from foie gras geese.
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Go Sport has launched an updated version of its e-commerce...
Go Sport has launched an updated version of its e-commerce website go-sport.com. The site has been fully redesigned and navigation has been improved for tablets and other mobile devices. In France e-commerce sales from mobile devices increased by 39 percent in 2015. The new version of the go-sport.com site features ...
