All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 27, Issue 23-24 – Page 3

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    Creating new positions, Bergans of Norway appoints Bart Meijers...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Creating new positions, Bergans of Norway appoints Bart Meijers as international sales director and Karl Henrik Felde as international marketing manager (more in our Outdoor Industry Compass)

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    The highest French appeals court has upheld a decision by...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    The highest French appeals court has upheld a decision by the Paris appeal court to quash an earlier arbitration ruling that awarded €404 million to Bernard Tapie, a French businessman, in relation to the sale of his majority stake in Adidas to investors around the late Robert Louis-Dreyfus in 1993. ...

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    Global sales of sports apparel were basically flat last year...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Global sales of sports apparel were basically flat last year in terms of U.S. dollars at $75.6 billion, according to Sporting Goods Intelligence. They went up by 5 percent in the U.S., but the higher value of the dollar resulted in a 6 percent drop in the rest of the ...

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    X-Bionic, the high-tech apparel and socks firm based in Switzerland,...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    X-Bionic, the high-tech apparel and socks firm based in Switzerland, said it was ready to replace Puma as the official supplier of the Swiss National Team after its players saw their jerseys ripped off during its match against France on June 10. Pointing to the numerous quality awards that it ...

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    Shimano Europe has announced the signing of a deal for...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Shimano Europe has announced the signing of a deal for the acquisition of Lazer Sport, the Belgian helmet company. The two companies expect to close the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, in the second half of the year. Lazer, founded in 1919, designs, manufactures and markets its ...

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    New Balance has announced the opening of its first U.S....

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    New Balance has announced the opening of its first U.S. global flagship store at Boston Landing. The 6,566-square-foot store is located in the Brighton neighborhood, at 140 Guest Street, and has been designed to offer an immersive and interactive brand experience. Customers can buy women's training and studio products, baseball, ...

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    VF Corporation has announced that its international headquarters building in...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    VF Corporation has announced that its international headquarters building in Stabio, Switzerland, has achieved Leed Platinum Certification, the highest level of certification in the third-party rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council for buildings, homes and communities. “Leeds” stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. From the ...

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    Animal is organizing a yoga session to celebrate the opening...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Animal is organizing a yoga session to celebrate the opening of its store in the Bluewater shopping center in England this coming Saturday

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    XXL ASA has announced the appointment of Anders Kjellén as...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    XXL ASA has announced the appointment of Anders Kjellén as the new managing director of its operations in Norway, starting in the 4th quarter of 2016. He has been the chief executive of Mammut Ajungilak since 2012, and he is currently the managing director of Mammut for all the Nordic ...

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    Sporting goods managers analyze Brexit’s consequences

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    While the dust was settling on the startling vote that the British people cast against remaining in the European Union on June 23, several decision-makers in the sporting goods sector responded to our invitation to outline the effects that it may have on their businesses.In general, they admitted that it ...

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    Under Amour has unveiled its sponsorship of yet another important...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Under Amour has unveiled its sponsorship of yet another important English club. Starting with the 2016/17 season, it is taking over from Macron as the sponsor of the Aston Villa FC team in a contract lasting through the 2020/21 season. The team will start wearing UA's jerseys in a match ...

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    Few weak spots amid ongoing growth at Nike

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Nike's sales flattened in North America and its income slipped for the last quarter of its fiscal year, to the end of May, but the group still managed ample increases in sales and profits for the fiscal year, and demand remains robust.The Nike group's sales in the quarter increased by ...

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    Amer Sports releases new CSR report

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports, the mother company of Salomon, Wilson, Precor, Atomic, Arc'teryx, Suunto, and other sporting goods brands, has released its second annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, which sums up the company's initiatives and achievements in 2015. The group published its first CSR report in June 2015. During 2015, Amer ...

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    Alibaba has unveiled a new online system to help detect...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Alibaba has unveiled a new online system to help detect and remove fakes. The announcement was made by the company at the inaugural Rights Holders Collaboration Summit it was hosting in its hometown Hangzhou, China on July 1. The new “IP Joint-Force System” is an online platform designed to make ...

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    Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal,...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal, changed its status to that of the brand's exclusive distributor in the country on July 1. Run by a Portuguese industry veteran, Carlos Alemão, Bedivar has been distributing foreign footwear brands since 1990. Crocs said the change was meant to ...

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    Nike has filed a lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Nike has filed a lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), opposing its application for a U.S. trademark on the phrase “Just Bring It,” which would reportedly be used by WWE on various types of clothing. The phrase was made famous by a professional wrestler, Dwayne Johnson, also called “The Rock,” ...

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    A fire damaged the South African warehouse of Billabong, destroying...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    A fire damaged the South African warehouse of Billabong, destroying about 2 million Australian dollars (€1.4m-$1.5m) worth of inventories, but nobody was injured

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    The management and the administrator of the McGregor group said...

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    The management and the administrator of the McGregor group said that they filed for bankruptcy at a court in Amsterdam on June 27 for eleven out of more than 50 entities belonging to the Dutch owner of Gaastra, the nautical brand. The eleven entities include Gaastra International Sportswear, Gaastra International ...

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    Adidas expands its Kanye West deal

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    The partnership between Adidas and Kanye West, which has been instrumental in sustaining the brand's heat in the U.S. market last year, is to be reinforced with the launch of Adidas + Kanye West – a partnership run by a separate business entity, involving dedicated stores and a Yeezy-branded product ...

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    Wide-ranging contract between Adidas and Wanda in China

    2016-07-10T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group has struck a wide-ranging deal with the Wanda group, the largest real estate conglomerate in China, to support the development of football and basketball as well as the Adidas brand's retail business in the country.The Wanda group has been increasingly investing in the sports market in the ...