All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 27, Issue 33-34 – Page 2
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Elan's ski collection for the current season includes a limited...
Elan's ski collection for the current season includes a limited edition, called Delight Black Edition, featuring Swarovski crystals, which is being offered at a recommended retail price of €729.95 per pair
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Honma Golf, the Japanese maker of gold-plated golf clubs whose...
Honma Golf, the Japanese maker of gold-plated golf clubs whose customers include Donald Trump, the presidential hopeful, went public on the Hong Kong stock exchange a few days ago, raising proceeds of HK$1.26 billion (€147.5m-$162.4m), but its stock market capitalization fell to HK$5.5 billion (€643.7m-$708.9m) in early trading. The shares were ...
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The latest edition of Fibo China, held in Shanghai on...
The latest edition of Fibo China, held in Shanghai on Sept. 8-10, welcomed a total of 16,097 visitors, 75 percent of whom were buyers from the fitness sector, says Reed Exhibitions. That was double the 8,018 visitors of a year ago. The number of exhibitors grew by 30 percent to ...
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Fusalp is launching its first children's skiwear line
Fusalp is launching its first children's skiwear line
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Rendle to take over as VF's chief executive
Steve Rendle, the current 57-year-old chief operating officer at VF Corporation, has been appointed to become the group's new chief executive from the start of next year. He will take over from Eric Wiseman, 60, who has held the job for nine years and will continue to serve as executive ...
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Wigwam Mills has a new chief executive, Thomas Wheeler. He...
Wigwam Mills has a new chief executive, Thomas Wheeler. He takes the position from Robert Chesebro, who remains Chairman. Wheeler is the second outsider to have joined the top management of the American socks manufacturer, which is owned by Chesebro's family. Wheeler will also act as president of Wigwam. He ...
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Several newspapers have reported that René Jäggi, a former chief...
Several newspapers have reported that René Jäggi, a former chief executive of the Adidas group, was found badly injured from a shot wound outside the Bethesda hospital in Basel on Sept. 1. Jäggi was apparently rushed to the emergency service and is recovering. A report from Blick suggested that the ...
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The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Foundation (ZDHC) and the...
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Foundation (ZDHC) and the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC), an industry federation representing textile-related industries in China, will jointly host a conference on better chemical management aimed at suppliers within the textile and footwear value chain. ZDHC oversees the implementation of the ...
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Nike invests in marketing and the supply chain
The Nike group managed to raise its sales in constant currencies in all regions for the quarter until the end of August, including a return to growth for the Nike brand in North America. Yet some investors remained concerned about the relative low level of orders in North America, which ...
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Canada Goose is launching e-commerce in Europe, starting with the...
Canada Goose is launching e-commerce in Europe, starting with the U.K. and France. The Toronto-based company first opened its online store for the Canadian market last year. Last month it appointed Scott Cameron, formerly with McKinsey, as executive vice-president in charge of e-commerce, stores and strategy. The brand also has ...
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Puma has launched a new women's campaign featuring Cara Delevingne,...
Puma has launched a new women's campaign featuring Cara Delevingne, the English fashion model and actress, as the brand's latest female ambassador. The message of the new “Do You” campaign is about inspiring confidence in women everywhere. The Do You campaign features multiple product categories from Puma's running and training ...
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Puma is opening a new store on the famous Calle...
Puma is opening a new store on the famous Calle Fuencarral in Madrid
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Vista Outdoor buys Camp Chef
Vista Outdoor, the U.S. company that has been expanding through the acquisition of Camelbak and other brands, has agreed to pay $74 million to further widen its offering with the purchase of Camp Chef, an American supplier of outdoor cooking gear.The purchase price being paid for the privately-owned company is ...
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British women increasingly like “trainers,” as sneakers and sports shoes...
British women increasingly like “trainers,” as sneakers and sports shoes are called in the U.K.. According to recent research conducted by Mintel, the number of female shoppers who purchased trainers during the past year surpassed for the first time the number of shoppers who purchased shoes with a heel. Trainers ...
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The major outdoor brands saw their sales of footwear grow...
The major outdoor brands saw their sales of footwear grow by only 1.2 percent in terms of U.S.dollars in 2015, coming just under €5 billion for the year. They would have risen by more than 10 percent, especially outside the U.S., if currency exchange rates had remained constant. Our annual ...
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More and more sports and fashion brands are launching a...
More and more sports and fashion brands are launching a new line of “outdoor” clothing. It's now the turn of Joma, the leading Spanish producer of football boots, which has already diversified into other sports such as tennis and running. Listing some basic technical functions, Joma says its outdoor garments ...
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“Make your life unforgettable,” is the pay-off of a brand...
“Make your life unforgettable,” is the pay-off of a brand campaign launched by Jack Wolfskin. It includes a TV commercial that will run in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the U.K., from September to December. The campaign runs across print, online and retail channels, with spectacular images shot in Norway, Iceland ...
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Penguin Books is releasing a revised and expanded edition of...
Penguin Books is releasing a revised and expanded edition of Yvon Chouinard's memoir. The first edition of Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman, by the founder of Patagonia was first published ten years ago. The new edition features around 40 percent new material as well as a ...
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New boss for Black Diamond
John C. Walbrecht has left as brand president of Mountain Hardwear, the struggling subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear, to become president of Black Diamond, a subsidiary of Black Diamond Equipment. He will assume the new function on Oct. 3, taking the place of Mark Ritchie.Bryan Timm, president of Columbia Sportswear, will ...
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Migros is reportedly considering opening its own bike stores next...
Migros is reportedly considering opening its own bike stores next year. The suggested name, SportXX Bike World, would seem to indicate that the new specialist stores will be somehow connected with Migros' mixed sports stores, SportXX, which already feature bike sections. The Swiss retailer has not yet confirmed the details ...
