All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 27, Issue 33-34 – Page 3
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Moscow hosted a new bike trade show called Bike-Expo in...
Moscow hosted a new bike trade show called Bike-Expo in September. The event started on Sept. 8 and took place at an exhibition hall in Sokolniki, just outside of the Russian capital city. The area features a large parking lot for cars and a dedicated metro station. It is also ...
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Frederic De Beule replaces Trisha Hegg as direct of product...
Frederic De Beule replaces Trisha Hegg as direct of product for Sanuk
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Regan Betts joins Ibex Outdoor Clothing as brand marketing director...
Regan Betts joins Ibex Outdoor Clothing as brand marketing director after a decade spent at Smartwool creating and managing contents for social media
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Bergans of Norway has decided to shut down its sales...
Bergans of Norway has decided to shut down its sales organizations in the U.K., France, the U.S. and Canada, to focus its product and marketing investments on the Nordics, the German-speaking countries and the Benelux countries. The four countries where Bergans' operations are to be dismantled will be covered through ...
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Hoka One One has enlisted two Olympic triathlon champions, Ben...
Hoka One One has enlisted two Olympic triathlon champions, Ben Kanute and Katie Zaferes, for its team of sponsored athletes. Pursuing further its diversification into road running, the brand has also signed up as the official footwear partner for the 46th edition of the BMW Dallas Marathon, which will be ...
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Oakley has begun to sell its interactive Radar Pace glasses,...
Oakley has begun to sell its interactive Radar Pace glasses, developed together with Intel, on its website and in its stores in North America, Europe and Australia
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Vista Outdoor, the U.S. company that has been expanding through...
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 ...
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A recent survey has shown that Swedish e-retailers have been...
A recent survey has shown that Swedish e-retailers have been suffering increased competition from foreign e-retailers. In the past, the competition was coming largely from the U.S., the U.K. and Germany, but the biggest increase has come from China. The survey found that one out of four Swedes made an ...
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Helly Hansen has been selected as an exclusive supplier to...
Helly Hansen has been selected as an exclusive supplier to the Swedish Alpine Ski Team, taking the place of Goldwin after 29 years. The sponsorship agreement is for five years with an option for an additional five. It will be phased in so that juniors and European Cup racers will ...
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China will overtake the U.S. to become the world's biggest...
China will overtake the U.S. to become the world's biggest retail market in 2016, with estimated total sales of $4.886 trillion, compared with $4.823 trillion for the U.S., according to Emarketer. The New York-based research firm added that China will remain the world's largest retail e-commerce market, with sales forecast ...
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Carve Designs, a California-based producer of women's swimwear, beachwear, surfwear...
Carve Designs, a California-based producer of women's swimwear, beachwear, surfwear and beach-inspired apparel, has received a significant, unspecified investment from Warren B. Kanders, the executive chairman of Black Diamond. He also chairs Mountain Khakis and Safariland. Thayler Sylvester and Jennifer Hinton, who founded Carve Designs in 2003, will continue to ...
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Cory Bayers, former global creative vice president at Lululemon,...
Cory Bayers, former global creative vice president at Lululemon, has become the new vice president of marketing for Patagonia
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Dirk Nowitzi, the tall German NBA basketball star who is...
Dirk Nowitzi, the tall German NBA basketball star who is playing for the Dallas Mavericks sponsored by Nike, has agreed to act as a testimonial for Bauerfeind's line of compression socks and other sports products
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On Running was the official footwear sponsor at the Barcelona...
On Running was the official footwear sponsor at the Barcelona Triathlon by Santander, on Oct. 8
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Barcelona will be the venue of a new snow and...
Barcelona will be the venue of a new snow and mountain sports festival, Let's Snow BCN, on Nov. 11-13. Besides the operators of ski resorts, it will host some ski brands as well as a dozen sports stores on a space of 42,000 square meters in the Pueblo Español.
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New Balance has expanded a partnership with J. Crew that...
New Balance has expanded a partnership with J. Crew that started 11 years ago with a joint line of sneakers. The two brands are now partnering on a co-branded line of women's activewear that is being offered from this week at selected J. Crew and New Balance stores in the ...
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Giant was named as the winner of the Profitability Award...
Giant was named as the winner of the Profitability Award in the Bike category at the latest Interbike Awards ceremony, which was held in Las Vegas on Sept. 22. The winner of the Profitability Award is chosen by the National Bicycle Dealer Association (NBDA) based on a range of parameters ...
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Woolrich has restructured its distribution in Germany and Austria. Woolrich...
Woolrich has restructured its distribution in Germany and Austria. Woolrich Europe, which was created at the beginning of the year as a spin-off from its Italian licensee, WP Lavori in Corso, has established a subsidiary in Germany to take care of the distribution in the two countries. In spite of ...
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August was a positive month for sporting goods sales in...
August was a positive month for sporting goods sales in Sweden. According to HUI, the Swedish market research institute, sporting goods retailers' sales were up by 7.9 percent at current prices, when compared to last year, making August the fourth best month after a record start in January-March. In terms ...
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IDEAS, the international sports designers' association, has launched its color...
IDEAS, the international sports designers' association, has launched its color forecast for spring/summer 2018, using the name “Equality” as the keyword for the season. The 52-page book presents a selection of 40 colors divided into six themes, each of which is directed by a member of IDEAS. The book can ...
