All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 27, Issue 36-37 – Page 3
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Navalayo Osembo, one of the founders of the Kenyan athletic...
Navalayo Osembo, one of the founders of the Kenyan athletic footwear brand Enda, presented the Iten - Enda's first shoe - to four investors during the television's inaugural series of the Lions Den. The program is the Kenyan equivalent of the Shark Tank, an international TV series in which hopeful ...
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Stella focuses on “athleisure” to counter falling sales
Stella International saw revenues for the nine months ended Sept. 30 tumble by 12.7 percent over the year-ago period to $1,192.8 million. While its retail business in China began to recover in the third quarter, rising to the equivalent of $16.1 million, revenues from manufacturing declined by 18.3 percent to ...
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Our assumptions were right. Next year's European Outdoor Summit (EOS)...
Our assumptions were right. Next year's European Outdoor Summit (EOS) will be held in Italy. The venue will be the beautiful city of Venice. The 2017 edition of the EOS will be staged in partnership with the Italian Outdoor Group and Assosport, which recently agreed to join forces for this ...
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Three major French trade associations – Fifas, FPS and Univélo...
Three major French trade associations – Fifas, FPS and Univélo – are set to merge on Nov. 24 following a decision by the respective boards of directors. While Fifas groups sporting goods vendors, FPS represents sporting goods retailers and Univélo the bike dealers. Fifas had resisted the move for many ...
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Burton Snowboards has associated itself with Black Scale, the irreverent...
Burton Snowboards has associated itself with Black Scale, the irreverent brand of casualwear, for a collection of lifestyle clothing that has just hit the market with a selective distribution. As Burton puts it, Black Scale reinterprets logos and graphics inspired by religion, politics, personal identity and death.
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The Body Glove brand and related intellectual property assets have...
The Body Glove brand and related intellectual property assets have been acquired by Marquee Brands from Body Glove International. Body Glove was founded in Redondo Beach, California in 1953 by two twin brothers, Bob and Bill Meistrell. The Meistrell family will retain a minority interest in the Body Glove brand. ...
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The Philippines are the latest Asian country where the Decathlon...
The Philippines are the latest Asian country where the Decathlon group has confirmed a store opening, to take place next spring in Alabang, near Manilla. The store of 3,000 square meters is to sell only private labels, covering about 70 sports. The French group indicates that the largest categories in ...
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Under Armour invests to get big fast
Under Armour turned in yet another sharp increase in turnover for the third quarter, fueled by surging international and footwear sales, but the group's chief executive, Kevin Plank, explained that the company was over-investing in several aspects of its expansion to gain market share and move toward annual sales of ...
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Under Armour is celebrating the launch of Stephen Curry's signature...
Under Armour is celebrating the launch of Stephen Curry's signature footwear collection, the Curry 3, with a new campaign starring the professional basketball player. The spot is set in the San Francisco Bay area and is shot by Harmony Korine, the American film director and screenwriter best known for writing ...
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Volcom has teamed up with Aquafil, the Italian yarn maker,...
Volcom has teamed up with Aquafil, the Italian yarn maker, on a women's swimwear collection for spring 2017 made with a fiber derived from entirely regenerated nylon waste materials. The Simply Solid collection is composed of 78 percent of the sustainable Econyl fiber, suitable for creating durable and lightweight garments ...
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Keen Footwear has appointed Casey Sheahan as its next president,...
Keen Footwear has appointed Casey Sheahan as its next president, effective Nov. 14. He replaces Steve Meineke, who will retire in mid-November. Meineke will continue to collaborate with the company as an active member of the advisory council. Sheahan has a 35-year experience in the outdoor, athletic and publishing industry. ...
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Jeff Mechura has been appointed as Elan's director of brand...
Jeff Mechura has been appointed as Elan's director of brand development and managing director in North America, a new position for the Slovenian ski supplier. The appointment is chiefly meant to support the development of the Elan brand. While supervising the company's business in North America, Mechura will lead Elan's ...
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Pon has appointed Thomas Raith, the current chief executive of...
Pon has appointed Thomas Raith, the current chief executive of Derby Cycle, as head of all the e-bike activities of the Pon.Bike Group. In addition, Janco van der Heiden has been appointed as Derby Cycle's new co-chief executive. Raith will be based in Stuttgart, which is the official location of ...
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Bluesign Technologies has appointed Jill Dumain as its new chief...
Bluesign Technologies has appointed Jill Dumain as its new chief executive, effective January 2017. She replace Peter Waeber, who will retire at the end of the year, while remaining a member of Bluesign Technologies' advisory board. Dumain is currently Patagonia's director of environmental strategy. She has been with Patagonia for ...
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Cory Bayers has been appointed as vice president of marketing...
Cory Bayers has been appointed as vice president of marketing at Patagonia. He has spent the last 15 years on global marketing assignments, including a stint at Helly Hansen and several years as vice president of global brand creative and global brand manager for Lululemon. Bayers is reporting directly to ...
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Deckers Brands has appointed Maggie Winkel as the general manager...
Deckers Brands has appointed Maggie Winkel as the general manager of Teva, a newly created role under the Performance Lifestyle Group at Deckers Brands. The appointment will be effective on Oct. 24. In this new position, Winkel will manage global product and brand marketing for Teva as well as the ...
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Puma makes another leap forward
Puma enjoyed yet another double-digit increase in its sales in terms of constant currencies during the third quarter. Reporting on the quarterly highlights ahead of the release of its results next Thursday, Puma's parent company, Kering, said its sales grew by 8.3 percent to €994.1 million during the period, with ...
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Skechers posts another disappointing quarter
Skechers posted earnings for the third quarter that missed analysts' expectations, despite a new sales record. Net profits decreased by 2.2 percent from the year-ago quarter to $65.1 million, falling below analysts' forecasts. Profits were negatively impacted by foreign exchange losses of approximately $8.1 million. After Skechers reported its results, ...
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Another tough quarter for GoPro
GoPro has not been able to stop its downward spiral. It another weak quarter with sales for the three months ended Sept. 30 plummeting by 39.0 percent from the year-ago quarter, down to $240.6 million.Revenues for the action-camera company fell across every region: North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe. The management ...
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Christer Johnsen has announced that he is stepping down from...
Christer Johnsen has announced that he is stepping down from his position as chief executive of Rottefella, the big Norwegian producer of cross-country ski bindings. Johnsen has been in charge of the company since 2008 and has not made any statement as to why he is leaving or what his ...
