All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 27, Issue 38-39 – Page 3
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Five brands and retailers are the first participants in the...
Five brands and retailers are the first participants in the European Clothing Action Plan (Ecap), the Europe-wide sustainable clothing plan, which was launched in May 2016, funded by EU Life. The first participants in the Plan include Bobo Choses, OVS, Peak Performance, Primark, and Star Sock. Ecap aims to develop ...
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Elan, the Slovenian ski brand, is launching an online retailing...
Elan, the Slovenian ski brand, is launching an online retailing service to support sales for this winter season in the German, Austrian and Slovenian markets – preferably through retailers. The idea is to offer the entire range to customers in these markets at standard prices. The sale should be closed ...
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Tecnifibre, the French racquet sports brand, is extending its partnership...
Tecnifibre, the French racquet sports brand, is extending its partnership with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for another three years, until 2020. Under this deal, Tecnifibre will as an official supplier entitled to make co-branded racquets and accessories, and as the official stringing service for the Barclays ATP World ...
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Bogner upgrades team for expansion strategy
Andreas Baumgärtner has been appointed as managing director in charge of design and marketing at Willy Bogner, as part of the management and strategic changes that are meant to raise the German skiwear and fashion brand's turnover to about €300 million in 2022.Baumgärtner, who will start at Bogner in April ...
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Boa Technology, the company known for its unique closure system,...
Boa Technology, the company known for its unique closure system, has broken ground in the Denver area for the construction of a new 140,000-square-foot office building. Targeting LEED Silver certification, it will have one of the largest private green roofs in the city. The building will house the Boa Fit ...
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Billabong weighs new disposals
Billabong International informed shareholders at its annual meeting last month that it was studying the divestment of its smaller brands to focus on Billabong, RVCA and Element. This was described as a continuation of the strategy set in motion by the group three years ago, which included cost reductions and ...
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Sport-Tiedje, the big German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed...
Sport-Tiedje, the big German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed a contract with Karstadt Sports to install concessions at 21 of its stores. These will be special areas of between 60 and 110 square meters, manned by three employees, that will sell its products. Founded in 1984, Sport-Tiedje has 45 ...
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Frederic De Beule replaces Trisha Hegg as direct of...
Frederic De Beule replaces Trisha Hegg as direct of product for Sanuk
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Better margins for Yue Yuen on flat sales
The world's largest shoe manufacturer reported a meager 0.3 percent increase in total revenues to $6.29 billion for the nine months to Sept. 30, with a drop of 10.6 percent in sales of casual and outdoor shoes offset by increases of 2.2 percent in athletic footwear and 5.9 percent in ...
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René Benko has further increased his control over Signa Holding,...
René Benko has further increased his control over Signa Holding, the real estate company that owns Karstadt and other retail assets. According to Textilwirtschaft, the Benko family's private foundation has taken over the 30.6 percent stake held in Signa Holding by the Falcon Private Bank of Zurich. The family thus ...
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A long-time executive of Brooks Running, Dave Larson, has been...
A long-time executive of Brooks Running, Dave Larson, has been made general manager and senior vice president of Under Armour, in charge of the running category management
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Patrick Buchanan, former marketing director of Creative Recreation, has become...
Patrick Buchanan, former marketing director of Creative Recreation, has become the new director of global marketing for K-Swiss
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Patrick Buchanan, former marketing director of Creative Recreation, has become...
Patrick Buchanan, former marketing director of Creative Recreation, has become the new director of global marketing for K-Swiss
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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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Go Sport is launching Go Sport Montagne, a new banner...
Go Sport is launching Go Sport Montagne, a new banner for mountain enthusiasts, just a few months after the launch of another new banner called Bike+. For Go Sport Montagne, the French retailer is looking at 100 franchised stores, which will rely on the network of sporting goods retailers affiliated ...
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New Balance and Reebok have both opened flagship stores in...
New Balance and Reebok have both opened flagship stores in Milan's Piazza Gae Aulenti, which has become a major destination for sports and fashion stores. Nike and Colmar already have stores there. Reebok's flagship is an “experience store” where customers can get discounts of between €10 and €100 depending on ...
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Sports shoe companies want duties back
Officials of Fesi, the European federation of the sporting goods industry, tell us that they plan to continue the fight to obtain reimbursement of the anti-dumping duties that they had to pay on imports of a certain types of leather shoes that they had imported from China into the European ...
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Azzolari moves from Deckers to Tod’s
The Tod's group has recruited Sergio Azzolari to be the new general brand manager for Hogan. He will take the place of Riccardo Sciutto, who left the company in the spring to run Sergio Rossi after its recent change of ownership. Azzolari, 48, has been running the European operations of ...
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Arena is providing gear to Ben Hooper for his attempt...
Arena is providing gear to Ben Hooper for his attempt to become the first person to swim across the Atlantic Ocean. The 38-year-old Briton from Gloucestershire, who is a former policeman, began his world-record swim in Dakar on Nov. 13. According to his calculations, he will reach Natal in Brazil ...
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Arc'teryx is opening its first French flagship in Chamonix, the...
Arc'teryx is opening its first French flagship in Chamonix, the famous skiing resort in the Haute-Savoie department. The store will be operated in partnership with Jean-François Coquoz, a local retailer. The 100-square-meter store is located at 306 rue Paccard, in the center of the French town. The move is part ...
