All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 28, Issue 18-19 – Page 3
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Brekka, the Milan-based brand of headwear, has teamed up with...
Brekka, the Milan-based brand of headwear, has teamed up with Smiley to create a range of apparel and accessories for music festival-goers. The capsule collection includes backpacks, hoods, hats and socks, all of which incorporate a print of the Smiley icon. Europe's summer season features numerous festivals, kicking off in ...
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Icebug, the Swedish footwear brand, will be hosting the third...
Icebug, the Swedish footwear brand, will be hosting the third edition of the annual Icebug Xperience, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. The race takes place in Bohuslän, a province in western Sweden, and is an opportunity for participants to explore 75 kilometers of the Swedish coastal landscape during three ...
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Bootskompaniet of Sweden has taken over the distribution in the...
Bootskompaniet of Sweden has taken over the distribution in the Nordic countries for Havaianas, the Brazilian brand of rubber sandals, targeting both sports shops and lifestyle stores. Previously, Bootskompaniet worked with two other brands of summer shoes, Laidback and Soludos. The actual selling job will be performed by two agencies, ...
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Calida, the Swiss bodywear producer that controls the Lafuma Group,...
Calida, the Swiss bodywear producer that controls the Lafuma Group, has decided to stop developing and marketing its own swimwear line, which was being sold mainly in its own stores
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Jack Wolfskin boasts that it has come up with the...
Jack Wolfskin boasts that it has come up with the first waterproof outdoor jackets using fully recycled materials. The range, which will be launched at retail in the spring, combines an outer shell and the Texapore Ecosphere membrane, which are both made from recycled polyester. Other suppliers sell “recycled” waterproof ...
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BLK has signed a partnership deal with the Windies, which...
BLK has signed a partnership deal with the Windies, which makes the company the official kit supplier of the cricket team for the next three years. The West Indies team, officially known as the Windies, is a multinational cricket team representing the English-speaking Caribbean countries and dependencies that formed the British West ...
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Black Diamond has filed a so-called shelf registration statement with...
Black Diamond has filed a so-called shelf registration statement with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, announcing its intention to offer shares, warrants or other types of securities worth up to $200,000 in connection with the acquisition of new assets. That would include the sale of up to 7.5 million ...
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The Bernad brothers pull out of JD Sprinter
The Bernad brothers have pulled out of JD Sprinter, the holding company for the fast-growing Spanish sports fashion retailer, which is owned at a majority by the JD Sports Fashion Group.The British retail group obtained 50.1 percent in JD Sprinter when it took control of the Spanish retailer in 2011, ...
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Compression tights bring benefits for long-distance runners, but many claims...
Compression tights bring benefits for long-distance runners, but many claims made for the sports apparel do not hold true. Researchers at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center recently found that the tights neither reduce muscle fatigue nor make runners go farther or faster. They greatly reduce muscle vibration, but this ...
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Intersport France has stated that it wants to become the...
Intersport France has stated that it wants to become the second-largest sporting goods retailer in Belgium, where it now has only six stores, compared with 639 in France. We estimate that Intersport was in sixth place in a market dominated by Decathlon in 2015. After closing many stores, Intersport opened ...
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Nike Iberia is preparing to move its Barcelona office from...
Nike Iberia is preparing to move its Barcelona office from the business center of Mas Blau in El Prat de Llobregat to an emblematic building in the center of Barcelona. The company reportedly wanted to move closer to consumers in the urban area, and to use its office to reinforce ...
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Dunlop will be the official supplier of tennis balls for...
Dunlop will be the official supplier of tennis balls for the WTA Mallorca Open
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Replacing Kappa, New Balance will be the official supplier of...
Replacing Kappa, New Balance will be the official supplier of the Standard Liège football team in Belgium for the next three years
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Iconix Brands Group told an investors' conference organized by Baird...
Iconix Brands Group told an investors' conference organized by Baird that it is shifting its strategy from external to internal growth, particularly in its Active segment, whose sales rose by 16 percent in 2016. It sees growth opportunities in the U.S. for Umbro, which generated retail sales of $750 million ...
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Canada Goose told investors at the recent Baird Global Consumer,...
Canada Goose told investors at the recent Baird Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference that it is planning to have no more than 20 physical stores in place by 2020 because its business is still largely seasonal, but as previously reported, it is investing heavily in e-commerce, particularly now in ...
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Pitti Uomo attracted fewer attendees this June as compared to...
Pitti Uomo attracted fewer attendees this June as compared to the June edition last year. Around 19,000 buyers attended the 92nd edition for the spring/summer collections, down from 20,500 in June 2016. The edition which was held in Florence on June 13-16, 2017 attracted more than 30,000 visitors overall. The ...
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Garmin has been named an associate of the PGA in...
Garmin has been named an associate of the PGA in the South of England. The year-long partnership will cover the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and Sussex. The partnership is to further promote Garmin's golf products and services in these geographical areas, which feature 525 golf courses ...
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The organizers of Art Basel, an arts exhibition held in...
The organizers of Art Basel, an arts exhibition held in Basel, Miami and Hong Kong, have reportedly filed a lawsuit against the Adidas Group due to its allegedly unauthorized use of the Art Basel name on a limited edition of Adidas EQT shoes on the occasion of Art Basel in ...
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Under Armour has completed the renovation of two parks in...
Under Armour has completed the renovation of two parks in Portland, where it plans to open a big new dedicated office for the development of its footwear collections, attracting valuable talent from the local sports footwear cluster. One of the two parks, Duniway Park, will be adjacent to its own ...
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Reportedly, Under Armour has finally reached a settlement with its...
Reportedly, Under Armour has finally reached a settlement with its former Spanish distributor, Alnisa Sport. The American company had terminated a distribution agreement with Alnisa, giving it notice that the contract would stop at the end of 2016, and decided to set up its own sales subsidiary in the country. ...
