All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 28, Issue 22-23
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Scarpa is supplying the technicians of the Royal Spanish Winter...
Scarpa is supplying the technicians of the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation (RFEDI) with its snow shoes and its members with alpine running shoes
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Peak Sports will outfit the Romanian Olympic team through the...
Peak Sports will outfit the Romanian Olympic team through the 2024 Games, starting with the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Korea
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Vibram is introducing a new Vibram Litebase technology which, it...
Vibram is introducing a new Vibram Litebase technology which, it says, reduces by up to 30 percent the weight of the outsole without affecting the properties of Vibram's normal soles. The new technology will be tested on a shoe with Vibram's Megagrip compound by the members of the Trailrunning Team ...
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Foot Locker is set to take the place of a...
Foot Locker is set to take the place of a former Benetton store at the prestigious address of 66 avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris during the third quarter, according to FashionNetwork.com
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SDI invests in flagship stores and management
Mike Ashley, majority shareholder and chief executive at Sports Direct International (SDI), was apparently unfazed by the group's sharp decline in profit for the fiscal year to the end of April, as he explained that the retailer has strongly invested in upgrading its store concept and is moving toward its ...
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K-Way is set to open a flagship store on Paris'...
K-Way is set to open a flagship store on Paris' rue du Temple on Aug. 22
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Grenson is putting out the first sneaker under its own...
Grenson is putting out the first sneaker under its own brand name, the Sneaker 1, making it available on its own website. It is made in Italy. The British company had launched a collaborative model with New Balance in this product category last year, followed by another one recently with ...
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Jana Ina Zaarrella, a German fashion model and presenter, will...
Jana Ina Zaarrella, a German fashion model and presenter, will act as a brand ambassador for Odlo in connection with the introduction of its first line of training clothing
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Plutosport moves into southern Europe
Plutosport launched its electronic store in France and Italy last month, as the Dutch online sports retailer is continuing to cautiously expand across European countries. Plutosport reported sales of €15.8 million last year and is anticipating growth to about €20 million this year, about 80 percent from the Netherlands. The ...
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Top executives earned less at Nike last year
The Nike group's disclosure on executive compensation shows that most of the group's top executive team suffered double-digit pay cuts for the fiscal year to the end of May – although it was from reduced stock options and share awards, as opposed to salary. Mark Parker , the company's chief ...
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Havaianas opened its first store in the German market earlier...
Havaianas opened its first store in the German market earlier this month. Located in the famous Berlin shopping avenue, the Ku'damm, the shop occupies 70 square meters of retail space. There are now 30 Havaianas stores throughout Europe, as well as 40 concessions and 80 franchise shops.
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More double-digit growth and high margins at Moncler
Moncler reported consolidated revenues of €407.6 million for the first half of the year, up by 17 percent at constant exchange rates and 18 percent at current exchange rates as compared to the first half of 2016. The second quarter was the 14th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth ...
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Skins rejigs management and distribution
Skins has reorganized some of its management and distribution in the last months, in an effort by the Australian compression apparel brand to become more efficient and to raise its profit margins.The changes include the departure of Christian Gut, previously chief marketing officer, and Matz Bachmann, former chief operations officer. ...
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Polar's Spanish subsidiary, Polar Iberica, is taking over the distribution...
Polar's Spanish subsidiary, Polar Iberica, is taking over the distribution in Portugal from Altis, the company of Alfredo Baptista
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Gore's latest fabric technologies on display at Outdoor Retailer
WL Gore Associates showcased the latest version of its Gore-Tex Active fabric and other recent developments from its Gore Fabrics division, including the latest weather-protective technologies for running shoes, at Outdoor Retailer , the trade show held in Salt Lake City, Utah on July ...
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The low pound sinks Sports Direct’s profit
Sports Direct International (SDI) saw its underlying operating profit before tax more than halved for the full year to the end of April, but the collapse was mostly blamed on exchange rate changes and depreciation charges, while the sports retailer raised its sales in the U.K. and other European markets. ...
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Diadora is putting out a limited edition of retro-inspired T-shirts,...
Diadora is putting out a limited edition of retro-inspired T-shirts, sweatshirts and jackets named after Roberto Baggio, the famous Italian football champion who was sponsored by the brand back in 1994, when he led the Italian team to win the World Cup. Limited to series of 500 units, the collection ...
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Lafuma's earnings rocket despite lower sales
The Lafuma Group reported a net income of €4 million for the first six months of the year, compared with only €42,000 for the year-ago period. This is despite a drop of 4.9 percent in revenues to €81.4 million. As an exception, the surf division, which generates 95.0 percent ...
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Deckers rebounds
Deckers Brands reported a 20.3 percent increase in total sales to $209.7 million for the first quarter of its financial year through the end of June, due in part to a higher-than-expected jump of 74.2 percent to $30.7 million in the revenues of Hoka One One ...
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Hardly a week goes by without a Decathlon store opening,...
Hardly a week goes by without a Decathlon store opening, and the latest batch includes its expansion in three relatively small markets. The French retailer opened a store in Maribor earlier this month, its second in Slovenia after Ljubljana last year. Another opening occurred in Romania, where Decathlon has been ...
