All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 28, Issue 24-25 – Page 3
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Foot Locker has launched e-commerce in Australia
Foot Locker has launched e-commerce in Australia
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Mizuno is attempting to make further inroads into the lucrative...
Mizuno is attempting to make further inroads into the lucrative handball market. The company has signed a contract to provide team jerseys and other gear to the women's team of Frisch Auf Göppingen, which plays in the first division of the German Handball League, ahead of the season opening in ...
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Nike has extended its partnership with the UK Athletics Federation,...
Nike has extended its partnership with the UK Athletics Federation, making it run until 2030. The contract doesn't cover the participation of its athletes in the Olympic Games, which has been sponsored lately by Adidas. The terms of the new contract have apparently changed, giving more support for creating the ...
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Asics reports mixed sales globally
Asics Corporation saw its sales dip by 3.3 percent to ¥203,735 million (€1,583.6m-$1,858.5m) for the first half of this year, off by 2.4 percent in constant currencies, as declines in Europe, the Americas and Japan could not be compensated by increases in other Asian countries.The six-month period was marked by retail ...
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Asics Europe launches a transformation plan
After a slump in sales for the first half of this year, Asics Europe said it has embarked on a “transformation plan” to support its growth around Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) by 2020, with the expansion of its regional retail network from 26 to more than 100 ...
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International fuels Under Armour’s sales
Under Armour unveiled its latest restructuring plans as it reported a sales rise of 8.7 percent to $1,088.2 billion for the second quarter, up by 8 percent in constant currencies. The increase was entirely driven by international markets. Sales in North America were nearly flat, up 0.3 percent to $829.8 ...
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Under Armour restructures
Under Armour is preparing to cut about 2 percent of its workforce as part of a restructuring plan that is meant to align its resources to market developments, and particularly the brand's sluggishness in North America.The move is strongly reminiscent of the cutbacks launched a few weeks ago by the ...
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A Chinese court has ruled that Under Armour is owed...
A Chinese court has ruled that Under Armour is owed 2 million yuan renminbi (€0.26m-$0.30m) in damages by the Chinese company that has been selling the Uncle Martian brand with a logo uncannily similar to Under Armour's, according to the U.S. group's lawyers. Uncle Martian was launched last year by ...
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Callaway Golf Co. has appointed Brian Lynch as its new...
Callaway Golf Co. has appointed Brian Lynch as its new chief financial officer. He will also continue as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Lynch, who joined Callaway in 1999, was named general counsel in 2012. He assumed the additional role of interim CFO in April, filling the ...
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The supervisory board of Kettler has appointed Olaf Bierhoff as...
The supervisory board of Kettler has appointed Olaf Bierhoff as the new managing director and chief financial officer to replace Stephan Mathys. The 53-year-old Bierhoff joins from Severin Elektrogeräte GmbH where he has worked for 17 years, most recently as head of finance and controlling as well as head of ...
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Carsten Schreiter has been appointed director of procurement for Willy...
Carsten Schreiter has been appointed director of procurement for Willy Bogner. His job will be to intensify relations between the sourcing and product development processes. The 48-year-old manager started his career at Klaus Steilmann, a big German apparel company. He then worked for the Holy Fashion Group and Strellson. He ...
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Martin Vergien has been appointed as vice president and managing...
Martin Vergien has been appointed as vice president and managing director of Coleman in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He formally takes over from Marc Hill, after several months in the same position on an interim basis. Vergien is taking charge on a regional basis of the Coleman, ...
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Nautilus posts another weak quarter
After a difficult first quarter, when profits slid by almost 38 percent, Nautilus posted another set of disappointing results for the second quarter, as continuing weak sales of the TreadClimber within its direct business segment offset strength in its retail segment. Net income dropped by 29.5 percent to $2.5 million ...
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Thermore has announced the introduction of Thermore Freedom, a new...
Thermore has announced the introduction of Thermore Freedom, a new type of synthetic thermal insulation that is said to stretch and move with an elasticity improved by up to 40 percent as compared to the similar products available on the market. The Italian company has also announced that Peta (People ...
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Textile Exchange has announced the release of Recycled Claim Standard...
Textile Exchange has announced the release of Recycled Claim Standard 2.0 (RCS) and Global Recycled Standard 4.0 (GRS), two revised versions of these standards. The RCS and GRS standards provide verification of recycled materials and then track the material up until the final product. A key change in both standards ...
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On Running has announced its ongoing support of the Athlete...
On Running has announced its ongoing support of the Athlete Refugee Team (ART) with the launch of a new team kit ahead of the IAAF World Championship. Backed by the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation, which was formed by a world-champion marathon runner, Tegla Loroupe, ART enables athletes who have fled ...
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Ahead of his final race in a career famed for...
Ahead of his final race in a career famed for its speed and success, Usain Bolt was awarded a special pair of Bolt Legacy Spikes by Puma. Bolt, who finally came third in an anticlimactic finish to the final of the World Athletics Championship 100-meter sprint, has attained legendary status ...
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Confirming its master franchising agreement with the Falaknaz Sports Group...
Confirming its master franchising agreement with the Falaknaz Sports Group for the Gulf States (SGI Europe, vol. 28 – 5+6 of Feb. 22), Sport 2000 International unveils a plan to establish 30 Sport 2000 stores in the region over the next five years – 11 in the United Arab Emirates, ...
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Christian Fischer will serve as the agent of Blackyak in...
Christian Fischer will serve as the agent of Blackyak in Austria
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