All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 28, Issue 28-29 – Page 2
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Sport Partner reports that Daka Sport, a leading Dutch sports...
Sport Partner reports that Daka Sport, a leading Dutch sports retailer, is taking over Intersport Wim Jaquet Sports, a store of 3,500 square meters in Amersfoort, in the center of the Netherlands. Well known around the country for its assortment of winter sports equipment, the store was established by the ...
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Umbro has “a couple of things in the works that...
Umbro has “a couple of things in the works that are pretty substantial going forward,” said Dave Jones, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Iconix Brand Group, at a recent conference organized by CL King. He said the brand is generating sales of about $700 million a year ...
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Fischer Sports has named Walter Dietiker as its new country...
Fischer Sports has named Walter Dietiker as its new country manager for Switzerland, replacing Marco Zingg who has left the company. Dietiker spent the last 12 years with K2 in Switzerland, after working for Toko and Mammut.
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Thomas Seifert is leaving as German country manager of Polar...
Thomas Seifert is leaving as German country manager of Polar Electro at the end of this month for another assignment outside the sporting goods sector. His place will be taken over by the current local chief operating officer, Lars Adolff. Seifert joined the Finnish company in April 2013 after running ...
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Redipro has signed a contract with a Mexican company, CS...
Redipro has signed a contract with a Mexican company, CS Global, for the distribution in the country of its line of roller skates, which carry the label KRF The New Urban Concept
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The European Commission has stopped negotiations with the European Parliament...
The European Commission has stopped negotiations with the European Parliament on new guidelines for the imposition of anti-dumping duties, having failed to reach an agreement on them. One of the issues under consideration is a proposal to start considering China as a market economy. The deadlock may affect the planned ...
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New Era has closed down the Paris shop it had...
New Era has closed down the Paris shop it had opened at the end of 2013, but it will continue to offer its collections in France at multi-brand stores and on the internet
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Chris Sports is taking over the distribution of Mikasa in...
Chris Sports is taking over the distribution of Mikasa in Switzerland
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New equipment chief at Salomon
Xavier Le Guen has been appointed as Salomon's vice president of winter sports equipment, after the departure of François Fauroux, who is leaving the company to head up Aqua Lung International, the French group specializing in diving gear.Le Guen was previously vice president of Salomon apparel. He was replaced in ...
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New management changes at Columbia
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Russ Hopcus to be the new president for its Prana brand. The group also reported the departure of Stuart Redsun, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of the group, and said that Joe Boyle, president of the Columbia brand, will also take care marketing for ...
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SDI’s chairman gets re-elected
Keith Hellawell, chairman at Sports Direct International (SDI), survived another shareholders meeting as 53.2 percent of independent shareholders voted in favor of his re-election at the assembly held at its head office in Shirebrook earlier this month.Hellawell faced controversy after independent shareholders twice voted against his re-election in the previous ...
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Lenzing has opened a new fabric and fiber testing center...
Lenzing has opened a new fabric and fiber testing center in Hong Kong. The Austrian cellulosic fiber producer said the Application Innovation Center is intended to bring it closer to its partners along the value chain in Asia, and to bring more quickly its innovations to its customers. The facility ...
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Canada Goose told investors at a conference sponsored by Goldman...
Canada Goose told investors at a conference sponsored by Goldman Sachs that it has strong potential to improve its profit margins in various ways. It can raise its prices, it may buy up some of its Canadian subcontractors or open new plants to supplement the production of its own six ...
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Canada Goose's employees surprisingly found in their mailboxes a...
Canada Goose's employees surprisingly found in their mailboxes a letter from Pamela Anderson, the star of Baywatch, on Sept. 5. Anderson, who is an animal rights activist and a supporter of Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), reportedly urged the employees of the outdoor apparel company to use ...
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Nike has unveiled a new sustainable leather material called Flyleather....
Nike has unveiled a new sustainable leather material called Flyleather. The new material is described by Nike as looking and feeling like regular leather, although it is derived from a totally different process. Flyleather is produced from the scraps of cow hide that are typically discarded by tanneries. During an ...
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Duca del Cosma builds up internationally
After his takeover of Duca del Cosma last year, Frank van Wezel has rapidly built up offices and an international distribution network for the golf footwear brand, to start selling two distinct ranges for the golf course and the street.Van Wezel is the founder of the Hi-Tec and Magnum brands, ...
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Macron and the Bologna Football Club have opened a new...
Macron and the Bologna Football Club have opened a new Macron-Bologna FC 1909 store in Bologna. The store is located in Galleria Cavour, an elegant shopping arcade just a few steps from Piazza Maggiore, which is the city's main square. Macron is the technical sponsor of Bologna FC. The club ...
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Introducing a new look and a new concept, Bogner has...
Introducing a new look and a new concept, Bogner has opened a store in Constance where it presents a selection of products from all its various lines, from activewear to women's wear and menswear on 220 square meters of space. It's the company's 12th directly operated store in Germany.
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Northwave's bike products will be distributed in Switzerland by Bus...
Northwave's bike products will be distributed in Switzerland by Bus Sport, replacing Platts Europe
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Sweaty Betty has opened a new European flagship store on...
Sweaty Betty has opened a new European flagship store on Carnaby Street in London, replacing a store on Beak Street. Spanning three floors, the new location offers the brand's full range of clothing, accessories and fitness equipment. It also hosts a fitness and wellness studio and a Farm Girl café.
