All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 28, Issue 28-29 – Page 5

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    Marcato Capital Management, the activist investor that has been criticizing...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Marcato Capital Management, the activist investor that has been criticizing the management of Deckers Brands and wants it to sell its assets, has come up with a list of ten new executives that it has nominated for seats on the company's board of directors. The board is up for renewal ...

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    Liebaert is expanding into the activewear and athleisure segments for...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Liebaert is expanding into the activewear and athleisure segments for the first time with its new NanoStitch Comfort Technology line of fabrics. This collection of high-performance fabrics integrates Lycra Sport technology. Founded in 1887 and headquartered in Belgium, Liebaert is best known for its manufacturing in the intimate apparel sector. ...

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    Operating expenses related to Hi-Tec's acquisition and other extraordinary items,...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Operating expenses related to Hi-Tec's acquisition and other extraordinary items, caused Cherokee Global Brands to post a net loss of $589,000 in the second quarter against net income of $1.9 million in the year-ago period. Boosted by indirect sales of $5.95 million from Hi-Tec, total revenues rose to $14.0 million ...

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    Lacoste has acquired all the assets of the family-owned Basi...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Lacoste has acquired all the assets of the family-owned Basi Group, which has been its Spanish licensee since 1962. The move was described as part of the brand's “premiumization strategy.” The brand has about 100 directly operated stores, franchises, factory outlets and shop-in-shops in the country. In addition to Lacoste, ...

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    Colmar Originals shoes are now sold in 800 multibrand stores...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Colmar Originals shoes are now sold in 800 multibrand stores in Italy as well as 12 flagship stores across Europe, eight of which are in Italy. These figures, which have recently been reported by Pambianconews, reveal the retail expansion of the brand, driven by its good results, particularly in the ...

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    Barry A. Hytinen, 42, has been appointed chief financial officer...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Barry A. Hytinen, 42, has been appointed chief financial officer of Hanesbrands, parent company of Champion and other brands, succeeding the retiring Richard D. Moss

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    A total of 42,590 professionals attended the Eurobike show that...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    A total of 42,590 professionals attended the Eurobike show that started on Aug. 30 in Friedrichshafen, down slightly from 42,720 a year ago. An additional 22,160 bike fans participated in the Eurobike Festival Day at the end of the fair. More than 1,400 exhibitors occupied the fully booked halls. With ...

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    Interbrand assigned a brand value of $27 billion to Nike...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Interbrand assigned a brand value of $27 billion to Nike for 2017, up by 8 percent from the previous year. It came in 18th place on Interbrand's list of the most powerful brands, which continued to be led by Apple. At the top of the list, higher increases were recorded ...

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    Vaude has been honored with the Demography Excellence Award 2017,...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Vaude has been honored with the Demography Excellence Award 2017, in the category “fremd & heimisch” (foreign and familiar), for its commitment to refugees. The company accepted the award at a ceremony at the Hotel InterContinental in Berlin on Aug. 31. The Demography Excellence Award has been presented since 2009, initially ...

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    Fibo China 2017 welcomed 20,589 visitors from 47 countries, 80...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Fibo China 2017 welcomed 20,589 visitors from 47 countries, 80 percent of which were trade visitors. The fourth edition of the trade show reportedly raised its attendance by 28 percent from last year. The event also welcomed a record number of exhibitors from 131 companies. One in four exhibitors came ...

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    Macron has announced a new multi-year agreement with Guinness PRO14,...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Macron has announced a new multi-year agreement with Guinness PRO14, the professional Rugby Union tournament for clubs from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Italy and South Africa. The deal makes the Italian sportswear brand the official match kit and retail partner to the tournament. From the start of this 2017/18 season, the ...

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    Beating its previous guidance, Manchester United reported a 12.8 percent...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Beating its previous guidance, Manchester United reported a 12.8 percent increase in revenues to £581.2 million (€664.2m-$780.1m) for the financial year ended June 30, placing it ahead of Real Madrid as the world's N° 1 football club in terms of turnover. Ebitda grew by more than 17 percent to £199.8 ...

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    After a partnership of 12 years, Erima has decided to...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    After a partnership of 12 years, Erima has decided to stop sponsoring Fabian Hambüchen, a German gymnastics champion, to concentrate on team sports. At the same time, the German company will for the first time sponsor a women's football team, the SC Sand.

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    Christoph Görner joined Sport 2000 Germany on Sept. 1 to...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Christoph Görner joined Sport 2000 Germany on Sept. 1 to work on Laufprofis, the specialty running retail format of the voluntary group, which currently involves 120 retailers. Together with his colleague Marc Schreiner, he reports to the manager of Laufprofis, Jörg Seifert. Görner worked for 18 years at Runners Point, ...