All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 28, Issue 30-31 – Page 4
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After a pilot test in Germany in the spring, Scott...
After a pilot test in Germany in the spring, Scott Sports is preparing to launch online sales from its corporate website in December in France, Italy, Switzerland, the U.K. and Austria, Sport Guide was told by Richard Collomb-Patton, who heads up the company's French business. Consumers will have to pick ...
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Adidas starts customized shoe production
Adidas is preparing to sell in London and Paris the first batches of customized running footwear made at its automated Speedfactory in Ansbach, Germany. The company is launching the AM4 project, which stands for “Adidas Made For” and consists of running shoe models designed for runners, in six cities.The shoes ...
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Adidas America plans to expand the capacity of its campus...
Adidas America plans to expand the capacity of its campus in Portland, Oregon in the next three years to accommodate up to 2,800 people, up from a current level of 2,700, says the Oregonian. Mark King, chief executive of Adidas America, also told the newspaper that the Big a wants ...
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Adidas has opened the world's largest Adidas Originals store in...
Adidas has opened the world's largest Adidas Originals store in Chicago, covering 460 square meters in Wicker Park
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Women's Wear Daily reports that Adidas has shelved a suit...
Women's Wear Daily reports that Adidas has shelved a suit against Juicy Couture in an Oregon court over the Three Stripes logo, following a settlement whose terms were not revealed
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Erik Liedtke, the executive board member of the Adidas Group...
Erik Liedtke, the executive board member of the Adidas Group responsible for global brands, has won the Chief Marketing Officer of the Year award from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. He took over the responsibility in 2014 after running Adidas' sport performance division.
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Amazon is adding a new distribution center equipped with advanced...
Amazon is adding a new distribution center equipped with advanced robotic technology in the Bolton region that will employ 1,200 new people. In Germany, meanwhile, Amazon reportedly suffered delivery problems after strikes crippled six of its German logistics centers in early October. Verdi, a German trade union based in Berlin, ...
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Hoka One One is adding a Swedish triathlon champion, Patrik...
Hoka One One is adding a Swedish triathlon champion, Patrik Nilsson, to its elite team, joining Cyril Viennot, Charlotte Morel, Boris Stein and Alessandro Degasperi. The 25-year-old has won four Ironman Triathlon races. Hoka is an exclusive sponsor of the Ironman Series.
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Mercator, the activist minority shareholder in Deckers Brands, has laid...
Mercator, the activist minority shareholder in Deckers Brands, has laid out its proposals for a detailed restructuring plan that calls for the sale of all its assets except for Ugg, arguing that it would quadruple the company's earnings per share by 2021. It would also raise the return on invested ...
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An investor group led by Victor Capital Partners has acquired...
An investor group led by Victor Capital Partners has acquired Primaloft from the Prudential Capital Group. Victor Capital teamed up with the Allstate private equity group and the management team of Primaloft for the buyout. Madison Capital, Antares and Intermediate Capital Group provided financing. Primaloft said the acquisition will provide ...
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The national voluntary groups affiliated with Intersport International Corp. achieved...
The national voluntary groups affiliated with Intersport International Corp. achieved a currency-neutral increase of 2.2 percent in their retail sales during the first half of 2017, excluding The Athlete's Foot. After a tough first quarter, when their sales inched up by about one percent, the second quarter brought an encouraging ...
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Kettler is looking for a strategic investor, according to SAZ...
Kettler is looking for a strategic investor, according to SAZ
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According to numerous press reports that Adidas declined to confirm,...
According to numerous press reports that Adidas declined to confirm, the Big a will stop sponsoring AC Milan in 2018 or 2019, after the expiration of a 20-year-old contract that pays the strong Italian Series A football club €19.7 million per year. Under Armour and New Balance are said to ...
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Accell North America's chief executive, Chris Speyer, is leaving the...
Accell North America's chief executive, Chris Speyer, is leaving the company to join Recreational Equipment (REI) as vice president of private brands. He will take on his new role at REI on Oct. 30. Speyer has spent 11 and a half years in leadership positions within Accell North America, which ...
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Himaraya swung to a net profit of 535 million yen...
Himaraya swung to a net profit of 535 million yen (€4.0m-$4.8m) in the fiscal year ended last Aug. 31 from a net loss of 811 million, despite a contraction of one percentage point to 35.1 percent in the gross margin due to inventory closeouts. The Japanese retailer's total sales rose ...
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The Adidas Group has closed the €425 million sale of...
The Adidas Group has closed the €425 million sale of TaylorMade, Adams Golf and Ashworth to KPS Capital Partners
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Odlo has appointed Michaël Bissey, 28, as sales manager for...
Odlo has appointed Michaël Bissey, 28, as sales manager for France
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New segmentation at Ispo Munich 2018
Undaunted by the recent partial pullout of Amer Sports from the exhibition floor through its Atomic, Salomon and Armada brands, the management of the Ispo show in Munich is boasting a 15 percent increase in demand for space than at the same time a year ago, and it is responding ...
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Small growth for the European sporting goods market in 2016
In terms of local currencies, the sporting goods market rose by 3.0 percent last year in the 15 major markets in Western Europe that we track every year, down from an increase of 3.8 percent recorded in 2015. Translated into euros, consumption of sporting goods increased by only 1.0 percent ...
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Sport 2000 enters Spain and Hungary
After more than a year of discussions and negotiations, Sport 2000 International has re-entered the Spanish market by signing an agreement with the Base Detallsport group. We understand that Sport 2000 International has also signed a contract with a new partner in Hungary, taking over responsibility for the territory from ...
