All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 29, Issue 17-18 – Page 4

  • Article

    Alpargatas performs better at home than abroad

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    The volume of sandals sold by Alpargatas in Brazil under its Havaianas and Dupé brands rose by 33.1 percent to 47.4 million pairs in the first quarter of 2018, helping the company to improve the gross margin generated in its home market by 4.5 percentage points to 46.1 percent and ...

  • News briefs

    BasicNet has reported a 7.5 percent increase in revenues to...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    BasicNet has reported a 7.5 percent increase in revenues to €53.7 million for the first quarterb, up by 9.1 percent in constant currencies. Aggregated, wholesale-equivalent sales, including those of its licensees, went up by 4.7 percent to €208 million, with growth of 13.1 percent on a constant-currency basis. Kappa and ...

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    Adidas and Skechers face a trial on June 4 in...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Adidas and Skechers face a trial on June 4 in the U.S. District Court in Portland over the alleged copying of the German brand's iconic Stan Smith shoe. A few days ago, a U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction barring Skechers from selling its Onix shoe, but it ...

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    Endurance Shop has announced that 32 of its stores, corresponding...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Endurance Shop has announced that 32 of its stores, corresponding to around 60 percent of its franchisees, have joined a partnership project with Go Sport that will see them transformed into “Endurance Shop by Go Sport,” the banner of the new project. The 32 stores have an average turnover of ...

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    Meridia Private Equity, an investment fund created in 2006 by...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Meridia Private Equity, an investment fund created in 2006 by Javier Faus, a former manager of FC Barcelona, has acquired a significant minority stake in Fútbol Emotion, a Spanish chain of football stores, to help it to expand in Spain and abroad. Founded in 2002, Fútbol Emotion has just opened ...

  • Article

    Champion targets $2 billion in sales

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Champion is targeting a sales rise from about $1.4 million in 2017 to more than $2 billion by 2022, investors heard last week at an event held by Hanesbrands, the U.S. company that bought Champion Europe in June 2016.The expansion should be driven by Champion's appeal as a sports fashion ...

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    Crocs raises guidance after strong Q1 results

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Crocs said its results for the first quarter exceeded its own guidance and financial analysts' projections, with the spring/summer 2018 collection being well-received, with the launch of LiteRide - a range of athleisure shoes with light materials - surpassing its own expectations. This led the company to raise its guidance ...