All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 29, Issue 19-20 – Page 2
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The Tecnica Group is conducting a project for lean production...
The Tecnica Group is conducting a project for lean production at its ski boot factory in Hungary
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X-Technology has unveiled a new X-Bionic Individual concept for full...
X-Technology has unveiled a new X-Bionic Individual concept for full customization of functional clothing for athletes. Instead of customizing the item only for size, colors and patterns, the new program provides an accuracy down to the millimeter in customizing functional zones to the unique physical shape of the athlete. The ...
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The European Commission is reacting to the duties imposed by...
The European Commission is reacting to the duties imposed by the U.S. on imports of steel and aluminum by proposing to impose duties of up to 50 percent from July 1st on a variety of items including some types of textile products and sports shoes. The items carry an annual ...
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A Swedish company, Wiges, is taking a step closer to...
A Swedish company, Wiges, is taking a step closer to the sporting goods industry with the launch of a new brand called Life Wear. The new brand will offer socks, underwear and clothing made from organic bamboo that is grown without artificial irrigation or pesticides. The manufacturing process leading to ...
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Intersport goes omni-channel in China
With the help of the Alibaba Group, one of Intersport International Corporation's three licensees in China is providing customers with a convergence of online and offline shopping in one of Intersport's 24 stores in China. Intersport says it's the first megastore for sports and fashion products using the New Retail ...
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With China in mind, Rossignol gets a new investor
IDC Capital, a New York-based investment fund that has already made many important investments in Chinese companies, has acquired a stake of nearly 20 percent in the Rossignol Group. One of the goals is to help the French company to optimize its penetration of the growing Chinese market for winter ...
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Intersport Germany's CEO resigns
Kim Roether is preparing to stand down by the middle of June as vice-chairman of the board at Intersport International Corporation (IIC) and chief executive of Intersport Deutschland, citing personal reasons.An assembly of Intersport staff members was informed earlier this week about the resignation. Roether has been on the management ...
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Decathlon is taking part in the development of My Cardinet,...
Decathlon is taking part in the development of My Cardinet, a shopping center due to open around the end of this year in Paris, where the French sports retailer has taken up a space of 1,500 square meters. The shopping center in the north-eastern area of Cardinet-Batignolles covers more than ...
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Fusalp goes through a capital increase
Fusalp, the iconic French skiwear company acquired by members of the Lacoste family five years ago, has opened up its equity to new investors who have acquired 12 percent of the shares through a capital increase. The proceeds are due to be reinvested to help the brand to expand into ...
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Columbia Sportswear is reassessing its business structure in the Nordics,...
Columbia Sportswear is reassessing its business structure in the Nordics, in view of the planned departure of Martin Kaggestad as regional manager at the end of July. Meanwhile, Columbia is opening a Spanish subsidiary in Barcelona, led by José Manuel Arrojo, who was previously country manager for Geox, for 14 ...
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A new EU study on the broad sporting goods sector
The European Commission has released a 198-page study, titled “Improve Economic and Policy Knowledge in the Field of Sport Related Industries with particular focus on Sporting Goods Sector,” showing among other things that, between 2008 and 2015, all retail and wholesale operations in the sporting goods sector of the European ...
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Football brand competition kicks off for World Cup
Just a few weeks before the kick-off for the football World Cup, the competition is already in full swing for suppliers – with Adidas in the lead for the number of outfitted teams but Nike claiming a majority of the players with the Swoosh at their feet.Adidas is outfitting 12 ...
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Pepsi is partnering with Umbro, New Era, Boohoo, Le Specs,...
Pepsi is partnering with Umbro, New Era, Boohoo, Le Specs, and Anteater on a fashion collection celebrating the game of football. The “Art of Football” capsule collection is the latest extension of Pepsi's 2018 global #LoveItLiveIt campaign. The product line includes soccer t-shirts, shorts and balls from the U.K.'s Umbro; ...
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Bogner predicts a return to growth
Bogner anticipates that it will manage a turnover rise in the fiscal year to the end of October, after a 2.5 percent decline in operating revenues to €150.6 million for the previous year.The German winter sports apparel company's turnover was down in both its wholesale and retail business for the ...
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Nike has signed a sponsorship deal with the Birmingham Legion...
Nike has signed a sponsorship deal with the Birmingham Legion Football Club, which plays in the United Soccer League in the U.S.
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Canada Goose is making a big pitch for the Chinese...
Canada Goose is making a big pitch for the Chinese market, where another Canadian sports outerwear brand, Arc'teryx, enjoys a strong position and a high status. Canada Goose will soon open a regional headquarters for Greater China in Shanghai that will be run by Scott Cameron, former executive vice president, ...
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Messe München, which won the bid to host the European...
Messe München, which won the bid to host the European OutDoor show from 2019 on just before the Ispo Munich show last January, is inviting industry professionals to register to attend free of charge a conference in Munich on June 27 to introduce the new concept of the fair, which ...
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Groupe Bic reports that its sports division suffered a small...
Groupe Bic reports that its sports division suffered a small double-digit sales decline in constant currencies for the first quarter. Bic Sport already saw its turnover decline by about 5 percent in 2017, which was blamed on an increasingly competitive market in the U.S. The group has overhauled its business ...
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Foot Locker performs better than expected
Foot Locker reported a drop in net income to $165 million in the first quarter ended May 5 from $180 million in the year-ago period, but this included an extraordinary charge of $12 million related to a pension issue. The gross margin was off by 1.1 percentage points, down to ...
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Jérôme Valentin, president of Cycleurope Industries, has been elected as...
Jérôme Valentin, president of Cycleurope Industries, has been elected as president of the Union Sport & Cycle (USC), the association formed last year through the merger of groups of French suppliers and retailers in the sports and cycling industries. Elected at the USC's general assembly in Paris on May 16, ...
