All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 29, Issue 21-22 – Page 2

  • Article

    Decathlon creates new complexes in Russia and the U.K.

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon has signed a contract with the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) and the municipality of St. Petersburg to build a major sport complex in the city. The rather unique facility would occupy 9,500 square meters on four floors. It would give a privileged place to sambo, a typically Russian and ...

  • Short stops

    CMH, the German licensee of Superga and Sebago, has signed...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    CMH, the German licensee of Superga and Sebago, has signed a licensing deal for another brand owned by BasicNet, K-Way

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    Klaus Jost, the very religious former joint chief executive of...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Klaus Jost, the very religious former joint chief executive of Intersport Germany and chairman of Intersport International, is now running the sales and marketing operations of a German publishing house for religious books, SCM Verlagsgruppe, that published his own book, “Jost läuft,” last February

  • Article

    Top management changes at VF

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Kath Smith, the seasoned executive who replaced Arne Arens as vice president and general manager for The North Face in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in March of last year, has informed us that she plans to leave the company and retire sometime next month. A replacement had ...

  • News briefs

    Komperdell, the producer of carbon hiking and ski poles, has...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Komperdell, the producer of carbon hiking and ski poles, has unveiled a new “Old versus New” dealer campaign. The Austrian company is aiming to generate a higher turnover in the dealers' inventories. Any customer can trade in his or her aluminum poles – regardless of the brand – for a ...

  • News briefs

    Sympatex has unveiled a shock image campaign to further raise...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Sympatex has unveiled a shock image campaign to further raise awareness in the textile industry of sustainability and environmental protection. The campaign, which asks consumers “In which world do you want to live? It is in your hands,” will be presented at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen on June 17-20. ...

  • News briefs

    Calida Holding, the Swiss lingerie company that has controlled Lafuma...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Calida Holding, the Swiss lingerie company that has controlled Lafuma since December 2013, has announced the acquisition of a further 8.54 percent stake in the company, by taking over all the shares held by a minority investor, CDC Entreprises Elan PME. With this transaction, Calida's stake rises to 87.70 percent. ...

  • Short stops

    Salomon has signed up a Nordic skier, Sophie Caldwell, to...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Salomon has signed up a Nordic skier, Sophie Caldwell, to an endorsement contract

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    Hummel has a new footwear buying and product manager, Lone...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Hummel has a new footwear buying and product manager, Lone Kier Droob who worked previously for Dansk Supermarked and Salling

  • Article

    Swedish investors buy Henri Lloyd

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Henri Lloyd, the British brand of sailing and lifestyle apparel, has been bought out of administration (a British form of receivership) by a subsidiary of Aligro Group, a Swedish investment firm, in a deal that entails 128 job losses as well as the closure of four stores, concessions and the ...

  • Article

    Buoyant last quarter for Nike’s digital year

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Marked by investments in its digital transformation, the Nike group's fiscal year ended on May 31 with a robust fourth quarter, driven by buoyant international and direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales, and a return to growth in North America. Investors responded favorably, sending up the stock market price by more than 11 ...

  • News briefs

    Brunotti Sportswear is taking over the development, sale and distribution...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Brunotti Sportswear is taking over the development, sale and distribution of its footwear line, starting with this coming winter. The Unlimited Fashion Group (UFG), which has been the licensee since 2009, will handle part of the summer 2019 collection.

  • News briefs

    The Swix Sport Group is changing its name to Brav,...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    The Swix Sport Group is changing its name to Brav, because it has turned into a company with multiple outdoor and winter sports brands. They generate annual sales in the range of one billion Norwegian kroner (€105.0m-$122.6m), about half of them outside of Norway. The Swix Sport Group was formed ...

  • News briefs

    Dorel Industries has sold the Sugoi and Sombrio brands to...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Dorel Industries has sold the Sugoi and Sombrio brands to Louis Garneau Sports. For Garneau, this strategic acquisition is meant to reinforce its positioning on the West Coast of both Canada and the U.S. while providing opportunities for growth in Asia and Western Europe. Garneau will keep the sales and ...

  • Short stops

    Neil Fiske, who recently resigned as chief executive of Billabong,...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Neil Fiske, who recently resigned as chief executive of Billabong, has been named as global brand director of Gap

  • News briefs

    Kant, the big Russian retailer and wholesaler of sporting goods,...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Kant, the big Russian retailer and wholesaler of sporting goods, has agreed to take over from Sportmaster as the exclusive distributor for Saucony in the Russian Federation, starting with the third quarter of 2018. It is already offering free training in running to its customers, and many of its employees ...

  • Article

    Puma returns to basketball

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Puma has repeatedly said that it would return to basketball when it will find a way to do so with the right mixture of performance and cultural relevance. It has ticked both boxes in the last few days through partnerships with Walt Frazier, Jay-Z, Deandre Ayton and more.The deals inked with ...

  • News briefs

    While moving into basketball (see the story in this issue),...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    While moving into basketball (see the story in this issue), Puma has signed a long-term boot contract with Romelu Lukaku, a 25-year-old member of the Manchester United team who has been the highest all-time scorer on the Belgian national team. He signed four goals for Belgium in the first four ...

  • News briefs

    Intersport PSC Holding, the Swiss licensee for the Intersport banner,...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Intersport PSC Holding, the Swiss licensee for the Intersport banner, is proposing to merge with its parent company, Zelfi Sports Holding, which owns more than 91 percent of its shares. Nothing would change for the employees and the customers. The proposal is set to be endorsed by an extraordinary meeting ...

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    Russian banks drive up the domestic demand for sports goods

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    On the occasion of the 2018 Fifa World Cup being played in Russia, both state-owned and private banks started issuing special credit cards to customers that include a voucher for discounts of up to 20 percent on the purchase of products in the stores of some big Russian sport retailers ...