All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 29, Issue 23-24 – Page 3
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Nike's Jordan brand has launched its first collaboration in the...
Nike's Jordan brand has launched its first collaboration in the women's segment through a capsule collection of two styles approved by Anna Wintour, the chief editor of Vogue in the U.S. Called AWOK, which stands for Anna Wintour Okay, it features a keychain that says, “Edited by Vogue.”
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Puma and the Borussia Mönchengladbach football team in Germany had...
Puma and the Borussia Mönchengladbach football team in Germany had to abruptly interrupt sales of the Bundesliga team's replica jerseys shortly after their launch earlier this month, due to an issue with the material in some of the products. Puma said it would provide new shirts to restart sales as ...
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Japan opens up to ski boots
European manufacturers of ski boots and their importers in Japan are spending almost €20 million a year on import duties to enter the country, where the once flourishing production of similar products has declined considerably. The Economic Partnership Agreement signed between the government of Japan and the European Union last ...
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Boa Technology has opened a new global headquarter in the...
Boa Technology has opened a new global headquarter in the Zeppelin Development Flight building in Denver. The space of 85,000 square feet is more than three times bigger than its previous location, and it doubles the capacity of its R&D operations. Founded in 2001, the specialist in technical shoe lacing ...
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Clarus Corporation, the parent company of Black Diamond, has raised...
Clarus Corporation, the parent company of Black Diamond, has raised $3,337,896 through a Dutch auction to retire about 1.4 percent of its outstanding shares. The company had offered to pay between $7.20 and $8.00 per share for up to $7.5 million worth of its equity, but then accepted only the ...
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Decathlon is recalling two foldable models of its own bicycles,...
Decathlon is recalling two foldable models of its own bicycles, the B'Fold 500 and the B'Fold 700, sold at its European stores between 2013 and 2016, due to serious risks of breakages
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The integration between Sport Zone and JD Sprinter in Iberia...
The integration between Sport Zone and JD Sprinter in Iberia is moving ahead, with several of the Portuguese retailer's stores in Spain reportedly having adopted the green color of the Sprinter retail brand. This comes after JD Sprinter and Sport Zone completed an Iberian tie-up earlier this year under a ...
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Cathleen Benko, vice chairman and managing principal of Deloitte Consulting,...
Cathleen Benko, vice chairman and managing principal of Deloitte Consulting, has joined Nike's board of directors to help the group in its new digital transformation strategy. The 59-year-old expert has spent more than 30 years with the consultancy. She was appointed by Deloitte in 1998 as its first global e-business ...
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Ulf Santjer, who has been in charge of Puma's corporate...
Ulf Santjer, who has been in charge of Puma's corporate communications for more than two decades, is leaving the company as part of the re-organization of its global communications department. Santjer built up this entity as he accompanied Puma's rise, slump and rise again over the years, working under three ...
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Many sporting goods retailers in various European countries have been...
Many sporting goods retailers in various European countries have been opening stores specializing in the sale of sneakers in the past few years. A Swedish sports retailer, Stadium, has already opened two stores under the Sneakers Point banner in the Swedish cities of Norrköping and Malmö, as well as an ...
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Michael D. Christensen has become the new general manager of...
Michael D. Christensen has become the new general manager of Ecco for Central Europe, taking over from Frank Dissmann who had been responsible for the region since January 2017. He will work with new product manager for Central Europe, Christian Fischer, who comes from the Mammut Sports Group, replacing Annette ...
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Uhlsport's Kempa brand has become the new official supplier of...
Uhlsport's Kempa brand has become the new official supplier of the HC Erlangen handball team, which is currently the only Bavarian team competing in the first division of the German Handball League. Separately, Kempa recently became the official supplier of the German Wrestlers Association.
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The Spanish government has decided to update legislation dating back...
The Spanish government has decided to update legislation dating back to 1990 for the promotion of sports participation. Reporting to José Guirao, Spanish Minister of Culture and Sports, two commissions will work on a draft of the new legislation that is expected to be finalized in October.
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Boardriders will move Quiksilver's Australian head office from Torquay in...
Boardriders will move Quiksilver's Australian head office from Torquay in the state of Victoria, to Queensland, but it will keep some operations in the town where the brand was founded in the early ‘70s
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Messe München says that its Ispo Digitize Summit attracted a...
Messe München says that its Ispo Digitize Summit attracted a total of 443 participants, 20 percent from outside Germany, at its first edition outside the Ispo show in Munich last June 28 and 29. We plan to report on some of the highlights in a forthcoming edition of SGI Europe. ...
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Spofact assumed the distribution of Nautilus' lines of Bowflex fitness...
Spofact assumed the distribution of Nautilus' lines of Bowflex fitness equipment in Germany, starting on July 1, completing the range of Nautilus products in its portfolio. Previously, Nautilus was using a Swiss-based company, Trisport, for the distribution of the Bowflex Max Trainer in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It will work with ...
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Fedas, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Retail Associations,...
Fedas, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Retail Associations, decided at its recent annual meeting in Hamburg to boost its cooperation with Fesi, the European Sporting Goods Industry Federation. Fesi is still in the process of examining the terms of the broader collaboration agreement, which has been unanimously approved ...
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Karen Reuther has been assigned to the position of global...
Karen Reuther has been assigned to the position of global creative director at Reebok, responsible also for brand identity and design implementation. Reuther will work together with the product development and marketing teams of Reebok. From 1998 to 2010, Reuther worked for Nike, ending up as its global creative director. ...
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Cristiano Portas, who left as chief executive of Arena in...
Cristiano Portas, who left as chief executive of Arena in 2016 after working for the company since 1999, has now left as CEO of Stefanel, an Italian fashion company, after only six months in the role
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Under Armour appoints regional managers
Under Armour has restructured its international management to appoint three regional directors and expand its head office for Asia-Pacific in Hong Kong, as part of the group's plans to drive its international sales.The changes widen the remit of Massimo Baratto, the former chief executive of the Oberalp Group, who joined ...
