All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 29, Issue 33-34
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Urban outdoor, rugged outdoor, training and other sports play a...
Urban outdoor, rugged outdoor, training and other sports play a big role in the revised version of Schuster, the famous sports store in downtown Munich, which reopened its doors a few days ago after two years of redecoration and its enlargement from 4,000 to 5,000 square. Run by Rainer Angstl, ...
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Moncler opened two pop-up stores in New York and Tokyo...
Moncler opened two pop-up stores in New York and Tokyo on Oct. 4 to mark the launch of “The House of Genius,” a new concept store for its Genius collections. The two concept stores are interactive spaces, enlivened by special activities and designed to establish close contact with the metropolitan ...
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New management for the SGI-DHO
Andreas Rudolf, joint general manager of Sport 2000 Germany, is taking over on Nov. 1 as president of the Sporting Goods Industry Data Harmonization Organization (SGI-DHO), the company that owns the Fedas product classification key (PCK), a six-digit code that is widely used in our industry, mainly in Europe. Rudolf ...
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Tyr Sport has unveiled the Venzo, its new technical swimsuit....
Tyr Sport has unveiled the Venzo, its new technical swimsuit. The product was presented at an event in Laguna Beach in early October, in the presence of swimming stars such as Katie Ledecky, five-time Olympic champion, and Ryan Lochte, 12-time Olympic medalist. According to the California-based swim and triathlon apparel ...
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Keller Sports, the German online retailer of selected sporting goods,...
Keller Sports, the German online retailer of selected sporting goods, says it has raised an eight-digit amount of equity financing from Reimann Investors, which was already its lead investor, and from the Co-Investor Group. The new financing round, which is described as the largest one in the company's history, is ...
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Online growth and squeezed margins for Footasylum
Footasylum , the British sneaker-focused retailer, saw Ebitda swing into negative territory with a loss of £1.5 million (€1.7m-$2.0m) for the 26 weeks ended on Aug. 25 from a profit of £4.4 million in the year-ago period, in spite a 19 percent sales increase to £98.6 million (€112.1m-$128.4m). ...
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Rossignol has opened a flagship store in Paris, near the...
Rossignol has opened a flagship store in Paris, near the Opéra theater. It features skiwear and urbanwear along with a premium selection of winter products. The new store, which was inaugurated on Oct. 22, is located at 21, boulevard des Capucines, and the French ski brand is planning to open ...
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J. Lindeberg has reopened its flagship store in Stockholm, where...
J. Lindeberg has reopened its flagship store in Stockholm, where the brand was founded in 1996, featuring a new design inspired by the ‘70s. The 200-square-meter store is located at Bibilioteksgatan 6. J. Lindeberg has about 90 mono-brand stores and 35 shop-in-shops around the world. It is also sold in ...
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Palace Skateboards is opening a flagship store in Tokyo, at...
Palace Skateboards is opening a flagship store in Tokyo, at 5-9-20 Jingumae, Shibuya-Ku. The inauguration is scheduled for Nov. 3. It will be the third global location for the London-based brand. Palace currently operates stores in London and New York City. To promote the Tokyo opening, the brand has called ...
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Goldwin is opening its first free-standing flagship store in the...
Goldwin is opening its first free-standing flagship store in the Marunouchi district of Tokyo
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Lacoste has selected for the first time a woman, Louise...
Lacoste has selected for the first time a woman, Louise Trotter, as the brand's creative director, replacing Felipe Oliveira Baptista after eight years in the post. Trotter comes from the U.K., where she has been in charge of style for a British fashion brand, Joseph, during the last nine years. ...
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Fila has opened its first store in Mumbai, India...
Fila has opened its first store in Mumbai, India
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) will...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) will be holding its sixth World Manufacturers Forum (WMF) on Dec. 11-12 in Ho Chi Minh City. The theme is “Manufacturing 4.0: Steps towards a Future Vision.” In keeping with this theme, the WMF will be dividing the program into four ...
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Timberland trails The North Face
The North Face performed relatively well in VF 's second quarter, ended Sept. 9, rising by 5 percent in dollars and by 7 percent in local currencies, aided by double-digit growth in its direct-to-consumer (DTC) business in all regions. In the first quarter, TNF's sales had gone up by ...
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Golf participation in Europe is generally stable
In 2017, the number of registered golfers and golf courses in operation in Europe did not show any significant variation overall as compared to 2016, although some countries did register some noticeable change. The vast majority (76%) of the local golf associations said that the level of participation in their ...
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Vans’ growth in Europe softens
Vans grew by 26 percent globally in terms of local currencies, including an increase of 25 percent in footwear, according to VF Corporation's financial report for the third quarter ended on Sept. 29. Wholesale revenues went up by 23 percent, driven by strong back-to-school performance globally. DTC increased by 29 ...
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Joma, the Spanish manufacturer of sportswear, has opened an employee...
Joma, the Spanish manufacturer of sportswear, has opened an employee gymnasium at its corporate headquarters in Portillo de Toledo, Spain. Running was a major theme at the inauguration, as Joma announced that it would be converting the number of kilometers run by employees into donations in euros to the Fundación ...
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Foreign markets drive Skechers to new heights
Skechers USA saw its shares rise by as much as 8 percent after posting profits that beat estimates . Although the footwear maker's net income fell by 1.7 percent from the year-ago quarter to $90.7 million, this was significantly higher than the level anticipated by Wall Street. Investors also ...
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Moncler records ongoing double-digit growth
Moncler posted consolidated revenues of €872.7 million for the first nine months of 2018, which represent an 18 percent increase compared with the first nine months of 2017, or a 23 percent increase at constant exchange rates. Growth was evident across all markets and distribution channels. Commenting on the figures, ...
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Oy Sultrade, one of the major distributors of sports products...
Oy Sultrade, one of the major distributors of sports products in Finland and the Baltic countries, has a new chief executive, Sari Rosin, replacing Risto Salo, the former CEO of Halti, who is leaving the company. Rosin, 46, will remain CEO of Oy Transmeri Ab, one of the subsidiaries of ...
