All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 29, Issue 33-34 – Page 4
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Pentland Brands has appointed Katrina Nurse as the company's new...
Pentland Brands has appointed Katrina Nurse as the company's new chief finance officer. She is replacing Sam Gilburd, who took a career break in 2017, after ten years with the group, and Mandy Venters, who had been serving as interim CFO since March of last year. Nurse is coming off ...
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Peter Smith has been appointed chief executive of Bollé Brands,...
Peter Smith has been appointed chief executive of Bollé Brands, the new company formed by A&M Capital to run the Bollé Safety business and the consumer eyewear and helmet business of Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti recently bought from Vista Outdoor, Smith was most recently the CEO of Musto. He previously ...
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The NBA has appointed Ralph Rivera as its new managing...
The NBA has appointed Ralph Rivera as its new managing director for Europe and the Middle East, effective Jan. 2, 2019. He replaces Ben Morel, who stepped down from the role in May to become the chief executive of Six Nations. Rivera was most recently managing director at Eurosport Digital ...
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Jorcani has been appointed as the distributor of Capranea, the...
Jorcani has been appointed as the distributor of Capranea, the Swiss brand of high-end skiwear, in Spain and Andorra
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Timberland has appointed Christopher Raeburn, the British fashion designer, to...
Timberland has appointed Christopher Raeburn, the British fashion designer, to be its first global artistic director. He will be splitting his time between his own Christopher Raeburn brand, based in London, and Timberland's offices in New Hampshire, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Known for his green philosophy and use of recycled ...
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Billabong has prevailed in an appeal to the European Union...
Billabong has prevailed in an appeal to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) from Billa, an Austrian supermarket chain operating in Central and Eastern Europe. Billa had sought to register its name as a trademark for metals, jewelry, leathergoods, games and toys. Billabong successfully opposed the registry on the ...
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Defying the apparent slowdown of the Chinese economy, Li-Ning Company...
Defying the apparent slowdown of the Chinese economy, Li-Ning Company put out a very positive preliminary statement for the third quarter ended on Sept. 30. Sales increased by a rate in the low-teens on a comparable basis in its retail operations during the quarter. Most of the growth came from ...
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Puma’s apparel sales take off
Puma has slightly upgraded its forecast for sales and operating profit in the full year, after a buoyant third quarter that was marked by the acceleration of apparel sales.The company raised its turnover by 10.7 percent to €1,241.7 million for the three months, up by 13.9 percent in constant currencies, ...
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Joy Sportswear, the German apparel brand that markets the Joy...
Joy Sportswear, the German apparel brand that markets the Joy and Tao brands, has been wholly acquired by Melchers, a German-based trading company. The Federal Cartel Authority still has to approve the takeover. Joy Sportswear currently employs 50 people, who will be kept on staff by the new owner. Though ...
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Freedom United, an apparel company based in California, is seeking...
Freedom United, an apparel company based in California, is seeking damages and an injunction against Puma in Manhattan's federal court. Freedom United claims trademark protection dating to 2006 for the initials “FU.” Specifically, it cites the use of “F.U.” to stand for “Fenty University” in Puma's Fenty collection for Rihanna. ...
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The Swiss anti-trust authority, Comco, has started an investigation into...
The Swiss anti-trust authority, Comco, has started an investigation into an apparent price-fixing scheme by Stöckli Swiss Sports. It has expressed concern about a ban on online sales of its products by its retail clients and on exchanges of products between them.
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Decathlon entered yet another new country, Cambodia, with a store...
Decathlon entered yet another new country, Cambodia, with a store in Phnom Penh this past August. It plans to move for the first time into Egypt next January and Chile in April with stores in Cairo and Santiago. The Cairo store will be supplied from Morocco and the Santiago unit ...
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Puma makes another big move into basketball by signing up...
Puma makes another big move into basketball by signing up DeMarcus Cousins, an NBA champion who plays with the Golden State Warriors, through a multi-million-dollar contract
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Hyosung, the Korean fiber group, has announced plans to build...
Hyosung, the Korean fiber group, has announced plans to build “smart factories” at five Spandex plants that it operates in China and Vietnam
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Iconix Brand Group has announced that Robert Galvin was appointed...
Iconix Brand Group has announced that Robert Galvin was appointed as chief executive, president and a member of the board of directors of the company, effective Oct. 15. Galvin was most recently chairman of Cherokee. He has previously served as chief operating officer and European president of Sports Brands International, ...
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The U.K. government has announced that the Chancellor of the...
The U.K. government has announced that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, will order a £900 million (€1,010.4m-$1,149.0m) tax cut for small high-street retailers in the annual budget. The measure is meant to help physical retailers compete against Amazon and other online rivals. A further £650 million (€729.8m-$829.8m) will be available ...
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that the IOC...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that the IOC Session on Oct. 9 invited Calgary (Canada), Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy) and Stockholm (Sweden) to become candidate cities for the Olympic Winter Games 2026. The IOC will appoint an Evaluation Commission, which will visit the cities in March and April 2019. ...
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Billabong has announced a new collaborative collection with Elle Ferguson....
Billabong has announced a new collaborative collection with Elle Ferguson. The first collaboration between the brand and the Australian influencer and entrepreneur began six months ago. The most recent collection, which comprises around 20 pieces, will debut at the end of October exclusively on the Billabong e-store. Elle Ferguson boasts ...
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New Balance has announced many new sponsorship deals with young...
New Balance has announced many new sponsorship deals with young and promising athletes. It has signed a multi-year contract with CoCo Gauff, who qualified for the U.S. Open girls final at the age of 13 last year and this year won the French Open girls title. She is currently sixth ...
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Mizuno has announced that it will become the official sportswear...
Mizuno has announced that it will become the official sportswear partner of British Rowing. The deal will run until December 2020. The British Rowing team will use specially made and adapted Mizuno sportswear in training and competition, including a high performance all-in-one, a gym training kit, off-the-water teamwear and a ...
