All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 29, Issue 37-38 – Page 2
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Vagabond launched a very limited collection of men's shoes on...
Vagabond launched a very limited collection of men's shoes on Oct. 23 that could only be booked on its online store
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Santoni and Südwolle Group have collaborated on a new footwear...
Santoni and Südwolle Group have collaborated on a new footwear concept featuring an upper in seamless wool fabric. The footwear combines Santoni's X Machine technology with Südwolle's wool blend yarns. The X Machine enables the knitting of countless intarsia items for the design of any kind of seamless uppers. It ...
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Cisalfa is going omni-channel
Cisalfa Sport grew by 8.2 percent to €380 million in the financial year ended in February, with an increase of 3.9 percent on a same-store basis. The leading Italian sporting goods retailer inaugurated a new store layout, called Cisalfa 3.0, and opened four new stores.A new e-commerce platform, www.cisalfa.it, was ...
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Chip Wilson, the wealthy founder of Lululemon, and Tencent Holdings...
Chip Wilson, the wealthy founder of Lululemon, and Tencent Holdings are in discussions to join China's Anta Sports Products in its proposed €4.7 billion bid for Amer Sports, according to Bloomberg. Wilson, who is considered an expert in athleisure, would hold a 20 percent stake in the combined entity, while ...
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Don Lane is the new chief marketing officer at Saucony,...
Don Lane is the new chief marketing officer at Saucony, the running shoe brand of Wolverine Worldwide. Reporting to Anne Cavassa, Saucony's president, Lane is responsible for brand positioning, direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising and digital strategy. Until just recently, he had been senior vice president of “brand and creative” at DraftKings, ...
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Odlo has joined forces with HeiQ, a Swiss specialty chemistry...
Odlo has joined forces with HeiQ, a Swiss specialty chemistry company, to launch a triple-action sustainable odor control technology for apparel. HeiQ Pure SPQR is derived from renewable and recycled sources. According to HeiQ's description, the “triple action” technology first delivers odor control with only one-tenth of silver-ion content of ...
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A new chairman for Decathlon
Decathlon has a new chairman, Fabien Derville, who had already been on the board of directors when it was headed up by the company's founder, Michel Leclercq. He replaces one of the founder's sons, Mathieu Leclerq, who resigned last June and is no longer on the board.Derville is an experienced ...
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Ccilu and the PGA Tour have signed a long-term license...
Ccilu and the PGA Tour have signed a long-term license agreement to create a special sports/lifestyle footwear collection. The PGA Tour by Ccilu collection will incorporate Ccilu's most innovative and exclusive patents. The “Ccilucell” eco-friendly technology, for example, enables the creation of shoes that can weigh as little as 70 ...
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Christian Louboutin has put out a capsule collection of shoes...
Christian Louboutin has put out a capsule collection of shoes and handbags that are meant to be coordinated with seven different skin colors and tones
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Zalando is launching a new strategy, called Connected Retail, to...
Zalando is launching a new strategy, called Connected Retail, to integrate online and offline channels as part of its evolution from an online retailer to an open ecosystem, or platform. Through Connected Retail, Zalando's fashion partners can take orders from Zalando customers themselves and ship the goods directly from their ...
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Callaway buys the Paw
In a way widening the definition of the “outdoor market,” the world's leading golf equipment company, Callaway Golf, announced yesterday an agreement to take over Jack Wolfskin, one of the leading European brands of outdoor apparel and accessories. Callaway is paying €418 million for the Paw (the company's nickname based ...
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Five Spanish buying groups join forces
Isidro Rizal of TDC Sport, Antonio Castro Hermida of Giro 180, Leopoldo Nieto of Quorum Sport, Pedro Solis of Coas Sport Trade and Alberto Santurino of Deportes Cronos have announced that their five buying groups, or central purchasing bodies (CPBs), will be collaborating on sales, services and purchasing. They are ...
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SportScheck builds retail and events platform
SportScheck is moving ahead with a strategy to transform its business into a retailing and events platform, which is leading to intensified partnerships with a few brands in sports and other industries.As part of its consumer-focused strategy, the German sports retailer has invested in extensive adjustments of the layout ...
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Puma has brought together TheColorGrey and Romelu Lukaku to release...
Puma has brought together TheColorGrey and Romelu Lukaku to release a song called “New Levels,” whose lyrics pay homage to Lukaku's tough upbringing and rise to international football stardom. Lukaku, who is a Puma Football ambassador, is already the highest scorer of all time for Belgium's national football team, and ...
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Pentland Brands is relaunching Ellesse in the U.S. through its...
Pentland Brands is relaunching Ellesse in the U.S. through its own subsidiary, headed up by Robert Dundon since last March, starting with limited releases of shoes and clothing at Foot Locker, Urban Outfitters and other selected retailers. The Italian vintage brand of sports apparel, which is enjoying strong momentum, has ...
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La Sportiva has extended its sponsorship contract with Michele Boscacci,...
La Sportiva has extended its sponsorship contract with Michele Boscacci, the Italian mountain skiing champion, for a further five years. He will be involved in the development of the company's ten-year-old line of Stratos boots and of a line of performance and lifestyle apparel.
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Hunter Boots has launched a collection of rubber shoes for...
Hunter Boots has launched a collection of rubber shoes for children inspired by Mary Poppins in connection with the launch of a new Disney movie featuring the famous English character
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Pou Sheng boosts Yue Yuen’s results
Revenues from manufacturing activities declined by 2.8 percent to $3,930 million in the first nine months of this year for the world's largest shoe producer. The volume of shoes it made by Yue Yuen Industrial during the period dropped by 0.9 percent to 236.5 million pairs and their average selling ...
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Bogner, the German luxury sports brand, has expanded into China,...
Bogner, the German luxury sports brand, has expanded into China, where it has opened its first franchise space. The store is located in the Thaiwoo ski resort, northwest of Beijing and a three-hour drive from China's capital city. The shop will be open seven days a week. Thaiwoo will play ...
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Sport Zone España has been removed from the Spanish corporate...
Sport Zone España has been removed from the Spanish corporate registry following its merger with JD Sports Fashion and Sprinter in the Iberian Sports Retail Group, in which Sonae, the Portuguese parent of Sport Zone, has a 50 percent stake. JD holds 35 percent of the shares and Sprinter 15 ...
