All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 29, Issue 39-40
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Short stops
Vivobarefoot has opened a second store in Switzerland, located in...
Vivobarefoot has opened a second store in Switzerland, located in the downtown area of Zurich
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Karstadt Sports has opened a new store in Stuttgart's Königstrasse,...
Karstadt Sports has opened a new store in Stuttgart's Königstrasse, with a surface of 3,650 square meters on three floors. It's smaller than a store that the chain had in the city until 2013, but it has more modern features, similar to those that it introduced at a redesigned store ...
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A record year for Johnson Outdoors
Thanks to strong demand for new products, Johnson Outdoors posted all-time high revenues and earnings for its fiscal year ended Sept. 28, in spite of a weak fourth quarter. In particular, the company said it recorded unprecedented growth in its flagship fishing and diving segments, which it attributed to a ...
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There will be no Interbike show in Reno, Nevada as...
There will be no Interbike show in Reno, Nevada as planned next September. The organizer of the major North American bike trade show, Emerald Expositions, justified the move with a difficult market for bicycles in the U.S. over the past four years, compounded by substantial increases in U.S. import tariffs ...
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Tecnica Group has reorganized the operations of its Swiss subsidiary...
Tecnica Group has reorganized the operations of its Swiss subsidiary in connection with the retirement at the end of this year of its country manager, Ueli Schaub, after 27 years of work for Nordica and eight years as general manager of Tecnica Group Schweiz. Starting on Jan. 1, the managers ...
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Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers, was given the T. Kenyon...
Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers, was given the T. Kenyon Holly Award of the Two Ten Footwear foundation for his philanthropic efforts for children in need, families impacted by natural disasters and other humanitarian causes.
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Nike has opened a flagship store on the second floor...
Nike has opened a flagship store on the second floor of the Dubai Mall. The 3,500-square-meter store in the capital of the United Arab Emirates has a small basketball court. It features a women's salon, NikePlus enhancements and customization facilities for shoes and apparel. The opening in Dubai follows last ...
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A new Spanish firm, Help Snowboards, hit the market in...
A new Spanish firm, Help Snowboards, hit the market in October with a two-pronged strategy. First, it is aiming to keep prices low and quality high by eliminating retail distribution and selling direct to customers, exclusively through its website. Second, to deal with the issue of showrooming, where consumers try ...
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Kettler finds a new investor
Lafayette Mittelstand Capital, a Frankfurt-based equity investment firm, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Kettler's assets, including the brand, the licensing rights, its intellectual property and its three factories in Germany. The closing of the deal, whose price has not been revealed, should occur in the next days, ...
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Major sports retailers grow twice as fast as the world market
The 64 largest sporting goods specialty retail chains in the world raised their sales by 10 percent in local currencies as well as in dollars in 2017, according to an annual survey by Sporting Goods Intelligence, in spite of the strong growth of the generalist internet operators in this and ...
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Farfetch, the leading internet platform for the luxury goods industry,...
Farfetch, the leading internet platform for the luxury goods industry, has announced a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Stadium Goods, described as the biggest internet marketplace for new and used sneakers and streetwear, for an enterprise value of $250 million, payable in cash and shares. The move is a ...
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Ortovox has introduced Swisswool – its fair-trade virgin wool from...
Ortovox has introduced Swisswool – its fair-trade virgin wool from Switzerland – into its Classic Knit inserts and Classic Wool Gloves. Their manufacturing is farmed out to Heratex, a knitting company based in Styria, Austria. Ortovox has also launched its Trace ski tour backpack, manufactured by a fair-trade Vietnamese company. ...
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Gilbert and the French Rugby Federation (FFR) have extended their...
Gilbert and the French Rugby Federation (FFR) have extended their partnership deal until the 2023/24 season. The partnership between the rugby brand and FFR has been in place since 1999. The extension will include the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which will be held in France.
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The Federation of the European Sports Industry (Fesi) praised the...
The Federation of the European Sports Industry (Fesi) praised the European Parliament's decision to approve the Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan. Among other benefits, the free trade agreement will remove customs duties of about one billion euros annually on European products and services exported to Japan, including almost €20 million ...
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Jim Marson, senior product developer, will be retiring from Therm-a-Rest...
Jim Marson, senior product developer, will be retiring from Therm-a-Rest at the end of the year. He was hired in 1987 by Cascade Designs, the Seattle-based camping-gear company that owns the brand. Before his most recent post, Marson served as engineering technician, engineering designer, product development specialist and product developer ...
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Decathlon will open two new stores in Munich in the...
Decathlon will open two new stores in Munich in the course of next year. The French sporting goods retail chain already has one store in the Bavarian capital. Decathlon aimed to open no less than 13 new stores in Germany before the end of the year, building on its current ...
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Intersport International Corporation (IIC) has reported on the creation of...
Intersport International Corporation (IIC) has reported on the creation of a new position of global category director for lifestyle products. It will be filled by Marcus Albrecht, who comes from Zalando. He worked there for the past two years as head of sports, starting in sales and subsequently handling product ...
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Like Intersport International Corp. (IIC), Intersport Germany is moving into...
Like Intersport International Corp. (IIC), Intersport Germany is moving into category management in all the five countries in which it operates under its recently appointed chief executive, Alexander von Preen. Starting on Jan. 1, the former sales function will be eliminated and replaced by the new category management and strategic ...
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Macron is launching a new and more contemporary logo. To...
Macron is launching a new and more contemporary logo. To draw attention to its new symbol, the Macron Hero, the Italian company has launched a new video and a new marketing campaign on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and Youtube. The hashtag is #MacronHero or #MacronHeroisborn.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) intends to take on a...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) intends to take on a leadership role in the new UN Sports for Climate Action Initiative, which aims to drive climate actions across the sports community. The Initiative was launched by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in partnership with the IOC, ...
