All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 30, Issue 23-24 – Page 2
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Hyosung is launching a new elastane product from its Creora...
Hyosung is launching a new elastane product from its Creora brand that is to serve the endurance sports apparel market. The new Creora ActiFit elastane is said to offer more durability, higher levels of resistance to chlorine and UV, and better shape and recovery. These features best suit endurance sports ...
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Cornilleau is taking pool to the poolside with what the...
Cornilleau is taking pool to the poolside with what the company claims is the first genuine outdoor billiards table. From July 11 to August 25, the Hyphen will be on display in a preview for the “Garden Parvis” summer arrangements at La Défense, the Parisian business district just outside the ...
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Le Coq Sportif has opened a pop-up store at La...
Le Coq Sportif has opened a pop-up store at La Roca Village, a factory outlet center near Barcelona
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Le Coq Sportif has signed a six-year partnership deal with...
Le Coq Sportif has signed a six-year partnership deal with the Paris Opera Ballet that will see the French brand become the official technical supplier of the Opera's Ballet and dance school. Le Coq Sportif will supply the outfits for their sporting activities, which will be designed in collaboration with ...
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Converse continues to underperform
Sales increased by only 3 percent in constant dollars at Converse last year, thanks to gains in China and on its new e-commerce platform. In reported terms, sales declined by 4 percent to $491 million in the fourth quarter, but they were flat on a currency-neutral basis, with declines in ...
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Rapala VMC is considering the issuance of a non-convertible hybrid...
Rapala VMC is considering the issuance of a non-convertible hybrid bond, subordinated to its other debt obligations, which would be treated as equity without diluting the interests of its current shareholders
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Shimano Nordic just opened a new office complex in Uppsala,...
Shimano Nordic just opened a new office complex in Uppsala, Sweden. The grand opening event gave visitors a look at the new facility as well as information about the company's product portfolio, which also includes the brands Lazer, Pearl Izumi, Vittoria, Kryptonite and Elite.
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Puma is folding three companies that it owns into a...
Puma is folding three companies that it owns into a single new entity, called Stichd. Prime among these is Dobotex, which Puma acquired in 2012 and which designs and manufactures bodywear, legwear, swimwear and fanwear for multiple international brands. The company makes Puma socks, while working for other brands. Since ...
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The session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that was...
The session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that was held in Lausanne on June 25 unanimously approved the Paris 2024 proposal to include sport climbing, surfing, skateboarding and break dancing in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in the French capital city. A final decision on their inclusion is now to be ...
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Puma has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Puma has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from owned and operated facilities as well as its energy needs by 35 percent by 2030 as compared to 2017, a target approved by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). On June 25, the SBTi released new guidance on measuring ...
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Mountain Hardwear, the subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear, has developed an...
Mountain Hardwear, the subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear, has developed an app that enables European retailers to display its equipment and apparel in augmented reality. For now, it features equipment for summer 2019 and technical apparel for winter 2019, including the Exposure/2 Gore-Tex collection.
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XXL robotizes, nudges closer to Denmark
XXL ASA, the leading sporting goods retailer based in the Nordic countries, has been servicing Danish customers only with a local online store in the past few years, offering aggressive discounts and losing money in the process, without letting them touch or try the products. It will be able to ...
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Ispo explores China and digitalization further
These two important topics are related, says Tobi Gröber, director of the Ispo group of trade shows and executive director of Messe München's consumer goods business unit. According to him, China, where the speed of change is much faster than in the west, is the future lab for the sporting ...
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Intersport reports growth in Central Europe
Intersport Germany is performing a little better than before. On the first day of the new OutDoor by Ispo show in Munich, which ran from June 30 to July 3, the German-based retail cooperative reported an increase of 5 percent in its members' retail sales for the first five months ...
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Montane has unveiled its sponsorship of Galen Reynolds, the Canadian-born...
Montane has unveiled its sponsorship of Galen Reynolds, the Canadian-born ultra-trail runner
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PrimaLoft has developed a new thin textile platform, called PrimaLoft...
PrimaLoft has developed a new thin textile platform, called PrimaLoft Next, that insulates and breathes without being bulky, with an expanded color palette. It pairs with shell and liner fabrics and is suitable for next-to-skin and standalone applications. The platform's first collection is the Evolve Series, designed to mimic animal fur. ...
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Macron has extended its technical sponsorship deal with Club Brugge,...
Macron has extended its technical sponsorship deal with Club Brugge, a football club that competes in the Belgian first division, based in Bruges
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Nike has extended its five-year-old sponsorship of the Brighton football...
Nike has extended its five-year-old sponsorship of the Brighton football club, which plays in the English Premier League
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Outerknown, the Californian lifestyle brand founded by Kelly Slater and...
Outerknown, the Californian lifestyle brand founded by Kelly Slater and John Moore, has created the world's first boardshorts made from 100 percent Australian merino wool. The new Woolaroo shorts have been developed together with and certified by The Woolmark Company. The Woolaroo boardshorts are available in dark teal, herb and ...
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CMP, the Italian brand owned by the F.lli Campagnolo group,...
CMP, the Italian brand owned by the F.lli Campagnolo group, has revamped its Lab collection for spring/summer 2020, producing what it describes as a lighthearted take on sportswear for “urban travelers.” The idea was to take the brand's usual technical apparel and retain much of the comfort and functionality while ...
