All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 30, Issue 27-28
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SportScheck will offer retail media services
SportScheck, the leading German sporting goods retailer that is part of the Otto group, held its first Retail Media Day at the end of July, offering to give more exposure to sports brands as well as others in fashion and other fast-moving goods and brand partners like BMW in various ...
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Mizuno sees lower sales, but profits soar
A weak home market for sporting goods weighed on the Japanese company's sales for its first fiscal quarter, ended on June 30. Depressed by the depreciation of the yen, they fell by 1.4 percent from the year-ago quarter to 42.2 billion yen (€358.9m-$401.1m) with declines in all the regions except ...
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Mixed results for Lafuma
Groupe Lafuma said the structural changes in its markets and customer consumption patterns continued in the first half of 2019 - with a decline in physical store traffic and an increase in online activity - and it has made targeted investments to respond to these changes and improve the customers' ...
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Tariffs weigh on Johnson Outdoors’ profits
Johnson Outdoors' earnings for its third fiscal quarter, ended on June 28, were hampered by the first round of new tariffs that were imposed by the U.S. on China last September amid the ongoing trade war between the two countries. The company's net income declined by 7.1 percent from the ...
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Li Ning has signed RJ Hampton to a five-year footwear...
Li Ning has signed RJ Hampton to a five-year footwear and apparel endorsement deal. A signature shoe will be released this autumn. According to ESPN, which reported about the deal, the American basketball talent is projected to join the NBA in 2020. He currently plays for the New Zealand Breakers ...
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Salomon will open its first German store in Munich in...
Salomon will open its first German store in Munich in November, not far from the local mono-brand store of The North Face
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Titleist has launched a new range of T-Series irons, featuring...
Titleist has launched a new range of T-Series irons, featuring advanced technology for increased ball speed and clubhead stability, available at retail from Aug. 30
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Schöffel is expanding its management team to stimulate its international...
Schöffel is expanding its management team to stimulate its international expansion. The decision was made after the voluntary departure of Günther Herrmann, who had led Schöffel's marketing and sales department since 2018 as well as its product business unit since January. All the three business units that he previously supervised – ...
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Otto and ECE form an internet joint venture
The big German Otto Group, which deals in online and offline retailing, the management of shopping centers and other activities, has generally maintained a strict separation between the businesses of its subsidiaries Otto and ECE. Positioning itself against big players like Amazon and Zalando in the battle for market shares, ...
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Dorel Sports does well in the second quarter
Revenues for Dorel Sports, the bike division of Dorel Industries, went up by 7.4 percent in the second quarter to $241.0 million, or by 9.4 percent in constant currencies. Excluding foreign exchange rate fluctuations and the divestiture of its performance apparel business last year, revenues increased by 11.1 percent. Most ...
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Tecnifibre has taken over the distribution of its products in...
Tecnifibre has taken over the distribution of its products in Austria from Connective Sport
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Wouter Jager is leaving as global retail director for the...
Wouter Jager is leaving as global retail director for the Accell Group, according to Bike Europe
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Reebok has named Kerby Jean-Raymond, the founder and designer of...
Reebok has named Kerby Jean-Raymond, the founder and designer of Pyer Moss, as artistic director of Reebok Studies, a new company division that will reportedly focus on developing young new creative talent and ideas. The project has been compared to the Genius program of Moncler. Jean-Raymond has already collaborated with ...
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Nike has extended its partnership deal with the National Women's...
Nike has extended its partnership deal with the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the sport's highest level in the U.S., through 2022. The brand will remain the league's exclusive partner for uniforms, apparel and equipment. Nike first signed the deal in 2012, as a founding sponsor of the league.
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Dalbello is preparing to launch a new version of its...
Dalbello is preparing to launch a new version of its Panterra ski boot model, with improved features, as part of its winter 2019/20 collection
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Nautilus cuts jobs following poor results
Just as in the first quarter, Nautilus ended the second one with a loss, as sales tumbled by 21.8 percent to $59 million, weighed down by the Direct segment. As a result, the company announced that it is reducing the workforce and other cost cuts that are expected to save ...
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Lenzing is cooperating with JDA Software to digitize its supply...
Lenzing is cooperating with JDA Software to digitize its supply chain. The company's goal is to create an end-to-end planning process that precisely matches demand and supply. The JDA Sales & Operations Planning software was recently deployed across Lenzing's operations in production as well as sales, marketing and finance. With JDA's ...
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Zalando is pushing Connected Retail
Zalando made a big pitch for its marketplace at the Ispo Digitize Summit in Munich last month, pointing out that it can help suppliers and retailers of sports and fashion products in many ways. As previously reported, it wants it to contribute to 40 percent of its gross merchandising value ...
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Poc has launched two new cycling helmets that can communicate...
Poc has launched two new cycling helmets that can communicate on the cyclist's behalf, to enhanced safety. The Tectal Race SPIN NFC and the Ventral Air SPIN NFC feature integrated near field communication (NFC) technology. The wearers can store their medical profiles in the helmets, and these could communicate the ...
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Sierra drags down Clarus’ revenues
Clarus' momentum seems to be slowing down, after a first quarter that saw the company grow by 15 percent, reaching record revenues. In the second quarter, the group's sales only progressed by 2 percent to $46.9 million - or by 3 percent in constant currencies - weighed down by the ...
