All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 30, Issue 35-36 – Page 6
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Rossignol is opening a 100-square-meter store in New York's SoHo...
Rossignol is opening a 100-square-meter store in New York's SoHo district in December. The opening follows that of a new store in Innsbruck, Austria, in June. As reported by sportguide.com, the French brand is not planning to expand its retail presence much further unless in strategic locations. Rossignol also has ...
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Patagonia has announced that 100 percent of its waterproof shells...
Patagonia has announced that 100 percent of its waterproof shells are now made with recycled materials and sewn in Fair Trade Certified factories. This covers all 61 styles and product categories, from technical alpine and snowsports shells to kids and lifestyle.
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Topsports raises $1 billion in Hong Kong IPO
Topsports International Holdings, the sports retailing arm of Belle International, raised $1.01 billion in an initial public offering on the Hong Kong stock exchange. With more than 8,000 stores, the company claims to be the largest sporting goods retailer in China, with an estimated 15.9 percent share of the market. ...
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On Oct. 1, Signa acquired a 49.99 percent stake in...
On Oct. 1, Signa acquired a 49.99 percent stake in Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), thereby attaining a 100 percent stake in Galeria Kaufhof Karstadt. HBC remains the owner of the deficit-ridden Hudson's Bay stores in the Netherlands. In December 2018, Signa and HBC agreed to a joint venture to run ...
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Asics has built a 5,000-square-meter training center in Tokyo that...
Asics has built a 5,000-square-meter training center in Tokyo that will allow athletes to exercise in low-oxygen conditions. The new Asics Sports Complex will open its doors to the public on Nov. 1. Oxygen levels will vary by the day of the week to mimic the levels at altitudes from ...
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Hexa Surfboard has received a check for €5,000, having beaten...
Hexa Surfboard has received a check for €5,000, having beaten out 22 other respondents to the 2019 Call for Innovation Projects put out by Eurosima, the European boardsports industry association, and Outdoor Sports Valley, the French industry association for outdoor sports. Founded in September 2018 by three surf-loving engineers – ...
