All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 30, Issue 39-40 – Page 2
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Nike, the NFL and Fanatics have signed a new global...
Nike, the NFL and Fanatics have signed a new global partnership that extends Fanatics' exclusive consumer product licensing rights to manufacture and distribute all Nike NFL adult products worldwide. The new agreement is an upgrade to the deal they signed in 2018, which covered only the U.S.
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Smith Optics' sales of goggles, sunglasses, helmets and eyewear have...
Smith Optics' sales of goggles, sunglasses, helmets and eyewear have been affected by the consolidation of the North American logistics operations of its Italian parent company, the Safilo Group, into a new facility in Denver, Colorado. The group had three logistics hubs in the U.S.: Clearfield in Utah, Parsippany in ...
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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is holding a conference on Dec. 5 in Brussels about digitalization and omnichannel retailing in the industry, with the participation of high-level representatives of European institutions. One of the moderators will be Jochen Schäfer, the well-known attorney specializing in the sporting ...
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Strong progress for Fila in Europe
Like Puma and Champion, Fila continues to grow faster than much bigger sports brands like Nike, Adidas and Under Armour. The Italian heritage sports brand’s momentum remained particularly strong in Europe during the third quarter of 2019, as Fila Korea’s licensing royalties from the region surged by 59.3 percent to ...
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Splitboards Europe of Rosenheim, a town near Munich, Germany, has...
Splitboards Europe of Rosenheim, a town near Munich, Germany, has expanded its cooperation with Spark R&D, a producer of bindings for splitboards based in Bozeman, Montana. Splitboards Europe, an online retailer and an event organizer specializing in this hybrid snowsports activity, has served as Spark's warranty center for Germany and ...
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Lafuma is selling Eider
Lafuma has received a binding acquisition offer for its Eider brand from K2, the South Korean technical outdoor company.
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With three more stores due to open in Spain next...
With three more stores due to open in Spain next month, Courir will be meeting its goal of operating 15 stores in Spain before the year is out. It will have opened 11 during 2019. The 12th of these opened just a few days ago at the X-Madrid “anti-mall” in ...
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Helly Hansen is reorganizing its distribution in Switzerland. The Norwegian...
Helly Hansen is reorganizing its distribution in Switzerland. The Norwegian ski and outdoor brand opened a new showroom in Zurich in October and appointed Yves Vaucher to the newly created position of field account manager. Together with Daniel Ley, key account manager, he will manage the new, 280-square-meter showroom. Vaucher ...
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Sportmed is taking on the distribution in Spain of Le...
Sportmed is taking on the distribution in Spain of Le Col, the British brand of Italian-made cycling apparel
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Moncler’s sales grow despite Hong Kong riots
Moncler posted consolidated revenues of €995.3 million in the first nine months of the year, representing a 14 percent increase at current exchange rates versus the same period in 2018. At constant exchange rates, the increase was 12 percent. The double-digit revenue growth continued through the third quarter, with sales ...
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Vans is introducing its first pair of shoes designed by...
Vans is introducing its first pair of shoes designed by a Filipino. Nikko Pelaez, a 23-year-old artist and graduate of the archipelago's University of the East College of Fine Arts, won the Vans Asia Custom Culture shoe-design competition for 2018 with a design that borrows from myth. “Along with the ...
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Nike has invested in and signed an intellectual-property licensing deal...
Nike has invested in and signed an intellectual-property licensing deal with Handsfree Labs, whose devices enable people to put shoes on without using their hands. The companies have not disclosed the terms of the investment. Strategically, however, remarks from Tom Clarke, Nike's president of innovation, have suggested a link with ...
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Wilson has signed a five-year deal with the French Tennis...
Wilson has signed a five-year deal with the French Tennis Federation (FFT) for the French Open (Roland-Garros) and French tennis in general. The American brand of sporting goods will be taking over from Babolat as the official supplier of racquet strings and balls for the FFT. Wilson's balls will be ...
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The New Wave Group of Sweden, parent company of Craft...
The New Wave Group of Sweden, parent company of Craft and many other apparel brands, has appointed Yann Guinand as account manager for its Craft brand. Guinand, who has a lot of experience in the Swiss sporting goods industry, will be reporting directly to Urs Strahm, brand director of Craft ...
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The Lycra Company, established earlier this year as the owner...
The Lycra Company, established earlier this year as the owner of the Lycra brand portfolio of elastane fibers, has launched a trademark-protection campaign called “Zero Tolerance.” The logo shows a pair of legs clad in the brand's red hosiery and reads: “Zero Tolerance of Brand Infringement.” The apparent purpose is ...
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Vans has launched the “Save Our Planet” collection, in an...
Vans has launched the “Save Our Planet” collection, in an effort to promote environmental awareness. The range has four different shoes including the Era, Slide-On, UltraRange Rapidweld and Sk8-Hi Reissue. Each shoe features a graphic of the world map alongside the slogan “Save Our Planet,” printed in a graffiti style. ...
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Cobra Golf has signed up Jason Dufner, the five-time PGA...
Cobra Golf has signed up Jason Dufner, the five-time PGA Tour winner, to a multi-year equipment contract that will see him use Cobra's irons, woods, wedges and a branded staff bag
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CMDsport reports that the management of Deportes Cronos has spent...
CMDsport reports that the management of Deportes Cronos has spent the year strategizing to make up for a projected loss in revenue of about €4 million next year, when it will stop distributing Nike products to its associated retailers. The American sports giant has determined that from now on retailers ...
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DPS Skis of Salt Lake City, Utah, has continued to...
DPS Skis of Salt Lake City, Utah, has continued to grow its presence globally by adding a distributor for Norway, Roxee Sport; an agent for Austria, Heimo Baer; and a regional sales representative for Western Canada, Sasso Vertical. Baer is a sales representative for Sail & Surf, an Austrian wholesaler ...
