All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 30, Issue 41-42
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Reebok is working to turn plant matter into a running...
Reebok is working to turn plant matter into a running shoe that it plans to release in autumn 2020 as part of the brand's commitment to reduce the use of petroleum-based plastics in footwear. The Forever Floatride Grow, as the shoe is called, revamps the Forever Floatride Energy and draws ...
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For the second year in a row, Joma will produce...
For the second year in a row, Joma will produce the official shoe of the World Padel Tour (WPT), and will mark the occasion with a limited edition of its Slam shoe for sponsored players – such as Juani Mieres, Patty Llaguno, Javi Ruiz, Uri Botelo, Teresa Navarro, Víctor Ruiz, ...
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Kjus has introduced a tech jacket that is said to...
Kjus has introduced a tech jacket that is said to manage moisture with the touch of a button. The 7Sphere Hydro_Bot jacket features the Hydro_Bot technology, which pumps moisture from inside the jacket to the outside through an electro-osmotic membrane, designed to protect the wearer from the typical post-activity chill ...
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Macron strengthens its position in football
Macron , the Italian sportswear firm based in Bologna, has ranked third among the technical sponsors of European football championships . According to a recent report by IQUII Sport , a business unit of IQUII , Macron now has a market share of 10.5 percent, up from the previous 9.7 ...
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Goldwin has opened a flagship store in San Francisco, at...
Goldwin has opened a flagship store in San Francisco, at 444 Jackson Street. It is the second retail flagship store and the first of the Japanese technical outdoor apparel brand outside of Japan. San Francisco's Jackson Square area is considered the city's design center. The store was inaugurated on Nov. ...
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Pure Fishing, which is now owned by the private-equity firm...
Pure Fishing, which is now owned by the private-equity firm Sycamore Partners, has acquired the two saltwater tackle producers Fin-Nor and Van Staal, both headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and owned until now by W.C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings. The terms remain undisclosed, but Captain Craig Cantelmo, a former director of sales at ...
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New president from Puma for Fesi
The fight against counterfeit products and the creation of an adequate framework for the digital transformation in Europe will be among the main priorities for the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) following the appointment of a new president, Neil Narriman, during the organization's annual general assembly in ...
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As of January, Joel Kinnaman will be the new face...
As of January, Joel Kinnaman will be the new face of Björn Borg, which wants to develop a sportier image under its new management. The 40-year-old Swedish-American actor will be lending his image to the Swedish brand's sportswear and underwear and taking part in worldwide campaigns to encourage the public ...
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Puma’s former owner may be eyeing Moncler
Kering , the French luxury group that controlled Puma for a while, has held “preliminary discussion” about a potential takeover of Moncler , according to Reuters. Born in the French Alps as a producer of sleeping bags in 1953, the Italian luxury outerwear brand is more profitable than Puma, ...
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Erreà Sport and the Norway Rugby Federation have signed a...
Erreà Sport and the Norway Rugby Federation have signed a three-year agreement that makes the Italian sportswear brand the new technical sponsor of the Norway national rugby team
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Puma has introduced an eponymous smartwatch, the first such product...
Puma has introduced an eponymous smartwatch, the first such product in its history. The watch comes with a textured silicone strap, the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform, a customizable touchscreen with which to track training goals, a GPS and a heart monitor. It is water resistant to five atmospheres or ...
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Stephan Drake, who founded DPS Skis together with Peter Turner...
Stephan Drake, who founded DPS Skis together with Peter Turner in 2005, apparently left the company earlier in this season, according to still unconfirmed internet reports
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Descente has opened a new showroom in Munich's MTC where...
Descente has opened a new showroom in Munich's MTC where it has previewed its autumn/winter 2020/21 collection to key accounts
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Lululemon keeps delivering
Lululemon Athletica remains in strong growth mode, although it's moderating slightly. Its results for its second fiscal quarter, ended on Nov. 3, remained impressive, exceeding the management's guidance and sending the stock up by $3.50 to $233 for a total valuation of $30.5 billion. Net earnings jumped by 33.0 percent ...
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The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to investigate Google's...
The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to investigate Google's proposed $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit on anti-trust grounds. Several privacy watchdog groups have called for action on this front, fearing that the data in Fitbit's hands could give Google more power in the advertising market.
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Decathlon is entering the Serbian market with a new store...
Decathlon is entering the Serbian market with a new store in a park next to the Big Fashion shopping center in the Karaburma district of Belgrade. Meanwhile, the world's largest sporting goods retailer has opened two more stores in Germany, in Heilbronn and Bremen, making a total of 80 stores ...
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Lacoste has inaugurated its revamped store in Milan's via Dante,...
Lacoste has inaugurated its revamped store in Milan's via Dante, which has been redesigned in accordance with the brand's Le Club concept. The 350-square-meter store, on two floors, was inaugurated on Dec. 5. “Le Club” is the format that Lacoste launched internationally in 2017, to enable a customer's total immersion ...
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Marker Dalbello Völkl has promoted Greg Trip to president of...
Marker Dalbello Völkl has promoted Greg Trip to president of its U.S. subsidiary. The appointment follows the recent retirement of Mike Noonan, the long-time president of the subsidiary. Grip most recently served as vice-resident of sales for Marker Dalbello Völkl's U.S. subsidiary.
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Culture wars are raging at Nike
Nike's own employees marched on its headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, on Monday, Dec. 9: the day it reopened a building named after Alberto Salazar, former head of Nike's Oregon Project. Despite record profits, Nike has had a rough time lately in the so-called culture wars. Reports in the press on ...
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VF Corp. sets new social and environmental targets
In 2016, VF Corp. presented its “Made for Change” sustainability and corporate responsibility strategy, which describes the company's approach to balancing growth, value creation and innovation – as well as its commitment to lead the entire industry into a more sustainable future. The most recent edition of the report, published ...
