All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 31, Issue 1-2 – Page 4

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    Polartec was among the winners at the 2019 edition of...

    2020-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Polartec was among the winners at the 2019 edition of the R&D 100 Awards, in December. Its winning product – in the Mechanical/Materials category – was Power Air, a fabric designed to reduce fiber shedding by encasing air in a continuous yarn. According to the company, the resulting fabric sheds ...

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    In the summer of 2019, Zalando completed the construction of...

    2020-01-11T00:00:00Z

    In the summer of 2019, Zalando completed the construction of buildings X and O in Berlin. In April 2020, the e-commerce company will be starting the construction of another building (Z) in Friedrichshain, Berlin. The new building is expected to offer a flexible working environment, allowing employees to work individually ...

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    Sport 2000 Austria reports on a 4 percent increase in...

    2020-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Sport 2000 Austria reports on a 4 percent increase in sales at its 235 affiliated stores during the Christmas season. Ski equipment and clothing, also for children, were in high demand, and ski touring is still very popular. More sales are expected after Christmas as several customers will be redeeming ...

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    Tradeinn was expecting to close out 2019 with about €150...

    2020-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Tradeinn was expecting to close out 2019 with about €150 million in sales. The Spanish online retailer of sporting goods has instead achieved €188 million, for a leap of 40 percent from the previous year. According to the founder, David Martín, the group was already looking past its stated target ...

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    On July 1, Puma will become the new sponsor and...

    2020-01-11T00:00:00Z

    On July 1, Puma will become the new sponsor and exclusive supplier of the German Handball Federation (DHB), outfitting all coaches, supervisors and referees for both indoor and beach handball. The current sponsorship deal, with Kempa, will be expiring. The new DHB collection of apparel, footwear, accessories, underwear, merchandise and ...

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    Wolfgang Schnellbügel, 61, passed away on Jan. 1 after four...

    2020-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Wolfgang Schnellbügel, 61, passed away on Jan. 1 after four years of fighting against the Lou Gehrig's disease, which is a form of lateral sclerosis. The well-known German executive was the managing director of Sport 2000 International from 2006 to 2015, developing its operations all over Europe and the buying ...