All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 31, Issue 23+24 – Page 4
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Aldi launches climate-neutral sneaker
The German food discounter Aldi Süd has developed a climate-neutral sneaker under its own brand, Crane Pure, which will be on sale from June 10. The sneaker is made partly from recycled PET bottles, and the CO² emissions caused by production, transport and distribution are offset by a certified climate ...
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A $100 million donation to fight racism by Jordan and the Jordan brand
Michael Jordan and the Jordan brand, which is part of Nike, have jointly announced a donation of $100 million over the next ten years to organizations dedicated to promoting racial equality, social justice and greater access to education. The announcement comes after a week of nationwide anti-racism protests across the ...
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Dielmann files for insolvency proceedings under self-administration
Dielmann, a German retailer with 48 footwear and sporting goods stores operating under such banners as Schuhhaus Dielmann and Sporthaus Robert Hübner, filed for insolvency proceedings on June 4. The local court of Darmstadt opened the proceedings under self-administration on June 8. The coronavirus is seen as having been an ...
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Stephan Fanderl leaves Galeria
Stephan Fanderl is said to be leaving the position of chief executive of Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof (Galeria), the holding company formed in 2018 from the merger of the Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt department stores. He has suggested a consensual separation to the Austrian-based Signa Retail Group, parent company of Galeria, ...
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Globetrotter moves into SportScheck store in Berlin
Globetrotter , the German outdoor retail chain that is part of the Fenix Outdoor group, will move into SportScheck ’s 10-year-old store in Berlin-Steglitz, which is scheduled to closed on July 20. Decathlon has a store that is located opposite to the new Globetrotter store, on the premises ...
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Italy registers booming bike sales
Bicycle sales in Italy have jumped by 60 percent since bicycle shops reopened after the lockdown on May 6, as compared to the same period of 2019. According to data released on June 9 by Ancma (Associazione Nazionale Ciclo Motociclo Accessori), the sector’s trade association, Italians bought 540,000 units in ...
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Madrid to cover half the cost of a bicycle
To relieve its public transport and roads – and prepare for a post-Covid-19 world – the autonomous community of Madrid is offering to cover half the cost of a scooter, bicycle, moped or electric motorcycle for its inhabitants. Bicycles may cost up to €500, mopeds up to €600 and motorcycles ...
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Joma to reward the pandemic’s anonymous athletes
In tribute to those who have either undertaken or continued to practice a sport during the Covid-19 pandemic, Joma and the Portuguese Olympic Committee (COP) have established a “national team of anonymous athletes.” By continuing down the road they’re already on, these ordinary citizens can register to receive either technical ...
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Decathlon grew by 26.4% in Germany in 2019
Correcting a German press report, the German subsidiary of Decathlon indicates that its net sales went up by 26.4 percent to €654 million in 2019. Online sales accounted for more than 20 percent of the French retailer’s sales in the country. Decathlon opened 16 stores in Germany in the course ...
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Oeko-Tex launches QR codes for its Made in Green label
Oeko-Tex has introduced a unique QR code for products labelled as Made in Green by Oeko-Tex, allowing customers to trace the production chain of the products and find out why they have been certified. More than 3,700 products have been certified with the label, which signifies sustainable production of textiles ...
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Burton donates face visors to educational institutions in Austria
Burton Europe has donated 340 face visors to educational institutions in and around Innsbruck, Austria. The face visors were made in Absam, near Innsbruck, by a local manufacturer, MP Solutionz, that revamped its production for face visors during the coronavirus crisis. Burton’s European headquarters have been located in Innsbruck since ...
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Crocs builds new distribution center in the Netherlands
Crocs will be building a new distribution center in the Netherlands. located in the Dutch city of Dordrecht. It will be the company’s largest European distribution center, covering 35,000 square meters. The project will create 200 to 350 jobs. The distribution center will serve as storage for Crocs’ online store ...
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Japanese chip-maker invests in antimicrobial and ecological fabrics
Murata Manufacturing, a Japanese-based manufacturer of high-tech electronic components, has partnered with a Japanese supplier of yarns and fabrics, Teijin Frontier, for the research, development, production and sale of a new fabric with antimicrobial and deodorizing properties. Clothing, and in particular sportswear, comes first on the list of future applications ...
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Covid-19 was still an issue in May, according to WFSGI’s monthly survey
(Updated and expanded) Many factories have re-opened on a large scale, after a period in which half of the industry was confronted with the closure of the suppliers’ facilities, but the supply chain has not yet adjusted to the effects of the recent retail lockdowns in many parts of the ...
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Vietnam gets an advantage over Cambodia
While the government of Cambodia continues to take insufficient action to secure labor rights in the country, Vietnam’s parliament has just ratified a free-trade agreement with the European Union. Only a few steps are still missing before it goes into effect on Aug. 1, making it more likely that European ...
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Salomon opens its second Parisian store
Salomon has opened its second store in Paris. The new 220-square-meter store, opened on May 27, is located at 12 boulevard de la Madeleine, on one of Paris’ “grands boulevards.” Besides the brand’s products, the store offers 3D foot scanning and boot fitting services. The first Parisian store, opened ...
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Trend ReportsWGSN sees three major consumer groups emerging from the crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated societal changes and is forcing industries worldwide to adapt to the resulting changes in consumption, and WGSN has set out to predict what consumers will be looking for in the next couple of years.
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JD’s boss sells some of his shares
JD Sports Fashion was notified on June 5 by its executive chairman, Peter Cowgill, that he had disposed of 1,985,000 shares in the company at an average price of 671.77 pence a share, leaving him with 6,480,260 shares representing 0.67 percent of the issued share capital. He earned £13.3 million ...
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Groupe Rossignol sells Time
The Rossignol Group announced an agreement in principle for the disposal at an undisclosed price of Time Sport International, the French producer of bicycle components that it had acquired four years ago as part of its diversification into the bike sector. Major investments made for its modernization have not been ...
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Hummel dresses up Norwegian handball players
Hummel has signed a deal to be the official partner and technical supplier of the Norwegian Handball Federation (NHF) from July 1 through Dec. 31, 2023. The agreement covers all official on-court and off-court sports apparel and accessories as well as medical equipment and resin.
