All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 31, Issue 3-4 – Page 4
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Ping Europe loses appeal
The Court of Appeal, the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, has upheld the findings of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that Ping Europe Ltd acted illegally in banning the online sale of its products. The Court has dismissed Ping’s appeal against an infringement decision ...
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Steven Gerrard wins copyright dispute with Lotto, Erreà
Steven Gerrard, the former player who now manages the Rangers in the Scottish Premiership, has won a legal fight with two Italian sportswear firms – Lotto and Erreà – that attempted to block his clothing range. In 2018, Gerrard launched a menswear line, called SGG Apparel, comprising polo shirts, hooded ...
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EC releases report on intellectual property
According to the European Commission’s new “Report on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries,” clothing and footwear remain the most pirated goods. The report is aimed particularly at small and medium-size enterprises based in the EU and doing business abroad. It underscores the importance of ...
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Stella International Holding's consolidated revenues drop by 10.9%
Stella International Holding posted consolidated revenues of $345.4 million in the final quarter of 2019, representing a 10.9 percent drop as compared to the same period in 2018. The Chinese group experienced an 8.6 percent decline to 13.8 million pairs in the volume of manufactured shoes, accompanied by a drop ...
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Fusalp opens three pop-up stores
Fusalp will have three new pop-up stores set up in three countries over the next weeks. The temporary “corner” in the men’s department at Le Bon Marché , the department store on the Left Bank of Paris, will be open through March 1; the pop-up at the Reel Mall ...
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Sportspar continues its internationalization
Sportspar.de , the German online outlet shop for surplus sports products, continues its internationalization. Having starting with internet-based factory outlet shops for France ( sport-outlet.fr ), Italy ( Scontosport.it ) and Benelux ( sport-korting.nl ), it is now setting up similar shops for the markets of Spain and Poland. Spain ...
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Progression Brands Group is Movement's new distributor
Movement, the Swiss freeski company, has teamed up with an American equity and investment firm, Progression Brands Group, as their new distributor to relaunch the brand in North America at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, scheduled to begin on Jan. 29 in Denver. Movement is offering a diverse range of ...
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Zimstern launching apparel collection for skiers and snowboarders
Zimtstern , the German-based action sports brand, is launching a new apparel collection for skiers and snowboarders and has recently expanded its sales team. The former Swiss boardsports brand – once a part of Sports Pool , the Swiss company behind the Belowzero brand of ski and snowboard apparel ...
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Hunter Boots has chosen Socrep as its distributor in Italy
Hunter Boots has chosen Socrep as its distributor in Italy, starting in January. Founded in 1963 by Franco Prinoth, Socrep is based at Ortisei in the Italian Dolomites. It distributes the fashion brands Canada Goose, Fred Perry Lavenham and Orlebar Brown. It also distributes several mountain equipment brands, including Alpina, ...
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MD Viper taking charge of Rock Experience's Spanish distribution
MD Viper is taking charge of the distribution in Spain for Rock Experience, the Italian brand of sustainable outdoor apparel. Over the past few seasons, the company has begun to blend its technical fibers with a kind of merino wool (Aqa Wool 2) to improve the handling of moisture, odor ...
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Megasport to take charge of Lowa's Iberian distribution
This summer, Megasport will be taking charge of the distribution of Lowa throughout the Iberian Peninsula, following the bankruptcy last October of the German brand’s former long-time Spanish distributor, Gregal Sport. Megasport’s brand portfolio includes Haglöfs, Black Diamond, Rossignol, Spyder, Peak Performance, Briko, Protest, Dynastar, Lange and Giro.
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UA reassessing its wholesale and direct-to-consumer strategy in Russia
Under Armour is reassessing its wholesale and direct-to-consumer strategy in Russia, where it intends to be an active player, following the liquidation of Vostokinvest, with which it signed a non-exclusive distribution and franchising agreement in 2017. By the end of 2018, the company had opened 16 Under Armour stores in ...
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Magnus Wedhammar leaves Sanuk
Magnus Wedhammar has left Sanuk. He had been the surf-inspired footwear brand’s general manager since July 2016, when it moved within California from Irvine to Goleta, the location of Deckers’ headquarters. Deckers purchased Sanuk – founded by Jeff Kelley in 1997 – for $120 million in cash in 2011. Before ...
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Timberland’s global brand president resigns
Jim Pisani has resigned as global brand president of Timberland and is moving to the Midwest of the U.S. to be closer to his family. Martino Scabbia Guerrini, group president for EMEA at Timberland’s parent, VF Corp., will occupy Pisani’s post until a successor is found, working with Pisani to ...
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Primaloft consolidates its sales management
To consolidate its North American, European and Asian sales under single management, Primaloft has expanded Chris Humphris’ purview as vice president of sales from the Americas to the world. Humphris has been dealing in sales at Primaloft for more than 20 years. He also spent 16 years with Concept III ...
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Intersport Germany appoints new CFO
The supervisory board of Intersport Germany has appointed Thomas Storck, 51, as the new retail cooperative’s new chief financial officer. A graduate in business administration and information technology, he will take up his new position in May. After various management posts at companies such as Real SB-Warenhaus, Storck took over ...
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Andreas Heep leaves Adidas
Andreas Heep, senior director of sales for fashion products in Central Europe at Adidas, has left the company at his own request, after working there for 22 years. He is said to want to follow new projects in the future. His successor is Philip Clas, who has been with the ...
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Spartan Race acquires Tough Mudder’s U.K., Canadian and German events
Spartan Race, the global leader in obstacle course racing, recently announced the acquisition of Tough Mudder’s U.K., Canadian and German events. This is the first step in an effort to merge both obstacle course race leaders. Events in these countries will continue to be operated by the same team and ...
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Anllian Capital is issuing convertible bonds
Anllian Capital – a special-purpose investment vehicle belonging to Anta Sports Products that directly or indirectly owns just over 59 percent of Amer Sports through the Mascot Bidco consortium – is issuing convertible bonds with a zero coupon worth €1 billion. Issued at a price 0.25 percent higher than the ...
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Zalando completes construction of two buildings
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 ...
