All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 31, Issue 37+38
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Sport 2000 expands in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Sport 2000 Austria reports that A3 Sport , a major sporting goods retailer with an online store and 75 physical shops in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, has joined the retail organization. Most of the stores will be rebranded with a dual logo. The buying group says that ...
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PRODUCT
+++ As expected , Puma has launched a collection of shoe and apparel co-branded with Porsche Design +++
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RETAIL
+++ The Russian-based Sportmaster Group denies a report that its newly acquired Danish Sportmaster subsidiary is shutting down its seven Rezet sneaker stores +++ Adidas Originals has opened a flagship store in London’s trendy Carnaby Street, featuring some exclusive product releases +++
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TRADE FAIRS & EVENTS
+++ The Eurobike Special Edition trade show, which is set to take place in Friedrichshafen on Nov. 24-26, will have a separate exhibition space for cargo bikes, located in the Zeppelin Cat Hall A1 +++ The 30th China International Bicycle Fair , scheduled to take place on May 5-8, ...
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CORPORATE & M&A
+++ Fischer ’s production facility in Mukachevo, Ukraine, which has a total area of 20 hectares and employs more than 1,000 workers, was severely damaged by fire on Oct. 12 +++
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MARKETING
+++ Adidas has taken the place of Nike as the technical sponsor of the Florida A M University +++ Macron , which has a similar contract in Spain, will dress up the referees of the Swiss Football Federation through 2024 +++ Hyperice has become the “official ...
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Columbia’s new jackets trap heat with dots
Columbia Sportswear has introduced what it claims is the industry’s first external thermal shield against cold weather. The exterior of each jacket in its new Omni-Heat Black Dot collection is covered by thousands of dots made of aluminum and coated in black. These dots collect heat from scattered sunlight, and ...
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Nautilus sells Octane Fitness
True Fitness Technology acquired Octane Fitness from Nautilus for $25 million on Oct. 14, assuming $3 million in warranty liabilities and $0.5 million in vendor recourse lease obligations. The chief executive of Nautilus, Jim Barr, says in the company’s press release that the sale should “streamline our operations and accelerate ...
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Soöruz wins prize from EuroSima and OSV
Soöruz has won the €5,000 Innovator Of The Year prize from EuroSima and Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), chiefly for its its Bioprene and Oysterprene wetsuits. Soöruz beat 12 other companies before a jury of EuroSima representatives, OSV cluster partners, and innovation and sustainability experts. Founded in 1999 by Yann Dalibot ...
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Millet Mountain Group will soon have a new boss
Romain Millet will take over from Frédéric Ducruet as the new managing director of the Millet Mountain Group. Ducruet had been at the helm for the past seven years, and has worked for Millet for 19 years. According to reports in sport-guide.fr, Millet will be appointed to the new role ...
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Gore’s chairman becomes its CEO
Bret Snyder, chairman of W. L. Gore & Associates, succeeded Jason Field as president and chief executive of the company on Oct. 9. Field will be staying through December for the transition. Snyder has been chairman since 2016 and will retain his seat on the board. He is the grandson ...
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Frasers’ shareholders approve a special bonus scheme
Asked to comment on British press reports on the subject, Frasers Group, the owner of the Sports Direct chain of sports shops and other assets, says that its annual general meeting last week approved a special new £100 million (€110m-$129m) bonus program that would be open to the majority of ...
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Boardriders’ recapitalization runs into rough waters
A recent new debt offering of $155 million issued by Boardriders to Oaktree Capital Management and other lenders is being challenged by a group of previous lenders who see their rights subordinated in the new deal, which establishes collateral rights for them with regard to their previous debt of around ...
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Facebook helps in Elho’s rebirth
After an absence of two decades, the Elho brand of skiwear is marking a much remarked upon comeback with a 1989 Heritage Collection, in time for sale through its own website for the imminent autumn/winter season, although its delivery to customers has yet to start. The limited edition ...
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Decathlon opens a shop-in-shop at Auchan in Orléans
Decathlon has inaugurated its first shop-in-shop in collaboration with the Auchan chain of hypermarkets. Both retail banners are controlled by the Mulliez family and many of their stores in certain countries are located in the same shopping malls. The new Decathlon shop-in-shop is located at the Auchan hypermarket in Saint-Jean ...
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PDF NewsletterSGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 31 - 37+38
The leading sports retailers online | E-commerce boosts Decathlon | Covid boosts online sales | VF reorganizes the top suite | Icon and Hyperice get high valuations | Cautious outlook for winter sports | Tennis’ recovery to benefit Babolat | Nike is most marketed brand in sports | WFSGI survey shows more pessimism | eBay joins the sneaker resale market | Facebook helps Elho’s rebirth | Ispo Munich, other fairs go hybrid
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ArticleAsos will focus more on activewear
Asos, the international U.K.-based fashion e-tailer, said it will expand its activewear offering as locked-down clients spurned party outfits in favor of sportswear and exercise gear during the Covid-19 pandemic. Asos said that a focus on curating and presenting “the best edit of sports lifestyle and activewear product … from ...
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Only three managers at the helm of Intersport Deutschland
Intersport Deutschland is no longer looking for a successor to Mathias Boenke, the 54-year-old manager who joined its executive board in 2018 after building up Intersport Austria. Boenke had indicated that he was going to remain in the post for as long as necessary until the expiration of his contract ...
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WFSGI’s monthly Covid-19 survey shows rising pessimism
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has released the results of the September edition of its WFSGI Covid-19 Impact Survey, a monthly report conducted among manufacturers as well as retailers and brands across the sporting goods sector to explore the effects of the pandemic on their businesses. ...
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Blue Tomato expands in Finland
Blue Tomato is opening its second and third stores in Finland, a country where many customers have been ordering from its website for many years. The Austrian-based action sports retailer owned by Zumiez started working offline there a year ago with a shop in Helsinki. New ones will ...
