All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 31, Issue 39+40
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A top manager quits Sport 2000
Markus Hupach is stepping down by his own choice from his position as one of the three general managers of Sport 2000 GmbH, the new company that oversees the operations of Sport 2000 in Germany, Switzerland and the Benelux countries on behalf of the ANWR Group. With his departure, the ...
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Decathlon partners with Conad supermarkets in Italy
Decathlon is opening a shop-in-shop at a Conad supermarket in Rivoli, an Italian town near Turin. The 310-square-meter space will sell a selection of Decathlon products with a focus on fitness, running, swimming, trekking, sports nutrition, sports bags and protective sports equipment. Customers will pay for these goods at the ...
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Crocs implements AI solution to block unauthorized web ads
Crocs has partnered with Namogoo Technologies on the implementation of a solution that automatically prevents unauthorized and distracting ads from appearing on the Crocs e-commerce site. The Namogoo Customer Journey Hijacking Prevention solution uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and block these ads, which are designed to look like native ...
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RETAIL
+++ Hervis has reopened an 800-square-meter store in Bad Ischl near Salzburg based on a new shop fitting concept and design, with a focus on outdoor and winter sports +++ Blue Tomato has opened a new Dutch store in The Hague +++ +++ As planned, Goldwin has opened its first ...
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E-COMMERCE & DTC
+++ Nike will use the Southeast Asian marketplace of Lazada and its fulfillment and logistics capabilities for its DTC e-commerce business in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand +++
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LEGAL & INSTITUTIONAL
+++ Sport England has launched the Return to Play Fund, a new fund which is meant to support clubs, groups and organisations that have been impacted by the restrictions imposed to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease +++ The national football associations of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have ...
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TRADE SHOWS AND OTHER EVENTS
+++ Skipass 2020, the Italian consumer-oriented tourism and winter sports exhibition that was supposed to take place in Modena from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1st, has been cancelled due to the reinforced coronavirus-related measures that have followed the approval of a new ministerial decree (DPCM) on Oct. 25 +++
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DISTRIBUTION
+++ Pyga Industries has created a new sales, marketing and distribution business for its handcrafted frames, called Pyga Mountainbikes, which will distribute the products in 23 countries across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Latin America +++ Nike will use the Southeast Asian marketplace of Lazada and its fulfillment and ...
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EXECUTIVE CHANGES
+++ Selle Royal Group has announced the departure of Nicola Rosin, its managing director, after 19 years with the company +++ Lai Hin Wing Henry Stephen, a Hong Kong notary public, has taken the place of Mei Ming Zhi on the board of Anta Sports Products as an independent non-executive ...
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PRODUCT
+++ The Phelps Brand has announced that its new Ninja competition goggle is now available for swimmers worldwide +++ Etnies has released new versions of its Veer and Marana shoes with new Michelin outsoles +++ Atomic is supplying a range of skis specifically made for SnowWorld, the big Dutch snow ...
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MARKETING
+++ Under Armour has announced an exclusive technical apparel and footwear partnership deal with Aphrodite Hills, the golf and resort complex in Cyprus +++ Bollé has become an official supplier of the Canadian alpine ski federation+++ Hyperice has been named the official recovery device of the PGA Tour and PGA ...
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Dorel is to be taken private
Dorel Industries, the Canadian company known in our sector for its numerous bike brands (Caloi, Cannondale, GT, Mongoose, Schwinn, etc.) and also involved in home products and juvenile furniture, has reached an agreement in principle with various investors that would take it out of the Toronto Stock Exchange. In the ...
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Footway widens e-commerce for its brands to 24 markets
Footway , the international Swedish-based shoe e-tailer, has launched a new integrated internet platform for all its operations including Sportamore , the sporting goods e-tailer that it recently acquired, widening its presence to a total of 24 markets all over Europe. The platform also houses a couple of house brands, ...
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Speedo will get a new global brand director who is now in charge of Berghaus
Pentland Brands will be shifting Kev McFadyen from brand director of Berghaus to global brand director of Speedo in January. McFadyen, who assumed his Berghaus post when he was hired by Pentland in 2018, will remain on the brand’s advisory board, alongside Sir Chris Bonington and Leo Houlding. Nadine ...
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Sweaty Betty is reportedly looking for a new owner
Sweaty Betty, the British brand of women’s activewear, has reportedly asked Goldman Sachs to help find a new investor. According to The Times, it is seeking a valuation of about £250 million (CONVERSION €278.16 million). The brand currently operates more than 60 mono-brand stores in the U.K., the U.S., Canada ...
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Bradshaw Taylor acquires Sherpa Adventure Gear
Bradshaw Taylor, which has been the distributor of Sherpa Adventure Gear for many years, has agreed to take over the brand and its assets. Corry Taylor, the owner of the U.K.-based wholesaler, will be its new chief executive. Sherpa Adventure Gear will continue a partnership with Innov8 Partners for sales ...
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Oberalp launches a women’s brand, LaMunt
The Oberalp Group unveiled a new brand of clothing for hiking, trekking and mountain skiing of its own, called LaMunt (“the mountain” in the Ladin language) and described as “the mountaineering brand from women for women”, at its most recent Virtual Sales Convention. The new project, which has been led ...
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ArticleBad timing for the new lockdowns in Europe
More and more European governments are following the example of the Republic of Ireland, which ordered a six-week lockdown on the sale of non-essential goods at physical stores on Oct. 21 to help stem the second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic, which now has its epicenter in Europe, as in ...
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Bad timing for new lockdowns | World’s major retailers grew by 7% | New Amazon probe in Germany | Stricter rules for marketplaces | Callaway to merge with Topgolf | Will Adidas divest Reebok? | VF’s results and agility strategy | Puma returns to profit and growth | Technogym invests in home fitness | OR and Ispo Munich will be digital-only | Contrasting consumer sentiment in Europe | Little impact from Covid on China’s results or biggest sports retailer
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Lululemon expands its leadership team
Lululemon Athletica has promoted one of its managers, Celeste Burgoyne, and brought in an experienced manager, André Maestrini, who will join the company from Adidas in January to serve as executive vice president in charge of international operations. It has also appointed a new manager in charge of diversity and ...
