All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 32, Issue 47+48
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Nov. 25 Short Stops: Black Crows – Bollé – Counterfeiting – La Sportiva - Nike - Puma
Legal & Institutional: +++ The lower house of the French Parliament has approved a government bill that would harshen the current legislation against counterfeiting, imposing a €200 fine on people using fakes and adding measures to fight the sale of counterfeit goods online Product: +++ Puma ...
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New top manager and new ambitions for Footway
Indicating that it may develop into a marketplace for other retailers, the Swedish-based Footway Group announced the recruitment of a top manager from the H&M Group, Daniel Claesson, to serve as chief commercial officer, starting next Jan. 1. He acted most recently as chief product office at the H&M Group, ...
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A second logistics hub for growing Intersport France
Intersport France has launched the project for the establishment of a second logistics platform of 84,000 square meters in the area of Château-Renault in the Loire Valley, in collaboration with local authorities. Scheduled to go on stream in 2024, it would employ about 150 people at the start, growing to ...
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Growing Stadium group shelves sneaker store concept
The Stadium Group, the leading Swedish sporting goods retailer, reportedly opened a Sneakers Point store last May on Nordstan in Gothenburg, but it has already closed it, with no plans to develop further such a concept. According to a spokeperson, five other stores under this banner and a website have ...
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Kickz invests in NFTs via The Football Club
Kickz, the German sneaker and streetwear retailer, is planning a cooperation with a German startup, The Football Club (TFC), that specializes in NFTs. TFC, a Munich-based crypto-soccer-platform that is currently in beta test mode, claims to be the world’s first app-based provider of NFT games. Run by Ante Kristo, TFC ...
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Nike settles with Skechers
Nike and Skechers have reached a settlement at undisclosed conditions of their long-standing legal battle, putting an end to three intellectual property lawsuits after the mediation of a judge for the Central District of California. The dispute started in January 2016, when Nike accused Skechers of using design elements of ...
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Nike cancels orders in the U.S.
A tweet circulated by Brendan Dunne of Complex, which reports mostly about sneakers, has raised new doubts about the Swoosh’s ability to service its retail clients in the U.S. due to the current supply chain disruption, sending down slightly Nike’s share price and that of some major U.S. retailers. Dunne ...
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French pioneer in snowboard bindings has passed away
Robert Emery, a French pioneer in the development and manufacturing of snowboard bindings, has passed away at the age of 68. He inherited a factory that was making camping accessories and other products from his father Roger in 1948. The eponymous firm, Emery; then developed a series of ski bindings ...
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PDF NewsletterSGI Europe Executive Edition: Vol 32 - 47+48
Winners and losers in globally flat retail | ISPO Munich is moved to November | Supply chain issues move fairs forward | Yue Yuen’s growth stopped in Q3 | China’s Topsports sees lower sales | Foot Locker grew by 3.9% in Q2 | On sees growth slowing down | ABG shelves IPO plans | Austria imposes a general lockdown | Alpine ski facilities not yet closed | Outdoor shoes outperform athletic, casual
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Nov. 24 Short Stops: Garmin – Puma – Salomon - Skechers - SMS
Corporate: +++ Garmin will transfer its stock market listing from Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange, with effect from Dec. 7, retaining its GRMN ticker symbol +++ Puma announced that it will raise the minimum wage for its retail employees in the U.S. and Canada to $15 ...
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Sprinter opens a first store outside Spain
Sprinter – the biggest and more techical sports retail banner within the Iberian Sports Retail Group (ISRG) – confirms that has opened its 173rd physical store and its first one outside of Spain. According to CMDsport, the Sprinter store is located at the Zuidplein mall in the Dutch port city ...
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A Nov. 30 webinar on the EU’s new norms on vendor/retailer relations
Two webinars will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 30 to discuss new strategic opportunities and trade complications for the sale of sporting goods in Europe as of June 2022, based on a new updated version of the European Union’s Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER), which has been regulating vertical supply ...
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Moncler designs skins for Fortnite
Moncler has released a set of digital outfits, known as gaming skins, and some accessories for the video game Fortnite, developed by Epic Games. Making their debut on Fortnite’s Item Shop on Nov. 20 – the evening of the present century’s longest lunar eclipse – the skins are patterned after ...
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Some early regional sporting goods events are still on in some European countries
Regional sporting goods events in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Austria are gaining more importance for local buyers – at least for the preparation of the autumn/winter 2022/23 season – as the international ISPO Munich show has been permanently moved from the end of January to the end of November. In ...
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Reebok offering rebates through Bitcoin platform
Reebok has struck a deal with a rewards platform called Lolli. Customers can download Lolli as a browser extension or iOS app, activate the Reebok option and earn rebates of up to 6 percent in Bitcoin on their online purchases of Reebok products. Founded in 2018, Lolli raised $10 million ...
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ArticleAnalysis: The world’s major sports retailers
This exclusive, yearly statistic shows the revenue development of the 50 largest sports retailers.
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News briefsRapha co-founder to step down
Rouleur magazine reports that Simon Mottram, a co-founder of Rapha, will step down as CEO of the British cycling apparel brand, taken over by L Catterton in 2016, after 17 years in the position. Mottram co-founded Rapha in 2004 with Luke Scheybeler, drawing inspiration from Team Rapha-Géminiani, a cycling team ...
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News briefsCanada Goose names luxury goods expert as president of Asia-Pacific
Source: Canada Goose Paul Cadman Canada Goose has appointed Paul Cadman as president for the Asia-Pacific region. The role includes all business activities from commercial and financial to marketing across the APAC region, including Greater China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. He succeeds Scott Cameron, ...
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ArticleCancelled functional fabrics show in Munich goes virtual again
The physical edition of Performance Days – initially planned for Dec. 1 and 2 – had to be cancelled at short notice due to the current sharp rise in Covid infections in Munich. Like already in May, the winter edition of the show will be moved entirely into the digital ...
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Nov. 23 Short Stops: Blue Tomato - Buff – SRAM - Tennis Warehouse
Distribution: +++ Ultimate Nordic Bikes has taken over the distribution in Norway of SRAM and its brands, including RockShox, Avid, Truvativ, Zipp and Time, starting on Nov. 1 Product: +++ Buff, the leading supplier of sustainable neck and head accessories made in Spain, is ...
