All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 34, Issue 37+38 – Page 4
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News briefsIOC and UN-Habitat team up to promote sport in urban environments
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) have announced a new partnership to promote physical activity in urban environments, underscoring the role of sport as an enabler of sustainable development of cities and the well-being of their residents. The collaboration was announced at the ...
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ArticleIntersport Austria with record sales in crisis year
Intersport Austria saw a record turnover of €645 million in the fiscal year 22/23. Its success rests on two strategic pillars. We have the details.
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News briefsTechnogym inaugurates new Benelux center
Technogym has announced the opening of its new Technogym Benelux center. Located at Capelle aan den Ijssel in the western Netherlands, the 1,500 sqm space has been designed to attract both industry operators and consumers, who will have a chance to discover the brand’s ecosystem made of training equipment, digital ...
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News briefsFila will continue to outfit Italian ice sports athletes
Fila Holdings Corp. has announced that the Fila brand’s partnership with the Italian Ice Sports Federation (FISG) will continue for the entire four-year Olympic cycle until 2026. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, where the national short and long-track speed skating team and the mixed doubles curling performed in specially designed ...
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News briefsLacoste to double number of stores in India
French apparel brand Lacoste plans to open around 50 standalone stores in India over the next five years, Business Standard has reported, based on an interview with Lacoste’s CEO for the Asia-Pacific region, Marcus Meyer. The brand currently has 42 stores and seven digital marketplaces in India and plans to ...
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News briefsCricketer Deepak Chahar launches new sports brand in India
Deepak Chahar, the 31-year-old cricketer who plays in the Indian Premier League and team India, has officially launched a new sports brand called Dnine Sports. The brand will be incorporated under Lcdc Athletics Private Ltd., which Chahar co-founded with his father, Lokendra Singh, last year. Dnine’s products, designed to enhance ...
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ArticleHead climbs to number one in tennis racquet sales in Europe
According to data from the Tennis Industry Association and Sports Marketing Surveys, tennis racquet sales for all brands in key European markets increased 14.9 percent compared to the first six months of 2022. The Austrian company Head gained market share in most of those markets – Austria, Germany, France, Italy, ...
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News briefsDoja Cat launches Skechers signature collection
Source: Skechers Skechers x Doja Cat Grammy Award-winning rapper, singer and songwriter Doja Cat continues her role as Skechers artist-in-residence with the debut of her first footwear collaboration, available at first exclusively on StockX for a limited time. The Doja’Lite from the Skechers x Doja Cat collection ...
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News briefsAdidas launches limited-edition spikeless golf shoes with 4D midsole
Source: Adidas Adidas MC87 4D Adidas has unveiled the MC87 4D, a limited edition model of spikeless golf shoes that combines a clean and classic upper with the futuristic 4D midsole. The shoes are based on a gender-neutral last and are available in various men’s and women’s ...
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ArticleNew alliance, and new level of business, in pickleball
Major League Pickleball by Margaritaville (MLP) and Carvana Pro Pickleball Association Tour (PPA Tour) have merged “under a unified and definitive professional pickleball holding company.” The deal will preserve the two brands – the PPA Tour being a “traditional, bracket-style tour” and the MLP being a “team-based, coed league.” Combined, ...
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News briefsSport enters the Italian Constitution
In a historical step, Italy’s Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved on Sept. 20 an amendment to include sport in the Constitution. The measure had already received the green light from the Senate. The following paragraph has been added to Article 33, which refers to art and science: “The Republic recognizes ...
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News briefsHelly Hansen Italy has a new country manager
Michele Battocchio is the new country manager for Italy of the Norwegian brand Helly Hansen. Battocchio has more than 25 years of experience in sporting goods, footwear and fashion at the national and international level. He previously worked for UYN, Garmont and Northwave. Battocchio will be based at Helly Hansen’s ...
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News briefsBabolat will open a padel innovation center in Spain
French equipment maker Babolat has announced that it is investing in a new padel technical center in Spain. The new unit, located in Sant Fruitós de Bages, about one hour from Barcelona, will be used by the brand as a studio for testing and developing its own padel racquets while ...
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Short stops
Short Stops Week 39, 2023
TRADE FAIRS & CONFERENCES +++ The next edition of the invitation-only trade show SportsInnovation – scheduled for March 20-21, 2024, at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany – expects to draw 1,200 guests, 60-some exhibitors and 55 speakers to its program of conferences and live, in-stadium demonstrations of sports tech ...
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News briefsBrooks launches running shoe made from partially recycled materials on path to net zero
Source: Brooks Running Green Silence Ghost 15 With the introduction of the Green Silence Ghost 15, Brooks takes another (running) step toward its net-zero emissions goal in 2040. 39.4 percent of the shoe is made from recycled materials, including 80 percent of the upper. Both represent the ...
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ArticleSIA releases new Participation Study
Snowsports Industries America (SIA), the US trade association for the winter sports industry, has released its Participation Report for the 2022-23 winter season. The report offers insights into the state of winter sports participation in the U.S. and provides industry stakeholders with key data and trends for all winter sports ...
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ArticleLululemon to host World Mental Health Day activities around the globe
Canadian company Lululemon is launching a series of interactive wellness events in communities around the world in honor of World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10, 2023. The day aims to raise awareness and create positive change around the world through mental health education. Planned events range from collaborative sweat ...
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News briefsGulden comments on Kanye West incident on podcast
Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, interviewed Bjørn Gulden, CEO of Adidas, on his podcast “In Good Company” on Sept. 13. The boss of the world’s second-largest sporting goods company said during the interview, among other things, that Kanye West may not have meant his anti-Semitic statements as ...
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News briefsAmer recovers in Spain
After two years of dips, Amer Sports Spain seems to have inverted the curve in 2022, falling just shy of the €60 million or so in revenues it was generating before the lockdowns came into force. According to the VAT-free figures that CMDsport has gathered from Spain’s commercial register, the ...
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News briefsGolden Goose could be next to go public
The private equity Permira has hired a financial advisor to study an initial public offering (IPO) on the Milan stock exchange for Golden Goose, according to the business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. The advisor is believed to be a US investment bank present in Europe. The IPO could be ...
