Consumer insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 51
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Sporting goods retail sales increased in Sweden in April for...
Sporting goods retail sales increased in Sweden in April for the second consecutive month. According to HUI Research, they grew by 1.5 percent compared with the same month last year. Based on the same number of working days, sales increased by 9 percent. This brings the cumulative growth in the ...
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According to GfK, whose figures were quoted in the Sport+Mode...
According to GfK, whose figures were quoted in the Sport+Mode magazine, the German sporting goods market fell by an estimated 3 percent in the first quarter of 2014, dragged down by declines of 6 percent in both apparel and equipment. Sales of sports shoes increased by 4 percent, thanks especially ...
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Fila Korea has reported a 36 percent improvement in operating...
Fila Korea has reported a 36 percent improvement in operating profit to 29.6 billion Korean won (€21.43m-$29.25m) in the first quarter on 17 percent higher revenues of KRW 199.2 billion (€144.21m-$196.89m). The results were driven by Fila USA, whose sales grew by 36 percent to $77.9 million. Sales in Korea went ...
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In the first quarter of this year, the 127 companies...
In the first quarter of this year, the 127 companies that belong to Assosport, Italy's sporting goods industry association improved their sales results, thanks primarily to an estimated jump of 15 percent in their sales abroad, which represent around 75 percent of their total turnover. For all of 2013, the ...
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The Dutch sporting goods retail market fell by an estimated...
The Dutch sporting goods retail market fell by an estimated 3.9 percent in the first quarter of 2014 according to the Inretail Sports Monitor. In February and March, it declined at a slower rate than in January. Particularly strong drops took place in winter sports and winter fashion apparel because ...
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Zumiez reports that Blue Tomato, the Austrian-based online and offline...
Zumiez reports that Blue Tomato, the Austrian-based online and offline action sports retailer that it bought at the end of 2012, has been enjoying continuous quarterly sales increases on a comparable store basis since its acquisition. Blue Tomato was responsible for most of the growth of 9.7 percent to $162.9 ...
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Holdsport, the South African retail group that went public last...
Holdsport, the South African retail group that went public last year, reported increases of 3 percent in sales as well as net income for the financial year ended on Feb. 28. Revenues of 1.42 billion rand (€100.22m-$136.30m) generated a net profit of R173.7 million (€12.26m-$16.67m) for the year. The company operates 20 ...
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Giant Corporation reported a 7 percent sales increase in the...
Giant Corporation reported a 7 percent sales increase in the first quarter ended March 31 to 14.2 billion Taiwanese dollars (€348.24m-$473.68m), although its global production of bicycles and electric vehicles dropped slightly to 1.53 million units, down from 1.55 million units in the year-ago period. Net income improved by 10 ...
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At Goldwin, sales went up by 4.5 percent to 54.87...
At Goldwin, sales went up by 4.5 percent to 54.87 billion yen (€395m - $539m) for the financial year ended last March 31, and they generated a 14.5 percent increase in net income to ¥3.02 billion (€21.7m - $29.7m). The operating margin grew by 0.4 percentage points to 4.0 percent. ...
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Fila Korea's consolidated operating income improved by 36 percent to...
Fila Korea's consolidated operating income improved by 36 percent to 29.6 billion Korean won (€21.31m-$29.00m) in the first quarter as the company's revenues rose by 17 percent to KRW 199.3 billion (€143.69m-$195.54m). Fila's athletic sales around the world increased by 9 percent to KRW 81.7 billion (€58.93m-$80.19m) during the quarter. Golf sales ...
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Johnson Health Tech experienced a 203 percent jump in net...
Johnson Health Tech experienced a 203 percent jump in net income to 349.2 million Taiwanese dollars (€8.56m-$11.65m) in the first quarter on 10 percent higher revenues of TWD 3.66 billion (€89.75m-$122.08m). Sales grew by 20 percent at the company's commercial arm, Matrix Fitness, with growth of 24 percent in North America, ...
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Moncler finished the first quarter with revenues of €145.4 million,...
Moncler finished the first quarter with revenues of €145.4 million, up by 16 percent in euros and by 19 percent in local currencies. With adjusted operating earnings representing 31 percent of sales before amortization (Ebitda) and 26.9 percent of sales before interest (Ebit), the Italian company's net income increased to ...
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Descente saw a 19.6 percent increase in revenues to 109.94...
Descente saw a 19.6 percent increase in revenues to 109.94 billion yen (€788.5m - $1,075m) for the financial year ended on March 31. They generated a gross margin of 51.8 percent and an operating margin of 5.7 percent. Net profits went up by 26 percent to ¥4.47 billion (€32.2m - ...
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Xebio's sales rose by 6 percent to 204.8 billion yen (€1,480.53m-$2,013.75m)...
Xebio's sales rose by 6 percent to 204.8 billion yen (€1,480.53m-$2,013.75m) in the financial year ended last March 31, bolstered by 13 percent growth in its golf segment to ¥52.8 billion (€381.72m-$519.17m). Footwear sales were up by 6 percent and outdoor sports by 5 percent. Sales of sports apparel increased by ...
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An Italian newspaper and a German magazine gave a few...
An Italian newspaper and a German magazine gave a few figures for the Salewa-Oberalp group's performance in 2013, but they were not accurate. A top executive of the company tells us that its sales rose by 8 percent last year, reaching €194 million, and similar growth is expected for 2014. ...
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The new All-Party Commission on Physical Activity of the British...
The new All-Party Commission on Physical Activity of the British government has released a report which estimates at £20 billion (€24.27bn-$33.61bn) the annual cost to the country of the lack physical exercise by its population. It calculates that about 37,000 deaths could be avoided each year if people were physically more ...
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According to HUI Research, sales of sporting goods in Sweden...
According to HUI Research, sales of sporting goods in Sweden increased by over 14 percent in March, when compared to the same period last year. Probably due to the arrival of an early spring in Sweden, consumers began purchasing items such as bikes, golf clubs, spring shoes and spring jackets ...
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Crocs suffered a 68.5 percent drop in net profit to...
Crocs suffered a 68.5 percent drop in net profit to $9.1 million in the first quarter from $29.0 million a year ago as its total revenues rose by only 0.2 percent to $312.4 million for the period, ended on March 31, with a 1.5 percent increase in terms of local ...
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Iconix Brand Group says that 40 percent of its revenues...
Iconix Brand Group says that 40 percent of its revenues will be generated outside the U.S. this year, in spite of big contracts with Walmart in the U.S. for Danskin and Ocean Pacific. Iconix recently signed new licensing deals for Umbro in Italy, India, Australia and South Africa. Umbro will ...
