Consumer insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 54
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In Sweden, in contrast, the poor start of the winter...
In Sweden, in contrast, the poor start of the winter season has meant that some roller-ski suppliers have more than doubled their orders in a period when usually there are no sales. According to Sportfack, Elpex, a leading Swedish supplier of roller skis experienced an increase of nearly 260 percent ...
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The core sports retail business of JD Sports Fashion performed...
The core sports retail business of JD Sports Fashion performed particularly well during the last Christmas selling season. On a same-store basis, the growth in its sales in the U.K. and Ireland in the 48-week period ended Jan. 4 was marginally ahead of the previously reported increase of 5.8 percent ...
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Belle International, a leading distributor for Nike and other international...
Belle International, a leading distributor for Nike and other international brands in China, reports increases in same-store sales of 5% for clothing and 1.3% for footwear during the fourth quarter of 2013
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Sportfachhandel estimates that the Austrian sporting goods market fell into...
Sportfachhandel estimates that the Austrian sporting goods market fell into negative territory in 2013, after growing by 2.1 percent in 2012, according to the KMU research institute. Its figures for the first nine months of last year showed an increase of only 2.1 percent in the third quarter after declines ...
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Strong sales of snow-sports equipment by Blue Tomato in Europe...
Strong sales of snow-sports equipment by Blue Tomato in Europe contributed to a 1.5 percent increase in comparable store sales at Zumiez in the third quarter ended Nov. 2, coming on top of a 3.7 percent increase during the same quarter a year ago. A further 1.7 percent increase was ...
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Norwegian sporting goods retailers raised their sales by 3 percent...
Norwegian sporting goods retailers raised their sales by 3 percent on a same-store basis during the third quarter of this year as compared to the same period of 2012, but the Norwegian Institute of Industry Analysis (IBA) calculated that in real terms they were off by 0.7 percent. Around 970 ...
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French sporting goods retailers enjoyed a 1.2 percent increase in...
French sporting goods retailers enjoyed a 1.2 percent increase in their sales during the third quarter. Year-on-year, their sales grew by 5 percent in July and by 3 percent in August but fell by 6 percent in September, according to FPS, the French sporting goods retailers' federation. The bicycle dealers' ...
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Foot Locker has reported a mid-single-digit sales increase in its...
Foot Locker has reported a mid-single-digit sales increase in its European stores and at Runners Point, the recently acquired German retail chain, during its third quarter, ended Nov. 2. Sales of basketball shoes were particularly strong in Europe. The German market performed well, while Italy and Spain were weak. Overall, ...
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Fila Korea has reported an increase in operating income to...
Fila Korea has reported an increase in operating income to 22,858,323,146 Korean won (€15.9m-$21.8m) for the three months ended on Sept. 30, up from KRW16,057,186,715 for the same period a year ago. Revenues rose by 24 percent to KRW179,348,055,053 (€124.5m-$170.8m). However, the company had a net loss of KRW8,345,774,036 ...
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The latest Mach Consumer study, which analyses trends in the...
The latest Mach Consumer study, which analyses trends in the Swiss sports market every two years, indicates that 10.6 percent of the Swiss population purchased sporting goods online or through a mail order catalog in the last 12 months, up from 7.1 percent in 2005. The study also showed decreases ...
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According to the HUI Research institute, retail sales of sporting...
According to the HUI Research institute, retail sales of sporting goods in Sweden continued to increase in October, rising by 4 percent when compared with the same month last year. They have gone through many waves during 2013, yet the total accumulated sales for the first ten months are still ...
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Accell Group expects to post higher sales for the second...
Accell Group expects to post higher sales for the second half of its financial year in all its product groups and in the major markets. Poor spring weather inflated inventories and led to strong discounting. Pre-season orders for new bikes have declined as retailers have frequently moving them to next ...
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IC Companys has reported a sales increase of 2 percent...
IC Companys has reported a sales increase of 2 percent to 344 million Danish crowns (€46.1m-$63.0m) in its Premium Outdoor segment, which comprises the Peak Performance brand, for the first quarter of its financial year. Sales went up at the wholesale level but the retail channel had a disappointing performance, with ...
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Dutch sporting goods retailers suffered a sales decline of 2.1...
Dutch sporting goods retailers suffered a sales decline of 2.1 percent in the third quarter as compared to the same period of 2012, according to the retail panel conducted by INRetail. The number of transactions went up by 5.5 percent, but with a 3.6 percent drop in the average amount ...
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Kering has warned investors that its profits for the full...
Kering has warned investors that its profits for the full financial year will be “significantly” lower than in 2012 because of extraordinary charges at Puma and at La Redoute, a big French mail order company that it is about to divest. According to reports, the disposal of La Redoute could ...
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The volume of ski products sold to the trade fell...
The volume of ski products sold to the trade fell by more than 20 percent for the 2012/13 season, according to figures collected by the Italian Ski Pool from all the major suppliers. The data show year-on-year declines of 21.17 to 173,837 pairs for skis, 22.1 percent to 171,464 pairs ...
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After shaky sales in August, the turnover of Swedish sporting...
After shaky sales in August, the turnover of Swedish sporting goods retailers bounced back in September, rising by 2.2 percent against the same month last year. The cumulative sales for the first nine months of 2013 still show a drop of 0.2 percent as compared to the same period of ...
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At 563 million Swedish kronor (€62m-$84m), sales in the Sports...
At 563 million Swedish kronor (€62m-$84m), sales in the Sports & Leisure segment were virtually unchanged in the third quarter for New Wave Group, parent company of Craft, Cutter & Buck and other brands, but their operating results before amortization (Ebitda) were SEK6.4 million better than a year ago at ...
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The British Halfords Group reported a 6.4 percent increase to...
The British Halfords Group reported a 6.4 percent increase to £44.6 million (€53.3m-$71.8m) in earnings before taxes and non-recurring items for the first half ended last Sept. 27. Total revenues went up by 7.7 percent to £490.6 million (€586.1m-$789.8m), with revenues from cycling up by 14.2 percent on a comparable basis. ...
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Nautilus reported a 22 percent rise in total sales to...
Nautilus reported a 22 percent rise in total sales to $46.3 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, driven by an increase of 70 percent to $19.4 million in its Retail segment following the introduction of new cardio products such as Schwinn recumbent and upright bikes and elliptical machines. ...
