Consumer insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 57
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In the first quarter of 2013, Vulcabras of Brazil suffered...
In the first quarter of 2013, Vulcabras of Brazil suffered a further decline in net sales to R$286.6 million (€107.8m-$139.0m) in the first quarter of this year, down from R$378.7 million in the same period a year ago. The gross margin declined to 20.7 percent from 25.4 percent for the ...
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Björn Borg registered sales of 131.4 million Swedish kronor (€15.3m-$19.9m)...
Björn Borg registered sales of 131.4 million Swedish kronor (€15.3m-$19.9m) for the first quarter ended March 31, representing a 6 percent decline from a year earlier. Excluding currency effects, sales slipped by 4 percent. The decline was partly due to a smaller volume of spring and summer underwear being delivered ...
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Sales continue to be sluggish for the sporting goods industry...
Sales continue to be sluggish for the sporting goods industry in Sweden. Retailers' sales of sporting goods in country fell by 7 percent during the month of March as compared to the same month of last year, contributing to a 2.8 percent drop for the first quarter of 2013. Cold ...
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Lenzing, a major supplier of rayon and other cellulosic fabrics...
Lenzing, a major supplier of rayon and other cellulosic fabrics to the sportswear sector, suffered a 6.0 percent decline in total sales to €496.5 million in the first quarter although sales volumes for its fibers were 13 percent higher than a year ago. The Austrian company generated nevertheless a better-than-expected ...
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Nautilus benefited from improved consumer credit conditions in the U.S....
Nautilus benefited from improved consumer credit conditions in the U.S. in the first quarter, as its consumer-direct operations recorded a 26 percent hike in sales to $42.4 million and a 122 percent jump in operating income to $6.7 million, thanks also to strong demand for its cardio products, led by ...
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Norwegian consumers ignore sports banners
A survey conducted by Sportsbransjen, the Norwegian sporting goods industry association, has shown that the name of the retail store means relatively little to consumers in Norway. The survey asked 1,000 Norwegians about their attitudes toward the sporting goods chains. The results showed that the majority of consumers did not ...
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The number of visits to North American ski resorts reached...
The number of visits to North American ski resorts reached a 30-year record of 56.6 million in the past autumn/winter season. In the U.S., snow sports retailers saw their sales go up by 3 percent to $3.4 billion for the season, and while equipment was flat, apparel was up by ...
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Favorable exchange rates allowed Giant Manufacturing to raise its sales...
Favorable exchange rates allowed Giant Manufacturing to raise its sales by 3.5 percent to 13.24 billion Taiwanese dollars (€345m-$448m), and they pushed up its net income by 32.7 percent to TWD886 million (€23m-$30m). U.S. sales were negatively affected by unfavorable weather conditions. European sales were flat due to abnormal weather ...
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Brekka, the Italian brand of headwear and other winter accessories,...
Brekka, the Italian brand of headwear and other winter accessories, is targeting growth of at least 30 percent this year, thanks mainly to the expansion of its sales outside its domestic market. One important factor for this year's exceptional growth will be the company's breakthrough into the North American market ...
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The French market for swimwear, beachwear and related accessories is...
The French market for swimwear, beachwear and related accessories is worth €442 million, according to a study conducted by NPD Group. This was the turnover in 2012, up 2 percent on the previous year, including swimsuits as well as pool sandals, goggles, swim caps and water exercise equipment. The market ...
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Skullcandy's sales fell by 30.4 percent in the first quarter...
Skullcandy's sales fell by 30.4 percent in the first quarter due to a more selective sales policy in North America, where its turnover dropped by 37.9 percent to $28.7 million. In the rest of the world, the headphone company's sales increased by 17.5 percent to $8.4 million but were essentially ...
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Toray Industries suffered a 24.5 percent drop in net income...
Toray Industries suffered a 24.5 percent drop in net income to 48.5 billion yen (€367.9m-$478.3m), falling below its previous projections as its sales grew by only 0.2 percent to ¥1,592 billion (€12.0b-$15.7b) due to lower demand from the automotive sector and the economic slowdown in Europe and China. However, its ...
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Measured against strong performances in the first quarter of 2012,...
Measured against strong performances in the first quarter of 2012, Garmin's sales rose by only 1.7 percent in the fitness segment to $72.4 million in the 13-week period ended March 30, and they fell by 1.3 percent to $76.2 million in the outdoor segment. Gross margins rose to 62.1 percent ...
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The 2012/2013 skiing season was a good one for mountain...
The 2012/2013 skiing season was a good one for mountain sports shops in France. According to FPS, the French sporting goods retailers' association, the turnover across 1,100 such stores grew by 6 percent. The positive performance was boosted by 6.5 percent higher revenues from equipment rentals. Now 70 percent of ...
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Descente reports a 15 percent rise in net income to...
Descente reports a 15 percent rise in net income to 5,639 million yen (€42.8m-$55.6m) for the financial year ended March 31 as its consolidated revenues grew by 11 percent to ¥91.9 billion (€696.6m-$906.4m). For the current fiscal year, the Japanese company is now forecasting a net profit of ¥6.1 billion ...
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Easton-Bell's net sales declined by 4.0 percent to $207.6 million...
Easton-Bell's net sales declined by 4.0 percent to $207.6 million in the first quarter, but its gross margin improved by 1.6 percentage points to 35.8 percent, as compared to the same period a year ago. Excluding severance expenses for the recently dismissed managers of the company, the operating profit before ...
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The protracted winter weather in Europe and the U.S. did...
The protracted winter weather in Europe and the U.S. did not prevent Adidas Golf from reaching record sales of golf shoes in the first quarter of this year, with significant sales increases and higher market shares in the U.S., the U.K. and Japan, says TaylorMade-Adidas Golf, thanks largely to the ...
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Intersport continued its progress in Finland during the first three...
Intersport continued its progress in Finland during the first three months of 2013 with a 14.1 percent sales increase to €51 million, according to Kesko's quarterly income statement, as the number of stores increased to 62 as compared to 58 a year earlier. Sales fell instead by 23.6 percent to ...
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A.T. Cross continued to grow in the first quarter of...
A.T. Cross continued to grow in the first quarter of 2013, with sales up by 5.9 percent to $44.4 million compared with the first quarter of 2012. This was driven by a 9.1 percent increase to $23.8 million for its Cross Optical Group (COG), which runs the Costa and Native ...
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Oxbow is inviting consumers to discover the Waterman culture through...
Oxbow is inviting consumers to discover the Waterman culture through a contest giving them the right to follow the week-long exploits of three sponsored surfers on the Basque coast of France. The winner will take photos and videos of them, feeding contents into the social networks.
