Consumer insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 59
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Globeride, the Japanese company formerly called Daiwa Seiko, reported operating...
Globeride, the Japanese company formerly called Daiwa Seiko, reported operating income of 4.6 billion yen (€36.6m-$47.8m) on sales of ¥45.3 billion (€360.4m-$470.9m) for the nine months ended last Dec. 31. For the full financial year, it's still budgeting an operating profit of ¥2.5 billion (€19.9m-$25.9m) and a net profit of ...
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Ecco reckons that it became the world's fourth biggest brand...
Ecco reckons that it became the world's fourth biggest brand of golf shoes in 2012. Its Golf Street line won several awards. The shutdown of Ecco's manufacturing facilities in Thailand, due to the autumn 2011 floods, did not prevent the company from raising its total revenues by 13.7 percent last ...
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Nautilus, the American fitness company, saw its sales jump by...
Nautilus, the American fitness company, saw its sales jump by 8.4 percent to $65.0 million for the fourth quarter, while its gross margin and income both improved markedly on the back of increased direct sales. The company ended the year with a sales increase of 7.5 percent to $193.9 million, ...
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According to information given by various market research firms like...
According to information given by various market research firms like Regioplan and KMU Forschung Austria, the Austrian sporting goods market grew in 2012 by an estimated 2.1 percent, while the general retail sector went up by 1.1 percent. These figures were presented by VSSÖ, the Austrian sporting goods industry federation, at the Ösfa ...
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In 2012, total sales of Hervis Sports, the Austrian sporting...
In 2012, total sales of Hervis Sports, the Austrian sporting goods retail chain, decreased slightly by 2 percent to €441 million even though it opened three more doors, including the first one in Germany in autumn. The subsidiary of the Spar food chain says the declining turnover is a result ...
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Giant reports 13 percent higher consolidated sales of 53.5 billion...
Giant reports 13 percent higher consolidated sales of 53.5 billion New Taiwanese dollars (€1.4bn-$1.8bn) for its last financial year. Europe represented 27 percent of the total turnover, North America 22 percent, Asia-Pacific 40 percent and the rest of the world 11 percent. The Taiwanese bike company plans to open a ...
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Fila Korea, which has the international rights to the Fila...
Fila Korea, which has the international rights to the Fila brand, suffered a 26 percent drop in net income to 29.23 billion won (€20.4m--$26.9m) in the financial year ended last Dec. 31. Revenues declined by 7 percent to KRW423.88 billion (€295.3m--$389.5m). In the fourth quarter, the company's operating income was ...
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The cycling boom that has swept through Sweden over the...
The cycling boom that has swept through Sweden over the past few years shows no sign of letting up. Statistics show that around 540,000 bicycles were sold in Sweden during 2012, or 8 percent more than in the previous year. Small dealers were able to increase their share of the ...
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From March 4, European consumers will get a chance to...
From March 4, European consumers will get a chance to create their own individual New Era caps through the internet. At www.newerabyyou.com, shoppers can customize their caps according to their needs and preferences. They have the choice among 200 different logos, 33 materials and 56 colors. The 9Fifty and 59Fifty ...
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Giant reported consolidated revenues of NT$53.5 billion (€1.4b--$1.8b) last year, up...
Giant reported consolidated revenues of NT$53.5 billion (€1.4b--$1.8b) last year, up by 12.9 percent from 2011. Sales in Europe declined slightly while those in China increased. For 2013, the Taiwanese bike manufacturer expects these trends to continue. Europe, North America and Asia each account for approximately one-third of Giant's revenues. Over ...
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A Swedish online sports retailer, Sportamore, reported a sharp rise...
A Swedish online sports retailer, Sportamore, reported a sharp rise in sales for 2012, but its operating profit remained negative, according to Sportfack. Total revenues for 2012 amounted to 153.3 million Swedish kronor (€18.1m-$24.3m), up by 125 percent from 2011. The operating loss increased by almost 3 million SEK to SEK ...
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The consumption of sporting goods in France was up by...
The consumption of sporting goods in France was up by 3.2 percent for the year 2012, according to data from the Bank of France that have been analyzed by sport-guide.com. Eight months of the year recorded a positive trend, based on the figures in the companies' VAT statements. The trend ...
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Swallow Ski, a Japanese ski manufacturer that has been exhibiting...
Swallow Ski, a Japanese ski manufacturer that has been exhibiting at Ispo in Munich since 1977, was celebrating its 60th anniversary at this year's show. The company's chief executive, Satoshi Maruyama, has been going to Munich every year since then, always staying at the same hotel. In 1977, there was a Japanese ...
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Elan said that its sales declined by between 8 and...
Elan said that its sales declined by between 8 and 10 percent for last year, after reporting turnover of about €90 million in 2011. The Slovenian company's wind energy division raised its sales, but that could not compensate for sales declines in the group's ski and marine division. The turnover ...
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Ogio International has reported a 48 percent increase in its...
Ogio International has reported a 48 percent increase in its sales of golf products for 2012. The order backlog is up by 68 percent thus far in 2013. The sales growth in 2012 was driven by Ogio's newly launched golf apparel collections and its golf bags. Ogio's limited-edition fashion designs ...
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Swedish sporting goods retailers enjoyed a big increase of 23...
Swedish sporting goods retailers enjoyed a big increase of 23 percent in their sales during the month of December, as compared to the same month of 2011. This helped the sector to book a sales increase of 9.2 percent for all of 2012.
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Descente registered a sales increase of 4.3 percent to 21.6...
Descente registered a sales increase of 4.3 percent to 21.6 billion yen (€171.3m-$230.8m) for the fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31, as compared to the same quarter a year ago. The gross margin improved by 1.8 percentage points to 46.8 percent of sales for the quarter, compared with 45.0 percent. Selling, general and ...
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Yonex reports a 2 percent increase in revenues to 28,165...
Yonex reports a 2 percent increase in revenues to 28,165 million yen (€0.2m-$0.3m) for the nine months ended last Dec. 31, generating net income of ¥657 million (€5.2m-$7m) for the period. The Japanese company is forecasting net income of ¥1.1 billion (€8.7m-$11.7m) on sales of ¥38.3 billion (€303,7m-$409.3m) for the ...
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Bicycle sales in the Netherlands declined by 13.2 percent to...
Bicycle sales in the Netherlands declined by 13.2 percent to 1,039,000 units in 2012, with revenues declining by 14.2 percent, due to economic hardship and low consumer confidence. The average price of bicycles sold by independent bicycle dealers decreased by only 0.7 percent to €954 against 2011. While all bike ...
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Under Armour enjoyed yet another robust quarter in the last...
Under Armour enjoyed yet another robust quarter in the last three months of 2012, as its sales jumped by 25.5 percent to $505.9 million and its net income soared by 54 percent to $50.1 million. The U.S. sports apparel and footwear company ended the year with sales of $1,835 million, ...
