Financial Results – Page 110

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    Swallow Ski, a Japanese ski manufacturer that has been exhibiting...

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    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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    The consumption of sporting goods in France was up by...

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    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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    Swedish sporting goods retailers enjoyed a big increase of 23...

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    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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    Bicycle sales in the Netherlands declined by 13.2 percent to...

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    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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    Callaway Golf registered net sales of $118 million for the...

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    Callaway Golf registered net sales of $118 million for the fourth quarter, consistent with the company's latest guidance, against $154 million in the same period of 2011. Net sales for the full financial year were $832 million, down from $887 million. The net loss for 2012 was of $124 million, ...

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    All the divisions of the Lafuma Group registered sales decreases in...

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    All the divisions of the Lafuma Group registered sales decreases in the first quarter ended last Dec. 31 against the first quarter of the previous financial year due to a sluggish market in Europe and an Asian market that turned out to be less dynamic than in the previous seasons. Sales in the Surf division, ...

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    Under Armour enjoyed yet another robust quarter in the last...

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    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, ...

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    Icon Health & Fitness pointed to several key factors leading...

    2013-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Icon Health & Fitness pointed to several key factors leading to lower sales in 2012, from record-setting heat in the first quarter and the two final months of the year to the widespread decline in consumer confidence. Looking ahead, however, the U.S. manufacturer of exercise equipment, based in Logan, Utah, ...

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    Life Fitness, a division of Brunswick Corporation, delivered annual operating...

    2013-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Life Fitness, a division of Brunswick Corporation, delivered annual operating earnings up by 10 percent to $103.1 million for the period ended Dec. 31. The operating margin rose by 1.5 percentage points to 16.2 percent. Divisional operating earnings in the fourth quarter increased by 29 percent to $36.4 million driven ...

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    Runners Point, the German sporting goods retail chain, increased its...

    2013-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Runners Point, the German sporting goods retail chain, increased its total sales by 18 percent to about €197 million in 2012 compared with the previous year. This figure includes the Runners Point and Sidestep banners as well as the online business, operated by the Tredex company, and the franchised stores ...

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    ANWR Group, the parent company of Sport 2000 Germany and...

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    ANWR Group, the parent company of Sport 2000 Germany and several buying groups in shoe retailing, reached sales of €7.6 billion in 2012, which was about the same as the previous year, but the group expects that its turnover will increase this year. Some €5.2 billion came from financial services ...

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    Galeria Kaufhof, the German department store chain that also operates...

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    Galeria Kaufhof, the German department store chain that also operates stores in Belgium and the Sportarena specialty chain, saw its total sales dip slightly by 0.9 percent to €3.1 billion in 2012. This compares with a decline of 4.4 percent in the previous year. In 2012, Kaufhof opened one store ...

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    Aggressive marketing has enabled Direct Golf UK to buck the...

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    Aggressive marketing has enabled Direct Golf UK to buck the sluggish trend in British retailing over the festive season, with record sales for the quarter until the end of December. Direct Golf UK reached particularly impressive sales with its online store in the quarter, which is the start of its ...

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    Belle International, the leading Chinese sports and footwear retailer, said...

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    Belle International, the leading Chinese sports and footwear retailer, said that comparable sales in its sportswear stores jumped by 10 percent for the fourth quarter of last year, while the comparable sales of its footwear stores increased by 3 percent. The company had 17,564 directly managed stores around mainland China ...

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    Yue Yuen Industrial reports that its consolidated sales crept up...

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    Yue Yuen Industrial reports that its consolidated sales crept up by just 0.3 percent to $7,282.5 million for the full year 2012. The leading footwear manufacturer, owned by Pou Chen in Taiwan, ended the year with a turnover of $664.1 million for December, up by 0.9 percent compared with the ...

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    Li & Fung has announced that for 2012, its core...

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    Li & Fung has announced that for 2012, its core operating profit will probably be down by about 40 percent from 2011 because of restructuring costs and other provisions related to LF USA's operations. The other segments of the company have met expectations. Li & Fung, which manages global supply ...

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    Nautilus, the American fitness equipment company, said that its sales...

    2013-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Nautilus, the American fitness equipment company, said that its sales should have reached about $65.0 million for the quarter until the end of December last year, based on preliminary results. This amounts to an increase of about 8 percent from the same quarter in 2011, driven by the company's own ...

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    Columbia Sportswear blamed the mild winter in North America, wariness...

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    Columbia Sportswear blamed the mild winter in North America, wariness among consumers and abundant discounts for weaker-than-expected sales and earnings in the fourth quarter of last year. The company predicted in October that its quarterly sales could increase by up to 1.5 percent, but it now expects that they will ...

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    Bauer Performance Sports lifted its sales by 9 percent to...

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    Bauer Performance Sports lifted its sales by 9 percent to $109.6 million for the three months until the end of November, which was a rise of 10 percent in constant currencies. It was aided by the acquisitions of Cascade Helmets, a maker of lacrosse helmets bought in June; and Inaria ...

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    The NPD Group reports that online sales accounted for about...

    2013-01-18T00:00:00Z

    The NPD Group reports that online sales accounted for about one-third of the growth of the French sports footwear and apparel market in value for the 12 months until the end of September 2012. Online sales expanded by 9 percent for the period, while sales in stores inched up by ...