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ArticleMizuno’s sales growth came to a halt in Q3
Mizuno reported record profits for the nine months ended Dec. 31, as sales growth continued to be underpinned by the strong performance of its golf and running products, particularly in EMEA and the Americas. However, the growth stopped in the third quarter, which showed a drop in sales of 2 ...
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ArticleNautilus books a loss in Q3, with soft sales outside the U.S.
Nautilus recorded a 22 percent drop in revenues to $147 million in the third quarter ended Dec. 31, despite a 63 percent rebound from the corresponding 2019 period, excluding the divested Octane business. The net result was a loss of $13.5 million against a net income of $28.9 million in ...
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ArticleXXL starts 2022 with a sales dip after 9.4% growth in Q4
XXL ASA said its revenues declined in January by around 20 percent to 720 million Norwegian kroner (€71.5m-$81.7m), after a “record-breaking” January 2021, as the Nordic sports retailer’s monthly sales performance was conditioned by less favorable winter sport conditions in most of the Nordic region as well as an earlier ...
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ArticleDecathlon Germany reports best year in history
Decathlon Germany has reported the most successful financial year in the company’s 35-year history. Since the first German store opened in Dortmund in 1986, the sporting goods manufacturer and retailer has expanded to 84 stores, two logistics centers and four campus locations for central services with a total of 4,833 ...
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ArticleShimano finished the FY strongly, but slowing down
Shimano’s consolidated revenues went up by 44.6 percent to 546.3 billion yen (€4.14bn-$4.73bn) in the financial year ended Dec. 31, recovering from growth of only 4.1 percent in the previous year. Still, the company is guiding for an increase of only 6.1 percent in 2022. The group’s operating earnings jumped ...
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ArticleNew CEO as Peloton’s wheels are no longer spinning in place
The business of Peloton Interactive took a wild ride that will undoubtedly alter the leading connected fitness brand’s course in the months ahead, possibly resulting in a change of ownership, as previously reported. Under fire from investors such as Blackwells Capital, which issued a detailed 65-page report on the company’s ...
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ArticleSlinger completes acquisition of sports AI provider Gameface
Sports technology company Slinger announced the completion of its acquisition of gameface.ai, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) for sports. Gameface.ai’s platform, which has been recognized by FIFA, World Football Summit Asia, and MIT’s Sloan Sports Analytics Conference for the accuracy of its technology, provides both technical (biomechanics) and tactical ...
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ArticleNike sues StockX, and explores the nature of NFTs
The age-old philosophical debate over the nature of simulacra has found new life in new forums: the metaverse, where big brands have been recreating their products in virtual form, and the courts, where those same brands are now clashing with other business entities over the realities, virtual and other, of ...
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ArticleEntering new markets, Champion could become a $3.2 bn brand
Champion plans to enter new regions, including several key new markets in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, contributing to a new forecast from parent company Hanesbrands that the brand will reach $3.2 billion in annual sales by 2024, above the $3.0 billion target it projected last May. Building upon ...
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ArticleJohnson Outdoors reports strong orders, sales drop due to supply chain issues in Fishing segment
Johnson Outdoors, the U.S.-based owner of several fishing, diving, camping and watercraft brands, including Jetboil, Scubapro, Eureka and Old Town, amongst others, saw sales decrease in the first quarter of its financial year as supply chain disruptions made it difficult to keep up with demand for outdoor recreation products. Total ...
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ArticleNike among investors in U.S. women’s basketball
Nike announced that it has joined other backers in investing in the U.S. Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The total investment by all parties is $75 million, making it the largest capital raise to date for a women’s sports organization. In addition to Nike, which has been a commercial partner ...
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ArticleGoPro is back in the black, as subscriptions gain traction
The first year of GoPro’s Direct-To-Consumer subscription strategy was a wild success by any measure for the American producer of action cameras. Revenues in 2021 grew 30 percent year-over-year to $1.16 billion as subscriptions rose by 107 percent. The company currently has approximately 1.6 million total subscribers paying $49.99 monthly ...
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ArticleDeckers sees 19-20% growth for its fiscal year
Deckers Brands, the parent company of Ugg, Hokaand other brands, is currently forecasting revenues of $3.03-3.06 billion for the full financial year ending March 31, indicating a growth of between 19 and 20 percent. It expects to book a gross margin of less than 51.5 percent for the year, leading ...
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ArticleSkechers sets sight on metaverse after record 2021
Skechers revealed plans to seek growth opportunities in the metaverse after posting better-than-expected results in the fourth quarter of 2021 and sales records in every quarter of the year. Revenues in the three months ended Dec. 31 increased by 24.4 percent to $1,648 million, topping analysts’ expectations by about $100 ...
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ArticleStrong results for Columbia, driven by DTC
Despite persistent supply chain disruptions that negatively impacted its wholesale revenues, Columbia Sportswear reported impressive fourth-quarter results on the strength of its Direct-To-Consumer and e-commerce businesses and an improvement of 1.6 percentage points in the gross margin to 52.2 percent, as higher freight costs were more than offset by a ...
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ArticleSouth Korean manufacturer Kido expands to Bangladesh
South Korea-based technical outerwear manufacturer Kido Industrial announced a total investment of more than $36 million in new factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Of this amount, the company will invest $31.17 million to establish a new company, Kido Dhaka Company Co, Ltd. In addition, Kido recently acquired an existing garment factory ...
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ArticleA Partial Farewell Note from Eugenio “Gene” Di Maria
Dear Subscribers, I wish to inform you that this is the last Newsletter being published under my own signature. I am finally retiring as Chief Editor of SGI Europe, which remains the main information service of EDM Publications, the company that I founded in 1989, after a long career in ...
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ArticleA new French venture to automate the circular economy
According to Fashionnetwork, CETI (European Center for Innovative Textiles) and the French engineering school Estia have established a joint venture called Cetia, the fruit of a four-year investigation conducted in the framework of a research program called the Chaire BALI (Biarritz Active Lifestyle Industy). The objective is to expedite the ...
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ArticleHaushofer is named ISPO project director, reporting to Gröber
The Covid pandemic has been responsible for the fact that we have not been able to meet in person at any ISPO trade show for almost two years, and the situation has been particularly challenging for the trade show organizers. In the wake of the many cancellations and digital substitutes, ...
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With new members, Intersport Germany predicts over 5% annual growth
Intersport Germany predicts that its retail members will be able to achieve annual growth of more than 5 percent between now and 2025, with significant double-digit growth online, benefitting from the development of the “360° Intersport ecosystem,” new omni-channel services and the broad rollout of better store formats. The 800-odd ...
