All Market Statistics articles – Page 22

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    Goldwin raised its sales by 4 percent to 59.7 billion...

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Goldwin raised its sales by 4 percent to 59.7 billion yen (€487.9m-$545.1m) in the fiscal year ended March 31, but comprehensive net income fell by 79 percent to ¥1,130 million (€9.2m-$10.3m). The gross margin expanded by 2.1 percentage points to 44.2 percent. Excluding foreign currency adjustments and other charges, net ...

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    Fitbit performed better than expected in the first quarter ended...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Fitbit performed better than expected in the first quarter ended March 31 with sales rising by 50 percent to $336.7 million, boosted by the new Alta and Blaze models. Sales rose by 33 percent in the U.S., by 113 percent in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and by 142 ...

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    The average number of rounds of golf played across England,...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    The average number of rounds of golf played across England, Scotland and Wales decreased by 7.5 percent in the first quarter of 2016 compared with the same period in 2015, following on from a disappointing final quarter of 2015. According to Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS), which released the latest golf ...

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    The acquisition of Camelbak and Jimmy Styx boosted sales and...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    The acquisition of Camelbak and Jimmy Styx boosted sales and profits at Vista Outdoor in the fourth quarter ended March 31. Vista reported a 26 percent increase in total revenues to $612.3 million and a 135 percent jump in net profit to $37.3 million for the period. Organically, sales were ...

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    Globeride suffered a 79 percent drop in net income to...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Globeride suffered a 79 percent drop in net income to 859 million yen (€7.0m-$7.9m) for the financial year ended last March 31, although its sales went up by 7 percent to ¥79.02 billion (€640.4m-$725.0m). For the current financial year, the former Daiwa Seiko is predicting an operating profit of ¥3.7 ...

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    Giant Bicycle doubled its net profit to 916.7 million Taiwan...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Giant Bicycle doubled its net profit to 916.7 million Taiwan dollars (€24.8m-$28.1m) in the first quarter because of a one-time charge of TWD 655 million (€17.8m-$20.1m) taken last year that was not repeated. Revenues slid by 2 percent to TWD 14.4 billion (€389.8m-$441.2m) and the gross margin dropped by 1.4 ...

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    Wintersteiger's sports segment raised its sales by more than 5...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Wintersteiger's sports segment raised its sales by more than 5 percent last year, reaching a record level, thanks to the strength of the U.S. dollar and the Swiss franc, combined with the adoption of its latest ski maintenance equipment at large projects in Austria and South Tyrol. The segment represents ...

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    Skullcandy reported a net loss of $4.9 million on one...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Skullcandy reported a net loss of $4.9 million on one percent higher sales of $46.3 million for the first quarter, blaming the ongoing clean-up of its distribution in China. Sales increased by 4 percent in the U.S. They declined by 3 percent in the rest of the world, in spite ...

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    Yonex raised its sales by 13.7 percent to 54,159 million...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Yonex raised its sales by 13.7 percent to 54,159 million Japanese yen (€437.9m-$495.7m) for the full year to the end of March. The operating income of the Japanese racquet sports and golf company soared by 57.5 percent to ¥3,279 million (€26.5m-$30.0m) and its net profit was up by 31.4 percent ...

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    Sporting goods sales showed an 11.3 percent increase for the...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Sporting goods sales showed an 11.3 percent increase for the month of March in Sweden from the same period last year. This confirms the sporting goods sector as one of the fastest ones at retail during the first quarter of 2016. After starting the year with cold weather and snow, ...

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    Intersport Austria continues to perform well, reporting a 10 percent...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Intersport Austria continues to perform well, reporting a 10 percent increase in sales for the first half of its financial year through to the end of March. As in the past year, it was probably aided by ongoing problems at Sport Eybl under the ownership of Sports Direct International. Aside ...

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    Descente's sales climbed by 10.3 percent to ¥135,778 million (€1,098.8m-$1,247.1m)...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Descente's sales climbed by 10.3 percent to ¥135,778 million (€1,098.8m-$1,247.1m) for the fiscal year until the end of March 2016, with nearly stagnant sales in Japan but expansion in other markets. The Japanese winter sports apparel brand and supplier of many other branded sports products lifted its sales by just ...

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    In a press release regarding its campaign around yesterday's Boston...

    2016-04-19T00:00:00Z

    In a press release regarding its campaign around yesterday's Boston Marathon, which Adidas is now sponsoring, New Balance said that the group's global sales increased last year by 12.7 percent to $3.72 billion, including the estimated sales of joint venture partners and distributors. Also included are the revenues of ...

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    According to Sweden's HUI research institute, retail sales of sporting...

    2016-04-19T00:00:00Z

    According to Sweden's HUI research institute, retail sales of sporting goods dropped by 1.4 percent in the country in December, which was a record month for retail in general. The decline was largely due to unusually warm weather during the month. In January the weather turned colder and sporting goods ...

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    Orders collected by 361 Degrees for delivery in the fourth...

    2016-04-19T00:00:00Z

    Orders collected by 361 Degrees for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2016 were up by a high single digit at its latest house fair, with higher volumes and average selling prices. Footwear led the growth, and apparel orders improved slightly. Orders for the 361° Kids collection rose by a ...

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    Sportscheck raised its sales by 7.7 percent to €319 million...

    2016-04-19T00:00:00Z

    Sportscheck raised its sales by 7.7 percent to €319 million for the fiscal year to the end of February, reports the Otto Group, the owner of the German sports retailer, as part of its preliminary results. Sportscheck had indicated earlier this year that it staged a recovery after a sales ...

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    Safilo Group has reported a low single-digit increase for Smith...

    2016-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Safilo Group has reported a low single-digit increase for Smith Sports Optics, with strong sales in a declining North American snow sports market for its products. The parent company said that Smith is also on track in its core products in Europe, but its position in eyewear needs improvement. The ...

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    Conzzeta Group, the Swiss holding company that controls the Mammut...

    2016-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Conzzeta Group, the Swiss holding company that controls the Mammut Sports Group, reports that the outdoor company's operating result and operational cash flow will be adversely affected in the coming years by the costs of a five-year strategic program, after a drop in sales and operating result last year. Conzzeta ...

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    Exports of complete bicycles from Taiwan increased by just over...

    2016-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Exports of complete bicycles from Taiwan increased by just over 10 percent to $1.9 billion in 2015, according to the Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA). The export volume for complete bicycles was up by 6.55 percent to 4 million units, and the unit price moved up by 3.27 percent to $474.02. ...

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    Alibaba is likely to overtake Walmart as the world's largest...

    2016-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Alibaba is likely to overtake Walmart as the world's largest retail platform in its fiscal year ending March 31. The Chinese e-commerce giant indicated that it had reached 3 trillion yuan renminbi (€412bn-$462bn) in gross merchandise value (GMV) as of March 21. The figure, achieved on the back of consumption-driven ...