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Adidas’ growth slows down in Europe
The Adidas Group has seen a slowdown in its sales growth in Europe and in Originals in the first quarter of this year, but the company held on to its guidance due to robust expansion in North America and China as well as further margin improvements.The group's sales were up ...
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Under Armour posts mixed results
Lifted by its growth abroad, Under Armour posted a sales increase of 6 percent to about $1,200 million for the first quarter, up by 4 percent in constant currencies. The increase was entirely driven by international markets, which grew by 27 percent - or by 19 percent in constant currencies ...
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Amer Sports is buying Peak Performance
Peak Performance is to be acquired for about €255 million by the Amer Sports group, complementing the apparel offerings of Arc'teryx and Salomon with those of a more urban and women-oriented brand that has plenty of room to expand in international markets.The Swedish brand of ski, outdoor, golf and fashion ...
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Amer Sports cuts back on footwear distribution
Sales of outdoor shoes declined at the Amer Sports group in the first quarter, as the owner of the Salomon brand continued to clean up its distribution, in an effort to reduce promotional sales.Footwear sales were down by 9 percent to €141.1 million for the three months, which was a ...
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Columbia grows the most in Europe
Out of all the regions where Columbia Sportswear operates, Europe recorded the largest revenue growth in the first quarter of 2018, helping the U.S. outdoor group to post record profits and margins. Continuing the strong performance registered during the fourth quarter of last year, sales soared in the first three ...
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Boardriders outlines its new management structure
Without waiting for the formal closing of its acquisition of Billabong International, which took place as planned on April 24, Boardriders announced the establishment of a new leadership team that includes existing managers from the two groups and two external recruits. It does not include Neil Fiske, the former chief ...
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Zion Armstrong takes the lead at Adidas North America
Zion Armstrong, who has played a pivotal part in the Adidas brand's expansion in North America in the last three years, is to take over as president of Adidas North America at the start of July, after the retirement of Mark King.The Adidas Group said that King decided to step ...
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Adidas has started serial production of its AM4NYC running shoe...
Adidas has started serial production of its AM4NYC running shoe at its Speedfactory in Atlanta. The shoe, whose name stands for Made for New York City, became available in the U.S. at retail on April 27. As previously reported, the company's American facility and its German Speedfactory in Ansbach are ...
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About 200 people moved into Adidas France's new head office...
About 200 people moved into Adidas France's new head office last month, in the business district of Strasbourg-Archipel, across from the European Parliament. The office has been transferred there from Landersheim, a small village in the Alsace where Adidas France was built up by Horst Dassler from 1973, after a ...
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Amer Sports has restated its 2017 results based on new...
Amer Sports has restated its 2017 results based on new IFRS accounting rules. Revenues were increased by €24.1 million to €2,709.3 million, with increases of €3.8 million for Outdoor, €5.8 million for Ball Sports and €14.5 million for Fitness. Net income for the year was adjusted down by €0.4 million ...
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Lululemon Athletica has announced the appointment of Patrick Guido as...
Lululemon Athletica has announced the appointment of Patrick Guido as its new chief financial officer. The appointment is effective April 30. Guido joins from VF Corp., where he served as treasurer and vice-president of corporate development. At Lululemon, he will report to the company's chief operating officer, Stuart Haselden. Guido ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Mary Ellen Glynn as director of corporate communications and Sara Bradshaw as corporate communications manager. Glynn comes from the public sector, where she worked, among other roles, as deputy press secretary and special assistant to President Bill Clinton and communications director for Ted Kulongoski, governor of ...
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Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns...
Columbia Sportswear has also announced the appointment of Snow Burns as global vice president of marketing for Mountain Hardwear, with the task of redefining the way in which such an outdoor brand should connect with consumers in the new digital age. Burns spent ten years in Silicon Valley, running the ...
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Puma has struck a global licensing partnership agreement with the...
Puma has struck a global licensing partnership agreement with the Fossil Group for the design, development and distribution of Puma watches and wearables until 2028. The company has been growing rapidly in the running and training categories in recent years, and its management indicated earlier that it was considering moves ...
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On the hottest day in the London Marathon's history, Eliud...
On the hottest day in the London Marathon's history, Eliud Kipchoge glided to victory on Nike Zoom Vaporfly Elite running shoes. The footwear featured new 3D-printed textile uppers created with a technology called Flyprint. The uppers are produced through solid deposit modelling (SDM) that involves a process where TPU filament ...
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Adidas has developed a new yoga collection in cooperation with...
Adidas has developed a new yoga collection in cooperation with Wanderlust, using polyester made of recycled plastic from oceans. 80 percent of the waste that is in oceans and on coasts is plastic. As with some other Adidas products already launched, Parley for the Oceans, the environmental organization that addresses major ...
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O'Neill has teamed up with Hello Kitty, a brand of...
O'Neill has teamed up with Hello Kitty, a brand of Sanrio, on a girl's swimwear and related apparel and accessories range. The first collection, for summer 2018, launched on April 11. This will be followed by an autumn capsule collection, which will make its debut in mid-May. The O'Neill x Hello ...
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O'Neill has joined forces with Isko, the specialist in denim...
O'Neill has joined forces with Isko, the specialist in denim manufacturing, to create the first denim boardshort. The innovative swimwear, part of O'Neill's Hybrid range, is made with a lightweight version of Isko's patented Blue Skin denim fabric. During the production of the denim, the fabric is coated with O'Neill's ...
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K-Swiss is introducing a line of sneakers designed for e-sport...
K-Swiss is introducing a line of sneakers designed for e-sport professionals. The initial line comprises two models, one for lifestyle and one for performance. The lifestyle model, which is the first to launch, features traditional sports elements such as breathable mesh and four-way stretch. The model comprises both men's and ...
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Canada Goose is launching a new range of reflective rain...
Canada Goose is launching a new range of reflective rain jackets. Each jacket in the collection has a different birch bark print, inspired by the nature of British Columbia, which reflects in low light. The four styles in the range include the heavy-duty men's Harbour jacket and women's Trinity jacket, ...
