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Macron replaces Adidas as sponsor of a Bulgarian team
Macron, the growing Italian teamwear supplier, has signed a deal to dress up CSKA Sofia, the leading Bulgarian football team, replacing Adidas after the expiration of its contract in May 2022. The club, which has won many championships, was born in 1948 as part of the Bulgarian Army. Separately, Macron ...
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Big gains at Dunlop Sports
Sumitomo Rubber’s sports business continued to improve in the third quarter, generating a 58 percent boost in operating income to 1,646 million yen (€12.6m-$15.0m) on 24 percent higher revenues of ¥24.7 billion (€188.7m-$224.0m). Dunlop Sports’ sales of golf equipment went up in all major markets, driven by higher participation numbers, ...
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Wolverine breaks even as Q3 sales are clipped by supply chain issues
Wolverine Worldwide saw revenues in the third quarter rise by 29.1 percent to $636.7 million compared with the prior year, boosted by incremental revenues of $39.1 million from the recent acquisition of Sweaty Betty, which saw pro forma sales growth of over 50 percent in the quarter, and the strong ...
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Mizuno license helps lift Vulcabras’ sales
A relaxation of anti-Covid measures in Brazil and the addition of Mizuno’s license for the country, which was effectively transferred from Alpargatas to Vulcabras on June 30, helped to boost the latter’s revenues by 40.0 percent to a record 535.9 million Brazilian reais (€86.5m-$99.1m) in the third quarter as compared ...
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Golf and running lift Mizuno
Strong sales of golf and running products, especially in the Americas and EMEA, helped Mizuno to boost its total revenues for the second quarter and the first half ended Sept. 30, despite a drop in its home market of Japan during the latest few months. The company’s revenues went up ...
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New Balance projects 30% growth
New Balance is projecting a 30 percent increase in its sales to $4.5 billion in 2021, with growth of at least 25 percent in each geography. That would compare with revenues of $4 billion in 2019 and $3.4 billion in 2020. Addressing a conference by the U.S. Sports & Fitness ...
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ArticleAdidas strikes a cautious note after a 3.4% sales hike in Q3
Adidas toned down its expectations for full-year sales and earnings as the company’s growth slowed in the third quarter due to supply chain disruptions, Covid-related lockdowns in Asia-Pacific and a “challenging” market environment in Greater China. In the quarter, Adidas saw its sales edge up by just 3.4 percent to ...
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Logistics problems lead Nautilus into a loss
Like with Peloton, but on a smaller scale, a partial shift in fitness activities from the home to the gym had an impact on the revenues of Nautilus for its second quarter, ended Sept. 30. Combined with shipping problems, which caused a shortage of $22 million in products that should ...
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Alpargatas sells Osklen to Dass to develop Havaianas more widely
Completing its reorganization, Alpargatas is divesting its 60 percent stake in Osklen, a Brazilian brand of sustainable surf- and skate-inspired clothing and footwear, to focus on Havaianas, the big international brand of rubber sandals. Alpargatas had already transferred its regional Mizuno license to Vulcabras, parent company of Olympikus, in the ...
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Callaway Golf raises guidance as all segments outperform
Callaway Golf raised its guidance for the full year once again, after revenues in the third quarter increased by 80.1 percent as compared to the year earlier to $856.5 million, continuing to benefit from the addition in March of Topgolf and a better-than-expected contribution to its top line from golf ...
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Supply chain issues dampen Brooks’ growth
The global growth of Brooks Running softened to an annual clip of 24 percent in the third quarter, as pandemic-related supply chain problems began to affect its ability to meet consumer demand, reducing its sales in September. It had grown faster in the first half, as its total sales for ...
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Black Diamond’s 20% gains helps Clarus to book higher Q3 sales
Clarus Corp. reported a jump in net earnings on an adjusted basis of 97 percent to $4.53 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, as sales grew by 69 percent to a record $109.0 million, with a 67 percent gain in constant currencies. On a pro forma basis, including ...
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Burton releases an Ak snowboarding apparel line with Gore-Tex
Burton’s new snowboarding apparel incorporates Gore-Tex fabrics and is named after the postal abbreviation for Alaska. The Ak line has received Bluesign approval and purports to combine waterproofing and breathability with style. The first items are the Ak 457 Gore JP Jacket and JP Bib, made with a three-layer 70D ...
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Czech brand releases reusable, Polygiene-treated mask
The Czech brand Är has released an FFP2-certified mask that incorporates Polygiene’s ViralOff treatment, which purports to eliminate more than over percent of microbes from textiles. Unlike surgical masks, FFP2 masks filter air that comes in and air that goes out. They also therefore meet the criteria that various countries ...
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Allbirds’ IPO proceeds rise to $348 million
The underwriters of Allbirds’ public offering fully exercised an over-allotment option to purchase additional shares, which was not surprising in view of the doubling in the initially offered price of $15 a share in the course of trading. All in all, Allbirds has placed a total of 16,850,799 shares, raising ...
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No immediate plans for Gymshark’s IPO
Indicating that Gymshark’s sales almost doubled to £400 million (€470m-$543m) in the 12 months ended in July, Ben Francis, the young co-founder and CEO of the nine-year-old British fitness apparel company, tells The Financial Times that there are no immediate plans for it to go public. He confirmed that he ...
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ArticleShortages reduced Giant’s growth to 2.5% in Q3
With strong ongoing global demand for bicycles and e-bikes, Giant Manufacturing reported that its production facilities are fully loaded with orders. However, a lack of components affected the production in the third quarter, leading to an increase in consolidated sales of only 2.5 percent to 19.95 billion Taiwan dollars (€619.0m-$715.0m) ...
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JD Sports premieres a special Xmas ad
JD Sports premiered a Christmas ad – since posted to YouTube – on Nov. 6 during the airing of the Manchester derby on Sky Sports, where Manchester City beat Manchester United 2 to 0. In it, a young man walks down a downtown street – where all the shop names ...
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Despite the fifth Covid wave in Japan, Descente grew in Q2
Descente reported a rise in second-quarter sales of 16.4 percent to 49,926 million yen (€381m-$440m) despite a “challenging” period from late August to September when the fifth wave of Covid-19 hit Japan. All of the company’s main five brands for which it has the rights in Japan or other territories ...
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News briefsCrocs to provide resale-as-a-service with ThredUp
Crocs is launching a resale program with ThredUp’s Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform. Adidas did the same about a month ago, as we reported at the time, and called its program “Choose to Give Back.” Crocs’ program is called “Clean Out” and is likewise intended to help the brand achieve net-zero carbon ...
