More Consumer News – Page 31

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    361 Degrees, the Chinese sports apparel and footwear brand, saw...

    2017-06-01T00:00:00Z

    361 Degrees, the Chinese sports apparel and footwear brand, saw its comparable store sales improve by 7.0 percent in the first quarter, as it continued to focus on store productivity. The average retail discount reached 26.5 percent for the three months. The 361 Degrees Kids brand did even better, with ...

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    According to a study conducted in March by a Spanish...

    2017-06-01T00:00:00Z

    According to a study conducted in March by a Spanish business consultancy, MHE Consumer, Decathlon is the sports or fashion retailer that best combines offline and online retail activities in the Spanish market. Salsa, which belongs to the Portuguese Sonae group, and Mango, were ranked second and third. The others ...

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    Cherokee, which bought Hi-Tec Sports last year and licensed it...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Cherokee, which bought Hi-Tec Sports last year and licensed it out, reported revenues of $7.8 million from the brand for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 28, comprising licensing revenues of $1.2 million and $6.6 million worth of indirect product sales related to distribution and government contracts. The business generated a ...

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    Sequential Brands reported an increase in its net loss to...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Sequential Brands reported an increase in its net loss to $1,180,000 for the first quarter of 2017 in spite of a 16 percent increase in licensing revenues to $39.4 million, led by gains at its Avia and Heelys brands. Heelys, which now has a presence in 185 countries, is developing ...

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    Iconix, another big American brand owner whose assets include Umbro,...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Iconix, another big American brand owner whose assets include Umbro, Danskin, Starter, Ocean Pacific and other brands, saw its licensing revenues decline by 13 percent to $58.7 million, due to the divestiture of several brands. The net result was a net loss of $4,280,000 against income of $18,616,000 in the ...

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    Descente's net income fell by 28 percent to 5,650 million...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Descente's net income fell by 28 percent to 5,650 million yen (€45.9m-51.2m) in the year ended March 31. Sales dropped by 3 percent to ¥131.5 billion (€1.1bn-$1.2bn), and the Japanese group attributed this to the strong yen and economic stagnation in Korea. They were flat at ¥54.4 billion (€442.6m-$492.6m) in ...

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    In the financial year ended March 31, Yonex' comprehensive net...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    In the financial year ended March 31, Yonex' comprehensive net income jumped by 61 percent to 2,727 million yen (€22.0m-$24.5m), while its revenues rose by 13 percent to ¥61.04 billion (€489.5m-$544.2m). The gross margin inflated by 0.7 percentage points to 43.9 percent. The Chinese market was the key growth driver ...

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    Globeride's comprehensive net income soared to 2,365 million yen (€19.0m-$21.1m) for...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Globeride's comprehensive net income soared to 2,365 million yen (€19.0m-$21.1m) for the year ended March 31 from ¥859 million the year before, thanks largely to a positive swing of one billion yen (€8.0m-$8.9m) in extraordinary items. Revenues were practically flat at ¥79.1 billion (€634.3m-$705.1m) for the parent company of Daiwa, as a decline ...

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    Goldwin's comprehensive net income nearly tripled to 3,114 million yen (€25.0m-$27.8m)...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Goldwin's comprehensive net income nearly tripled to 3,114 million yen (€25.0m-$27.8m) in the year ended March 31 from ¥1,130 million, but it was practically flat excluding special items. Revenues went up by 2 percent to ¥60.9 billion (€488.3m-$542.9m) for the company, which also sells The North Face, Helly Hansen and Ellesse ...

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    Blaming weak demand for its products in Mainland China, where...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Blaming weak demand for its products in Mainland China, where it has many competitors, Giant Bicycle reported a 5 percent drop in revenues to 13.5 billion Taiwanese dollars (€402.3m-$447.3m) for the first quarter ended March 31, leading to a 40 percent drop in net income to NT$516 million (€15.4m-$17.1m). Sales increased ...

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    Polygiene, the Swedish company specializing in anti-odor treatments for garments,...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Polygiene, the Swedish company specializing in anti-odor treatments for garments, reported a 30 percent boost in its sales to 17.4 million Swedish kronor (€1.78m-$1.98m), with a growth of 24 percent in constant currencies. However, the company booked a net loss of SEK3.1 million (€0.32m-$0.35m) for the period, up from SEK1.3 million ...

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    Ireland, the U.K. and Sweden are the fittest countries in...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Ireland, the U.K. and Sweden are the fittest countries in the world, according to data collected by Fitbit from more than 20 million users around the world. Spaniards take the greatest number of steps per day. The World Health Organization's recommendations for an average of 150 minutes of aerobic physical ...

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    For the third month in a row, Sweden's sporting goods...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    For the third month in a row, Sweden's sporting goods retail sales fell by more than ten percent compared with last year during the month of March. According to HUI, they were off by 11.8 percent as compared to the same month of 2016. During January and February, the rate ...

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    Sportamore, the Swedish online sports retailer, raised its sales by...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Sportamore, the Swedish online sports retailer, raised its sales by 18.1 percent to 173.5 million Swedish kronor (€18.0m-$19.6m) and more than doubled its adjusted operating profit (Ebitda) to SEK 3.4 million (€0.35m-$0.38m) for the first quarter. The company points out that this occurred while the Swedish market was under considerable pressure at ...

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    Thule Group reported a 20 percent increase in net income...

    2017-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Thule Group reported a 20 percent increase in net income to 203 million Swedish kronor (€21.0m-$22.9m) for the first quarter of 2017 on a 15.9 percent sales increase to SEK 1,599 million (€165.7m-$180.6m). Currency-adjusted, the quarterly sales rose by 12.3 percent and led to an improvement in the underlying profit ...

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    Led by its ski maintenance and ski-boot fitting equipment, Wintersteiger's...

    2017-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Led by its ski maintenance and ski-boot fitting equipment, Wintersteiger's revenues in the sports sector grew by 5 percent to more than €60 million last year, in spite of a stagnating snow sports market in the Alps and North America, leading to higher profits in the segment. The development of ...

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    Erima reports stable sales of €14 million in the first...

    2017-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Erima reports stable sales of €14 million in the first quarter of 2017, as compared to the first quarter of 2016, citing very restrained demand in the team sports market. The German brand of team sports products had recorded a sales increase of 19 percent in the first quarter of ...

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    In a preliminary statement, Zalando said its sales grew by...

    2017-04-29T00:00:00Z

    In a preliminary statement, Zalando said its sales grew by between 22 and 24 percent in the first quarter of 2017, generating an operating margin of between one and three percent – lower than analysts had estimated. It confirmed projections for this year of growth between 20 and 25 percent ...

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    Xpose360, a German online marketing agency, evaluated six sporting goods...

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Xpose360, a German online marketing agency, evaluated six sporting goods online stores in terms of search engine optimization. With a rating of 23.92, the online visibility of SportScheck.com took first place in the ranking, followed by Decathlon.de (14.75), 11teamsports.de (5.0), Intersport.de (4.38), Cortexpower.de (0.93) and Sportbedarf.de (0.52). Xpose used the ...

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    The French bike market keeps growing. It posted higher sales...

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    The French bike market keeps growing. It posted higher sales for the third consecutive year, driven by the double-digit growth of e-bikes. According to the French bicycle observatory, sales increased to 3,034,000 bikes sold in 2016. Sales passed the three million units for the first time since 2012. As for ...