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    Sequential Brands, owner of many brands including Avia, And1, Heelys...

    2015-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Sequential Brands, owner of many brands including Avia, And1, Heelys and Revo, reported a net loss of $1.3 million for the second quarter, up from $0.6 million in the year-ago period, despite a 190 percent increase in revenues to $20.2 million. Adjusted operating earnings before amortization (Ebitda) jumped by 240 ...

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    Brunswick Corp. reported a 6 percent sales increase for the...

    2015-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Brunswick Corp. reported a 6 percent sales increase for the second quarter, with revenues reaching $1,142.0 million. The sales increase was by 11 percent on a currency-neutral basis. Reported net earnings of $107.6 million compared with net earnings of $87.1 million in the second quarter of 2014. Sales in the ...

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    Nautilus posted a 23 percent sales increase in the second...

    2015-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Nautilus posted a 23 percent sales increase in the second quarter ended June 30. The strong growth, with sales reaching $59.7 million in the quarter, was driven by higher sales in both the direct and retail segments. The gross margins improved by 0.4 percent to 51.4 percent. Operating income from ...

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    In its first report since going public, Fitbit announced second-quarter...

    2015-08-10T00:00:00Z

    In its first report since going public, Fitbit announced second-quarter revenues of $400.4 million, more than tripled from $113.6 million. International sales, which grew by 250 percent on an annualized basis, were driven by the Europe, Middle East and Africa region and the Asia-Pacific, up by 301 percent and 292 ...

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    Skullcandy, which is moving into lightweight wireless earbuds and headphones,...

    2015-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Skullcandy, which is moving into lightweight wireless earbuds and headphones, saw its sales increase by 8 percent to $57.9 million in the second quarter. They rose by 5 percent to $41.3 million in the U.S. and by 16 percent to $16.7 million in other markets, with growth of 24 percent ...

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    Dainese, the Italian specialist in protective wear for sports and...

    2015-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Dainese, the Italian specialist in protective wear for sports and motorcycling bought by Investcorp last November, posted a sales increase of 9 percent last year to €127.9 million. The operating income before amortization (Ebitda) rose by 47 percent to €12.8 million. The net result moved from a loss of €1.8 ...

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    Yonex has reported a 4 percent drop in net income...

    2015-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Yonex has reported a 4 percent drop in net income to 246 million yen (€1.8m-$2.0m) on flat revenues of ¥11.67 billion (€85.7m-$94.0m) for the first quarter of its financial year ended on June 30. Sales were depressed by the termination of a contract with its Chinese agent and the transition ...

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    Globeride's net income rose by 8 percent to 878 million...

    2015-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Globeride's net income rose by 8 percent to 878 million yen (€6.4m-$7.1m) as its sales went up by 4 percent to ¥20.19 billion (€148.2m-$162.6m). The fishing tackle specialist, previously called Daiwa Seiko, sees the Japanese economy recovering slowly.

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    Another Japanese firm, Dunlop Sports, had an implied 62 percent...

    2015-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Another Japanese firm, Dunlop Sports, had an implied 62 percent increase in net income to 437 million yen (€3.2m-$3.5m) for its second quarter, ended June 30, on 21 percent higher sales of ¥20.83 billion (€152.9m-$167.7m). The company benefited from better weather conditions than during the snowy spring of 2014, but ...

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    Athletic footwear sales went up by 8 percent in the...

    2015-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Athletic footwear sales went up by 8 percent in the U.S. during the first half of 2015, according to NPD, with average selling prices rising by 7 percent. Sales of men's and women's shoes both increased by 8 percent, while children's shoe continued their fast pace with growth of 11 ...

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    In the U.K. the number of golf rounds played during...

    2015-08-10T00:00:00Z

    In the U.K. the number of golf rounds played during the second quarter increased by 3.5 percent compared with those played in the same period of 2014, and the number grew by 6.7 percent for the first half of the year, according to the figures recently released by Sports Marketing ...

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    GoPro has reported on another big jump of 71.7 percent...

    2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

    GoPro has reported on another big jump of 71.7 percent to $414.9 million in its revenues during the second quarter ended June 30. Sales outside the U.S. represented more than 50 percent of the total turnover during the quarter, as combined sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) ...

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    Yue Yuen Industrial, the leading footwear maker, reports that its...

    2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Yue Yuen Industrial, the leading footwear maker, reports that its consolidated operating revenue for June 2015 amounted to $752,391, which was an increase of 4.7 percent compared with the same month last year. For the first six months of the year, this revenue reached $4,248.2 million, up by 7.4 percent ...

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    Pou Sheng International, the big Chinese sports retailer, told investors...

    2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Pou Sheng International, the big Chinese sports retailer, told investors that it should achieve a net profit for the first half of the year, as compared with a net loss of about $2.59 million for the same six months last year. The company returned to profit in the third quarter ...

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    361 Degrees, the Chinese sportswear brand, reports that the comparable...

    2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

    361 Degrees, the Chinese sportswear brand, reports that the comparable store sales of its franchisees advanced by 7.2 percent for the second quarter of this year, with an average retail discount of 28 percent and channel inventory of four months. This is based on the performance of 3,707 stores out ...

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    Great Britain remains easily the largest market for football replica...

    2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Great Britain remains easily the largest market for football replica shirts in Europe with annual sales of around £250 million, according to the NPD Group's consumer data. The country retains the lead despite soaring sales in Germany, where the size of the replica market roughly doubled last year on the ...

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    The consumption of bicycles and bike-related products grew in Spain...

    2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

    The consumption of bicycles and bike-related products grew in Spain by 6.6 percent in 2014 to a value of €1,354 million, according to a study commissioned to Sport Panel by Ambe, the Spanish bike industry association. Sales to all retail channels grew by 8.1 percent to €549 million, with multi-sport ...

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    The Italian bike market recovered last year. After a drop...

    2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

    The Italian bike market recovered last year. After a drop suffered in 2013, sales of bicycles to the various retail channels increased by 6.4 percent to 1,644,600 units in 2014, thanks apparently to an improving economy and greater participation in the sport. Sales of e-bikes were stagnant at 51,156, in ...

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    New Balance's sales soared by more than 20 percent to...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    New Balance's sales soared by more than 20 percent to $3.3 billion last year, up from $2.93 billion the previous year, the company reported in an unrelated press release. The annual figure reportedly encompasses estimated sales by joint ventures and distributors, and they include sales from the group's secondary brands, ...

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    Zumiez reports that the sales of Blue Tomato rose by...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Zumiez reports that the sales of Blue Tomato rose by 33.6 percent to $64.4 million in the first quarter ended on May 2, in spite of a negative currency impact of $5.0 million. The parent company's total sales went up by 9.0 percent to $178 million, with growth of 3.0 ...