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    Johnson Health Tech reached revenues of 16,646 million Taiwanese dollars...

    2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Johnson Health Tech reached revenues of 16,646 million Taiwanese dollars (€480.4m-$529.0m) in the year ended last Dec. 31, up from TWD 15,428 million in the previous year. The Matrix Fitness line of fitness equipment boosted its sales by 19 percent globally.

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    Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS), the sports research company, found that...

    2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS), the sports research company, found that golf participation stabilized just above 3.301 million players in the U.K. last year. This is a sharp drop compared with more than 4 million players in 2006 but slightly down from 3.364 million in 2013. The trend for last year ...

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    Labor costs in China are expected to rise by 12...

    2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Labor costs in China are expected to rise by 12 percent annually in the period from 2013 to 2020. According to The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), part of the Economist publishing group, manufacturing labor costs in China will continue to increase sharply on an annual basis, although they will do ...

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    Fila Korea raised its revenues by 8.3 percent to 797,380...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Fila Korea raised its revenues by 8.3 percent to 797,380 million won (€636.0m-$722.7m) last year, but its net income declined by 37 percent to KRW 60,696 million (€48.4m-$55.0m). The operating profit slipped by 4.6 percent to KRW 93,588 million (€74.7m-$84.8m), but pre-tax income went up by 2.4 percent to KRW ...

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    Yonex has reported an 11 percent increase in revenues to...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Yonex has reported an 11 percent increase in revenues to 35,312 million yen (€261.8m-$297.3m) for the first nine months of its financial year, ended Dec. 31, indicating a 16 percent jump during the third quarter. Net income reached ¥1,298.9 billion (€9,632m-$10,934m) during the nine-month period, more than double the level ...

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    Online sales of sporting goods grew by 17 percent in...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Online sales of sporting goods grew by 17 percent in Norway in December when compared with the year before, according to the latest figures from DIBS, a company that handles online payments. Online sales of electronics saw a 19 percent increase, while clothing and shoes sales increased by 18 percent. ...

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    Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) has found that the number of...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) has found that the number of golf rounds played in the U.K. increased by 3.5 percent last year compared with 2013 and by 1.4 percent against 2012. The trend was highlighted in the latest edition of the research company's Golf Rounds Played study. The rise was ...

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    The ANWR Group, which controls the operations of Sport 2000...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    The ANWR Group, which controls the operations of Sport 2000 and Fairplay International Sports in Germany, Switzerland and the Benelux countries, reports a sales increase of 8.4 percent in the sporting goods sector to €844 million. The segment ended the year with a 9.2 percent jump in December. More details ...

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    Reportedly, Sport Eybl & Sports Experts continued to lose money...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Reportedly, Sport Eybl & Sports Experts continued to lose money under the control of Sports Direct International. According to Austria's Wirtschaftsblatt, the leading Austrian retailer booked a loss of €17.8 million for the extraordinary 8-month financial year ended in April 2014, or €36.79 million including special charges. Sales remained relatively ...

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    Erima's sales grew by 15 percent to €53 million in...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Erima's sales grew by 15 percent to €53 million in 2014. The German team sports brand benefited from its diversification into tennis and running clothing and from the victories of sponsored German teams in handball and tennis.

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    Deckers Brands' share price tumbled by 19.7 percent after the...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Deckers Brands' share price tumbled by 19.7 percent after the company published lower than expected financial results for the third quarter ended Dec. 31 and reduced its own expectations for the full financial year. The stronger dollar and soft sales of Classic Ugg styles in October and November were cited ...

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    Nautilus, the U.S. fitness equipment company, announced in a preview...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Nautilus, the U.S. fitness equipment company, announced in a preview of its annual results that its sales should reach about $274 million in 2014, amounting to an increase of about 25 percent. This comes after a robust fourth quarter, in which sales expanded by about 23 percent to around $95 ...

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    Halfords Group reported organic sales growth for its Cycling and...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Halfords Group reported organic sales growth for its Cycling and Travel Solutions stores of 7.6 percent in the 15 weeks ended Jan. 9. Overall retail sales for the British group increased by 6.5 percent. The company said the bikes segment was boosted by children's cycles, which recorded a 13.8 percent ...

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    Yue Yuen raised its total sales by 6 percent to...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Yue Yuen raised its total sales by 6 percent to the equivalent of $8 billion in 2014, based on the company's latest monthly sales updates. In December, its sales increased by 3 percent to $734 million as compared to the same month a year earlier.

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    Descente is projecting a 21 percent increase in net income...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Descente is projecting a 21 percent increase in net income to 5.4 billion yen (€40.7m-$46.0) on 12 percent higher sales of ¥123 billion (€927.8m-$1,047.1m) for the financial year ending in March. In the first nine months through Dec. 31, sales increased by 14 percent to ¥86.3 billion (€651.0m-$734.7m) generating a 51 percent increase ...

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    Spectaris, the German optical industry association, feels that there is...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Spectaris, the German optical industry association, feels that there is ample room for market development in sports eyewear. According to its estimates, 15.6 million German residents who need vision correction and practice sports don't use sports eyewear or sport-specific contact lenses. ZVA, the German opticians association, recently pointed out that ...

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    Sports Marketing Surveys (Sms), in conjunction with Women & Golf...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Sports Marketing Surveys (Sms), in conjunction with Women & Golf Magazine, has announced the forthcoming release of a study into British golfers which shows that male golfers could be a key stimulus in increasing women's participation in the sport. According to the study, commissioned by the magazine, the top reason ...

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    In a preliminary statement, the Lafuma Group reported today a...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    In a preliminary statement, the Lafuma Group reported today a 10.0 drop in its total turnover in local currencies and on a pro-forma basis for the financial year ended last Dec. 31, pointing out that the decline was in line with its profitable growth strategy. Sales fell by 9.2 percent ...

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    In a preliminary statement, JD Sports Fashion reported a strong...

    2015-01-16T00:00:00Z

    In a preliminary statement, JD Sports Fashion reported a strong 12 percent increase in same-store sales for the five weeks ended Jan. 3, in spite of strong comparatives in the previous year, as well as for the first 48 weeks of its current financial year, ended on the same day. ...

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    Jack Wolfskin, which is going under new management, has reported...

    2015-01-16T00:00:00Z

    Jack Wolfskin, which is going under new management, has reported a 6.5 percent sales increase to €365 million for the financial year ended last Sept. 30, after declines of one percent and 8 percent in the previous two years, but this was apparently due primarily to its international expansion, notably ...