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Higher sales of Smith Optics snow goggles, other sports eyewear...
Higher sales of Smith Optics snow goggles, other sports eyewear and helmets helped to boost Safilo Group's sales of sports products by 15.3 percent to €25.6 million in the third quarter, with a 16.8 percent increase in local currencies. The group's total sales increased by 7.3 percent to €261.2 million, ...
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Skullcandy is projecting sales increases of between 10 and 12...
Skullcandy is projecting sales increases of between 10 and 12 percent for this year and for 2015, partly through its international development program, which calls for a 50 percent share of total turnover outside the U.S. The leading American supplier of headphones sees potential for growth also in sports performance ...
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Descente has reported a 14 percent increase in revenues to...
Descente has reported a 14 percent increase in revenues to 57.13 billion yen (€397.52m-$494.03m) in its revenues for the first half ended Sept. 30, implying a 12 percent increase in the second quarter. Net earnings went up to ¥2,775 million (€10.31m-$24.00m) in the first half from 1,813 million in the corresponding period ...
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Goldwin's sales inched up by 1.6 percent to 14.9 billion...
Goldwin's sales inched up by 1.6 percent to 14.9 billion yen (€103.69m-$128.85m) in the six months ended Sept. 30. The Japanese company, which opened a European subsidiary in Switzerland in 2012 and a U.S. subsidiary last year for its ski and compression apparel, reported an operating profit of ¥311 million (€2.16m-$2.69m) for ...
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Yonex saw its net income rise by 44 percent to...
Yonex saw its net income rise by 44 percent to 1,730 million yen (€12.00m-$14.94m) in the first half ended Sept. 30. Operating income went up by 39 percent to ¥1,579 million (€10.96m-$13.64m) on 9 percent higher sales of ¥23.79 billion (€0.17m-$0.21m).
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Net income increased by 67 percent at Globeride for the...
Net income increased by 67 percent at Globeride for the six months ended Sept. 30, reaching 1,977 million yen (€13.72m-$17.08m). Operating income increased by 29 percent to ¥3,161 million (€21.94m-$27.31m) as revenues went up by 13 percent to ¥39.51 billion (€274.18m-$341.34m) at the Japanese company, formerly called Daiwa Seiko.
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The Uvex Winter Holding Group has reported an increase in...
The Uvex Winter Holding Group has reported an increase in total sales of 6.4 percent to a record of €365 million in the last financial year, ended last July. The Uvex Safety Group, the largest division of this German producer of bike and ski helmets, eyewear and protective clothing and ...
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Spy returned to growth in the third quarter ended Sept....
Spy returned to growth in the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Sales increased by 8.1 percent in the period to $11.0 million, thanks primarily to strong sales of snow goggles and continued growth in prescription frames. There were also increases in sales of Happy Lenses, which are now being launched ...
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Alibaba Group's share price reached new highs, trading above $115...
Alibaba Group's share price reached new highs, trading above $115 a share and reaching a market capitalization above $280 billion, after reporting strong results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 and announcing that it generated record sales of $9.3 billion through its marketplaces on Nov. 11 in connection with ...
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In presenting Nike's spring/summer 2015 women's collection in New York,...
In presenting Nike's spring/summer 2015 women's collection in New York, accompanied by 27 top athletes, Mark Parker, chief executive of the group, said that it expects to raise its annual revenues from women-specific products by $2 billion to $7 billion in the next three years. “Sport and fitness are powering ...
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The major sporting goods retail chains around the world raised...
The major sporting goods retail chains around the world raised their total sales by 7.4% to $87.0 billion, as shown in SGI's Global Retail Chart published in the Vol. 25 n°32+33 issue of SGI Europe, but not in the accompanying text. After rising by 28.2 percent in 2012, the turnover ...
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In the U.K., ski and snowboard boot sales increased by...
In the U.K., ski and snowboard boot sales increased by 10 percent and 21 percent, respectively, in the 2013/14 season as compared to 2012/13. According to the Snowsport Industry of Great Britain (SIGB), which has released its trade survey findings, the market is showing positive growth for the first time ...
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Maier Sports, the German sports apparel firm acquired by the...
Maier Sports, the German sports apparel firm acquired by the Findors Investor equity firm in August 2011, reports another increase in pre-orders for the coming spring/summer season. Pre-orders for spring/summer 2014 went up by 29 percent as compared to the previous year and for spring/summer 2015 they have increased once ...
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Hoka One One, which is now sold in about two-thirds...
Hoka One One, which is now sold in about two-thirds of the American specialty running shops, has developed new products for the major generalist sporting goods retailers in the U.S., with tests planned at The Sports Authority, Foot Locker and other chain next spring. They will probably be offered in ...
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Brunswick Corporation has reported net sales of $932.1 million for...
Brunswick Corporation has reported net sales of $932.1 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 27, up from $824.4 million a year earlier. Consolidated U.S. sales rose by 15 percent while combined sales outside the U.S. increased by 10 percent. Net earnings were $61.0 million, up from $57.2 million for ...
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Golf numbers in the U.K. are on the rise. According...
Golf numbers in the U.K. are on the rise. According to Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS), the number of golf rounds played in the country in the third quarter of 2014 were up by 5.3 percent compared with the same quarter in 2013. The increase, as described in the latest edition ...
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361 Degrees, the Chinese sports footwear and apparel brand, indicates...
361 Degrees, the Chinese sports footwear and apparel brand, indicates that orders jumped by 11 percent at its spring/summer trade fair compared with the same ordering days last year. The company pointed to increases in volumes as well as average selling prices, following a significant upgrade of its product range. ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a fine...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a fine of 350,000 Australian dollars (€244,909-$306,204) against Reebok, charging the brand with false and misleading representations about the benefits of its EasyTone range of shoes. It has also ordered the brand to refund customers A$35 (€24.49-$30.64) for each pair of EasyTone ...
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Sales of sporting goods in Sweden continue to grow. According...
Sales of sporting goods in Sweden continue to grow. According to HUI Research, July was the fifth month in a row with positive growth. Sales in July were up by 2 percent compared with July 2013, which places sales growth at 4 percent for the first seven months of 2014. Swedish ...
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The Norwegian sporting goods industry may be heading for a...
The Norwegian sporting goods industry may be heading for a very good year. According to the national sporting goods industry association, Sportsbransjen, the figures for the first half of 2014 show solid growth compared with the previous year. Despite a bad winter with a slight sales decline, spring sales were ...
