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According to new market research, the Chinese outdoor market expanded...
According to new market research, the Chinese outdoor market expanded by 57.8 percent in 2011 to an estimated 11 billion yuan at the retail level, or the equivalent of €1.4 billion, compared with the level of 6,970 million yuan reported in 2010. The figures come from a report compiled by ...
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In the first half of 2012, 60 percent of the...
In the first half of 2012, 60 percent of the fashion companies listed in the FashionUnited Top 100 Index registered an increase in the value of their stock, with the index rising by 6 percent during the period. The top five performers were Prada (+48%), Collective Brands (+48%), Perry Ellis ...
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While Britain's manufacturing output is on the slide, New Balance...
While Britain's manufacturing output is on the slide, New Balance stuck to its production of about 1.2 million pairs of footwear at its U.K. plant last year. The company said that this commitment had strongly contributed to growing consumer demand: New Balance's sales across Europe jumped by about 25 percent last year ...
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Patagonia's sales have doubled since 2008 to reach $540 million...
Patagonia's sales have doubled since 2008 to reach $540 million for the financial year ended last April, or 30 percent more than in the previous year, according to a report in The Seattle Times, and its profits have tripled in the same period. After 14 openings in the past year, ...
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Direct Golf UK lifted its sales by 23 percent for...
Direct Golf UK lifted its sales by 23 percent for the first half ended last March. Entirely privately owned, Direct Golf has 21 stores across the U.K., after four openings between 2011 and 2012. It also has an online shopping platform and an online TV platform, Direct Golf TV. Improved ...
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A new study by Indescat indicates that 46 percent of...
A new study by Indescat indicates that 46 percent of the Spanish people practice sports regularly. The total reaches 63 percent of the population if occasional participants are added to the count.
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A survey by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) shows...
A survey by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) shows that 83.5 percent of its members are expecting a further increase in their domestic sales, while only 61.2 percent predict that their sales abroad will go up. The SGMA points out that the sporting goods market underperformed the rest of ...
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JD Sports Fashion reported modest sales increases on a same-store...
JD Sports Fashion reported modest sales increases on a same-store basis for the 19 weeks ended on June 9. They were up by 1.2 percent in its sports stores and by 3.0 percent in its fashion stores, but gross margins continued to be under pressure as anticipated. The British retailer ...
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Finansavisen, a Norwegian newspaper, reports that inventories have been piling...
Finansavisen, a Norwegian newspaper, reports that inventories have been piling up at Bergans because of the outdoor brand's relatively weak growth in its own market last year. As reported in our previous issue, Bergans' turnover jumped by more than 8 percent to nearly 700 million Norwegian kroner (€92.9m-$116.0m) last year, ...
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Three months of excellent growth in the Swedish sporting goods...
Three months of excellent growth in the Swedish sporting goods industry, which made up for a decline in the market last year, came to an end in April as sales took a negative turn. According to HUI Research, April sales decreased by 5.5 percent when compared with the same month last year. ...
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The new consumer panel set up by the Dutch sports...
The new consumer panel set up by the Dutch sports industry shows that the consumption of sports products in the Netherlands jumped by 5 percent in the first quarter of this year. This came after a paltry year in which the Dutch sports market is estimated to have shrunk by ...
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According to Emota, the European E-Commerce and Mail Order Trade...
According to Emota, the European E-Commerce and Mail Order Trade Association, European e-commerce outpaced the North American e-tail business last year. In 2011, the European online market grew by 19 percent and reached a total retail turnover of €246 billion, compared with €237 billion in the U.S. and Canada. Emota ...
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The International Cotton Advisory Council, an intergovernmental group, thinks that...
The International Cotton Advisory Council, an intergovernmental group, thinks that cotton prices will stay low because of high inventories for the next year. The council says that cotton stocks should rise by 43 percent to 13.3 million tons in the year that ends July 31, and should grow by another ...
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Heelys got a big $1.2 million boost in its first-quarter...
Heelys got a big $1.2 million boost in its first-quarter sales compared with one year ago, reaching a level of $6.1 million for the period. They grew by $482,000 to $1.7 million in the U.S. They were up by $686,000 to $5.1 million elsewhere, mainly because of higher sales in ...
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Nautilus saw its net income soar by 57 percent to...
Nautilus saw its net income soar by 57 percent to $2.5 million for the first quarter ended March 31, as revenues rose by 6 percent to $51.3 million and the gross margin improved by 0.9 percentage points to 46.6 percent. The direct distribution segment delivered 11.5 percent higher revenues of ...
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Cybex International's sales rose by 20.2 percent to $37.3 million...
Cybex International's sales rose by 20.2 percent to $37.3 million in the first quarter, driven by a 60 percent jump in sales of treadmills following the launch of new models. Sales grew by 14 percent to $25.1 million in North America and by 34 percent to $12.1 million in the ...
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Adams Golf, the U.S. golf company being acquired by Adidas...
Adams Golf, the U.S. golf company being acquired by Adidas Group, posted a 33 percent increase in net income to $4.0 million in the first quarter. Operating earnings jumped by 90 percent to $7.8 million despite a slight dip in its gross margin to 46.7 percent. Sales increased by 25 ...
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A total of 7.6 million people were registered at 7,304...
A total of 7.6 million people were registered at 7,304 fitness clubs in Germany by the end of last year. Out of those, more than 7.22 million were members of clubs measuring more than 200 square meters, up from 7.05 million at the end of 2010 and 5.18 million at ...
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Madrid Golf, which remains the biggest consumer-oriented golf show in...
Madrid Golf, which remains the biggest consumer-oriented golf show in southern Europe, will move its dates to March 15-17 next year, positioning itself ahead of the high season in the sector. The Spanish show, which has been taking place in Madrid since 2006 during the month of November, attracted 18,000 ...
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After an outstanding performance last year, Helly Hansen enjoyed another...
After an outstanding performance last year, Helly Hansen enjoyed another growth spurt in the first quarter of 2012. The Norwegian outdoor and sailing brand's turnover increased by nearly 15 percent for the quarter, while its operating earnings before amortization (Ebitda) more than tripled. The soaring profitability is not due to ...
