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Reporting an 11.6 percent increase at constant currencies in its...
Reporting an 11.6 percent increase at constant currencies in its overall sales for the second quarter, Luxottica indicated that Oakley performed very well, particularly in Europe and Australia. The management said that Oakley's sales would have risen even more if it had not been for capacity constraints, which should be ...
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French sporting goods retailers booked an estimated increase of 12...
French sporting goods retailers booked an estimated increase of 12 percent in their sales during the second quarter, according to the monthly surveys performed by their trade association, FPS, among its members. Excellent weather conditions led to year-on-year sales increases estimated at 14 percent in April and 8 percent in ...
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Pakistan's Federal Bureau of Statistics has reported that the country's...
Pakistan's Federal Bureau of Statistics has reported that the country's exports of sporting goods rose by 8.3 percent to $323 million for the 2010-11 fiscal year ended June 30. Gloves were the biggest-growing segment, up by 22.1 percent to $119.8 million. The “other sports goods” category was up by 21.4 ...
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is overseeing the recall...
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is overseeing the recall of about 800 Uvex Funride ski helmets that were imported into the U.S. by Uvex Sports of Rhode Island and Swix Sports of Massachusetts. The helmets were found to provide insufficient shock absorption and resistance to penetration, increasing the wearer's ...
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JJB Sports has reported that its turnaround plan is coming...
JJB Sports has reported that its turnaround plan is coming along well, but the retail market in the U.K. is difficult and might remain that way for a while. Nonetheless, the company says it remains on track toward its objectives and expects a full turnaround. Financial results for the 22 ...
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Giant Manufacturing reports a 7 percent increase in consolidated sales...
Giant Manufacturing reports a 7 percent increase in consolidated sales for the six months ended June 30 to 22,754 million Taiwanese dollars (€558.9m-$789.4m). However, sales slipped by 1.5 percent during the month of June.
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China Dongxiang, which owns Phenix and the rights to the...
China Dongxiang, which owns Phenix and the rights to the Kappa brand name for China and Macau, is warning investors that the results for the first half ended June 30 may show a 45 percent decline in its turnover. They would thus reach a level equivalent to about 1,489 million ...
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Yue Yuen has reported net income of $272.5 million for...
Yue Yuen has reported net income of $272.5 million for the first half ended last March 31, up from a profit of $222.8 million in the same period a year ago. We already reported on the company's 24.4 percent increase in sales to $3,301.9 million for the same period in ...
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Golf House has reported a pre-tax profit of €1.5 million...
Golf House has reported a pre-tax profit of €1.5 million on sales of €27.5 million in 2010. The German golf retail chain, which was previously the property of Karstadt, has just opened its 16th store in Münster.
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Wintersteiger, the Austrian mechanical engineering company, returned to growth last...
Wintersteiger, the Austrian mechanical engineering company, returned to growth last year as its sales jumped by 15.1 percent to €93.4 million, its highest level ever. Wintersteiger's sports division brought in a turnover of €45.4 million, an increase of 4.4 percent compared with 2009. Most encouraging, the company achieved an operating ...
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Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, reported at its...
Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, reported at its annual general assembly that the sales of its members had increased by about 8.5 percent last year to reach €3.8 billion, but this is mostly due to new memberships; the sales of existing members inched up by only 1 percent. ...
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Yue Yuen's net profit increased by only 9.2 percent to...
Yue Yuen's net profit increased by only 9.2 percent to $230 million for the six months ended March 31, although its sales for the period went up by 24.4 percent to $3,302 million, as previously reported. The gross margin declined to 22.9 from 25.5 percent from the same period a ...
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Andrea Cannelloni, vice president and general manager of Napapijri, told...
Andrea Cannelloni, vice president and general manager of Napapijri, told reporters in Milan earlier this month that the brand's sales should reach a level of about €140 million for this full year. Owned by VF Corporation, Napapijri enjoyed double-digit sales growth last year, but the company predicts that it will ...
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Kelme concluded a successful business year in 2010, with a...
Kelme concluded a successful business year in 2010, with a 35 percent increase in sales to €12 million. The company company would like to increase sales by another 30 percent this year to a total of €16 million. In the first quarter of 2011, total sales were about €4 million. ...
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The Spanish brand Original Buff recorded an increase in total...
The Spanish brand Original Buff recorded an increase in total sales of 20 percent to €22 million in 2010. Domestic sales accounted for 20 percent of the company's total sales. For 2011, the company expects a 10 percent increase. Regarding its international expansion, the company sees great potential in Asian ...
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Plimsoll, a financial consultant in the U.K., estimates that one...
Plimsoll, a financial consultant in the U.K., estimates that one out of five companies in the British sports and leisurewear sectors could change ownership as a consequence of the current economic climate. The consultancy identified 78 companies sitting on a sizeable cash reserve, which is not very productive due to ...
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Norwegian sporting chains experienced a 3.5 percent decrease in turnover...
Norwegian sporting chains experienced a 3.5 percent decrease in turnover during the first quarter of 2011, according to their industry association, Sportsbransjen. This dip followed a six-year period of solid growth every quarter for the Norwegian sporting goods industry. The likely reason for this was the early onset of winter ...
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Lowa Sportschuhe's total sales increased from €107 million in 2009...
Lowa Sportschuhe's total sales increased from €107 million in 2009 to €132 million last year. The figures include those of the company's subsidiaries in the U.S. and Switzerland, and were partly boosted by new distribution contracts in Switzerland. The turnover of the Lowa brand alone jumped from €92 million to ...
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Apparently, Adidas Outdoor is on its way to meet the...
Apparently, Adidas Outdoor is on its way to meet the target of €500 million in global sales by 2015. In 2010, the outdoor division of the Three Stripes managed to reach sales of more than €200 million, with significant double-digit growth. In the first quarter of this year, sales were ...
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Seven out of 10 sports shops located in French mountain...
Seven out of 10 sports shops located in French mountain resorts booked a drop in sales during the winter season, according to a survey carried out by FPS with 140 points of sale representing about 15 percent of the market. The decline in revenues is estimated at 6 percent, led ...
