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    Working through its new Japanese distributor, SSK Corporation, Schöffel has...

    2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Working through its new Japanese distributor, SSK Corporation, Schöffel has opened three stores in the cities of Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. Two more are planned for next year. In addition to Schöffel's apparel collections, the stores carry Lowa shoes and Deuter backpacks.

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    Crocs reported a net loss of $27.8 million for the...

    2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Crocs reported a net loss of $27.8 million for the third quarter, compared with net earnings of $12.0 million in the year-ago period. The loss came after non-recurring and special charges of $8.6 million in the latest period, compared with charges of $17.4 million a year earlier. Revenues declined ...

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    The sports & leisure segment of Uvex Winter Holding, which...

    2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

    The sports & leisure segment of Uvex Winter Holding, which produces eyewear and helmets under the Uvex and Alpina brands, raised its sales by 6 percent in the financial year ended June 30, reaching a level of €117.2 million, accounting for 29 percent of the group's total turnover. Weak sales ...

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    Nautilus saw its revenues increase by 19.7 percent to $70.7...

    2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Nautilus saw its revenues increase by 19.7 percent to $70.7 million for the third quarter. An increase of 24.3 percent in direct sales to $42.9 million was driven by demand for the Bowflex Max Trainer range, while cardio products and Select Tech dumbbell sales supported a retail sales gain of ...

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    Fitbit reported sales of $409.3 million for the third quarter,...

    2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Fitbit reported sales of $409.3 million for the third quarter, which was more than double the turnover of $152.9 million reached in the same quarter last year. The U.S. maker of connected health and fitness products said it sold 4.8 million devices during the quarter, but its net income shrank ...

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    The average number of rounds of golf played in the...

    2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

    The average number of rounds of golf played in the U.K. during the third quarter of this year is down by 7 percent compared with the third quarter of 2014. The total since the beginning of the year remains up by 1 percent thanks to a good first half. Scotland ...

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    Dutch sports retailers who took part in the Inretail Sport...

    2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Dutch sports retailers who took part in the Inretail Sport Monitor raised their sales by 2.5 percent for the third quarter, Sport Partner reports, compared with smaller rises of 0.7 percent in the first quarter and 0.8 percent in the second quarter. The third quarter got off to a promising ...

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    The Brazilian sporting goods market increased by 6.7 percent to...

    2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

    The Brazilian sporting goods market increased by 6.7 percent to 15.1 billion reais (€3,693.7m-$3,974.6m) in 2014, according to a local market research company, Iemi, which studies mainly the footwear and apparel segments. The growth is expected to soften to 2.5 percent this year. About one-third of the turnover is being ...

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    The “sport system” in the industrial cluster of Montebelluna, which...

    2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

    The “sport system” in the industrial cluster of Montebelluna, which includes many large and small outdoor-related companies, generated total sales of €1.44 billion in 2014, up from €1.28 billion in 2007, just before the latest economic crisis. The number of companies involved in the sector declined from 491 to 487, ...

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    Decathlon opened its first store in Thailand earlier this month,...

    2015-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon opened its first store in Thailand earlier this month, as part of a program to open five stores in Bangkok by the end of November. The stores are to be spread across the capital, including one right in the center, and they should cover between 1,700 and 2,700 square ...

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    Volcom has opened its first Mexican store at the Centro...

    2015-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Volcom has opened its first Mexican store at the Centro Santa Fe in Mexico City, one of Latin America's largest shopping malls, and the action sports brand is to open a second Mexican store toward the end of the first quarter next year

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    Beating analysts' expectations, Alibaba Group Holdings reported a 32 percent...

    2015-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Beating analysts' expectations, Alibaba Group Holdings reported a 32 percent increase to $3.49 billion in revenues for the second quarter of its financial year, ended on Sept. 30. Sales through mobile devices nearly tripled to $1.66 billion. The total gross merchandise volume on its Chinese marketplaces went up by 28 ...

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    Nike and Adidas lead a manufacturing revolution

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    The two giants of the sporting goods industry indicated last week that they plan to introduce shortly new technologies that will enable consumers to get customized shoes, using sophisticated software, 3D printing and other new technologies that will revolutionize the traditional manufacturing process.At its meeting with investors last week, Nike ...

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    Adidas doesn't join call for Blatter's resignation

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has declined to support four other leading Fifa sponsors who called for Sepp Blatter's immediate resignation earlier this month, after Swiss prosecutors opened criminal proceedings against the football organization's president on allegations of criminal mismanagement and, alternatively, misappropriation. Blatter subsequently received a provisional suspension of 90 days from the ...

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    Adidas is expected to put an end to its involvement...

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Adidas is expected to put an end to its involvement in table-tennis equipment by the end of this year. Greenmaster, which has been its licensee for this product category, has reportedly agreed to stop it by then. Frank Koch, the former executive of Kettler who started the project at Greenmaster, ...

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    Alibaba is reportedly planning to open offices in Germany, France...

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Alibaba is reportedly planning to open offices in Germany, France and Italy to persuade more European vendors to use Tmall and other internet platforms within the group for the sale of their products in China

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    Ochsner Sport, the Swiss-based subsidiary of Deichmann specializing in sports...

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Ochsner Sport, the Swiss-based subsidiary of Deichmann specializing in sports retailing, will take over Sport Sperk, a German chain of 13 sporting goods stores based in Bavaria, with effect from Jan. 1, provided it gets regulatory approval. The stores include a factory outlet and a bike shop, and six of ...

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    Intersport Austria has launched a new promotion to get young...

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Intersport Austria has launched a new promotion to get young customers to register for a loyalty card. Depending on their age, customers who are 16 to 18 years old can get a discount of 16, 17 or 18 percent on the purchase of their favorite product in affiliated stores once ...

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    New Era has opened its U.K. flagship location in London,...

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    New Era has opened its U.K. flagship location in London, at 40 Carnaby Street. The 1,540-square-foot store, which was inaugurated on Sept. 30, is split across two floors. The store features an embroidery machine where shoppers can customize their hats in only about 20 minutes. In addition, another featured service ...

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    Fusalp, the iconic French brand of skiwear and lifestyle clothing...

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Fusalp, the iconic French brand of skiwear and lifestyle clothing taken over by members of the Lacoste family, has opened a 110-square-meter boutique on rue des Blanc-Manteaux, in the heart of the Marais district of Paris. Three franchised stores are due to open in the French ski resorts of Megève, ...