News Briefs – Page 506
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Belle International, the leading Chinese footwear and sports retailer, saw...
Belle International, the leading Chinese footwear and sports retailer, saw an increase of 4.6 percent in the comparable store sales of its sportswear and apparel stores in mainland China for the third quarter of its fiscal year, compared with a comparable store sales decline of 13.4 percent for the group's ...
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Yue Yuen reports an increase of 0.6 percent to $8.48...
Yue Yuen reports an increase of 0.6 percent to $8.48 billion. At the company's distribution and retail subsidiary, Pou Sheng, revenues went up by 6.4 percent to $2.45 billion, indicating a decline in the manufacturing sector.
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Swedish sporting goods retailers experienced particularly strong growth of 14.6...
Swedish sporting goods retailers experienced particularly strong growth of 14.6 percent in November as compared to the same month earlier, according to the HUI market research institute. The growth was impressive as it came on top of an 8.5 percent increase during the same month in 2015. The big increase ...
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Based on preliminary customs data, Vietnam's shoe exports rose by...
Based on preliminary customs data, Vietnam's shoe exports rose by only 8 percent in 2015, or two percentage points less than previously expected by the government and by the country's shoe industry association, Lefaso. Shoe exports reached a level of about $12.3 billion, below the target of $17 billion. Small ...
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Elzbieta Bienkowska, the European Union's commissioner for the internal market,...
Elzbieta Bienkowska, the European Union's commissioner for the internal market, industry, entrepreneurship and small & medium-sized enterprises, has agreed to participate in a CEO meeting organized by the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) during the Ispo Munich show next month. The purpose of the meeting is to ...
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Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, has launched a...
Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, has launched a new version of its institutional website to communicate about its services and its projects. It has decided to present the contents in both Italian and English because of its increasing collaboration with foreign institutions. Assosport is led by Luca Businaro, ...
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As part of its digital single market strategy, and its...
As part of its digital single market strategy, and its action plan on value added tax (VAT), the European Commission has proposed measures that should make it easier and cheaper for companies to trade online. The Commission estimates that the measures could lead to annual savings of about €2.3 billion ...
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Michael Tseng, president and chief executive of Merida Industry, is...
Michael Tseng, president and chief executive of Merida Industry, is taking over from Tony Lo as chairman of the Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA), after Lo retired from his job as chief executive of Giant Manufacturing last year. Lo had been the TBA's chairman for the last six years but the ...
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Erwin and Krystian Markowski were reportedly sentenced to six years...
Erwin and Krystian Markowski were reportedly sentenced to six years in prison at Nottingham's crown court earlier this week for luring men from Poland to work at Sports Direct International's warehouse in Shirebrook and then stealing part of their earnings. The brothers apparently employed a “spotter” in Poland to identify ...
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) has received a complaint filed...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has received a complaint filed by China on the European Union's rules on calculating what constitutes dumping. The document says that, since China acceded to the WTO, it had been agreed that specific price-comparison rules would apply for the country for a transitional period of ...
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Rossignol has signed two new license agreements with Disney to...
Rossignol has signed two new license agreements with Disney to offer Star Wars and Frozen products – for boys and girls, respectively - for the 2017/18 season. The French brand is offering Minion products during the current season.
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Observers are wondering about Amazon's intentions in the sporting goods...
Observers are wondering about Amazon's intentions in the sporting goods sector. The American e-commerce giant is advertising its search for talent “to build authentic activewear private label brands that have compelling and unique DNA and deliver amazing consumer valued innovation.” A year ago, Amazon quietly came out with some 2,000 ...
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Adidas has unveiled a new multi-season partnership between its football...
Adidas has unveiled a new multi-season partnership between its football division and Gosha Rubchinskiy, the fashion maker from Moscow. The Adidas Football x Gosha Rubchinskiy collection debuted on the runway of the former Königsberg Stock Exchange in Kaliningrad, Russia on Jan. 12, at Rubchinskiy's fashion show for autumn-winter 2017/18. Adidas ...
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Etnies, the specialist in shoes for skateboarders, and Michelin have...
Etnies, the specialist in shoes for skateboarders, and Michelin have announced a partnership to reinvent Etnies' classic Marana shoe. Using its Outdoor tyre rubber as a starting point, Michelin has designed an abrasion and slip resistant sole specifically for Etnies' Marana OG shoe, an update of the brand's best-known design. ...
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Puma has teamed up with the New York City Ballet...
Puma has teamed up with the New York City Ballet to create the Puma Swan Pack Collection. The launch of this new women's line comes as a follow up to Puma's “Do You” campaign, which featured ballet dancers. The campaign launched in August 2016. The Puma Swan Pack Collection features ...
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WooDone, an Italian company specializing in wooden spectacle frames, has...
WooDone, an Italian company specializing in wooden spectacle frames, has announced the launch of a SC405 line of ski goggles. According to the brand, the model is the first step toward a future version made in wood that will be released at the end of the year. The SC405 goggle ...
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Decathlon has become an Official Partner of the Olympic Committee...
Decathlon has become an Official Partner of the Olympic Committee (CNOSF) until the end of 2018. The French retailer was already a partner of CNOSF's “Sentez vous sport” week, an initiative for the promotion of physical activity in France. In 2017, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will announce the ...
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Nike and Jason Day have announced the signing of a...
Nike and Jason Day have announced the signing of a new multi-year contract. The No. 1 golfer in the world will be wearing the brand's footwear, apparel, headwear and gloves. Day was formerly a longtime apparel ambassador of Adidas Golf, and he will continue to play TaylorMade clubs and balls. The ...
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Cobra Puma Golf has signed a comprehensive partnership with Carly...
Cobra Puma Golf has signed a comprehensive partnership with Carly Booth ahead of the 2017 season. Booth, the 24-year-old Scottish player who has already won the Ladies European Tour (LET) twice, has agreed to wear Puma apparel and footwear, and to use Cobra equipment. Previously pictured wearing Nike golf apparel, ...
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Callaway Golf has signed a staff-pro agreement with Daniel Berger,...
Callaway Golf has signed a staff-pro agreement with Daniel Berger, a 23-year-old Florida native who turned pro at the age of 20 and moved inside the top 35 PGA Tour players last year. Callaway already has seven other players in their 20s under contract.
