News Briefs – Page 512
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Herbert Lindenmaier has been appointed as area sales manager at...
Herbert Lindenmaier has been appointed as area sales manager at Primaloft, taking care of the company's sales and marketing strategy in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and reporting to Stefan Brandt, Primaloft's European sales manager. He will work out of the company's European headquarters in Taufkirchen near Munich. For the past eight ...
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Sport-Tiedje, the big German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed...
Sport-Tiedje, the big German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed a contract with Karstadt Sports to install concessions at 21 of its stores. These will be special areas of between 60 and 110 square meters, manned by three employees, that will sell its products. Founded in 1984, Sport-Tiedje has 45 ...
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Elan, the Slovenian ski brand, is launching an online retailing...
Elan, the Slovenian ski brand, is launching an online retailing service to support sales for this winter season in the German, Austrian and Slovenian markets – preferably through retailers. The idea is to offer the entire range to customers in these markets at standard prices. The sale should be closed ...
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The new Spanish distributor of Fila is Ingesba, a Spanish...
The new Spanish distributor of Fila is Ingesba, a Spanish company that distributes 11 brands, including Harley Davidson products. The company has signed the deal with Deichmann, the European licensee of the Korean-owned brand. It plans to position Fila in the higher segment of the streetwear market.
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K2 Sports has signed a license agreement with Vertical Brands...
K2 Sports has signed a license agreement with Vertical Brands of Shrewsbury, New Jersey for the distribution of K2-branded ski and snowboard outerwear and apparel worldwide. The agreement will become effective in the autumn of 2017. As part of the deal, Vertical Brands will oversee apparel design, manufacturing and product ...
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New Balance and Reebok have both opened flagship stores in...
New Balance and Reebok have both opened flagship stores in Milan's Piazza Gae Aulenti, which has become a major destination for sports and fashion stores. Nike and Colmar already have stores there. Reebok's flagship is an “experience store” where customers can get discounts of between €10 and €100 depending on ...
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Marking the opening of its new flagship store on New...
Marking the opening of its new flagship store on New York's at 565 Fifth Avenue, Adidas is offering the exclusive possibility to get its Ultra Boost shoes customized with special colors and options. It has used the occasion to launch some new models including the much-awaited Triple Black Ultra Boost ...
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Nike has inaugurated a five-story, multisport store in New York...
Nike has inaugurated a five-story, multisport store in New York City's SoHo, one of the trendiest neighborhoods in town. The 55,000-square-foot store, which is located at 529 Broadway, features on the fifth floor the Nike+ Basketball Trial Zone, where customers can shoot hoops and test basketball shoes, helped by in-store ...
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Sprinter, the growing Spanish chain of sporting goods stores controlled...
Sprinter, the growing Spanish chain of sporting goods stores controlled by JD Sports Fashion, and JD Sports opened new stores simultaneously in the Nevada shopping center of Granada at the end of November. The new Sprinter store with 570 sqm is the chain's fifth one in Granada, while the new ...
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Arc'teryx is opening its first French flagship in Chamonix, the...
Arc'teryx is opening its first French flagship in Chamonix, the famous skiing resort in the Haute-Savoie department. The store will be operated in partnership with Jean-François Coquoz, a local retailer. The 100-square-meter store is located at 306 rue Paccard, in the center of the French town. The move is part ...
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China will overtake the U.S. to become the world's biggest...
China will overtake the U.S. to become the world's biggest retail market in 2016, with estimated total sales of $4.886 trillion, compared with $4.823 trillion for the U.S., according to Emarketer. The New York-based research firm added that China will remain the world's largest retail e-commerce market, with sales forecast ...
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Go Sport is launching Go Sport Montagne, a new banner...
Go Sport is launching Go Sport Montagne, a new banner for mountain enthusiasts, just a few months after the launch of another new banner called Bike+. For Go Sport Montagne, the French retailer is looking at 100 franchised stores, which will rely on the network of sporting goods retailers affiliated ...
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Technogym has reported a 9.4 percent increase to €385.1 million...
Technogym has reported a 9.4 percent increase to €385.1 million in its consolidated revenues for the first nine months of this year. They went up by 15.8 percent in Italy, by 7.8 percent in the rest of Europe, by 28.9 percent in North America and by 10.6 percent in Asia-Pacific. ...
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The combined sales of the retailers affiliated with Intersport Austria,...
The combined sales of the retailers affiliated with Intersport Austria, including the Intersport stores in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary, are expected to increase by 6.7 percent to €540 million in 2016, as compared to 2015. Affiliated retailers in Austria expect to record a double-digit increase in their sales ...
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For the six months to Sept. 30, Goldwin posted 2...
For the six months to Sept. 30, Goldwin posted 2 percent higher revenues of 26.5 billion yen (€219.2m-$232.2m), as positive results for its distribution of The North Face and Helly Hansen offset the loss of the Champion business, which was transferred to Hanesbrands on March 31. The gross margin rose ...
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A negative foreign currency swing of 3.8 billion yen (€31.4m-$33.3m)...
A negative foreign currency swing of 3.8 billion yen (€31.4m-$33.3m) led Descente to post a net loss of ¥1,750 million (€14.5m-$15.3m) for the first half of its financial year, ended Sept. 30, against a profit of ¥2,939 million in the year-ago period. Without extraordinary items, net earnings were down by ...
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Yonex' sales jumped by 24 percent to 31.3 billion yen...
Yonex' sales jumped by 24 percent to 31.3 billion yen (€258.9m-$274.4m) in the six months through Sept. 30, but most of the growth took place in China, where the company's recently opened joint venture lifted its sales in the country by 241 percent to ¥8.8 billion (€72.8m-$77.1m), driven by badminton. ...
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Globeride saw its sales grow by 2 percent to 42.3...
Globeride saw its sales grow by 2 percent to 42.3 billion yen (€349.6m-$370.3m) during the six months ended Sept. 30, thanks in part to the improving economy in Japan, but foreign exchange losses of more than two billion yen caused its net income to drop by 54 percent to ¥730 ...
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Sports Direct is facing parliamentary demands for an explanation after...
Sports Direct is facing parliamentary demands for an explanation after six members of Parliament (MPs) turned up unannounced at its head office and warehouse in Shirebrook, and an attempt was allegedly made to record their private discussion in one of the group's meeting rooms. The allegation is that a recording ...
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The Adidas Group is opposing a pending trademark registration by...
The Adidas Group is opposing a pending trademark registration by Barcelona football club in the U.S., for a design with seven blue and red stripes. As reported by several Spanish newspapers, the Adidas group has filed an opposition document with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last month, claiming ...
