News Briefs – Page 516
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361 Degrees boasted a comparable store sales increase of 7.3...
361 Degrees boasted a comparable store sales increase of 7.3 percent in the third quarter. The number of stores dropped to 6,637 outlets, after 295 openings and 511 closures. It could decrease further in the quarters ahead, as the group is envisaging a store count of about 6,500 stores, with ...
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Hanesbrands, which took over Champion Europe recently, has reported a...
Hanesbrands, which took over Champion Europe recently, has reported a low single-digit increase for the Champion brand globally for its third quarter ended Oct. 1, with low double-digit growth in the mass market and strong double-digit growth in Japan. Retail bankruptcies in the U.S. caused a loss of $15 million ...
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Erima reported a sales increase of 8 percent in the...
Erima reported a sales increase of 8 percent in the third quarter of this year, as compared to the third quarter of 2015. Since the beginning of this year, the German sporting goods brand has grown by 12 percent as compared to the previous year. For the first quarter, Erima ...
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About 31 percent of the urban Chinese population aged 15...
About 31 percent of the urban Chinese population aged 15 to 59 years has an interest in football after a steady increase in the last three years, according to China and Football, a study published by Nielsen Sports. It explains that interest has been stimulated by government policy as well ...
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The Inretail Sport Monitor indicates that the Dutch sports market...
The Inretail Sport Monitor indicates that the Dutch sports market raised its sales by just 1.2 percent in the first nine months of this year. Inretail reports that the rise was driven by apparel, up by 1.2 percent, while sports footwear sales increased by 0.5 percent and equipment sales were ...
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More than 70 percent of Sweden's shoppers buy clothes and...
More than 70 percent of Sweden's shoppers buy clothes and shoes for everyday use in a sporting goods store, and most of them are women, according to a survey of 300 people conducted by Bonial. Another notable result of the study is that over 80 percent of the respondents preferred ...
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Three major French trade associations – Fifas, FPS and Univélo...
Three major French trade associations – Fifas, FPS and Univélo – are set to merge on Nov. 24 following a decision by the respective boards of directors. While Fifas groups sporting goods vendors, FPS represents sporting goods retailers and Univélo the bike dealers. Fifas had resisted the move for many ...
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Anne Schott will replace Remi Forsans as executive director of...
Anne Schott will replace Remi Forsans as executive director of Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French trade association based in Annecy, after the end of this year. Schott has accompanied Forsans as the association's general manager for the past six years. Forsans is said to be planning to start a ...
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Britain's Federation of Sport & Play Industries (FSPA) plans to...
Britain's Federation of Sport & Play Industries (FSPA) plans to change its logo and to improve its communication strategy. Working closely with the new British government in relation to Brexit, it will hold a meeting of its members next year to discuss its implications for the industry. The main concerns ...
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The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, paid a visit to...
The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, paid a visit to the headquarters of the Tecnica Group at Giavera del Montello, near Treviso, on Oct. 5, as part of a series of visits to factories in Italy's Northeast. Tecnica Group's portfolio of brands includes Nordica, Blizzard, Tecnica and Moon Boot. During ...
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Polartec has released a new version of its NeoShell waterproof...
Polartec has released a new version of its NeoShell waterproof fabric, specifically designed for Teton Bros, the Japanese apparel brand. The new NeoShell has been tailor-made for Teton Bros' Special Edition Jacket. Teton, which makes apparel for high-exertion activity in mountainous areas, was one of the first brands to use ...
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Burton Snowboards has associated itself with Black Scale, the irreverent...
Burton Snowboards has associated itself with Black Scale, the irreverent brand of casualwear, for a collection of lifestyle clothing that has just hit the market with a selective distribution. As Burton puts it, Black Scale reinterprets logos and graphics inspired by religion, politics, personal identity and death.
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Patagonia will be using Lenzing's Tencel closed-loop fibers in its...
Patagonia will be using Lenzing's Tencel closed-loop fibers in its products starting next spring. The new material that Lenzing has developed turns pre-consumer waste cotton scraps, which would otherwise be discarded, into Tencel fibers. The process consists in taking the fabric scraps from post-industrial waste, removing contaminants such as resins ...
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Adidas confirms that it has sealed a partnership with Kristaps...
Adidas confirms that it has sealed a partnership with Kristaps Porzingis, a fast-rising Latvian player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Vertical writes that the agreement was signed for seven years and that it makes Porzingis the highest-paid European sneaker endorser in NBA history. The publication puts the deal ...
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Under Armour is celebrating the launch of Stephen Curry's signature...
Under Armour is celebrating the launch of Stephen Curry's signature footwear collection, the Curry 3, with a new campaign starring the professional basketball player. The spot is set in the San Francisco Bay area and is shot by Harmony Korine, the American film director and screenwriter best known for writing ...
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New Era has announced an expanded global licensing partnership with...
New Era has announced an expanded global licensing partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) that makes the brand the official authentic headwear provider of the NBA, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the NBA Development League (NBA D-League). The new multiyear deal comes as New Era and the ...
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Aspom, the European digital platform that advertises employment offers and...
Aspom, the European digital platform that advertises employment offers and internships in the sports and lifestyle sector, is coming out with a new identity to take advantage of the growing digitalization. Aspom says it has successfully connected more than 350 companies with 20,000 quality candidates.
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CCM Hockey will be the new main sponsor of the...
CCM Hockey will be the new main sponsor of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association over the next five years. At the same time, Intersport Sweden has deepened its partnership with the organization and has become an official partner with the exclusive rights to sell Tre Kronor and Swedish Ice Hockey ...
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Ping has announced a multi-year sponsorship deal for equipment and...
Ping has announced a multi-year sponsorship deal for equipment and accessories with Aaron Baddeley, the 35-year-old Australian golf player who has won the PGA Tour four times. Adams Golf was his previous sponsor for equipment, bags and hats.
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Lowa invited 170 sales professionals from the German shoe and...
Lowa invited 170 sales professionals from the German shoe and sporting goods retail sector to some very special events in Nuremberg, Hinterzarten and Rettenberg in Bavaria. Professional actors integrated participants in a crime comedy act that was written exclusively for Lowa. The act combines the crime story with elements of ...
