News Briefs – Page 529
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ExOfficio is starting to use Marmot Mountain's existing sales network...
ExOfficio is starting to use Marmot Mountain's existing sales network to sell its products to specialty sporting goods and outdoor retailers in Germany, Austria, the U.K., the Benelux, France, Switzerland and Italy from spring/summer 2017. ExOfficio was previously sold mainly to selected clients in those countries like Globetrotter and Larca ...
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Shimano has announced that its recently expanded bike distribution center...
Shimano has announced that its recently expanded bike distribution center in Poznan, Poland, will also be used to deliver fishing tackle products to Polish dealers next year. Bike components and fishing tackle distribution will be combined under one organization effective Feb. 1, 2017. Until then, Normark Polska will continue to ...
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Decathlon has started building a new logistics center in Dortmund,...
Decathlon has started building a new logistics center in Dortmund, which should cover about 32,000 square meters and employ up to 700 people. The group already has a warehouse of roughly the same size and 550 employees in Schwetzingen, near Mannheim, but the new facility is to cover stores in ...
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Ahead of the release of its first-half results on Sept....
Ahead of the release of its first-half results on Sept. 13, JD Sports Fashion said its strong performance continued after its positive trading statement of June 17. If the situation continues, the company should deliver headline pre-tax profits for the year ending next Jan. 28 in the upper half of ...
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Zalando has posted preliminary figures showing that its revenues in...
Zalando has posted preliminary figures showing that its revenues in the second quarter grew by between 24.0 and 26.0 percent over the year-ago quarter to €909-€924 million. The online fashion retailer expects to report adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) of €68 to €88 million for the period - ...
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GoPro went through another tough quarter in the period ended...
GoPro went through another tough quarter in the period ended June 30 as sales plummeted by 47 percent to $220.7 million as compared to a year ago, despite a 14 percent increase in average selling prices. On sequential basis, however, sales were up by 20 percent from the first quarter, ...
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The Lafuma Group managed to improve both sales and margins...
The Lafuma Group managed to improve both sales and margins during the first six months of the year, despite challenging economic conditions and sluggish consumption. The French company's revenues gained 6.9 percent over the year-ago period to €85.6 million, with significant disparities among its brands. Millet, Lafuma furniture and the ...
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Deckers Brands posted a better-than-expected net loss of $58.9 million...
Deckers Brands posted a better-than-expected net loss of $58.9 million in the seasonally weak first quarter of its financial year, ended June 30, although it was higher than the $47.3 million loss recorded in the year-ago period. The gross margin declined to 43.7 percent from 40.5 percent in the same ...
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Thule Group reported net income of 308 million Swedish kronor...
Thule Group reported net income of 308 million Swedish kronor (€32.2m-$35.7m) in the second quarter ended June 30, up from SEK 238 million in the previous year. Sales increased by 6.3 percent to SEK 1,795 million (€187.7m-$207.8m) and the operating margin improved by 1.3 percentage points to 23.2 percent. In ...
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Uhlsport reports an 11 percent sales increase for the first...
Uhlsport reports an 11 percent sales increase for the first half of this year, driven by a 46 percent jump for its handball brand, Kempa. In Germany, where Uhlsport has been delivering a large selection of items and colors within 24 hours, sales grew by 18.5 percent, followed by lower ...
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BSI, the German Sports Goods Manufacturers Association, presented a study...
BSI, the German Sports Goods Manufacturers Association, presented a study on watersports at the recent OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, which we have covered widely in The Outdoor Industry Compass. BSI questioned online 250 men and 250 women who purchased a watersports product in sporting goods stores in the last 12 ...
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Adidas has filed a new intellectual property lawsuit in the...
Adidas has filed a new intellectual property lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the state of Oregon against Skechers, claiming that the design of the latter's “Mega Flex” shoe infringes on its “Springblade” concept. Last February, Adidas won a preliminary injunction against Skechers in another Oregon court case over ...
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Billabong International has announced the settlement of a litigation initiated...
Billabong International has announced the settlement of a litigation initiated in 2015 by shareholders who acquired shares in the company between February and December 2011. Billabong says the case will cost it 45 million Australian dollars (€30.5m-$33.7m) but will have no material impact on its results.
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Birkenstock, which is enjoying a boom in the American shoe...
Birkenstock, which is enjoying a boom in the American shoe market, has notified Amazon that it will stop supplying it from next January. It has also asked its authorized dealers not to offer Birkenstock shoes on its marketplace. According to CNBC, Birkenstock has found it impossible to supervise the distribution ...
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The general assembly of Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry...
The general assembly of Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, decided to extend Luca Businaro's mandate as its president through to the end of 2017. Businaro is also currently the president of Fesi, the federation of the European sporting goods industry. Businaro told the assembly that the association is ...
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Oakley is planning a commercial launch of its first wearable...
Oakley is planning a commercial launch of its first wearable device in October. It will be compatible with Android and iOS platforms. Among other features, the Radar Pace will use voice recognition technology. Oakley will introduce it during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Confirming reports that have already appeared in several countries, Michelin...
Confirming reports that have already appeared in several countries, Michelin Technical Soles says that it has won over a new partner, Mizuno. The Japanese brand is coming out with three models of trail running shoes for medium and long distances, equipped with two different soles developed in cooperation with the ...
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Dachstein is launching a new color-changing shoe at the OutDoor...
Dachstein is launching a new color-changing shoe at the OutDoor trade show, which will be held in Friedrichshafen, Germany on July 13-16. According to the company, the new model of its Skylite shoe, called Skylite Thermocolor, features heat-sensitive color pigments which change color as the temperature alters.
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Adidas has announced that Benjamin Proud and Andrew Willis have...
Adidas has announced that Benjamin Proud and Andrew Willis have joined its team of swimmers, only a few weeks ahead of the Rio Olympics. The two British swimmers will wear the recently launched adizero XVI swimsuit. Proud, aged 19, won two gold and a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth ...
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A new public-private partnership in New York City has been...
A new public-private partnership in New York City has been put in place to promote football to children. Adidas with Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC, the U.S. Soccer Foundation and the New York City Football Club have announced the launch of the New York City ...
