News Briefs – Page 556
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Stella International Holdings saw its manufacturing revenues increase by 5.1...
Stella International Holdings saw its manufacturing revenues increase by 5.1 percent in the last quarter of 2015 to $389.2 million. They finished the year at $1,705.0 million, up 8.5 percent, with continued strength in sports fashion footwear. The maker of athletic and fashion footwear saw average selling prices fall by ...
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Mizuno's European sales improved by 7.5 percent for the nine...
Mizuno's European sales improved by 7.5 percent for the nine months until the end of December, with robust sales of running and indoor sports shoes. The rise contributed to an increase of 7.4 percent for the entire group's turnover to ¥143.7 billion (€1,099.1m-$1,230.6m) for the nine months. Sales advanced by ...
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Goldwin's revenues expanded by 4 percent to 17,300 million Japanese...
Goldwin's revenues expanded by 4 percent to 17,300 million Japanese yen (€132.2m-$148.3m) but comprehensive net income was off 67 percent to ¥1,114 million (€8.51m-$9.55m) in the fiscal third quarter until the end of December. Sales were driven by The North Face, Canterbury, Champion and Danskin, though the mild winter has ...
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Yonex has achieved a huge sales increase in China in...
Yonex has achieved a huge sales increase in China in the three months until the end of December. The racquet sports company's implied sales for the quarter hit the equivalent of 3,387 million Japanese yen (€25.9m-$29.0m) in China, where badminton is among the most widely-played sports, up from ¥403 million ...
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Sales fell by 4.1 percent to 562 million Danish kroner...
Sales fell by 4.1 percent to 562 million Danish kroner (€75.3m-$84.3m) at Peak Performance in the six months ended on Dec. 31, corresponding to a drop of 4.0 percent in constant currencies. The decline was limited to wholesale revenues in the Nordic countries. Sales went up in the rest of ...
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Italian sporting goods companies are going through a rough patch...
Italian sporting goods companies are going through a rough patch due to unseasonable weather conditions. The lack of snow has made their total turnover drop by 20 percent in Italy and Austria, according to estimates by Assosport, the national association of sporting goods manufacturers, as reported by Corriere del Veneto, ...
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Bike Europe reports that imports of bicycles into the European...
Bike Europe reports that imports of bicycles into the European Union jumped by 4.0 percent in the first eight months of the year. After five years of decline, during which imports dropped by more than 20 percent, the numbers picked up again in 2014, with a rise of 1.6 percent ...
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Accell Group has discovered a case of alleged financial theft...
Accell Group has discovered a case of alleged financial theft committed by an employee working for one of its Asian organizations, Accell Asia Taiwan. Although the investigation into the circumstances of the theft is still ongoing, it seems clear that the employee did withdraw funds from the company's bank account. ...
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The text of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the...
The text of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union and Vietnam, published by the European Commission earlier this week, includes adjustments to rapidly eliminate duties on footwear. The FTA agreement finalized in December sets the general period for removal of the duties at seven years for EU ...
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Representatives from the 12 countries participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership...
Representatives from the 12 countries participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) signed the agreement in Auckland, New Zealand earlier this week. The deal is meant to lead to the elimination of duties on all products made and traded within the region, including the U.S. and Canada, Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia ...
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The Rossignol Group has made the strategic decision to eliminate...
The Rossignol Group has made the strategic decision to eliminate the Rossignol brand name from its ski bindings. Starting with the autumn/winter 2016/17 season, all its alpine ski bindings will bear the Look brand name. This will allow the company to concentrate product development, sales and marketing resources on a ...
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Columbia Sportswear has launched a new line of golf performance...
Columbia Sportswear has launched a new line of golf performance sportswear and outerwear. In addition, the company is sponsoring several professional golf players who will wear and promote the new Columbia Golf range in this year's PGA Tour events. Endorsers will include Robert Garrigus, Ryan Palmer and Jason Kokrak. The ...
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Houdini launched three new styles for its soft shell collection...
Houdini launched three new styles for its soft shell collection at Ispo Munich. All membranes of its shell jackets are made without fluorocarbons and they are all recyclable and made from recycled fibers. The garments are made in Europe and textiles are from Teijin, a Japanese company. The Swedish company ...
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Kombi Canada won an Ispo Award for the second year...
Kombi Canada won an Ispo Award for the second year in a row for its patent-pending Essential 3-in-1 glove and mitt for female skiers, which is fitted with a hand warmer pocket. The Canadian firm developed the products because women typically suffer from cold hands more than men. Conventionally placed ...
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Diadora is presenting a new relay race called Bright Delivery...
Diadora is presenting a new relay race called Bright Delivery to launch the new SS2016 N900, an updated version of a historical shoe. Bright Deliver is a 1,500-km race across southern Europe and its various landscapes which will be followed by a special support team and a troupe providing live ...
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Vans and Truth, the U.S.-based anti-smoking campaign produced and funded...
Vans and Truth, the U.S.-based anti-smoking campaign produced and funded by the American Legacy Foundation, have partnered with Kevin Lyons to create a limited-edition Vans shoe. In December the Brooklyn-based graphic artist painted a mural in Raleigh, North Carolina, an area of the country with reportedly above average tobacco usage ...
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YKK, the world's largest manufacturer of zippers, has launched two...
YKK, the world's largest manufacturer of zippers, has launched two new zippers, intended for jackets, called Fix a Shape and Integra, for autumn/winter 2016/17. Non-exclusive brand partners for YKK's new zippers are Adidas and Eider. Integra, the lightweight, water-repellent and packable zipper, can be used for running and hiking apparel, ...
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Amer Sports has decided to adopt Hark Solutions' aWorkbook as...
Amer Sports has decided to adopt Hark Solutions' aWorkbook as its digital sell-in tool, following a competitive tender. It is starting with the presentation of the autumn/winter 2016/17 collections of Atomic and Salomon in France, Sweden and Switzerland. Germany, Austria, the U.K., Spain, Russia and other territories will follow later ...
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Under Armour has agreed to a nine-year extension of...
Under Armour has agreed to a nine-year extension of its partnership with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), until 2025. Rugby is one of the sports that Under Armour has been using to gain prominence in Europe. Among its most important partnerships was a deal to become the WRU's official technical ...
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Adidas has announced a multi-year deal to become the official...
Adidas has announced a multi-year deal to become the official all-sports apparel provider of Western Carolina University (WCU), a public university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that runs 16 intercollegiate sport programs. The five-year partnership is effective July 1, 2016. Previously, several WCU sports had independently used the brand's products ...
