News Briefs – Page 598
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Décimas, a Spanish sporting goods retailer that is celebrating its...
Décimas, a Spanish sporting goods retailer that is celebrating its 30th anniversary, has entered the Polish market with a 900-square-meter store located in the Magnolia Park shopping center of Wroclaw, where Intersport and Decathlon have their stores. The chain has been expanding outside the Spanish market since 2007, opening four ...
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Mike Ashley, the majority shareholder of Sports Direct International (SDI),...
Mike Ashley, the majority shareholder of Sports Direct International (SDI), the leading British and increasingly European sports retailer, is reportedly preparing the launch of a new chain of discount stores. The Mail on Sunday reported that a Mega Value store opened in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, on the location of a department ...
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Go Sport is introducing new media and entertainment services on...
Go Sport is introducing new media and entertainment services on its website and in some of its physical stores. The French sports retailer will sell tickets to sports events, subscriptions to Canal + and copies of L'Equipe. Canal + is a TV channel that runs some sports events exclusively. L'Equipe ...
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Rip Curl has opened in Biarritz a women-specific store. In...
Rip Curl has opened in Biarritz a women-specific store. In contrast with another report, this is the brand's second shop in France dedicated to women. The other one is in the center of Hossegor. The new Rip Curl Girl store in Biarritz is located in rue Mazagran, a well-known shopping ...
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As expected, Nike has opened its first European women's store...
As expected, Nike has opened its first European women's store in London, following similar initiatives in the U.S. and China. Located at 33, King's Road, it measures 2,200 square feet. Special services include trouser hemming, gait analysis and bra fitting. The store will host free weekly Nike+ Training Club classes ...
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Sports Direct International (SDI) has provided employees and partners with...
Sports Direct International (SDI) has provided employees and partners with updates on its performance, which is ahead of market expectations for profits before tax and earnings per share. The company said that its underlying Ebitda is in line with expectations of £380 million. The company attributed the above-expectations earnings to ...
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Intersport PSC reported a 16.7 percent drop in consolidated sales...
Intersport PSC reported a 16.7 percent drop in consolidated sales to 112.5 million Swiss francs (€108.9m-$118.7m) for the first six months of its financial year, ended on March 31, and its new management is forecasting a slight decline for the full year. However, the Intersport licensee for Switzerland enjoyed a ...
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Some of the latest numbers from the NPD Group about...
Some of the latest numbers from the NPD Group about shares in the U.S. athletic footwear market indicate that Skechers has over taken Adidas as the second-largest sports footwear brand for the quarter ended in March. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the NPD Group puts Skechers' market share ...
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Skechers told the recent Citigroup investor conference that it expects...
Skechers told the recent Citigroup investor conference that it expects its sales in China to reach $150 million this year and is targeting an annual turnover of $500 million in the next four to five years. The management indicated that some major franchising agreements are in the works. It sees ...
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Acushnet raised its sales by 1 percent to $416.2 million...
Acushnet raised its sales by 1 percent to $416.2 million in the first quarter. In constant currencies, they went up by 7 percent, with strong performance in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region as well as in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
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The average number of golf rounds played in the U.K....
The average number of golf rounds played in the U.K. increased by 14 percent in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest findings by Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS). The research company already pointed to an encouraging stabilization in golf participation last year. The relatively mild temperatures and ...
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Like in other countries, women are in focus in the...
Like in other countries, women are in focus in the country down under. The Australian Sporting Goods Association (ASGA) has announced a new project worth 140,000 Australian dollars (€98,051-$106,918) to study trends in women's activewear, consumer sentiment in the category and its future. The project will take about nine months. ...
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A lawsuit that accused Lululemon of defrauding shareholders by not...
A lawsuit that accused Lululemon of defrauding shareholders by not revealing a product issue with Luon yoga pants has been dismissed, Reuters reports. The case focused on problems that caused Luon yoga pants to become see-through, causing a costly recall in March 2013. An appeals court in Manhattan ruled earlier ...
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After three years of negotiations, the People's Republic of China...
After three years of negotiations, the People's Republic of China and South Korea have signed a free trade agreement (FTA) intended to remove most import tariffs on each other's products within the next 20 years, subject to parliamentary approval. China is the biggest trading partner for Korea and vice versa. ...
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A European research team claims to have created the first...
A European research team claims to have created the first example of a transparent and flexible electrode fully embedded in a yarn, which could open up new applications for wearable technologies. Their technique involves the transfer of monolayer graphene, grown by chemical vapor deposition on copper foil, to fibers commonly ...
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Puma has teamed up with the Cuban Olympic Committee, so...
Puma has teamed up with the Cuban Olympic Committee, so that Cuban athletes will be wearing the brand's apparel and footwear at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, as leisurewear when they are not competing and as sportswear for various ceremonies. The brand already has separate deals with the Cuban ...
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Majestic Athletic, one of the sportswear companies owned by VF...
Majestic Athletic, one of the sportswear companies owned by VF Corporation, makes a remarkable entry into the world of football with an agreement to design and make replica fanwear for the Liverpool Football Club. The players' uniforms will continue to be supplied by New Balance, which has replaced Warrior Sports ...
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Maui Jim Sunglasses has signed up a 50-year-old Spanish pro...
Maui Jim Sunglasses has signed up a 50-year-old Spanish pro golfer, Miguel Angel Jimenez, who qualified as the oldest winner on the European Tour at the Spanish Open in May 2014, after 23 victories under his belt. Three years ago, he created a Junior Circuit in Spain for children between ...
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Head has launched a digital marketing campaign featuring a junior...
Head has launched a digital marketing campaign featuring a junior Serbian player, Stefan Bojic, who performs 15 tricks with his racquet. In the “Frame & Play” video created for this campaign, the youngster challenges well-known, established players like Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova and Andy Murray.
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Adidas Outdoor has signed on as title sponsor of the...
Adidas Outdoor has signed on as title sponsor of the WE-cycle program, a non-profit bike sharing initiative to reduce carbon emissions and traffic congestion in Aspen, Colorado. Adidas Outdoor will be visible on 100 bikes at 16 stations in town. In addition, We-cycle employees will wear Adidas Outdoor footwear and ...
