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Online sales of sporting goods grew by 17 percent in...
Online sales of sporting goods grew by 17 percent in Norway in December when compared with the year before, according to the latest figures from DIBS, a company that handles online payments. Online sales of electronics saw a 19 percent increase, while clothing and shoes sales increased by 18 percent. ...
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Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) has found that the number of...
Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) has found that the number of golf rounds played in the U.K. increased by 3.5 percent last year compared with 2013 and by 1.4 percent against 2012. The trend was highlighted in the latest edition of the research company's Golf Rounds Played study. The rise was ...
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The ANWR Group, which controls the operations of Sport 2000...
The ANWR Group, which controls the operations of Sport 2000 and Fairplay International Sports in Germany, Switzerland and the Benelux countries, reports a sales increase of 8.4 percent in the sporting goods sector to €844 million. The segment ended the year with a 9.2 percent jump in December. More details ...
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Reportedly, Sport Eybl & Sports Experts continued to lose money...
Reportedly, Sport Eybl & Sports Experts continued to lose money under the control of Sports Direct International. According to Austria's Wirtschaftsblatt, the leading Austrian retailer booked a loss of €17.8 million for the extraordinary 8-month financial year ended in April 2014, or €36.79 million including special charges. Sales remained relatively ...
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Erima's sales grew by 15 percent to €53 million in...
Erima's sales grew by 15 percent to €53 million in 2014. The German team sports brand benefited from its diversification into tennis and running clothing and from the victories of sponsored German teams in handball and tennis.
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Deckers Brands' share price tumbled by 19.7 percent after the...
Deckers Brands' share price tumbled by 19.7 percent after the company published lower than expected financial results for the third quarter ended Dec. 31 and reduced its own expectations for the full financial year. The stronger dollar and soft sales of Classic Ugg styles in October and November were cited ...
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Nautilus, the U.S. fitness equipment company, announced in a preview...
Nautilus, the U.S. fitness equipment company, announced in a preview of its annual results that its sales should reach about $274 million in 2014, amounting to an increase of about 25 percent. This comes after a robust fourth quarter, in which sales expanded by about 23 percent to around $95 ...
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Halfords Group reported organic sales growth for its Cycling and...
Halfords Group reported organic sales growth for its Cycling and Travel Solutions stores of 7.6 percent in the 15 weeks ended Jan. 9. Overall retail sales for the British group increased by 6.5 percent. The company said the bikes segment was boosted by children's cycles, which recorded a 13.8 percent ...
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Yue Yuen raised its total sales by 6 percent to...
Yue Yuen raised its total sales by 6 percent to the equivalent of $8 billion in 2014, based on the company's latest monthly sales updates. In December, its sales increased by 3 percent to $734 million as compared to the same month a year earlier.
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Descente is projecting a 21 percent increase in net income...
Descente is projecting a 21 percent increase in net income to 5.4 billion yen (€40.7m-$46.0) on 12 percent higher sales of ¥123 billion (€927.8m-$1,047.1m) for the financial year ending in March. In the first nine months through Dec. 31, sales increased by 14 percent to ¥86.3 billion (€651.0m-$734.7m) generating a 51 percent increase ...
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Spectaris, the German optical industry association, feels that there is...
Spectaris, the German optical industry association, feels that there is ample room for market development in sports eyewear. According to its estimates, 15.6 million German residents who need vision correction and practice sports don't use sports eyewear or sport-specific contact lenses. ZVA, the German opticians association, recently pointed out that ...
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Sports Marketing Surveys (Sms), in conjunction with Women & Golf...
Sports Marketing Surveys (Sms), in conjunction with Women & Golf Magazine, has announced the forthcoming release of a study into British golfers which shows that male golfers could be a key stimulus in increasing women's participation in the sport. According to the study, commissioned by the magazine, the top reason ...
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In a preliminary statement, the Lafuma Group reported today a...
In a preliminary statement, the Lafuma Group reported today a 10.0 drop in its total turnover in local currencies and on a pro-forma basis for the financial year ended last Dec. 31, pointing out that the decline was in line with its profitable growth strategy. Sales fell by 9.2 percent ...
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In a preliminary statement, JD Sports Fashion reported a strong...
In a preliminary statement, JD Sports Fashion reported a strong 12 percent increase in same-store sales for the five weeks ended Jan. 3, in spite of strong comparatives in the previous year, as well as for the first 48 weeks of its current financial year, ended on the same day. ...
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Jack Wolfskin, which is going under new management, has reported...
Jack Wolfskin, which is going under new management, has reported a 6.5 percent sales increase to €365 million for the financial year ended last Sept. 30, after declines of one percent and 8 percent in the previous two years, but this was apparently due primarily to its international expansion, notably ...
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Exceed, the Chinese company behind the Xidelong brand, reported that...
Exceed, the Chinese company behind the Xidelong brand, reported that its performance improved markedly in the first half of 2014. Its sales jumped by 29.7 percent to 845.2 million yuan renminbi (€117.5m-$136.1m) and its operating profit more than doubled to RMB 96.9 million (€13.5m-$15.6m). Exceed ended the half-year with net ...
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ABC-Mart, the Japanese-based sports retailer, which operates more than 800...
ABC-Mart, the Japanese-based sports retailer, which operates more than 800 stores in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, has reported a 15 percent sales increase to 150.0 billion yen (€1,097m-$1,284m) for the nine months ended Nov. 30. The gross margin dropped slightly to 55.4 percent, but net earnings rose by 28 ...
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Metro made a consolidated net profit of €127 million in...
Metro made a consolidated net profit of €127 million in the financial year ended last Sept. 30, against a loss of €35 million in the previous year, although changes in foreign currencies reduced its profits by €82 million. Total revenues declined by 4 percent to €63 billion, but were up ...
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Groupe Rossignol reportedly made an operating profit margin before amortization...
Groupe Rossignol reportedly made an operating profit margin before amortization (Ebitda) of 7 percent in the past financial year on 8 percent higher sales of €223 million. It made also a unspecified net profit. Its sales if apparel grew vt 35 pecent to around €20 million. As previously reported, Rossignol ...
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Callaway Golf has raised its guidance for this year's earnings,...
Callaway Golf has raised its guidance for this year's earnings, predicting pre-tax income of between $19 million and $21 million, but repeats that sales will rise by 6 percent to about $890 million, indicating gains in market share. On the other hand, the company, which generates half of its turnover ...
