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The Greek Fourlis Group reports a sales increase of 11.4...
The Greek Fourlis Group reports a sales increase of 11.4 percent to €91.3 million in the first nine months of this year for its sporting goods retail operations, consisting essentially of its Intersport stores. Earnings before amortization (Ebitda) improved by 47.7 percent to €6.6 million, leading to a pre-tax profit ...
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Zalando reached an adjusted operating margin (Ebit) of 0.8 percent...
Zalando reached an adjusted operating margin (Ebit) of 0.8 percent in the third quarter, compared with a negative margin of 12.4 percent a year ago, on 24.2 percent higher overall sales of €501 million. Germany, Austria and Switzerland had the highest profitability with a margin of 3.9 percent, but sales ...
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New Wave Group raised its sales by 8 percent to...
New Wave Group raised its sales by 8 percent to 1.12 billion Swedish kronor (€120.4m-$148.9m) in the third quarter. Operating earnings rose to SEK 92.8 million (€10.0m-$12.3m) from SEK 95.7 million a year ago, and the net profit increased to SEK 57.8 million (€6.2m-$7.7m) from SEK 66.9 million. Sales in the Sports & ...
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Björn Borg reports a 55 percent increase in net earnings...
Björn Borg reports a 55 percent increase in net earnings to 24 million Swedish kronor (€2.6m-$3.2m) in the third quarter, thanks to an improved gross margin of 52.4 percent, cost controls and discontinuing its Chinese operations. Sales increased by only 2 percent to SEK 163.7 million (€17.7m-$21.7m), but the Swedish underwear ...
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Fila Korea turned around to a net profit of 20,984...
Fila Korea turned around to a net profit of 20,984 billion Korean won (€15.3m-$18.9m) in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 from a loss of KRW 8,346 billion in the same period a year ago. Revenues increased by 6 percent to KRW189,347 billion (€137.8m-$169.7m), but the gross margin declined slightly ...
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Another Korean company, Youngone Holdings, posted a 11 percent increase...
Another Korean company, Youngone Holdings, posted a 11 percent increase in net income to 75,158 billion won (€54.7m-$67.4m) in the third quarter on 3 percent higher sales of KRW445,859 billion (€324.4m-$399.6m). Operating earnings declined by 2 percent to KRW94,689 billion (€324.4m-$399.6m).
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Total sales of sporting goods increased in Norway by 5...
Total sales of sporting goods increased in Norway by 5 percent in the first nine months of 2014, according to the local industry association, Sportsbransjen, which is predicting a record year for the sector. Year-on-year, sales declined slightly in the first quarter, but they were relatively good in the second ...
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Schweizer Sport & Mode predicts that the Swiss sporting goods...
Schweizer Sport & Mode predicts that the Swiss sporting goods market will end up flat this year in terms of the retail turnover. Working in combination with GfK and Asmas, it has calculated a 0.4 percent decline for the third quarter, due to a lot of rain and cool temperatures ...
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XXL ASA, the Nordic sports retailer that went public at...
XXL ASA, the Nordic sports retailer that went public at the beginning of October, reports a 31 percent increase in total revenues to 1,416 million Norwegian kroner (€166.90m-$207.29m) in the third quarter, with 6.7 percent growth on a same-store basis and a 74 percent jump in e-commerce. Operating profit before amortization ...
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Intersport's Swiss licensee, Intersport PSC Holding, reports that its sales...
Intersport's Swiss licensee, Intersport PSC Holding, reports that its sales went up in the second half of 2014, ended on Sept. 30, in spite of a drop in the number of retail members, that its gross margin improved and that the company managed to optimize its operating costs. The final ...
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Halfords Group, the leading British retailer of cycling and leisure...
Halfords Group, the leading British retailer of cycling and leisure products, reports a 16 percent increase in sales of cycling products for the 26 weeks ended Sept. 26 due to the expansion of the new Cycle Republic store format and the recent acquisition of Boardman Bikes. On a same-store basis, ...
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Higher sales of Smith Optics snow goggles, other sports eyewear...
Higher sales of Smith Optics snow goggles, other sports eyewear and helmets helped to boost Safilo Group's sales of sports products by 15.3 percent to €25.6 million in the third quarter, with a 16.8 percent increase in local currencies. The group's total sales increased by 7.3 percent to €261.2 million, ...
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Skullcandy is projecting sales increases of between 10 and 12...
Skullcandy is projecting sales increases of between 10 and 12 percent for this year and for 2015, partly through its international development program, which calls for a 50 percent share of total turnover outside the U.S. The leading American supplier of headphones sees potential for growth also in sports performance ...
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Descente has reported a 14 percent increase in revenues to...
Descente has reported a 14 percent increase in revenues to 57.13 billion yen (€397.52m-$494.03m) in its revenues for the first half ended Sept. 30, implying a 12 percent increase in the second quarter. Net earnings went up to ¥2,775 million (€10.31m-$24.00m) in the first half from 1,813 million in the corresponding period ...
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Goldwin's sales inched up by 1.6 percent to 14.9 billion...
Goldwin's sales inched up by 1.6 percent to 14.9 billion yen (€103.69m-$128.85m) in the six months ended Sept. 30. The Japanese company, which opened a European subsidiary in Switzerland in 2012 and a U.S. subsidiary last year for its ski and compression apparel, reported an operating profit of ¥311 million (€2.16m-$2.69m) for ...
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Yonex saw its net income rise by 44 percent to...
Yonex saw its net income rise by 44 percent to 1,730 million yen (€12.00m-$14.94m) in the first half ended Sept. 30. Operating income went up by 39 percent to ¥1,579 million (€10.96m-$13.64m) on 9 percent higher sales of ¥23.79 billion (€0.17m-$0.21m).
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Net income increased by 67 percent at Globeride for the...
Net income increased by 67 percent at Globeride for the six months ended Sept. 30, reaching 1,977 million yen (€13.72m-$17.08m). Operating income increased by 29 percent to ¥3,161 million (€21.94m-$27.31m) as revenues went up by 13 percent to ¥39.51 billion (€274.18m-$341.34m) at the Japanese company, formerly called Daiwa Seiko.
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The Uvex Winter Holding Group has reported an increase in...
The Uvex Winter Holding Group has reported an increase in total sales of 6.4 percent to a record of €365 million in the last financial year, ended last July. The Uvex Safety Group, the largest division of this German producer of bike and ski helmets, eyewear and protective clothing and ...
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Spy returned to growth in the third quarter ended Sept....
Spy returned to growth in the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Sales increased by 8.1 percent in the period to $11.0 million, thanks primarily to strong sales of snow goggles and continued growth in prescription frames. There were also increases in sales of Happy Lenses, which are now being launched ...
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Alibaba Group's share price reached new highs, trading above $115...
Alibaba Group's share price reached new highs, trading above $115 a share and reaching a market capitalization above $280 billion, after reporting strong results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 and announcing that it generated record sales of $9.3 billion through its marketplaces on Nov. 11 in connection with ...
