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    ANWR Group, the parent company of Sport 2000 Germany and...

    2013-01-18T00:00:00Z

    ANWR Group, the parent company of Sport 2000 Germany and several buying groups in shoe retailing, reached sales of €7.6 billion in 2012, which was about the same as the previous year, but the group expects that its turnover will increase this year. Some €5.2 billion came from financial services ...

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    Head boasts that its U.S. racquet sports business, Head Racquet...

    2013-01-09T00:00:00Z

    Head boasts that its U.S. racquet sports business, Head Racquet Sports USA, achieved its best-ever results last year. The company said that the Head and Penn brands both managed double-digit sales hikes, even though they already had a strong share in the U.S. market at the start of 2012. Head ...

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    Herbert Hainer, chief executive of the Adidas Group, said in...

    2013-01-09T00:00:00Z

    Herbert Hainer, chief executive of the Adidas Group, said in an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung in the last week of 2012 that the company would reach sales of more than €14.5 billion for the year. This would represent an increase of more than 9 percent compared with 2011. The company ...

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    The share of skiers who wore helmets in Switzerland during...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    The share of skiers who wore helmets in Switzerland during the winter 2011/12 winter season increased to 84 percent, up from 81 percent in the previous season. It reached the same ratio already achieved among snowboarders. The ratio went up to 94 percent among children, but it also grew among ...

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    Rip Curl reports a slightly improved operating profit on a...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Rip Curl reports a slightly improved operating profit on a 15 percent increase in its global sales to more than 400 million Australian dollars (€320m-US$258m) for the financial year ended last June 30.  A big drop in Europe was compensated by sales growth in other parts of the world. Notably, double-digit ...

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    After five months of excellent growth in the Swedish sporting...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    After five months of excellent growth in the Swedish sporting goods industry, sales slowed somewhat in October. Though positive, sales growth was only 2.1 percent in October when compared with the same month last year, according to Sweden's HUI Research. The accumulated sales growth for 2012 through October was 7.5 ...

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    The New Wave Group's sports and leisure unit saw its...

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    The New Wave Group's sports and leisure unit saw its sales decline by 13 percent, excluding acquisitions, during the third quarter ended Sept. 30, but the group's management indicated that it is “developing well” in spite of the poor economic climate. The unit comprises Craft and Cutter&Buck, along with smaller ...

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    The proportion of French people practicing at least one physical...

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    The proportion of French people practicing at least one physical or sports activities has risen to 87 percent of the total population from 84 percent ten years ago, according to a major survey conducted by the French sporting goods retailers' federation, FPS, through Ipsos. Among the various sports activities, running, ...

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    Descente reported that sales for the fiscal second quarter ended...

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Descente reported that sales for the fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30 were up by 11.3 percent to 26.1 billion yen (€245.2m-$317.3m), compared with the year-ago period. The gross margin achieved by the Japanese apparel company improved by 0.6 percentage points to 51.0 percent of sales for the quarter, against ...

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    Sonae Group, the Portuguese retail conglomerate over the Sport Zone...

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Sonae Group, the Portuguese retail conglomerate over the Sport Zone chain, reported an improved adjusted Ebitda margin of 11.1 percent for the first nine months of this year, but the net profit attributable to shareholders declined by 24 percent to €64 million. Operating results improved in the third quarter thanks ...

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    Herbert Hainer, chief executive of the Adidas Group, said in...

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Herbert Hainer, chief executive of the Adidas Group, said in an interview with Welt am Sonntag that the company would surpass sales of €1 billion in Russia and the former CIS countries this year. This means that the group is one year ahead of targets that called for this level ...

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    Accell Group, the Dutch company that owns a dollop of...

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Accell Group, the Dutch company that owns a dollop of bicycle and fitness brands, said that the pleasant weather this summer enabled it to increase its turnover in the third quarter. The rise was also aided by the acquisition of the Raleigh Cycle Group and its Diamondback brand in April, ...

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    Sales of sporting goods in Switzerland declined by 3 percent...

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Sales of sporting goods in Switzerland declined by 3 percent in the third quarter, and Swiss retailers are predicting an overall sales decline of 2 percent for the full year, according to a survey conducted by Schweizer Sport & Mode. The results remain extremely diversified, with some stores performing satisfactorily ...

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    Net income fell by 30 percent at Yonex to 220...

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Net income fell by 30 percent at Yonex to 220 million yen (€2.1m-$2.7m) in the second quarter ended Sept. 30. Operating income was down by 48 percent to ¥434 million (€4.1m-$5.3m) on 2 percent lower revenues of ¥19.6 billion (€184.2m-$238.3m). The Japanese badminton specialist is forecasting revenues of ¥38.3 billion ...

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    Skullcandy has lowered its projections for the current financial year...

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Skullcandy has lowered its projections for the current financial year due to uncertainty in Europe and increasing promotional activity leading into the holiday season. Nevertheless, the company's sales went up by 17.1 percent to $71.0 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The gross margin improved to 48.0 percent ...

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    In terms of purchasing power, China's GDP is projected to...

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    In terms of purchasing power, China's GDP is projected to surpass that of the Eurozone in a year or so, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It should become the world's largest economic power by 2016, overtaking the U.S. Even more strikingly, ...

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    Dorel Industries, the company that owns bike brands such as...

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Dorel Industries, the company that owns bike brands such as Cannondale, GT, Mongoose and Schwinn, reports a 9.1 percent sales increase to $229.0 million for its recreational & leisure segment, thanks in part to the timing of shipments to the mass market. On an organic and currency-neutral basis, the segment's ...

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    Intersport Finland booked an increase in revenues of 8.9 percent...

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Intersport Finland booked an increase in revenues of 8.9 percent to €46 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Its parent company, Kesko, said that its newly acquired Intersport Russia operation had a poor level of profitability on revenues of €6 million during the same period. While Finnish Intersport ...

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    Under Armour raised its total revenues by 23.6 percent to...

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Under Armour raised its total revenues by 23.6 percent to $575.2 million in the third quarter. Its revenues outside the U.S. declined by 2.3 percent and remained relatively marginal at $32.1 million, but they grew by 18 percent including the sale of shoes to the company's Japanese licensee, Dome. Licensing ...

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    K-Swiss reported a big 16 percent drop in revenues to...

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    K-Swiss reported a big 16 percent drop in revenues to $67.7 million for the third quarter, as compared to one year ago, as a 4 percent increase in the lifestyle segment was offset by a 47 percent drop in the performance sector. However, forward orders were down by only 8.6 ...