Odlo joines forces with W.L. Gore
The Swiss marketer of functional sportswear, which used to rely mainly on its own membranes, has decided to use those of W.L. Gore starting with its spring/summer 2013 collections. The company has sealed a licensing agreement for this purpose. Odlo intends to use Gore’s Windstopper technology mainly in its lines of running and bike wear....
Hervis denies speculation on possible sale
The ISPO Newsblog reported on April 18 (http://www.ispo-newsblog.com/2012/04/18/hervis-is-for-sale-newspapers-say/) on speculation concerning the possible sale of Hervis, a leading Austrian sporting goods chain. Alfred Eichblatt, managing director of the chain, does not want to see this and other reporting left uncommented on by the retailer: “Any speculations on a sale by its owner, Spar Österr. Warenhandels-AG,...
Adidas and Nike executive switches in Latin America
André Maestrini, who has been heading the Adidas Group in France for the last six years, was appointed at the helm of the group in Spanish Latin America, from the start of June. He will replace Charlie Maurath, who will head the international business of Under Armour from September. Maestrini himself will be succeeded in...
Austrian sports consumers opt for quality in retailing
Market, an Austrian market and opinion research firm, has examined customers’ shopping habits through some 1,000 online interviews among consumers who buy in sports stores. Market’s report says that 31 percent of the interviewees mainly seek advice and service in sporting goods stores, whereas 30 percent are looking for the best price. Thirty-one percent of...
ANWR wants to acquire Garant entirely
ANWR, the big buying group for shoe retailers and Sport 2000’s licensee for Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg, wants to acquire the remaining outstanding stocks of Garant Schuh + Mode, another buying group for shoe retailers. Additionally, Garant has members from sporting goods retail under the Fair Play banner, mainly in the Benelux countries, Switzerland and...
German Intersport appoints new management for its Voswinkel chain
Due to the retirement of Klaus-Jürgen Caspar, Intersport Germany has restructured the leadership of its wholly owned chain Intersport Voswinkel: The group has brought back on board Jochen Schnell, who was head of the chain between 1998 and 2008. Since then he has served as managing director of Christ, a leading German jewelry retail chain....
WFSGI board welcomes new member
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has announced a new board member: Christina Li Wei from the Li-Ning company is replacing Jay Li, who has quit his duties at the big Chinese sporting goods company. Li Wei, 42, was appointed head of Li-Ning’s PR last year. She has an MBA from the...
Hervis is for sale, newspapers say
The Austrian press is wildly speculating about a possible sale of Hervis, the country’s big sporting goods chain, which is a subsidiary of Spar, the big Austrian food retailer. Reportedly, Deichmann, the huge German shoe retail group, might have some appetite to take over; it has already a substantial market share in neighboring Switzerland’s sports...
MBT makes it into the Guinness Book of Records
Marathon man Wendelin Lauxen has accomplished seven marathon runs on seven continents in a new record time, which will be rewarded with an entry in the Guinness Book: The 50-year-old managed to finish the program within 28 days, 23 hours, 25 minutes and 4 seconds. Lauxen is sponsored by MBT, the footwear company with the...
Puma launches recycling program at its German stores
Puma is rolling out its “Bring Me Back“ program in cooperation with I:CO, a global recycling company. Starting today, Puma is installing recycling bins at its corporate stores in Germany, allowing customers to dump used shoes, apparel and accessories of any brand. The idea is to reuse them, if the products are still in good...
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