Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Sporting goods industry is available in its catalogue. World Footwear Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p092566/World-Footwear-Market.html This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Footwear in US$ Million and Million Units Pairs at the retail level. The...
Currency-neutral Group sales grow 12% in the first half year First half year earnings per share increase 25% * Currency-neutral Group sales grow 14% in the second quarter * Q2 earnings per share grow 15% * Full year gross and operating margin guidance increased HERZOGENAURACH,...
FRANKFURT, AFP — Adidas, the second biggest sports equipment maker, posted Tuesday a 12 percent increase in second quarter net profit, although its troubled US unit Reebok saw sales fall by just over 11 percent. Adidas recorded a net profit of 116 million euros (180 million dollars), in part...
Dinner with Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton is all very well, writes Chris McGrath, but Britain's brightest talent knows he must retain his focus and restore a faltering reputation The voices fill his ears, just as the manic ululation of the engines - rising, falling, rising - buffeted...
U.S. Olympic Track Trials Results By The Associated Press Thursday At Hayward Field Eugene, Ore. (All race distances in meters x-qualified for Olympics) Men 400 1,...
NEW YORK AFP — Jamaica's Usain Bolt set the 100m world record here Saturday, clocking 9.72sec at the Reebok Grand Prix athletics meeting. Bolt, 21, lowered the record of 9.74sec set by compatriot Asafa Powell at Rieti, Italy, last September. With a favorable wind of 1.7m/sec, Bolt finished...
Net income attributable to shareholders grows 32% Group sales increase 10% on a currency-neutral basis Currency-neutral adidas backlogs increase 13% * adidas and TaylorMade-adidas Golf currency-neutral sales increase at double-digit rates * Group gross margin increases 2.3 percentage points to new record level of 49.1% ...
BERLIN AFP — Adidas, the world's second-biggest sports goods group, reported increased first-quarter profit on Tuesday, but its struggling Reebok brand saw orders fall by 22 percent. Adidas' net profit gained 32 percent to 169 million euros (262 million dollars) as it cut costs and reaped the benefit of...
BOLTON, England AFP — Bolton edged closer to securing their Premier League survival after Gary Megson's side beat Sunderland 2-0 on Saturday. Wanderers are three points clear of the relegation zone thanks to El-Hadji Diouf's first half strike and a Daryl Murphy own goal at the Reebok Stadium. ...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c89187) has announced the addition of "Analysis of Adidas AG" to their offering. Adidas AG is engaged in the sporting goods industry, offering a range of sports brands across all sporting categories. Adidas manufactures footwear, apparel and hardware. The Adidas brand is structured...
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Collection to Feature Marvel's Legendary Super Heroes Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk, Stars of Marvel Studios' Upcoming Summer Blockbusters NEW YORK -- Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL), a global character-based entertainment licensing company, has partnered with Reebok, a leading worldwide designer, marketer and distributor of sports, fitness and...
WASHINGTON AFP — US sports apparel company Reebok has agreed to pay a one-million-dollar (634,000-euro) fine for giving away hundreds of thousands of lead-laced bracelets that killed one child, the US product safety watchdog said Tuesday. "The penalty settles allegations that Reebok International Ltd imported and distributed charm bracelets...
Q4 currency-neutral sales up 14% with increases in all regions Q4 net income grows 63% Currency-neutral adidas backlogs at highest level in almost 10 years * Currency-neutral sales grow 7% in 2007 * Full year net income attributable to shareholders up 14% * Net borrowings...
FRANKFURT AFP — Adidas, the second biggest sportswear company, posted increased 2007 results Wednesday even though its Reebok unit lagged behind. The German group said net profit had gained 14 percent to 551 million euros (835 million dollars), while operating profit rose by eight percent to 949 million. ...
This year's spring fashion show of signature shoes during All-Star Weekend coincides with a couple of industry milestones: Converse's 100th anniversary and the release of the 23rd rendition of the Air Jordans that were made popular by No. 23 himself. In a craze that can be...
BOLTON, England AFP — Bolton signed Aston Villa defender Gary Cahill in a deal believed to be worth around five million pounds on Wednesday. Cahill, 22, agreed a three-and-a-half-year deal at the Reebok Stadium after weeks of uncertainty surrounding his future. Villa's city rivals Birmingham made a late...
BOSTON, Massachusetts AFP — Ethiopia's Meseret Defar, the IAAF's 2007 woman athlete of the year, established a world best in the indoor two miles Saturday at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games. Defar, already holder of outdoor world marks at two miles and 5,000m and indoors in the 3,000m, clocked...
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Feb 28, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- The NHL's Stanley Cup contenders took their best shot at glory and pulled the trigger on some big trades this week, while Reebok Canada launched a breakaway move of its own with a new Reebok S MONTREAL,...
BOLTON, England AFP — English Premier League strugglers Bolton signed Iceland defender Gretar Steinsson from AZ Alkmaar for 3.5million pounds (7 million dollars) on Wednesday. The right-back agreed a three-and-half-year deal with Gary Megson's side as he finally completed a move to the Reebok Stadium nearly six years later...