Sport

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    Asics sales boosted by running segment

    For its 2012-2013 financial year, ended March 31, Japanese sports brand Asics has reported a 5% increase in turnover to 2 billion euros, largely down to the success of its running gear.

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    Puma warns of sales decline in 2013

    German sports apparel firm Puma warned that the outlook for the year had worsened as weak spending in its main European market led to a bigger than expected 32 percent drop in first...

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    The Kering (PPR) game plan for a Puma relaunch

    A new CEO is set to start up at Puma soon. Of course, his roadmap has yet to be mapped out in detail. But the direction is a given: sport performance is a top priority to enhance the...

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    Iconix recent acquisitions pump up sales

    These past five months the American group has picked up Umbro, the Canadian brand Buffalo and Lee Cooper jeans. For its first quarter 2013 ended March 31, it recorded 19% growth in sales,...

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    Bread & Butter unveils new 'Connect' campaign

    Bread & Butter has launched its official campaign for the upcoming edition of the Berlin show. The 'Connect' campaign follows last edition's 'Big Time for the Bold and Brave Brands'.

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    Sports Direct posts fourth-quarter sales rise

    Britain's biggest sporting goods retailer Sports Direct posted a 14.3 percent rise in fourth quarter sales as squeezed consumers found the cash to splash out on sports products.The group,...

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    Zara teams up with the NBA

    Zara has teamed up with the American professional basketball association, the NBA, to create a line of limited edition t-shirts to be sold across the world.

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    JD Sports year profit falls on Blacks loss

    British retailer JD Sport Fashion posted a 20 percent fall in full-year profit as operating losses from its Blacks Leisure acquisition weighed on the group.