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ANTI-COUNTERFEITING
Authorities in Thailand have seized more than 4,700 counterfeit Columbia
Sportswear products
COMPANY REORGANISATION AND RESTRUCTURING
Adidas will speed up the implementation of its restructuring programme
following a 97% decline in net income during the first quarter of 2009 Nike
has announced plans to reorganise its brand into a new model consisting of six
geographical regions Nike is planning to reduce its workforce by about 5%
EVENTS
The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) Advanced Textiles 2009
conference provided a successful networking platform for 100 attendees
FINANCIAL RESULTS
- Adidas
- Outlook
- Columbia Sportswear
- Nike
- Fourth quarter 2008/09
- 2008/09
- Future orders
- Perry Ellis International
- Outlook
- Puma
- Quiksilver
- Outlook
- Timberland
- Under Armour
- Unifi
- VF Corporation
INVESTMENT
Invista has invested US$500 mn in correcting environmental violations at 12 of
its facilities which were formerly owned by DuPont
JOINT VENTURES, COOPERATION, LICENSING AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS
- Adidas is planning to increase its share of the football market in 2010
- Asics and Advansa have entered into a partnership to develop a new high
performance apparel collection for running
- Firestop Chemicals and BR Impex have entered into an agreement relating to
the distribution of Firestop' s flame retardant textile products in India
- Lee Cooper and Sports Direct have signed a licensing agreement covering
the Lee Cooper Sport collection
- NanoHorizons has entered into an agreement with Widetech concerning the
distribution of SmartSilver antimicrobial additives in Taiwan
- Rocky Brands and Garlands have signed a distribution agreement in the UK
- TenCate Defense & Tactical has received a US$13 mn order from Propper
International for its Defender M Fabric
LEGAL ISSUES
Sportsfuzion has filed a lawsuit against Nike and the National Basketball
Association (NBA) Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame relating to a new
line of Michael Jordan products
MARKETS
Global sales of sports equipment, apparel and footwear remained at US$284 bn
in 2008
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
- Delta Galil has acquired Gibor Sport Activewear
- JD Sports Fashion has acquired Chausport
- LaCrosse Footwear has completed the acquisition of Environmentally Neutral
Design Outdoor (END)
NEW STORES
- Adidas has launched its first Originals retail store in Saudi Arabia
- Berghaus and Symphony Resources have opened the first Berghaus flagship
store in China
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) FACILITIES
The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech
University has opened a new laboratory to help researchers to develop
protective fabrics
TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
Adidas has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Payless ShoeSource
List of tables
- Table 1: Adidas: breakdown of revenues by brand, 1 qtr 2008 and 1 qtr 2009
- Table 2: Adidas: breakdown of revenues by region, 1 qtr 2008 and 1 qtr 2009
- Table 3: Nike: revenues by geographical region, 4 qtr 2007/08 and 4 qtr
2008/09
- Table 4: Nike: revenues by geographical region, 2007/08 and 2008/09
- Table 5: Timberland: revenues by product category, 1 qtr 2008 and 1 qtr
2009
- Table 6: Timberland: revenues by geographical region, 1 qtr 2008 and 1 qtr
2009
- Table 7: Under Armour: revenues by product category, 1 qtr 2008 and 1 qtr
2009
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