Performance apparel markets: business update

Publication Date	April 2009
Publisher	Textiles Intelligence
Product Type	Report
Pages	26
ISBN Number	978-1-906720-55-1
Product Code	TXI00030

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AWARDS
Hi-Tec has received the Golf Europe product award 2008 for its Pure Power WPi golf shoes
COMPANY REORGANISATION AND RESTRUCTURING
- Huntsman has completed all of the major areas of its textile effects restructuring plan
- EVENTS
- IntertechPira plans to establish its Smart Fabrics conference as a flagship event for the industry
FINANCIAL RESULTS
- Adidas
- Third quarter 2008
- First nine months of 2008
- Outlook
- Columbia Sportswear
- Nike
- First quarter 2008/09
- Second quarter 2008/09
- Perry Ellis International
- Outlook
- Puma
- Third quarter 2008
- First nine months of 2008
- Quiksilver
- Fourth quarter 2007/08
- 2007/08
- Timberland
- Under Armour
- Outlook
- Unifi
- VF Corporation
- Third quarter 2008
- First nine months of 2008
- Outlook
INVESTMENTS
- DSM Dyneema is planning to increase its output of Dyneema Purity fibre
- The North Face has opened a flagship store in the UK
JOINT VENTURES, COOPERATION, LICENSING AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS
- Adidas and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) have entered into an 11-year
- sponsorship agreement
- Berghaus has entered into two separate distribution agreements
- Danner has received a US$2.0 mn order from the US Army for its Danner Combat Hiker boots
- Freshtex Worldwide and Cognis are collaborating to develop a range of finishes which provide jeans and
- sportswear garments with revitalising properties
- Iconix Brand Group has entered into a licensing agreement with ECI
- Klopman International and MW Corporation are planning to establish a workwear fabric
- manufacturing facility in India
- Prologis has agreed to build a solar-powered distribution facility in the south-west of France for Rip
- Curl
- Puma has become a founding partner and the official sponsor of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS)
- Skins has entered into a distribution agreement with Roblin Athletic to introduce its compression
- garments in Canada
- TenCate has received a US$35 mn order for its TenCate Gen2 fabric
- Wacoal Sports Science and Black Water Designs have entered into a distribution agreement relating to
- CW-X high performance clothing
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
- Intersport France has implemented product life cycle management (PLM) Software
- O'Neill Europe has signed a contract to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
- across its European operations
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
- Gap has entered into an agreement to acquire Athleta
- Puma has acquired a majority stake in Dobotex
- TaylorMade-adidas Golf has completed its acquisition of Ashworth, a producer of golf-inspired
- sportswear
List of tables
- Table 1: Adidas: breakdown of revenues by brand, Jan-Sep 2007 and Jan-Sep 2008
- Table 2: Adidas: breakdown of revenues by region, Jan-Sep 2007 and Jan-Sep 2008
- Table 3: Under Armour: revenues by product category, 3 qtr 2007 and 3 qtr 2008
List of figures
- Figure 1: Pure Power WPi shoe