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Standard & Poor’s Rating Services have downgraded Quiksilver’s rating to...
Standard & Poor’s Rating Services have downgraded Quiksilver’s rating to a B- from a B+, and the company has been placed on the service’s CreditWatch for further possible downgrades. As of Jan. 31, it had about $1.4 billion in adjusted debt. Earlier this month, it extended the maturity of its ...
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Messe Friedrichshafen, organizer of the OutDoor and Eurobike shows, says...
Messe Friedrichshafen, organizer of the OutDoor and Eurobike shows, says that record numbers of exhibitors have so far signed up for both. OutDoor’s exhibition space has grown to 85,000 square meters, and so far 707 exhibitors from 39 countries have signed up to show there, 10 percent more than last ...
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The last 11 Super Sport stores that are still operating...
The last 11 Super Sport stores that are still operating in France are being sold to Intersport France for possible resale to some of its retail members. Super Sport was one of the biggest independent sporting goods retailers in France, with 50 relatively large stores at key locations, when it ...
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POC’s Receptor+ helmet has won the PlastOvationer 2008, a contest...
POC’s Receptor+ helmet has won the PlastOvationer 2008, a contest for innovative products made of plastic that is arranged by PlastForum along with DuPont and Distrupol. In addition, its Cornea Goggle and VPD Body Protection System won the iF Material Awards, which honor products for innovative materials, products and processes. ...
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Lucien Odier has passed away at the age of 69,...
Lucien Odier has passed away at the age of 69, after a fight against lung cancer. He participated in the foundation of the Team 5, Courir and Go Sport chains of sporting goods stores in France during the 1970s and the 1980s. Since 2004 he had been acting as chairman ...
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Décathlon is about to make a new effort on the...
Décathlon is about to make a new effort on the German market, which has never been easy to conquer for the French chain. After improving its profitability and performance on the market, it will open its tenth German store in Rostock, on the Baltic Sea coast. The store will reportedly ...
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After some discussion between the companies, the trademark infringement lawsuit...
After some discussion between the companies, the trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Woolrich against Eddie Bauer has been withdrawn. In January, Woolrich claimed in a court action that starting last fall Eddie Bauer infringed on its slogan “The Original Outdoor Clothing Company,” which Woolrich had been using since 1997. However, ...
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Robin Akeroyd has been promoted to be the new managing...
Robin Akeroyd has been promoted to be the new managing director of Crocs Europe, replacing Dick Wijsman with immediate effect. They both worked for Deckers Corporation before and they have both run Crocs Europe since the company was founded almost four years ago. As deputy managing director, Akeroyd was second ...
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New Balance has teamed up with the Alife Rivington Club...
New Balance has teamed up with the Alife Rivington Club (A.R.C.), an exclusive New York sneaker store, for its first project under its premier partnership program. The program provides a means for New Balance to collaborate with retailers to create premium products. The first evidence of this partnership is the ...
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Johnson Outdoors has named Kelly Grindle, already group vice president...
Johnson Outdoors has named Kelly Grindle, already group vice president of its marine electronics division, to also take over leadership of its watercraft and paddle sports division. Mark Leopold, group vice president for watercraft, is leaving the company, as his position has been effectively eliminated. The company said that combining ...
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Changes in Amer Sports’ board of directors are being requested...
Changes in Amer Sports’ board of directors are being requested for the second year in a row by Novator, which has become the company’s largest shareholder, with a stake of 20.11 percent. Immediately after the annual meeting last March 5, Novator requested an extraordinary meeting to elect a new board ...
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Nike has appointed a member of its board of directors,...
Nike has appointed a member of its board of directors, Jeanne P. Jackson, to the new position of president of direct-to-consumer sales. In her new position she will head up Nike’s global retail efforts. Jackson, 57, has been a member of Nike’s board since 2001, and is the founder and ...
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Nike and Lance Armstrong are launching a global art exhibition...
Nike and Lance Armstrong are launching a global art exhibition and sale as a new way to support the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) and its Livestrong global cancer campaign. With the project, called Stages, 20 artists from the around the world will create original works inspired by Armstrong and his ...
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Toni Sailer Sports, the Austrian sportswear brand, has hired new...
Toni Sailer Sports, the Austrian sportswear brand, has hired new staff. Hans Taubenberger who is owner and managing director of the brand, named after the Austrian ski hero, has appointed Georg Eder as new sales director for Germany. Until now, German sales were directed by Taubenberger himself. Eder, a former ...
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Intersport Eybl, the leading Austrian sporting goods retailer, supports a...
Intersport Eybl, the leading Austrian sporting goods retailer, supports a pioneering initiative by one of its sales staff, John Gardiner. The Scotsman intends to play all 142 golf courses in Austria within “40 days and 40 nights.” The money collected through this charity will go to an Austrian organization that ...
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It’s back to the courthouse for Callaway Golf Company and...
It’s back to the courthouse for Callaway Golf Company and the Acushnet Company, as Callaway has once again filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against its rival. The suit says that the new Titleist Pro V1 and V1x golf balls made my Acushnet, a Fortune Brands company, infringe on patents that ...
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New Balance is launching a new campaign to introduce its...
New Balance is launching a new campaign to introduce its Total Fit philosophy. The television, print and online ads in the target athletes 25 to 34 years old, and tout the 88 points of fit used when measuring customers for the shoes. The men’s and women’s 769 and 1063 running ...
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Rainer Bartram, the Hamburg native who shaped Wintersteiger into an...
Rainer Bartram, the Hamburg native who shaped Wintersteiger into an international company, died last month at the age of 85, just a month after leaving the company as chairman of the board. Wintersteiger was started in 1953 by Johann Wintersteiger and Fritz Walter, and at first made seeding machines. In ...
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The football star David Beckham plans to buy a Major...
The football star David Beckham plans to buy a Major League Soccer franchise in the U.S. when his contract is up in 2011. Currently Beckham is playing for both the Los Angeles Galaxy and A.C. Milan under a sharing deal, possible because of the different schedules between the U.S. league ...
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CLARIFICATION: We would like to clarify the relationship between the...
CLARIFICATION: We would like to clarify the relationship between the SGN Group of Finland and the Karhu brand, which was mentioned in our recent article about distribution changes at Skins, a brand now distributed by SGN in Finland. Truebell, a Finnish company owned by the SGN Group, is the licensee ...
