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Globe International, the Australian surf and action sports company, cited...
Globe International, the Australian surf and action sports company, cited lower global consumer demand in forecasting a first-half EBITDA loss of A$5.0-6.0 million (€2.55m to €3.06m-$3.25m to $3.90m) when it reports results for the six months ended Dec. 31 on Feb. 26. Globe, in a statement, said it remains in ...
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TKC Sales, the U.K. distributor of Lowa, has added Silkbody,...
TKC Sales, the U.K. distributor of Lowa, has added Silkbody, the New Zealand brand for silk-based first layers, to its portfolio. Previously, the Kiwis had picked Artisport for its distribution in the Benelux countries as well as Klaus-Peter Klaus for Germany.
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Adidas expects lower profits from Russia and the Ukraine in...
Adidas expects lower profits from Russia and the Ukraine in 2008 because of a 35 percent decline in the ruble against the U.S. dollar and of 22 percent against the euro since last Aug. 1. Despite the currency fluctuations, the Three Stripes still expects Russia to be its principal European ...
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Adidas’ Techfit compression undergarment is now going to be worn...
Adidas’ Techfit compression undergarment is now going to be worn by players from all 30 teams of the National Basketball Association in the U.S. The athletes will wear the customizable PowerWeb and Padded pieces under their uniforms. Adidas says that PowerWeb’s bands can improve acceleration, endurance and even vertical jumps, ...
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Cybex’s second-quarter results were affect by an impairment charge as...
Cybex’s second-quarter results were affect by an impairment charge as well as a 12 percent drop in sales. In reporting the results, the fitness equipment company confirmed that commercial fitness clubs are being cautious with capital expenditures due to current economic conditions. The net loss was $10.9 million against a ...
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Three months after lowering its annual outlook due to softness...
Three months after lowering its annual outlook due to softness in its golf equipment business, Mizuno Corp. has dropped its forecast for the fiscal year again. The Japanese sporting goods company is now forecasting annual revenues of ¥164.0 billion (€1,400.1m-$1,788.3m) and loss of ¥1.0 billion (€8.54m-$10.9m). In mid-November after the ...
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After more than three decades in use, Nikwax has presented...
After more than three decades in use, Nikwax has presented an eco-friendly new version of the brand’s legendary “Waterproofing Wax for Leather,” which has been the basis of the brand since its introduction to the market by Nick Brown in 1977. The new version of the Nikwax is water-based and ...
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Klättermusen has a new part-time agent in Italy, Mike Larsson,...
Klättermusen has a new part-time agent in Italy, Mike Larsson, who is working hard to gain notoriety for the brand in the country. Larsson, based in Andonno, visited 72 different retailers in the north of the country on his bike last autumn to showcase the brand’s products, which he pulled ...
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Everest, the German wholesale company, is the new agent for...
Everest, the German wholesale company, is the new agent for Baldas, the Turin-based manufacturer of snowshoes. Additionally, it is new local agent for Kayland, the Italian outdoor footwear brand, as well as Mad Rock, the American climbing shoes company. Everest continues to be the local agency of Camelbak; Fizan, the ...
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Golite has appointed new agents for southwest Europe. The American...
Golite has appointed new agents for southwest Europe. The American specialty brand for ultra lightweight apparel and equipment works now with Bernart Creixnas for Spain and Portugal; he also covers the Iberian Peninsula on behalf of Icebreaker, the specialty brand for Merino-based apparel. The new agency in France is Energy ...
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Moment, a Californian brand of free-ride skis, aims to enter...
Moment, a Californian brand of free-ride skis, aims to enter six new European markets within two years. This “home-made” ski brand, invented, managed and owned by Casey Hakansson, has become famous in the U.S. at the grass-roots level, through internet ski forums. The brand was present at Ispo – where ...
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Creating a new position, J. Lindeberg has appointed Pierangelo D’Agostin...
Creating a new position, J. Lindeberg has appointed Pierangelo D’Agostin to be design director of the Swedish golf apparel company, reporting directly to the company’s chief executive, Stefan Engström. His functions start with the spring/summer 2010 collection. D’Agostin worked previously for Jil Sander and other firms. Johan Lindeberg, founder of ...
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Nike is holding a conference in April to explain to...
Nike is holding a conference in April to explain to its suppliers its restricted substances list and the impact of the EU’s rules for registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals (REACH). It will take place on April 29 in Bangkok and is open to all Nike suppliers; the BLC Leather ...
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CLARIFICATION: Crocs wishes to rectify an article in the Jan....
CLARIFICATION: Crocs wishes to rectify an article in the Jan. 29 issue of SGI Europe as follows: “As a leader in innovation and design, we will continue to defend our intellectual property rights as we deem necessary. The new model simply requires our distributors to absorb the cost of enforcement ...
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X-Technology is based in the Italian city of Asola, near...
X-Technology is based in the Italian city of Asola, near Mantua. It’s not in Asolo.
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Mammut is gaining a foothold in the highly attractive market...
Mammut is gaining a foothold in the highly attractive market for back-country equipment. The Swiss have put together a small collection of high-end products for ski touring. The line includes apparel featuring Gore-Tex’ comfort mapping technology and equipment such as the new Pulse Barryvox to help search for those buried ...
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Giant Manufacturing Company will heed government pleas and avoid mass...
Giant Manufacturing Company will heed government pleas and avoid mass layoffs for at least a year at its production facilities in central Taiwan, where it employs approximately 1,700 persons. However, the decision to retain personnel has more to do with the bike company’s achieving record profits in the 2008 fiscal ...
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Lurbel, a Spanish brand for base layers and socks, has...
Lurbel, a Spanish brand for base layers and socks, has appointed Husemann as new distributor for Germany. Until last spring, Husemann was the long time distributor of Buff, the Spanish brand for functional neck- and headwear, before the Spaniards decided to set up their own German subsidiary.
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Callaway Golf has changed the benefits for its officers, temporarily...
Callaway Golf has changed the benefits for its officers, temporarily reducing the rate at which paid time off is accrued by 10 days a year for the rest of 2009. This applies to the chief executive, George Fellows, and other top officers. The company has also stopped matching contributions to ...
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Planet Sports, the big German retailer and mail-order service dedicated...
Planet Sports, the big German retailer and mail-order service dedicated to board sports, has selected its suppliers of the year. Its award, called “Goldener Schorsch” (“Golden George”), went to Salomon and Bonfire for best support in sales and marketing, to Schönauer & Malzacher as best team of sales representatives, to ...
