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Cortina says it has developed a special model of spiked...
Cortina says it has developed a special model of spiked and spikeless boots under its own Patrick brand that are ideally suited for football referees, who often run backward on the football pitch. The boot is currently being tested by Frank Debleekere, a Belgian referee who has been voted as ...
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Fila has signed a deal that has the tennis player...
Fila has signed a deal that has the tennis player Anna Chakvetadze endorsing its products. Chakvetadze, 21 and ranked 18th at the end of 2008 by the WTA, will wear Fila’s Baseline Apparel Collection and Alfa shoe at the Australian Open. In addition, the company is designing a collection of ...
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Joel Heath is the new global marketing director for Teva....
Joel Heath is the new global marketing director for Teva. He comes from Untraditional Marketing, where he was president and chief executive as well as founder. One of his accomplishments there was creating and running the Teva Mountain Games, where he got to know the company’s product and marketing teams. ...
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As the distributorship of Wilson products on the Norwegian market...
As the distributorship of Wilson products on the Norwegian market is handed over to Amer Sports at the start of 2009, Torinor Sport, its former distributor, is looking to fill a gaping hole in its business. In 2008, sales of Wilson-related products generated 15 million Norwegian kronor (€1.64m-$2.17m) for the ...
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Lotto Team Sport is a new division of Lotto Sport...
Lotto Team Sport is a new division of Lotto Sport USA, a unit of Etonic Worldwide and owned by Lotto Sport Italia. It will make team football apparel and accessories at its facilities in central Florida. Its first collection was shown this month at the convention of the National Soccer ...
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Nike has not yet replaced Fabrice Ducceschi, the high-profile executive...
Nike has not yet replaced Fabrice Ducceschi, the high-profile executive who had been appointed last September as corporate affairs director for the EMEA region, responsible for legal and governmental affairs for the Nike, Converse and Umbro brands, based in Barcelona. Ducceschi has decided to take up a post in the ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry is holding...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry is holding the first WFSGI Forum on Monday Feb. 2 and Tuesday Feb. 3 during the next Ispo show in Munich. The highlights of the convention include a discussion of product safety regulations in the USA and Europe, the FEDAS product classification ...
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Optimer Performance Fibers has licensed Filidea to produce yarns using...
Optimer Performance Fibers has licensed Filidea to produce yarns using its Dri-Release With FreshGuard technology in Turkey. Filidea is a joint venture between Abalioglu Textile Industries of Turkey and Marchi & Fildi of Italy that was formed last June. Optimer said that Filidea has a “boutique” mentality that allows it ...
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Nike Golf has launched its new Victory Red irons, and...
Nike Golf has launched its new Victory Red irons, and to kick it off it is running contests for customers in the U.K. and Ireland, with a grand prize of round of golf with Tiger Woods. The competition at www.victoryredchallenge.com is open to everyone and features prizes such as signed ...
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Vibram will present at the upcoming Ispo show its new...
Vibram will present at the upcoming Ispo show its new Icetrek range, soles for high performance on ice and in the snow. The new rubber sole promises not to absorb either humidity or salt, which keeps it reportedly very dry and safe for sports, outdoor and professional purposes as well ...
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At the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando later this month,...
At the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando later this month, Ecco will show off its new World Class Limited Edition luxury golf shoe, which will retail for $430. Available starting in February, the shoe has traditional saddle patterns in white, black, black and white, or saddle and white. The leather ...
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Mark Simo, a co-founder of Orange 21 and the chief...
Mark Simo, a co-founder of Orange 21 and the chief executive of No Fear, resigned from the board of director of Orange 21 last month, citing several disagreements with the company. He and Orange 21 had a dispute over how much he was paid as CEO from October 2006 to ...
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Head sponsors Björn Dunkerbeck, 36-time world champion in windsurfing, for...
Head sponsors Björn Dunkerbeck, 36-time world champion in windsurfing, for his snow sports activities.
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Philippe Darbois, 43, who has been sports marketing director at...
Philippe Darbois, 43, who has been sports marketing director at Lacoste since 2007, left the company on Dec. 31 to take his career in a different direction.
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Nike has registered $760 million in debt securities....
Nike has registered $760 million in debt securities.
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Quiksilver has opened its 8th Russian store in the Manage...
Quiksilver has opened its 8th Russian store in the Manage Square shopping center, near Moscow’s Red Square.
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The Action Sports Retailer show held twice a year in...
The Action Sports Retailer show held twice a year in Long Beach, California, will have conspicuous absences in January: Quiksilver, which is also staying out of the ISPO show this time, has said that, with the exception of its DC Shoes brand, it will not be attending. Roxy, Raisins and ...
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Anthias, which is already general agent of Protest and Luhta...
Anthias, which is already general agent of Protest and Luhta in France, has added Colmar to its portfolio.
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Johnson Outdoors has amended its credit facilities. In return for...
Johnson Outdoors has amended its credit facilities. In return for greater flexibility in terms of the lending covenants, the maximum amount available under its credit lines has been reduced from $135 million to $95 million as of Jan. 2, and it will be cut back further to $90 million starting ...
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Last month, Crocs entered its seventh amendment of its revolving...
Last month, Crocs entered its seventh amendment of its revolving credit facility with Union Bank of California, with which it has had a credit agreement since May 2007. The new amendment extends the agreement’s maturity date to Feb. 16, 2009, as well as limits borrowing to $22.4 million. It changes ...
