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Briko, which went under new ownership last April, has signed...
Briko, which went under new ownership last April, has signed a partnership with Maflon to co-brand a special line of ski wax and ski preparation accessories, called Briko-Maplus Ski Wax. Maflon is an Italian chemical company that introduced this kind of product in 1997. It patented a line of gas-less ...
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Christopher E. Hufnagel has left Under Armour, where he was...
Christopher E. Hufnagel has left Under Armour, where he was vice president for retail, to become the president for retail at Wolverine World Wide. In the new job he will be in charge of all direct-to-consumer operations, including internet sales. Hufnagel, 36, was also previously the vice president for Brand ...
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Stéphane Weinhold has been named director of sales at Roxy...
Stéphane Weinhold has been named director of sales at Roxy Europe. Previously the general manager of Rossignol softgoods at Quiksilver Europe, he has also held the position of European sales director for Quiksilver and Roxy and general manager for Billabong. Rossignol has taken its apparel business back from Quiksilver following ...
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Berghaus has rearranged its distribution on the island of Ireland...
Berghaus has rearranged its distribution on the island of Ireland as well as in Hong Kong. While RC Company takes over the British brand’s sales in the Far East, effective as of now, the Pentland brand will sell directly to both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (more in ...
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There is a new free web-based television for board-sports lovers...
There is a new free web-based television for board-sports lovers in Italy. Board.tv was officially launched at the beginning of this month after a one-month test period on the internet and already its videos are seen up to 5,000 times each day. The website, conceived by Johnsons Web, has three ...
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GSL, the Swedish distributor of Fred Perry, Lotto, Fischer (only...
GSL, the Swedish distributor of Fred Perry, Lotto, Fischer (only for tennis products) and Tecnifibre, will now add Arena to its portfolio. It aims to become leader on the Swedish swimming segment within 3 years, especially since Arena recently signed a 3-year deal with the Swedish swimming federation, which will ...
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Stadium, the Swedish sport retailer, will take on two new...
Stadium, the Swedish sport retailer, will take on two new managers in 2009. Tommy Svensson, formerly at Toyota, will replace Marie Fridström as human resources manager; Fridström left after working 12 years with the company. Furthermore, Lars-Johan Strand has been placed in charge of overseeing Stadium’s growth in new markets, ...
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Reebok-CCM Hockey is recalling around 1,000 helmets, in conjunction with...
Reebok-CCM Hockey is recalling around 1,000 helmets, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), due to a faulty chinstrap that can suddenly disengage while in use, threatening injuries to the player’s head and neck. The Canadian company has received no reports of incidents or injuries. The recall ...
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Sport 1, a Norwegian retailer, has signed an exclusive agreement...
Sport 1, a Norwegian retailer, has signed an exclusive agreement with New Balance to carry the brand’s running products throughout its extensive network of stores. The American brand aims to increase its presence in the Nordic markets over the next few years. The Norwegian retailer is trying to position itself ...
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Cloudveil was started 11 years by Brian Cousins and Stephen...
Cloudveil was started 11 years by Brian Cousins and Stephen Sullivan, and now Sullivan is stepping into the presidency as Cousins departs to pursue other interests. Sullivan has been in charge of the company’s product, marketing, sales and retail divisions. He is also a member of the American Fly-Fishing Trade ...
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Shimano’s bike sales grew by 19.2 percent to ¥133.50 billion...
Shimano’s bike sales grew by 19.2 percent to ¥133.50 billion (€1.10bn-$1.43bn) in the first nine months of 2008. Its operating income on bike products increased by 27.2 percent to ¥25.55 billion (€211.1m-$274.9m). Sales of bicycle products made up 78.5 percent of the company’s total, and its fishing business accounted for ...
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The Nike Foundation has joined with 15 corporate, foundation and...
The Nike Foundation has joined with 15 corporate, foundation and non-governmental partners as well as the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to launch the Partnership for an HIV-Free Generation. The project uses the idea of “the girl effect” – the notion that adolescent girls can bring economic and ...
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Jarden Corporation, which boasts K2 among the brands in its...
Jarden Corporation, which boasts K2 among the brands in its outdoor solutions division, has announced that it expects sales of about $1.3 billion for the fourth quarter and of more than $5 billion for 2009. It said that better prices of raw materials will help boost margins for the second ...
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Matthias Wanner, leader of the footwear unit of Sport 2000...
Matthias Wanner, leader of the footwear unit of Sport 2000 International, is leaving the company. He will be replaced by Steffen Kunz, who has been in charge of hardgoods at Sport 2000. SGI Europe hears that Wanner will join the team of Lowa, but this rumor has not been confirmed ...
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The online shopping sites of Arcandor brought in €3.5 billion...
The online shopping sites of Arcandor brought in €3.5 billion in orders in 2007, and the German retail group is forecasting an increase of 20 percent for the segment in the current year. The internet is the biggest growth area in its tourism, home shopping and department store units, and ...
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Forum Sport has completed an equity increase by issuing 517,557...
Forum Sport has completed an equity increase by issuing 517,557 new shares at a nominal price of €6.01 each, plus a premium of €7.94, to help finance its further development. The new €3.11 million share issue raises the Spanish sporting goods retail chain’s capital to €9.35 million. The chain, which ...
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Garmin will conclude the acquisition of its Swedish distributor, Sportmanship...
Garmin will conclude the acquisition of its Swedish distributor, Sportmanship International, this month, renaming it Garmin Sweden. Negotiations have gone on since October, when the distribution of portable navigation products, Cannon, Humminbird and Minnkot, was first taken over by Garmin from Sportmanship Invest, the former owner of Sportmanship International. Management ...
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Steven Fröhlich, a freelance writer for action sports magazines, started...
Steven Fröhlich, a freelance writer for action sports magazines, started earlier this month as European marketing manager at Sole Technology’s European head office in Amsterdam. This is a new position created to take care of marketing around Es, Emerica and a more recent brand of apparel, Altamont. Another marketing manager ...
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Amplitude is a new Swedish action sports brand started by...
Amplitude is a new Swedish action sports brand started by two brothers, Simon and Leo Ekbum. It carries a range of hats for snow sports that have been launched into the market this winter. It plans to widen its offer to apparel by next summer.
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Adidas has launched a huge ad campaign in the USA...
Adidas has launched a huge ad campaign in the USA that will be rolled out elsewhere in January. Celebrating the 60-year anniversary of the registration of the Three Stripes trademark, it centers on a house party with guests such as David Beckham, Ilie Nastase, the musicians Katy Perry and the ...
