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X3M Sweden has sold its rights to Salming Hockey back...
X3M Sweden has sold its rights to Salming Hockey back to Börje Salming, the retired hockey champion and owner of the brand name, in order to better focus on its biggest business: indoor bandy (or floorball). X3M will continue to develop and market products for Salming in both the indoor ...
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The Salewa Group is anticipating a 5.5 percent sales increase...
The Salewa Group is anticipating a 5.5 percent sales increase to €135 million for this year, indicating that the Italian-based company is growing faster than the European outdoor market. One key driver has been the new footwear division created in June 2005 under Antonio Dus, which is now targeting deliveries ...
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Intersport France has reported the departure on Sept. 8 of...
Intersport France has reported the departure on Sept. 8 of Joël Armary as general manager of the retail group, after more than five years at its helm. Laurent Boudet, chairman of the buying group and owner of two Intersport stores, has taken his place, and a statement by the group ...
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Adidas has replaced Nike as sponsor of the Russian Football...
Adidas has replaced Nike as sponsor of the Russian Football Union through 2018, outfitting all teams in the organization including the country’s Olympic football team. The new uniforms made their debut in Moscow on Sept. 10, when the Russian National Team played Wales in a World Cup 2010 qualifying match. ...
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The Dow Jones Sustainability Group Indexes has ranked Adidas for...
The Dow Jones Sustainability Group Indexes has ranked Adidas for the sixth consecutive time. The index analyzes companies for their social, environmental and financial performance, and Adidas was chosen as a leader in sustainability issues and corporate responsibility in the clothing, accessories and footwear category.
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After the sale of its large sports stores to Sport...
After the sale of its large sports stores to Sport 2000 France earlier this year, the Burckbuchler family is on the lookout for other outlets or even chains to buy. The family was previously one of Intersport’s biggest retail members in France. Michel Burckbuchler and his children, Anne and Sébastien, ...
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Aigle has won a coveted annual prize for the best...
Aigle has won a coveted annual prize for the best advertising in France. Revolving around the message of “reintroducing men into nature,” the ads for the French outdoor company recently acquired by Maus Frères came ahead of Diesel’s new “Live Fast” campaign. Meanwhile, for the second year running, Aigle is ...
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CORRECTION: Bonvita of Denmark distributes several footwear brands in all...
CORRECTION: Bonvita of Denmark distributes several footwear brands in all the Scandinavian countries, but its distribution of Merrell is limited to Denmark and Norway. Pierre Hedberg, who is now taking care of the distribution of the K-Swiss and Wolverine brands in the Swedish market on behalf of Bonvita (see last ...
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Amer Sports sees a possibly “challenging” fourth quarter because of...
Amer Sports sees a possibly “challenging” fourth quarter because of the global economic situation, which is now deteriorating also in Europe. Meanwhile the company reports that Silchester International Investors, which represents a number of institutional investors and funds, now owns more than 15 percent of Amer’s shares.
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Berghaus has announced that it is moving into the Chinese...
Berghaus has announced that it is moving into the Chinese market in 2009 through a six-year license deal with Symphony Resources, a subsidiary of Symphony Holdings, for six years after a yearlong search for a suitable partner in the local market. Symphony is the Chinese marketer of Pony, Mango and ...
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Headworx, an Australian surf apparel brand, has gone into receivership...
Headworx, an Australian surf apparel brand, has gone into receivership after its shareholders refused to inject any more cash into the company, Drapers reports. Its prospects appeared to improve in April when The Licensing Company invested in the business and set up a joint venture to drive the brand’s international ...
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Arena France is appealing a court decision that it should...
Arena France is appealing a court decision that it should pay damages of €50,000 to each of the 91 employees it dismissed at the end of March 2007 because of the shutdown of its French factory in Libourne. In a landmark decision that gives an insight into the problems that ...
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Patagonia has appointed the new managing director for its European...
Patagonia has appointed the new managing director for its European operations in Annecy/France: Holger Bismann succeeds Hervé Chabert, who left the company several months ago. The German native worked for Nike for 13 years, most recently as sales director of Nike ACG. He held various positions with the Swoosh, including ...
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At a hearing before the French national assembly’s finance commission,...
At a hearing before the French national assembly’s finance commission, Christine Lagarde, the French minister for economic affairs, firmly denied that she had been subjected to any political pressure when she decided to resort to arbitration in the long drawn-out case of Bernard Tapie, the former owner of Adidas. Last ...
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New Balance has opened a new research facility in Lawrence,...
New Balance has opened a new research facility in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The 279-square-meter lab includes a 36.5-meter running track, a 2.8-square-foot court and biomechanics equipment, and will be used for technology development and research and product testing. New Balance, which has a research relationship with the Department of Kinesiology at ...
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Wilson Racquet Sports will provide the official ball for the...
Wilson Racquet Sports will provide the official ball for the Davis Cup, the Fed Cup and International Tennis Federation junior team competitions over the course of a multi-year sponsorship. It will also supply racquets, shoes, apparel and accessories for the federation’s development coaching team.
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Jean Laporte, a Swiss-Canadian sporting goods industry veteran, has become...
Jean Laporte, a Swiss-Canadian sporting goods industry veteran, has become sales and marketing director of Switcher, a Swiss apparel company with an annual turnover of about 82 million Swiss francs (€51.4m-$75.5m). One of his tasks will be to further internationalize the brand, which has an activewear line and is known ...
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The four-year partnership between Burton Snowboards and Volvo in the...
The four-year partnership between Burton Snowboards and Volvo in the USA has been extended to Europe. The Swedish automaker, which is already a major sponsor at the ISPO show in Munich, will sponsor such events as the Burton European Open Snowboarding Championship, the Burton AM Tour and the Burton Demo ...
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IFMA, the bicycle industry trade fair, is no longer –...
IFMA, the bicycle industry trade fair, is no longer – it will be absorbed into the new Intermot motorcycle and scooter fair for the 2010 event. The buying group ZEG indicated that it will no longer be an exhibitor and that it would like to find a new venue for ...
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FIBO and the magazine BodyLIFE are starting up a new...
FIBO and the magazine BodyLIFE are starting up a new conference for managers, suppliers and experts in fitness facilities, called the European Fitness Summit. The first convention is due to take place on Oct. 15-17 in Barcelona. Sixty decision-makers from fitness clubs and wellness establishments will attend.
