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Giro 180 – meaning 180° turn – is a new...
Giro 180 – meaning 180° turn – is a new buying group that has done just that, after nine members split from the widespread Base-Detallsport. The 141-member Base is currently re-structuring in Spain to become more vertically integrated and aims to homogenize the product offer of its members by up ...
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Jarden Corp., which bought K2 and Pure Fishing one year...
Jarden Corp., which bought K2 and Pure Fishing one year ago, says its consolidated sales jumped by 47 percent to $1.2 billion in the first quarter ended March 31, generating earnings close to analysts’ estimates of around $15.4 million thanks to early synergetic effects. Meanwhile the marketing unit of Tubbs, ...
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Sport 2000 International and Adidas have agreed on a long...
Sport 2000 International and Adidas have agreed on a long lasting cooperation until 2012 when the Olympic Games take place in London. Part of the deal is that Sport 2000 secures Adidas a strong offer of the three-striped brand in the stores of the affiliated members. In return, Adidas grants ...
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Adidas has obtained the right to place a record 26...
Adidas has obtained the right to place a record 26 ads along the course of the Boston Marathon next Monday, in addition to dressing up the Boston Athletic Association’s volunteers, medical staff and race officials. Adidas has been sponsoring the oldest city marathon in modern history, which began in 1897, ...
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Mountain Hardwear has opened its first store, a 279-square-meter shop,...
Mountain Hardwear has opened its first store, a 279-square-meter shop, in Portland, Oregon. In addition to a large selection of Mountain Hardwear gear and Montrail footwear, the store has a resource center that includes a meeting area and a computer kiosk where customers can link up with outdoor clubs and ...
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CLARIFICATION: An article about the re-engineering of Ashworth in Europe,...
CLARIFICATION: An article about the re-engineering of Ashworth in Europe, published in the March 25 issue of SGI EUROPE, said a change in senior sales management at Ashworth U.K. was partly responsible for a 45.1 percent drop in the revenues of Ashworth U.K. in the quarter ended last Jan. 31. ...
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Bob Shorrock, in charge of global sourcing at Adidas, is...
Bob Shorrock, in charge of global sourcing at Adidas, is leaving the company for personal reasons, although he will remain in his position until the middle of June and continue to work for Adidas as a consultant until the end of the year. Glenn Bennett, the executive board member in ...
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Adidas’ Nordic region has changed managing directors for the second...
Adidas’ Nordic region has changed managing directors for the second time since Patrik Nilsson was replaced by Magnus Rylander just over six months ago. When Nilsson was appointed as the group’s chief for North America at the end of 2007, Rylander stepped in from his position as chief financial officer ...
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Adidas has announced a contract to be the official supplier...
Adidas has announced a contract to be the official supplier to the England teams of the England and Wales Cricket Board for the next five years, replacing Admiral. The deal follows more than 18 months of research and development into a new kit that incorporates various Adidas technologies including ClimaCool, ...
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Vuarnet has appointed IMG as its exclusive licensing agent for...
Vuarnet has appointed IMG as its exclusive licensing agent for products other than eyewear and technical sportswear, which are already licensed out to Pouilloux of France and Sport Gear of Italy. New licenses are contemplated in the areas of skis, outdoor products, luggage, mountain bikes, casual clothing and others. A ...
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Alpina has struck a deal with Exel Sports to distribute...
Alpina has struck a deal with Exel Sports to distribute the Finnish company’s winter sports products in North America, including alpine and cross-country poles. Alpina takes over for Exel USA of Burlington, Vermont, which is being shuttered this month. Meanwhile, Exel Sports’ parent, Exel Plc, has dropped its first-quarter outlook ...
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Glenmuir, the Scottish-based golf apparel company, has renewed its partnership...
Glenmuir, the Scottish-based golf apparel company, has renewed its partnership with the Golf Foundation, a charity focusing on the sporting and social development of young people through golf. As the official clothing supplier of the Golf Foundation, Glenmuir will outfit the charity’s staff as they visit schools and golf clubs. ...
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Skins, the Australian company that specializes in body-molded compression performance...
Skins, the Australian company that specializes in body-molded compression performance equipment, is strengthening its management in Europe: Christian Scheffold, most recently sales director for New Balance in the German speaking-countries and previously with Quiksilver Germany, will direct Skins’ sales and marketing for Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. He will work ...
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Duncan Patmore is coming back to Hi-Tec in a new...
Duncan Patmore is coming back to Hi-Tec in a new role as product and marketing director, following the departure of Tony Linford, a former executive of Adidas and ECCO who has been acting as global brand president of Hi-Tec for the last four years. Patmore had already worked for Hi-Tec ...
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Wilson has unveiled its "green" basketball, the Rebound. The company...
Wilson has unveiled its "green" basketball, the Rebound. The company says the product, a $14.99 outdoor ball, is made of nearly 40 percent recycled rubber and its display box is produced from nearly 80 percent pre- or post-consumer board. By Wilson’s estimate, every 70 Rebound balls equals one tire not ...
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Nike showed off a new Hyperdunk basketball shoe with its...
Nike showed off a new Hyperdunk basketball shoe with its endorser Kobe Bryant, who will wear the shoe as a member of the American basketball team in the Beijing Olympics. The shoe is hyped as the lightest and strongest basketball shoe ever at 13 ounces (368.54 grams). It features two ...
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Peter Gyllenhammar, the Swedish investor who became recently the controlling...
Peter Gyllenhammar, the Swedish investor who became recently the controlling shareholder in Pittards through a company called Browallia Holdings, has sold 2 million shares, reducing his stake to 63.5 percent. The company’s pension fund remains the second-largest shareholder with 17.5 percent of the equity. This major British producer of leather ...
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Kevin Davis has been named the new chief executive of...
Kevin Davis has been named the new chief executive of Bauer Nike Hockey by its new owners, the private equity firm Kohlberg & Co. and a Montreal-based developer of ice rinks, W. Graeme Roustan. Davis has been with Bauer for six years, acting most recently as chief financial and operating ...
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At the beginning of this year Reebok France moved its...
At the beginning of this year Reebok France moved its head office from Buc, where it first set up shop, to a nearby site in Voisins-le-Bretonneux. The company moved its 60-odd team of employees to modern offices spanning over 3,000 square meters in order to symbolize a new start for ...
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GSM Europe, the company that markets Billabong in Europe, has...
GSM Europe, the company that markets Billabong in Europe, has appointed Jérôme Elbaz as its new director of sales. He will manage accounts in France, Spain, the U.K., the Netherlands, Austria, Germany and Belgium, and will also supervise the expanding distribution network in Eastern Europe. Elbaz started his career with ...
