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Warnaco Group announced that its 2007 swimwear revenues were down...
Warnaco Group announced that its 2007 swimwear revenues were down by 8.5 percent to $291.5 million, and included a 12 percent drop in revenues from its Speedo license in the USA. The group also includes Calvin Klein swimwear.
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Romain Guinier, 43, has been appointed as the new managing...
Romain Guinier, 43, has been appointed as the new managing director of Aigle, reporting to Yves Mouriès, president and chief executive of the French outdoor company owned by Maus Frères. He takes the place of Fréderic Chaigneau, who has left the company after many years in the post. Guinier spent ...
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Adidas has launched a 60-second film on the story of...
Adidas has launched a 60-second film on the story of Adolf "Adi" Dassler, the brand’s founder, to promote its Adidas Originals range on its own website. The English-language clip, produced by the 180 Amsterdam advertising agency, is set in the workshop of Adi Dassler in Herzogenaurach, Germany, where he made ...
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A total of almost 80 delegates from sporting goods companies...
A total of almost 80 delegates from sporting goods companies and research institutes from all over the European Union participated in the first European Conference on Sports Innovation in Eindoven earlier this month. After hearing speeches by R&D officials from Adidas, Polar, Décathlon, Tecnica and other companies, they signed a ...
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Despite a hectic period of reorganization that accompanied its recent...
Despite a hectic period of reorganization that accompanied its recent change of ownership, Helly Hansen’s profits went up by 179 percent in 2007, growing to 120 million Norwegian kroner (€14.8m-$23.1m). The total turnover rose by 4 percent to 1,419 million NOK (€175.4m-$273.6m). The company is optimistic about 2008 as well, ...
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Fred Perry has enlisted the aid of Raf Simons, the...
Fred Perry has enlisted the aid of Raf Simons, the designer for Jil Sander, to create a 13-piece men’s line of clothes for this Fall. All of the items are black and feature the Fred Perry laurel logo. Prices start at £34 (€43.6-$68). Another collaboration is planned for Spring 2009.
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American Sporting Goods has ceded its global license for the...
American Sporting Goods has ceded its global license for the AND 1 brand to its current Spanish distributor. Basket King will now head up the distribution of the American basketball brand’s apparel in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America, and its footwear and accessories in Spain and Portugal. ...
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The DuFFS brand of skateboarding shoes and apparel has been...
The DuFFS brand of skateboarding shoes and apparel has been bought by DuFFS 93, an entity formed by Alex Hall and his company, Jackal Distribution, which was distributing the brand in the UK. The new company bought the brand from DuFFS International, a subsidiary of GenFoot, which is also the ...
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New Balance is looking to appoint a new manager in...
New Balance is looking to appoint a new manager in charge of international sales after some reshuffling in its executive deck. Joe Preston has moved over from executive vice president of international sales, a title that he has held since January, to the position of executive vice president of footwear. ...
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Christophe Chenut has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Christophe Chenut has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Lacoste group, starting on Apr. 1. The 45-year-old French manager previously ran an advertising agency and then led L’Equipe, the largest sports publishing group in France, since 2003. He will take over one of the functions of Michel ...
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Hi-Tec has appointed Lee Devon to a new post as...
Hi-Tec has appointed Lee Devon to a new post as European sales director, where he will oversee expansion of business in the region. For the last 10 years Devon was at Nike, where his most recent position was equipment sales director for the Europe, Middle East and African markets. Meanwhile ...
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The Federation of Sports and Play Association (FSPA), which represents...
The Federation of Sports and Play Association (FSPA), which represents more than 400 companies in different areas of the sporting goods and play industries sectors in the UK, has elected a new chairman of its board of directors, Bruno Broughton, and a new managing director, Jane Montgomery. Both positions had ...
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An association of Greek sporting goods companies called ETENDYPO (an...
An association of Greek sporting goods companies called ETENDYPO (an abbreviation for the Union of Apparel and Footwear companies) came into being last year to harmonize their efforts in the battle against counterfeits. The Greek subsidiaries of Nike, Adidas and Puma have all joined, along with more lifestyle-oriented companies like ...
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Both ÖSFA, the successful sports trade show in Austria, and...
Both ÖSFA, the successful sports trade show in Austria, and VSSÖ, the country’s lobbying group for sporting goods manufacturers and retailers, are going through big changes in their managements.VSSÖ, which will celebrate its 60th anniversary next year, has a new president. Walter Schwarzinger, a long-time veteran of Tyrolia who is ...
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La Sportiva, the maker of mountaineering boots, has become the...
La Sportiva, the maker of mountaineering boots, has become the sole distributor in Europe, except for the UK, of the Canadian clothing brand Blurr. The deal took effect at the beginning of February. Blurr makes clothes for the outdoors as well as outdoor-inspired streetwear.
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Stefan Biergans, who worked before as sourcing manager at Esprit...
Stefan Biergans, who worked before as sourcing manager at Esprit and as product manager at S. Oliver, is taking over as the new chief executive of Chiemsee. He replaces Florian Steinberger, who waited for several months for the opportunity to join his long-time colleague Dietmar Damith as managing partner of ...
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Dahon, the maker of portable bicycles, said that it had...
Dahon, the maker of portable bicycles, said that it had record sales in 2007, with a 20 percent increase in unit sales. In sold 348,000 bikes in 2007. The company said that this represented a revenue jump of 39 percent, but as a privately owned company it does not disclose ...
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Regatta, which claims to be the largest outdoor clothing brand...
Regatta, which claims to be the largest outdoor clothing brand in the UK, has begun a new advertising blitz featuring celebrity outdoor enthusiasts. The television presenters Bill Oddie, Janet Street Porter and Michaela Strachan, along with a travel documentarian, Peter Duncan, have been photographed in Regatta wear in various outdoor ...
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Nikita, the Icelandic female snowboarding brand, is organizing its second...
Nikita, the Icelandic female snowboarding brand, is organizing its second Nikita Chickita Europe snowboarding competition for girls, which will take place on Apr. 5 in Serfaus Park, Austria. Doubling its efforts to recruit new riders and faces, the brand has also invited female riders to send in their best snowboarding ...
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A former snowboarding champion, Thierry Kunz, will take on the...
A former snowboarding champion, Thierry Kunz, will take on the position of marketing manager for DC Europe, in addition to his current role as business unit manager for snowboarding for the company until the end of the year. Brett Chittenden, who was marketing manager for DC Europe until now, has ...
