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Nike is concerned with conditions in the factories in China,...
Nike is concerned with conditions in the factories in China, where one-third of its shoes are made. The company said it had found falsified documents such as payroll records, a lack of a system for unhappy employees to resolve grievances and the hiring of under-age employees. The report was an ...
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The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City, Utah,...
The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City, Utah, in January saw a decline in buyers attending this year, down by 3.8 percent. Nielsen Sports Group, which runs the show, said that total attendance reached 17,341 persons, which was flat compared with last year, when attendance was a record ...
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TaylorMade-adidas Golf has sued Nickent Golf over its claim that...
TaylorMade-adidas Golf has sued Nickent Golf over its claim that its 4DX driver is the top model on the PGA Tour and on the Nationwide Tour. Citing a Darrell survey, TMaG points out that 655 TaylorMade drivers have been played on the PGA Tour so far in 2008 as compared ...
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Lotto has clinched a five-year sponsorship deal with Queens Park...
Lotto has clinched a five-year sponsorship deal with Queens Park Rangers Football Club that could be worth up to £20 million (€26m-$40m) depending on its success, including its access into the English Premier Division. The club was acquired last Fall by two controversial entrepreneurs connected with Formula One car racing, ...
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The Extreme Group, parent company of EX Rawstate Clothing and...
The Extreme Group, parent company of EX Rawstate Clothing and EX Rawstate Footwear, among many other companies, has partnered with Bragster, the online community where members dare others to do unusual things and to brag about what they’ve done. In an unusual promotion of the new venture, called ExBrag.com, the ...
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Mike Lynskey, who left as European managing director of Wolverine...
Mike Lynskey, who left as European managing director of Wolverine World Wide’s Outdoor Group a few weeks ago, is returning to Timberland, where he worked as UK sales and marketing manager until 1996. At Timberland he will serve in a new role as European wholesale director, working with the teams ...
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In a preliminary report, the French sporting goods retailers’ federation,...
In a preliminary report, the French sporting goods retailers’ federation, FPS, estimates that the French sporting goods market grew by 3 percent in 2007, thanks in part to the World Rugby Cup and to a 10 percent increase in sales of bicycles. On a monthly year-to-year basis, sales rose by ...
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The fifth national sports week (Nationale Sportweek) is taking place...
The fifth national sports week (Nationale Sportweek) is taking place in the Netherlands from March 28 to Apr. 5, encouraging thousands of people to try out new sports activities. Hundreds of clubs and associations will be opening their doors as part of the initiative, which is meant to raise sports ...
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Sport-Achat, the three-day trade show held in Lyon, saw a...
Sport-Achat, the three-day trade show held in Lyon, saw a 7.5 percent rise in attendance compared with the previous year’s edition, up to 3,064 visitors. Held March 8-10, the show counted foreign exhibitors such as Bjørn Borg, Norrøna, Kano, Nike, Trespass, Columbia, Regatta, Vario, Kästle and the French regulars: Montbell, ...
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On Feb. 13-15, the new sports trade show S1 was...
On Feb. 13-15, the new sports trade show S1 was held at the BVV trade show center in the Czech city of Brno. S1 took place in combination with two neighboring shows, Styl (apparel) and Kabo (footwear). The new sports show, for trade professionals only, featured 48 exhibitors representing over ...
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Shimano’s net income increased by 44.4 percent to ¥19.894 billion...
Shimano’s net income increased by 44.4 percent to ¥19.894 billion (€126.389m-$191.876m) for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31. Net sales were up by 24.3 percent to ¥211.767 billion (€1,345m-$2,042m), and operating income grew by 49.9 percent to ¥31.336 billion (€199m-$302m). Sales of bicycle components were up by 28.54 percent from ...
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Patrick D. Anderson, who joined Columbia Sportswear in 1992, is...
Patrick D. Anderson, who joined Columbia Sportswear in 1992, is resigning from the company, leaving by April 30. Before being promoted to chief operating officer in 2002, Anderson was Columbia’s controller and chief financial officer. Columbia will reportedly announce a restructuring of its executive suite later this week.
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Prince has disclosed its pending acquisition of Viking Athletics, a...
Prince has disclosed its pending acquisition of Viking Athletics, a platform tennis brand founded in Lindenhurst, N.Y., in 1984 by the player David Kjeldsen. Details of the deal, including final purchase price, are still being ironed out. Viking Athletics is said to own more than a 50 percent share in ...
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Adidas has apologized for using part of the Chinese flag...
Adidas has apologized for using part of the Chinese flag in a sports bag and a T-shirt that were on sale in Hong Kong. Use of the Chinese flag for commercial purposes is forbidden there. The items were withdrawn from the market as soon as the company was notified of ...
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Berghaus signed a five-year licensing agreement for Japan with Arugo...
Berghaus signed a five-year licensing agreement for Japan with Arugo Active, a company that belongs to Sugarloaf Global Partners. Starting with the Fall 2008 season, Arugo’s new Berghaus Japan operation plans to expand distribution to 100 doors by the end of 2008 and 180 by the end of 2009. The ...
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A bid by Novator to secure control of Amer Sports’...
A bid by Novator to secure control of Amer Sports’ board has been delayed. The investment company has already built a 20.1 percent stake in, the parent of Atomic, Salomon and Wilson., but Amer’s shareholders have voted to retain its current 7-member board until further notice. It now appears that ...
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Cascade Designs has hired Annette Jansen as a regional European...
Cascade Designs has hired Annette Jansen as a regional European sales manager. She formerly held sales positions at Tubbs and K2. She will be based in Germany and will push sales of the company’s innovative Therm-a-Rest, MSR, SeaLine and Platypus products on the outdoor segment in some of the European ...
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Joy Sportswear, the German sports apparel brand that markets the...
Joy Sportswear, the German sports apparel brand that markets the Joy and Tao brands, appointed a second managing director, Thomas Kleinhenz, sitting on the executive board next to Bernhard Helfrich, managing director for 10 years and managing partner until the sale of the company to Deutsche Raiffeisen-Warenzentrale. Kleinhenz was, until ...
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J.P. Collett has been named surf promotions manager for Smith...
J.P. Collett has been named surf promotions manager for Smith Optics, where he will manage the brand’s roster of surfers, oversee promotions and be a media liaison. He first worked as an intern for the company in the 1990s. He replaces Scott Banuelos, who is now director of marketing at ...
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Columbia Sportswear is putting its Montrail footwear brand under the...
Columbia Sportswear is putting its Montrail footwear brand under the control of its Mountain Hardwear subsidiary. After May 1, all sales, marketing and service involving Montrail will be handled by Mountain Hardwear. Columbia bought Montrail, which makes trail-running and hiking footwear, in 2006. The reorganization comes after Montrail reported a ...
