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Sole Technology, owner of the brands Etnies, Es, Emerica and...
Sole Technology, owner of the brands Etnies, Es, Emerica and ThirtyTwo, is starting a Spanish subsidiary. The distributor for the brands on the Spanish market, Now, will end its contract after this year’s winter sell-in. Sole is looking for a site in Barcelona to open its office, although it might ...
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Sales at Golf House, Germany’s leading specialized golf retail chain,...
Sales at Golf House, Germany’s leading specialized golf retail chain, increased by 16.5 percent to €27.5 million in 2007. The growth is partly attributable to the company’s strategy of increasing each store’s surface or moving stores to larger locations. Such moves happened in March 2008 in Hamburg and Berlin, where ...
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Steve Makin, chief executive of Umbro, has left the company,...
Steve Makin, chief executive of Umbro, has left the company, a property of Nike. He had been with Umbro since 2006. He has been succeeded as president and CEO by Michael Cook, formerly the general manager of Nike Italy. No announcement has been made about a successor for Cook in ...
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The Sports Recruitment Co. is not going to continue in...
The Sports Recruitment Co. is not going to continue in its present shape. The UK-based head-hunting agency has announced that it is changing its name to Sports Recruitment International and that it will open offices worldwide to meet the needs of a global sports market. It currently has offices in ...
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Three executives will take over the duties of Doug Kelly,...
Three executives will take over the duties of Doug Kelly, who is stepping down as the president of Russell Athletic. No new president will be named, but Gary Barfield will act as executive vice president in charge of Russell Athletic and Spalding, Matt Murphy will be the senior vice president ...
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Wayne Marino, who has served as executive vice president and...
Wayne Marino, who has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at the Under Armour since March 2006, has been promoted to a new position where he will lead all operational, financial, administrative and strategic planning functions. Before joining UA, Marino was CFO for Nautica Enterprises and a ...
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Now that his two years as president of Keen are...
Now that his two years as president of Keen are up, Kirk Richardson will act as chief of corporate social responsibility for the company, which is known for its hybrid outdoor products. As such, he will oversee efforts to work with industry and community partners on social and environmental commitments. ...
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Cybex International’s net income increased by 8 percent to $2,992,000...
Cybex International’s net income increased by 8 percent to $2,992,000 in its 4th quarter ended on Dec. 31, 2007. The fitness equipment company’s sales were 16 percent higher at $44.48 million thanks to growing sales of cardio and strength products and continued expansion in the commercial equipment market. Operating income ...
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Luxottica Group, which acquired Oakley for $2.1 billion last November,...
Luxottica Group, which acquired Oakley for $2.1 billion last November, is forecasting that operating synergies between the two companies will be worth €100 million between now and 2010. This includes savings €20 million this year, €60 million in 2009 and then €100 million in 2010. The group is planning to ...
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Salewa announced a turnover of €126 million for 2007, including...
Salewa announced a turnover of €126 million for 2007, including the brands Dynafit and Silvretta. This means a decrease by 4.5 percent, which was obviously due to poor snow conditions. The company is budgeting an increase of 8.7 percent to €137 million for 2008.
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Reebok-CCM Hockey, an operation inherited by Adidas which used to...
Reebok-CCM Hockey, an operation inherited by Adidas which used to be known as The Hockey Company, has promoted Len Rhodes to be its new general manager. Currently the general manager of Reebok Canada, Rhodes has also held senior positions in marketing and product development at The Hockey Company. As Reebok-CCM ...
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Speakers from Décathlon, Tecnica Group and other companies have agreed...
Speakers from Décathlon, Tecnica Group and other companies have agreed to take part in the first European Conference on Sport and Innovation, to be held on March 12-14 at the University of Technology of Eindhoven, in the Netherlands. A speech will illustrate the economic impact of sport, which has turned ...
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Skechers has signed a license agreement with Bebe, the American...
Skechers has signed a license agreement with Bebe, the American manufacturer and retailer of fashionable and sporty apparel and accessories. The shoe company will design and market sports shoes dedicated to women under the Bebe brand. A big part of the distribution in North America will be secured by Bebe ...
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Callaway Golf is aiming to raise its operating profit margin...
Callaway Golf is aiming to raise its operating profit margin up from 8.7 percent in 2007 to around 11 percent in 2008 and to 15-17 percent by 2010, but the management warns that these goals may be thwarted by near-term pressures on revenues. Improvements in international operations and new supply ...
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Dick’s Sporting Goods, a major American sports retailer, has signed...
Dick’s Sporting Goods, a major American sports retailer, has signed a deal to take over the global rights to the Maxfli brand name from TaylorMade, which will continue to develop its golf ball business under its own Tour Preferred and Burner names. The Adidas subsidiary will also keep the Noodle ...
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Puma has announced that its contract with the Swedish Athletic...
Puma has announced that its contract with the Swedish Athletic Association, first signed in January 2005, has been extended beyond the London Olympics in 2012. The Beijing Olympics are included in the contract. Meanwhile, Puma is calling the recent African Cup of Nations, won by the Puma-sponsored Egypt football team, ...
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The new “fashion focus” store design concept of The Athlete’s...
The new “fashion focus” store design concept of The Athlete’s Foot is going to be implemented for the first time outside the USA at a new store opening in the large new Skarhomen Centrum of Stockholm at the end of this week. It will be second Swedish store for TAF’s ...
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Babolat has developed an exclusive high-end tennis racquet for Emporio...
Babolat has developed an exclusive high-end tennis racquet for Emporio Armani 7 that couples high-tech materials and technologies with good design. Associating the French company for the first time with the luxury goods sector, the EA7 racquet by Babolat is light and aerodynamic, and it can be used by experienced ...
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Balle de Match, a tenniswear company funded and co-owned by...
Balle de Match, a tenniswear company funded and co-owned by John Embree and based in Chicago, has signed a letter of intent to license the Kaelin apparel brand from July 1, 2008. It is set to take over then the brand’s inventory from Diadora America, which has been licensing this ...
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Implus Footcare, a U.S. company based in Triangle Park, North...
Implus Footcare, a U.S. company based in Triangle Park, North Carolina, is creating a hosiery division o develop new specialty sock products for the company’s customers. The new division will be led by Paul Delmonico, Implus’ vice president of sourcing and design, and Jeff Wheeler, the vice president of sales. ...
