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Two institutional investors have bought a large number of Amer...
Two institutional investors have bought a large number of Amer Sports’ shares as Sports Direct International sold all its 8.8 million shares in the company on Nov. 7, probably netting a capital gain of nearly 150 percent and helping to finance its investment in Umbro (see story on the front ...
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Amer Sports has appointed Bruno Rüdisüli as new country manager...
Amer Sports has appointed Bruno Rüdisüli as new country manager of Salomon Switzerland by Jan. 1. Rüdisüli has directed Amer Sports’ Swiss subsidiary since its beginnings in 2005 and will continue to do so. The strategy is to have a country manager for all Amer brands (including Atomic, Precor, Suunto, ...
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Powertec, the American brand of fitness machines, has signed a...
Powertec, the American brand of fitness machines, has signed a distribution deal for the Swedish market with a local fitness retailer, Sportgymbutik.
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Nike’s contract with America’s National Football League has expanded to...
Nike’s contract with America’s National Football League has expanded to include use of its gloves on the field.
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Frank van Wezel, chairman of Hi-Tec, has announced the promotion...
Frank van Wezel, chairman of Hi-Tec, has announced the promotion of his 30-year-old son Edward as general manager of the family-owned company. He has worked at Hi-Tec in various roles since 1999, and his will not work closely alongside his father in the day-to-day running of the company. Hi-Tec has ...
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Starting this month, the Italian brand Anzi Nesson will be...
Starting this month, the Italian brand Anzi Nesson will be available on the Spanish market after four years of absence, distributed by Industrias Mercury.
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Hubertus Hoyt has been appointed as global vice president for...
Hubertus Hoyt has been appointed as global vice president for football at Nike’s world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. He served as Nike’s general manager for the football business in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia from the region’s head office in Frankfurt. Hoyt takes over one of the responsibilities of Joaquin ...
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ASICS has revised its forecast for its first-half net income,...
ASICS has revised its forecast for its first-half net income, raising its estimate by 7.7 percent to ¥8.40 billion ($73.6m) over its most recent prediction. The new figure would represent a 20 percent increase over the ¥7.01 billion it reported for the six months ended Sept. 30, 2006. Sales for ...
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Robert J. Corliss, who ran The Athlete’s Foot and then...
Robert J. Corliss, who ran The Athlete’s Foot and then left it after selling the operation to NexCen Brands one year ago, has been appointed as new chief executive of the Utix Group, a U.S. company that specializes in gift packages for corporate and retail buyers, including golf, bowling, ski, ...
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Frencys, the Austrian skiwear brand, now has only one owner,...
Frencys, the Austrian skiwear brand, now has only one owner, Claus Bretschneider, son of the founder, after he paid out his brother Martin. The company, Bretschneider & Bretschneider, will be renamed as Frencys after its most important profit center, skiwear sold under the Frencys brand. Bretschneider’s sales were €11 million ...
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As of this season, Euroleague Basketball Television (EBTV) will show...
As of this season, Euroleague Basketball Television (EBTV) will show all league games live online for €4.45 a game or with seasonal subscriptions from the Euroleague Web site.
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Umbro has been rejigging its distribution in southeastern Europe, with...
Umbro has been rejigging its distribution in southeastern Europe, with the appointment of new licensees in Greece and Croatia. Mikis Papakyriakou, the Greek distributor for Speedo and formerly Reebok, obtained a license to sell Umbro in Greece as well as Cyprus and Albania from July 2008. His company, SPD Hellas, ...
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Puma has opened its third concept store in the Benelux...
Puma has opened its third concept store in the Benelux with the inauguration of a 220-square-meters outlet on the Avenue de la Toison d’Or in Brussels.
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K-Swiss is making big investments in product development, marketing, international...
K-Swiss is making big investments in product development, marketing, international expansion and on Royal Elastics to cope with continued sales declines in the USA and a softening in foreign growth. The company’s total sales declined to $107.2 million in the third quarter from $133.1 million in the same period a ...
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Oteros Sport and Deportes Blanes, the two most important buying...
Oteros Sport and Deportes Blanes, the two most important buying groups in the Spanish region of Andalusia, have struck a deal not to compete with each other in order to build a common front against Décathlon in the area. Both companies want to expand, and with 48 outlets in common, ...
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Iconix Group, which recently bought the Danskin, Ocean Pacific and...
Iconix Group, which recently bought the Danskin, Ocean Pacific and other brands, has announced a series of new licensing deals. One of them is a master license agreement with Mint Apparel for OP clothing, accessories and lifestyle products for the European market. The British company will distribute the brand through ...
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Nomis, the team sports footwear and gloves brand launched two...
Nomis, the team sports footwear and gloves brand launched two years ago to enhance the performance of players in wet conditions, has received for the second time the best up-and-coming brand prize awarded by Intersport UK. The brand was introduced by Simon Skirrow, who previously steered the launch of the ...
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Chris Parkhurst is the new global brand manager for the...
Chris Parkhurst is the new global brand manager for the Mountain Safety Research unit of Cascade Designs, after working in marketing with Cutter & Buck and K2 Sports for many years.
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Todd Johnson will be the new U.S. brand manager for...
Todd Johnson will be the new U.S. brand manager for Millet at its American headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado, after working with Montbell USA as wholesale manager.
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Trezeta, the Italian brand of outdoor footwear, is to be...
Trezeta, the Italian brand of outdoor footwear, is to be distributed on the Spanish market by a Barcelona-based apparel and fashion company called Par Plus.
