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Schiesser, Germany’s market leader for branded men’s underwear, discontinues its...
Schiesser, Germany’s market leader for branded men’s underwear, discontinues its license agreement for bodywear with Puma AG effective end of 2008. The deal existed since 2003. Schiesser also halts underwear agreements with Mexx and Levi’s. Puma continues to get other types of products licensed such as eyewear through Luxottica and ...
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FIFA’s executive committee has decided that Brazil will host the...
FIFA’s executive committee has decided that Brazil will host the 2014 World Cup of football, while Germany will be the stage for the 2011 Women’s World Cup.
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Extreme Group has brought out a series of new watches...
Extreme Group has brought out a series of new watches under the Ex Time watch brand, available exclusively on its website ExtremePie.com.
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Brunswick Corp.’s fitness division – which includes Life Fitness, Hammer...
Brunswick Corp.’s fitness division – which includes Life Fitness, Hammer Strength and Parabody brands - saw a decline in operating earnings of 6.3 percent to $11.8 million or 7.9 percent of sales in the 3rd quarter ended Sept. 29, due to higher spending on research and development for a new ...
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A U.S. equity fund, Wellington Management Company, has build up...
A U.S. equity fund, Wellington Management Company, has build up a shareholding of 5.12% in Arcandor amid persistent rumors that this holding company of Karstadt may take over Kaufhof’s department stores from Metro.
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Erika Palese will no longer be in charge of Murphy...
Erika Palese will no longer be in charge of Murphy & Nye in Germany after six years in this responsibility, as her sales responsibilities will be taken over by Thomas Wirth, who already takes care of the casual fashion brands of Sixty Group.
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Matt O’Toole, president and chief executive of Reebok-CCM Hockey, has...
Matt O’Toole, president and chief executive of Reebok-CCM Hockey, has the task of leading Reebok’s recovery in the USA. He was appointed earlier this month as president of Reebok North America, in charge of all operations for the brand in the region, replacing Bob Munroe, who resigned last July. O’Toole’s ...
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Rising labor costs and environmental regulations in China are reportedly...
Rising labor costs and environmental regulations in China are reportedly leading the two major Japanese producers of sports shoes, ASICS and Mizuno, to manufacture more in Vietnam. ASICS already gets some 6 million pairs manufactured annually at two factories in Vietnam. Mizuno plans to step up the production in Vietnam ...
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Thomas Godfrey will be the first commercial director at Sport...
Thomas Godfrey will be the first commercial director at Sport England, the body created to promote community sport in the UK. Godfrey brings experience from Spring Worldwide, a sports marketing company, and Planet Sport, an outsourcer for sports education. The British sporting body has committed itself to get 2 million ...
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Nike has promoted Teresa Rioné from director of communications for...
Nike has promoted Teresa Rioné from director of communications for the Iberian peninsula to a similar position for the EMEA emerging markets, based at the head office in Hilversum, Netherlands.
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Ping has signed a multi-year contract with the U.S. Open...
Ping has signed a multi-year contract with the U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera, who will continue using its golf clubs.
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Dainese has opened its second D-store in the USA, located...
Dainese has opened its second D-store in the USA, located in San Francisco, and with a surface of 500 sqm. it is the biggest one owned by the Italian company.
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Daiwa Seiko has increased its estimate of first-half sales to...
Daiwa Seiko has increased its estimate of first-half sales to ¥33.67 billion (€202.9m-$294.4 m), leading to higher than expected operating income of ¥2.66 billion (€16.0 m-$23.3m) and net profit of ¥4.26 billion (€25.6m-$37.2m).
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The department store Jelmoli, Switzerland’s largest stand-alone sports retailer with...
The department store Jelmoli, Switzerland’s largest stand-alone sports retailer with 4,000 square meters on Zurich’s prestigious Bahnhofstrasse, does not seem to be for sale any longer after a potential buyer, the Israeli investment group Delek Global, walked out of negotiations because of the real estate crisis in the USA.
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Nike Golf has developed five models in a new iC...
Nike Golf has developed five models in a new iC putter series which use color, shape and contrast in the design of the club to guide and concentrate the golfer’s vision.
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Wipeout Distribution, a retailer and distributor in Göteborg, Sweden, has...
Wipeout Distribution, a retailer and distributor in Göteborg, Sweden, has taken over the distribution of Liquid Force wakeboards in the country.
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Quiksilver Europe is transferring the licensing rights for the Gotcha...
Quiksilver Europe is transferring the licensing rights for the Gotcha brand in Europe to Perry Ellis International, which bought the brand in 2005. Quiksilver has held the European license since 2000 and will still handle the Spring/Summer 2008 collection. Perry Ellis then take over by using its existing facilities in ...
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A stronger than expected start in the ski sell-in season...
A stronger than expected start in the ski sell-in season had a favorable impact on K2, which is now part of Jarden Corp.’s Outdoor Solutions. This unit reported third-quarter operating income of $16.2 million, up by 27 percent after amortization and up 14.5 percent on an adjusted basis before amortization. ...
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Intersport has moved its headquarters in Sweden farther south, from...
Intersport has moved its headquarters in Sweden farther south, from Jönköping to Göteborg, and the former 29,000-square-meter location will eventually become an administrative center to handle logistics and distribution for the company.
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Go Sport has nominated Pierre Letzelter as president of the...
Go Sport has nominated Pierre Letzelter as president of the company’s executive board. He will replace Catherine Soubie, assistant general manager of Group Rallye, who was holding the position on an interim basis. Letzelter was president of the Sephora cosmetics and fragrance chain from 2001 to 2005, and had worked ...
