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Jacques Lavertue, who turned the Merrell brand for Wolverine World...
Jacques Lavertue, who turned the Merrell brand for Wolverine World Wide into a global $450 million business, died at the age of 53 at his home in Grand Rapids, Michigan after an 8-month fight against cancer. He moved there from Montreal, Canada and grew Merrell from only $27 million in ...
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A company set up by Bruce Lee’s family to handle...
A company set up by Bruce Lee’s family to handle the late martial arts icon’s merchandising and intellectual property rights is suing Adidas America and its affiliated companies for allegedly infringing on Lee’s core logo. Concord Moon is accusing Adidas of misusing Lee’s core logo, a dragon, on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ...
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Burton Snowboards will launch its burtonstore.eu website by the end...
Burton Snowboards will launch its burtonstore.eu website by the end of the month. The idea is to sell its premium sub-brands of clothing Mark XIII, iDiom and AK directly to European consumers through the net. The offer is dedicated to all major European markets with the exception of France and ...
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Naturum, an online Japanese sporting goods company specializing in camping...
Naturum, an online Japanese sporting goods company specializing in camping and fishing merchandise, became a public company trading on the Osaka stock exchange on Oct. 19. Founded in 2000, Naturum is forecasting unconsolidated sales for the full year ending in January 2008 of ¥4.1 billion ($34.9m), up by 19 percent, ...
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More and more sporting goods companies are publicizing their commitment...
More and more sporting goods companies are publicizing their commitment to social and environmental causes. Puma has just issued a report on the actions it has taken in the last two years to sustain environmental and social standards that has obtained the highest grade recorded as yet for a company ...
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Messe München has pulled out financially from Sport Communication Group...
Messe München has pulled out financially from Sport Communication Group (SCG), the Russian company that was organizing ISPO Russia. However SCG will continue to hold a sporting goods trade fair in Moscow’s Crocus City Center twice a year, using the same format and the same management as before. Next Feb. ...
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In spite of uncertain weather conditions, the Norwegian sporting goods...
In spite of uncertain weather conditions, the Norwegian sporting goods market grew strongly in the first half of this year, judging from the sales results of the major retail chains operating in the sector. According to their trade association, Sportsbranjen, they grew by 13.7 percent in the 2nd quarter of ...
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Puma will take over the distribution in Croatia and Romania...
Puma will take over the distribution in Croatia and Romania from next Jan. 1, installing new management in the two new subsidiaries. of the brand in both countries. In Croatia, Tomislav Coga, a Nike veteran, will run the operation along with a sales manager, Mladen Strangjar, who already holds that ...
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Spyder is investing in its European sales and marketing force....
Spyder is investing in its European sales and marketing force. Maria Moure, a former executive of Columbia Sportswear, will take care of all the European markets covered by importers. All the European countries handled by sales agents - including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux and France - continue to be directed ...
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Mito of Spain has launched a line of performance swimwear...
Mito of Spain has launched a line of performance swimwear under the name of David Meca, the well-known Spanish swimming champion, based on a 3-year contract starting up with the Spring/Summer 2008 collection. The launch may lead the brand to seek out a certain role in foreign markets. Specializing in ...
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Phil Knight has sold 78,000 of his Nike shares at...
Phil Knight has sold 78,000 of his Nike shares at a unit price of between $57.00 and $57.41, making a total of $4.5 million. Exercising a stock option, Eunan McLaughlin, Nike’s vice president and general manager of Nike EMEA, has sold 25,000 shares at a price of $60.000, making a ...
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Baden Sports has been awarded $8.1 million in damages in...
Baden Sports has been awarded $8.1 million in damages in a U.S. court case against its rival Molten Corp., which it sued for false advertising and patent infringement. Baden claimed that Molten had infringed on its “Cushion Control Technology” patent from the mid-1990s for making basketballs that are longer-lasting, softer ...
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Another 100 jobs are to be relocated from Reebok’s global...
Another 100 jobs are to be relocated from Reebok’s global headquarters in Canton, Massachusetts, to new facilities built by Adidas in Spartanburg, South Carolina. In April, Reebok had already confirmed that 230 jobs would be axed at its footwear distribution centers in Stoughton and Canton, as it centralized U.S. apparel ...
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The end of a 40-year-old system of import quotas for...
The end of a 40-year-old system of import quotas for apparel imposed by the USA and the passing of free trade agreements with other nations have incited Carhartt to convert operations at its sewing plant in Galesburg Illinois to a distribution facility. The move will be effective on Dec. 31 ...
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Mammut Sports Group raised its sales by 6.5 percent to...
Mammut Sports Group raised its sales by 6.5 percent to 102.4 million Swiss francs (€62.3m-$84.7m) in the first eight months of this year, as gratifying sales of summer products offset problems with winter articles. Its holding company, Conzzeta Group, reports a 207 percent increase in total revenues to CHF 955.6 ...
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Falke is serious about giving its Ergonomic Sport System socks...
Falke is serious about giving its Ergonomic Sport System socks a window in German shopping streets. The first ESS store has opened in Frankfurt on a surface of 100 square meters. The outlet is run by a local retailer who specializes in running, Frankfurter Laufshop. For 2008, Falke intends to ...
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According to unconfirmed Austrian press reports, Lenzing AG is for...
According to unconfirmed Austrian press reports, Lenzing AG is for sale, and the potential investors in this Austrian manufacturer of fibers and fabrics include Birla, an Indian fibers company; Andrej Kozitsyn, a Russian oligarch; and a bank, Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich. In the sports sector, Lenzing is known for marketing its Tencel ...
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After the bankruptcy of its Swiss importer, New Sunsport Goods,...
After the bankruptcy of its Swiss importer, New Sunsport Goods, Safilo has appointed a new distributor for its two sports brands, Carrera and Smith. It is Bus Sport, a wholesaler which already imports the sports products of Fjällräven, Hanwag, Drake, Level and Northwave.
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Arnold Sports is the new importer of Alpina and Rottefella...
Arnold Sports is the new importer of Alpina and Rottefella in Germany. Run by Manfred Arnold, this company has been in the winter sporting goods business for a long time, working especially with Fritschi. Most recently, Arnold has been the German importer of Naxo, Movement, and 8848 Altitude. The company ...
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Heinz Thünemann has been appointed as general manager of Karstadt...
Heinz Thünemann has been appointed as general manager of Karstadt Warenhaus in charge of purchasing and private label, responsible for the department stores as well the Karstadt Sport stores. The 44-year-old executive comes from the management of Katag, where he was in charge of buying. He takes over the position ...
