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Pony International, the American footwear company run by Kevin Wulff...
Pony International, the American footwear company run by Kevin Wulff and bought by Infinity Associates in April 2006, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement for activewear and lifestyle clothing with International Apparel Group, a subsidiary of Total Luxury Group that has previously developed private label programs with Converse and Randy ...
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Hot Tuna International, the lifestyle apparel company based in the...
Hot Tuna International, the lifestyle apparel company based in the UK, has appointed Niels Anders Juul as chief executive, as previously Ranjit Murugason, executive chairman, had been playing an acting role. Juul, formerly managing director at Von Dutch, will manage Hot Tuna’s undertakings from Costa Mesa, California, where the company’s ...
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Pittards’ closure of its former Leeds factory apparently paid off...
Pittards’ closure of its former Leeds factory apparently paid off in the first six months of 2007 as it didn’ cause big drop in sales of bovine leather. Sales of leather for sports shoes were also strong and above forecast, and they are expected to continue to do well in ...
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Lafuma has appointed Luc Guénard as deputy general manager, charged...
Lafuma has appointed Luc Guénard as deputy general manager, charged of operations, purchasing, planning, logistics, data processing, controlling and human resources. After working in the auditing sector, he said up a consultancy and then joined an investment bank of Société Générale.
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Arcandor, the new name for Karstadt-Quelle, is still looking for...
Arcandor, the new name for Karstadt-Quelle, is still looking for ways to internationalize its department store business, which includes its sports superstores. The German group reported an adjusted operating profit before amortization of €27.5 million for the 2nd quarter ended June 30, compared with a loss of €69.2 million, but ...
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ASICS is sponsoring the first-even ASICS Music Festival, to be...
ASICS is sponsoring the first-even ASICS Music Festival, to be held in Barcelona, Spain on Oct. 12 & 13. The program includes 12 hours of live music with bands such as Pet Shop Boys, Dover and Cyan. The city of Tokyo will be recreated in a 3,000-square-meter space, from its ...
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Krassler & Hable of Ried im Innkreis, an Austrian retailer...
Krassler & Hable of Ried im Innkreis, an Austrian retailer affiliated with Intersport, is going to open a store of more than 1,500 square meters in the German city of Passau, just across the border, by mid-October. We hear that Krassler & Hable has already become a regular member of ...
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Jan Brügelmann will receive the Golf Europe Legend Award at...
Jan Brügelmann will receive the Golf Europe Legend Award at the 15th edition of Golf Europe, the European golf trade fair due to be held in Munich next Oct. 7-9. Brügelmann, currently honorary president of the official German golf association (DGV), was president of the association from 1982 to 1994. ...
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To raise awareness and funds for ovarian cancer, Callaway Golf...
To raise awareness and funds for ovarian cancer, Callaway Golf Company is launching a new limited-edition line of teal FT-I drivers, golf balls, towels and hats in U.S. sporting goods stores this month as part of the women’s cancer initiative of the Callaway Golf Foundation. The company will donate 15 ...
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Scott Banuelos, a former professional surfer known as Pod, has...
Scott Banuelos, a former professional surfer known as Pod, has been named as marketing director for Rusty Apparel, the American surfwear brand. The Californian surfer has formerly held marketing positions for XCEL wetsuits, Counter Culture and Rip Curl. He was most recently marketing manager for surf with Smith Optics. Only ...
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Paul Gils, the former Nike executive who has been running...
Paul Gils, the former Nike executive who has been running Columbia Sportswear’s European business for the last three years, has suddenly resigned for personal reasons. Mick McCormick, another former executive of Nike who handled Callaway Golf’s international operations prior to joining Columbia last year, will lead a transition management team ...
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Head has began a partnership with Cool Earth, the global...
Head has began a partnership with Cool Earth, the global environmental charity, by launching a program intended to raise awareness of the danger of global warming resulting from the release of carbon into the atmosphere through deforestation. New products delivered by the group under its Head, Penn, Tyrolia and Mares ...
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Branded Logo Limited and its chain of outdoor shops, Hawkshead,...
Branded Logo Limited and its chain of outdoor shops, Hawkshead, have been sold to the Regatta Group, which has retained its 180 employees. Previously owned by Cavden Group and by two venture capital firms, the company has been in receivership since the beginning of July. It has been run since ...
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The Swedish Fenix Outdoor group, which controls brands like Fjällräven,...
The Swedish Fenix Outdoor group, which controls brands like Fjällräven, Hanwag, Primus and Tierra, has founded an Italian subsidiary. It will be headed up by Martin Nordin, son of Fenix’ founder Åke Nordin and chief executive of the group since a few weeks ago. The new subsidiary is located close ...
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Oxbow, the sports and clothing manufacturer, will sponsor the British...
Oxbow, the sports and clothing manufacturer, will sponsor the British Surfing Museum for the next three years to underline its dedication to surfing history. This museum, which is unique in the UK for its collection of vintage surfboards, literature and memorabilia, changes location from time to time, but will move ...
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A specialized Italian golf retailer called Golf House is preparing...
A specialized Italian golf retailer called Golf House is preparing its entry into the German market, where it will use the ‘Us Golf banner because of the existence of a German market that already carries its own name. Led by its founder Paolo Vittadini, the Italian-based company already runs 29 ...
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Snipes, a German chain of young sportswear and street fashion...
Snipes, a German chain of young sportswear and street fashion shops, is expanding outside its home market. Sven Voth, its 34-year-old owner, has just inked a license deal with Austria’s market leader in sporting goods, Sport Eybl & Sports Experts (EAG). Through the Snipes license EAG is going to try ...
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Lotto Sport Italia and Compagnia dell’Orologio Spa have signed a...
Lotto Sport Italia and Compagnia dell’Orologio Spa have signed a 5-year license agreement for Lotto branded watches. The deal, which includes distribution worldwide, marks the entry of Lotto into the watches and accessories segment of the market. The company hopes that the new product line will generate sales of €10 ...
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Jack Wolfskin is opening its first two concept shops in...
Jack Wolfskin is opening its first two concept shops in Romania through its new distributor in the country, Liviu Stanciu. The first one went live in the Promenada Mall of Sibiu (alias Hermannstadt) last Aug. 18. The second one will follow in the Iulius Mall of Cluj Napoca in October. ...
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Eve Davies is leaving on good terms as marketing a...
Eve Davies is leaving on good terms as marketing a product director of New Balance Europe, a post that she has occupied in the last two years after leaving Speedo. Jonathan Ram, the new general manager of New Balance Europe, has not yet decided whether she should be replaced as ...
