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Ex Raw State, an action sports apparel brand derived from...
Ex Raw State, an action sports apparel brand derived from the British Extreme Group, will be launched throughout Europe later this year by Sportax, a UK-based licensing company. The distribution network for the new brand will be coordinated by Rob van Ginkel, who heads up the company’s European office in ...
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GolfStore Group and some leading suppliers, such as Acushnet and...
GolfStore Group and some leading suppliers, such as Acushnet and Callaway Golf, are working together with the Swedish Golf Federation on a project to stimulate participation in golf in reaction to the recent decline in the number of registered players. Together they are considering the organization in the Spring of ...
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The Adidas group is consolidating its distribution in the USA...
The Adidas group is consolidating its distribution in the USA for Adidas and Reebok footwear and apparel into a single site for the two brands in Spartanburg, South Carolina, which is currently hosting the American distribution center for Adidas’ footwear lines. By the Fall of 2009, two new buildings will ...
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The first Intersport Adventure shop in Germany, located in Dûsseldorf,...
The first Intersport Adventure shop in Germany, located in Dûsseldorf, will shut down at the end of April, but a second one is opening in the medium-sized town of Kleve, close to Germany’s border with the Netherlands. The new store will be operated by a local Intersport member in a ...
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Reebok has filed a patent infringement suit against Nike for...
Reebok has filed a patent infringement suit against Nike for a technology that Nike has used in 11 styles from its “Free” collection of shoes, which have been on the market since 2005. Reebok claims that it has already used this patented technology in its own “collapsible” shoes. The patent, ...
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Amer Sports’ Austrian ski subsidiary, Atomic, is facing an embarassing...
Amer Sports’ Austrian ski subsidiary, Atomic, is facing an embarassing internal affair. At least €40.000 got lost from the company’s accounts, and the reasons are not clear, but there is a suspicion of fraud. Sources point to two apparently linked events: Atomic’s management reportedly learnt about irregularities in the financial ...
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Berghaus has made a series of appointments to expand its...
Berghaus has made a series of appointments to expand its global presence. The British outdoor brand has named Owen Smith as international product manager. He previously held sales roles at Europa Sport, handling the Zamberlan, Phoenix and Patagonia brands, as well as holding senior product roles at Lowe Alpine and ...
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Reebok is moving its European headquarters back to the Netherlands...
Reebok is moving its European headquarters back to the Netherlands from the UK. The move to Amsterdam is intended to centralize the European management and to redirect and strengthen its stance in the region. For example, the company would like to put more focus on Russia and Eastern European countries ...
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Lebron James, one of the star basketball players of the...
Lebron James, one of the star basketball players of the U.S. National basketball Association (NBA), has bought a minority stake in Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, based in Connecticut, for an undisclosed amount through his wholly-owned King James Inc. investment vehicle. James’ relationship with the company goes back at least to last ...
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Susi Capell has been named product and marketing manager at...
Susi Capell has been named product and marketing manager at Prince Sports Europe. She will be report to Mike Ballardie, vice president and managing director, and she will be based in London, along with her husband Helge Capell, who was recently appointed as the company’s sports marketing manager.
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Mike Todd has moved to Hunter Boot, where he has...
Mike Todd has moved to Hunter Boot, where he has been appointed as global sales director. Pentland Group recently became a shareholder in this venerable British firm. Todd was most recently international sales director at Musto. He previously acted as European sales manager at 24-Hour Sportslife, the European sales vehicle ...
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Pentland Group’s swimwear brand, Speedo, will no longer sell its...
Pentland Group’s swimwear brand, Speedo, will no longer sell its products through its own German subsidiary. By June 1st, a German distributor, Action Sports, will take care of the Australian brand on the German market. Until the end of last year Action Sports was the German distributor of O’Neill.
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Burton has named Gabrielle Sampietro to the newly created position...
Burton has named Gabrielle Sampietro to the newly created position of vice president of apparel, effective last March 26. Based in the company’s California office, she will be responsible for creating and carrying out a global strategy for its apparel segment, reporting to Clark Gundlack, executive vice president and general ...
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Karstadt Quelle’s management proposes to change the company’s name to...
Karstadt Quelle’s management proposes to change the company’s name to Arcandor, following its numerous structural changes of the past couple of years and others that may come about soon. The German group is also looking for new international alliances in multiple areas. It is particularly satisfied with its collaboration with ...
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A German distributor, WB Compagnie, is taking charge of sales...
A German distributor, WB Compagnie, is taking charge of sales of most of Hi-Tec Sports’ products on the German market as the British company is closing down its local sales subsidiary. WB Compagnie is led by Werner Berzl, who also markets the sportswear brand Homeboy. It has hired many of ...
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Jacques Noë, a former swimming coach who participated in the...
Jacques Noë, a former swimming coach who participated in the establishment of Nike France in 1978, died of cancer as he was passing from the age of 62 to 63. He worked for Speedo before his long career at Nike, where he was in charge of sports marketing and public ...
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Orvis, a Vermont-based mail order and e-commerce company, has promoted...
Orvis, a Vermont-based mail order and e-commerce company, has promoted Ray McCready to president from his prior role as vice president of merchandising and retail. Elsewhere in the company, Brian Gown, the chief financial officer, will now also be chief operating officer. The Perkins family, which bought Orvis in 1965, ...
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El Corte Inglés has decided to set up its first...
El Corte Inglés has decided to set up its first Italian department store in Milan rather than in Rome. The big Spanish department store chain, which remains a major factor in the Spanish sporting goods retail market, has formed a joint venture with a Mexican department store chain, Liverpool, to ...
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Nike has terminated its licensing deal with Trek, which has...
Nike has terminated its licensing deal with Trek, which has been selling apparel and footwear for cycling under the Nike brand name. The contract will be finished at the end of this year. A portion of cycling specialists at Nike will be let go, while others will remain on board ...
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Intersport España has opened the first of a series of...
Intersport España has opened the first of a series of stores, called ‘Unisport,’ that concentrate on the sales of low-profile or fashion sport ranges by some major sports brands – ASICS, Converse, Adidas, Nike, Quiksilver as well as El Niño. The first store of the kind, measuring 120 square meters, ...
