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Nike is being sued by Gerald A. Kellogg, a U.S....
Nike is being sued by Gerald A. Kellogg, a U.S. cap designer based in Omaha, Nebraska, who claims that Nike has infringed on a vented cap design that he patented. His contention refers to Nike’s DRI-FIT Featherlite Cap. Kellogg argues that Nike repeatedly informed him that it was uninterested in ...
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Sportitaly, the new Italian sporting goods fair held in Bolzano/Bozen...
Sportitaly, the new Italian sporting goods fair held in Bolzano/Bozen last Feb. 18-20, welcomed 3,790 visitors from all over the country representing some 1,500 stores. Some of the 170-plus exhibitors, representing 250 brands, were expecting a higher turnout, especially in the ski sector, but most seemed to be willing to ...
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Nike has promoted David Heath, formerly head of U.S. sales,...
Nike has promoted David Heath, formerly head of U.S. sales, as vice president of global sales and has promoted Pat Zeedict, formerly general manager of equipment and women’s fitness in Europe, to general manager of equipment. Heath has 26 years of industry experience. He joined the Swoosh in 1990 and ...
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Fair Play, the sporting goods division of Garant Schuh +...
Fair Play, the sporting goods division of Garant Schuh + Mode, has hired a dedicated buying director, Ingo Fleckner. Working together with Jürgen Schwarz, the 32-year-old executive will also be responsible for the introduction of new specialist store concepts similar to those implemented by Garant in this sector in the ...
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Hanwag, the German-based footwear subsidiary of the Swedish Fenix Outdoor...
Hanwag, the German-based footwear subsidiary of the Swedish Fenix Outdoor group (Fjällräven, Primus, Tierra), is changing its distribution in Hungary. Its new sales agent is Zsolt Beszédes (Budapest), former store manager of Hegyisport, which acted simultaneously as Hanwag’s magyar distributor for the last 12 years. Founded in 1991, the Hungarian ...
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BasicNet has signed two 3-year exclusive licences to sell the...
BasicNet has signed two 3-year exclusive licences to sell the Superga brand of sport and casual shoes through Itochu Corp. in Japan and through CapoShoe Corp. in Korea. The deal with Itochu is expected to generate $3 million in sales over the three years and Itochu has agreed to spend ...
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CenterStone Technologies announces that Petzl has decided to adopt its...
CenterStone Technologies announces that Petzl has decided to adopt its own iVendix software application, enabling dealers in at least two European countries - France and Austria - and in North America to place their pre-season orders and all their re-orders in their local language and currency. They and the sales ...
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The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has reopened its membership after...
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has reopened its membership after completing a restructuring process. To be considered for access to the group, brands must have a turnover of at least €4 million and need to be trading in at least four European countries. Founded in 2003 by 19 outdoor companies, ...
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Alfa, the last remaining shoe manufacturer in Norway, will stop...
Alfa, the last remaining shoe manufacturer in Norway, will stop all production in September of 2007, laying off 30 workers at its factory in Brandbu. The factory was making mainly footwear for the Norwegian military, the police, industrial applications and hunting. The closure follows the recent takeover of the Norwegian ...
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Johnny Austad, an experienced executive who ran Gresvig and Helly...
Johnny Austad, an experienced executive who ran Gresvig and Helly Hansen while they were the property of Bjørn Rune Gjelsten in the 1990s, has become the new managing director of Sport 1, the second-largest Norwegian buying group in the sector. Gjelsten Holding acquired control in Sport 1 a few weeks ...
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Silvretta, the brand of Salewa specialized on touring ski bindings,...
Silvretta, the brand of Salewa specialized on touring ski bindings, will disappear from Atomic’s touring skis after the current 2006/07 winter selling season. However, the bindings used by Atomic will be identical to those of Silvretta. They will carry the Atomic brand, but with a hint that they are designed ...
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Stöckli will distribute the ski bindings of Vist in Switzerland....
Stöckli will distribute the ski bindings of Vist in Switzerland. Located in the South Tyrol region of Italy, Vist is a 10-year-old firm that claims to provide race plates for all the major ski brands with the exception of Dynastar, Fischer and Völkl. Sales exceeded €8 million in 2006, and ...
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In spite of its disinvestment from the Lasse Kjus brand,...
In spite of its disinvestment from the Lasse Kjus brand, Odlo, the Swiss sportswear company with Norwegian roots, managed to increase its sales significantly in 2006. Turnover grew by around 20 percent to €90 million, including the premium Bjørn Dæhlie brand of clothing. International Gateway, which distributes Exel in Sweden, ...
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Salewa informs dealers and consumers that the “Rock” climbing harnesses...
Salewa informs dealers and consumers that the “Rock” climbing harnesses that it sold between 1993 and 1998 should not be used any longer. According to company information, this product does not correspond any more to the latest safety standards. Seams may break. Salewa will exchange all harnesses purchased at that ...
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Itochu Corporation has struck a contract with North Sails for...
Itochu Corporation has struck a contract with North Sails for the exclusive import and sales of its yacht sails. It has also obtained a master license for the Japanese market for all fashion items under the brand, including apparel and accessories from Tomasoni Topsails, the Italian company that holds the ...
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Nike has promoted David Heath to vice president of global...
Nike has promoted David Heath to vice president of global sales and has elevated Pat Zeedick to general manager of equipment. Heath was most recently the head of sales in the USA, while Zeedick was previously the general manager of Nike’s equipment and women’s fitness business in Europe.
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Samsonite has named Fabrice Faurie, previously European sales manager for...
Samsonite has named Fabrice Faurie, previously European sales manager for CamelBak, to the newly created position of global category manager for the company’s young outdoor division. In this new role Faurie will oversee the global development of Samsonite’s outdoor category, with responsibility for product development, regional sales structures and new ...
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Sympatex, the German supplier of membranes and other fibers and...
Sympatex, the German supplier of membranes and other fibers and fabrics, has created the position of a head of footwear at its new headquarters in Munich. The role is being assumed by Bernd Klink, who has been representing lately the Norwegian Viking brand of footwear on the German market. He ...
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Vibram, the Italian specialist in technical footwear soles, reached sales...
Vibram, the Italian specialist in technical footwear soles, reached sales of €60 million in 2006. The growth rate amounted to 10 percent, after increases of 26 percent in 2005 and 8.5 percent in 2004. The biggest part of the turnover came from the sports and outdoor segment, representing 70 percent ...
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Nike is shuttering its 21,000-square-foot Niketown concept store in Melbourne...
Nike is shuttering its 21,000-square-foot Niketown concept store in Melbourne on Feb. 18, the first one to have been opened outside the USA eight years ago, replacing it with smaller outlets in various Australian cities.
