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CamelBak has appointed Sally McCoy as its chief executive and...
CamelBak has appointed Sally McCoy as its chief executive and president, replacing J. Marty O’Donohue, who was named to the position last January. McCoy, who had previously been on Camelbak’s board of directors, will no longer run Silver Steep Partners, an investment company that is geared specifically towards companies in ...
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Under Armour told a European conference last week that its...
Under Armour told a European conference last week that its European expansion is following the same formula that it has successfully used in the USA, working to get athletes to wear the product and concentrating on authentic sporting goods distribution. It has already surpassed the goal of being in 500 ...
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Wintersteiger has won a prize in Austria as the large...
Wintersteiger has won a prize in Austria as the large company showing the biggest sales dynamics for the past three years. During that period the Austria firm, world leader in ski service systems and various types of woodworking machinery, saw its sales rise by 35 percent to €80.5 million, while ...
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For the past few months, Salewa has been busy setting...
For the past few months, Salewa has been busy setting up its new Salewa USA subsidiary in Boulder, Colorado, where the company will begin directly handling distribution of some of its brands in the country. Life-Link, an American company that sells back-country equipment, will continue all shipping, ordering and customer ...
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Ludovic Manzon, who has been in charge of European sales...
Ludovic Manzon, who has been in charge of European sales at Puma since he joined the company in July 2004, has taken over from the beginning of October as head of international sales. That position had been filled on a temporary basis since the end of June, when Peter Mahrer ...
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At Wilson Sporting Goods, Jon Muir has been named general...
At Wilson Sporting Goods, Jon Muir has been named general manager of racquet sports, with responsibility for the global strategy of the segment, replacing Brian Dillman, who left he company a few months back to become chief marketing officer and executive vice president of sales at Powerplate, an American fitness ...
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New executives at Saucony include Susan Dooley, who has been...
New executives at Saucony include Susan Dooley, who has been named vice president of marketing for the Saucony and Hind brands, and Sharon Barbano, who has been appointed vice president of public relations. Dooley was previously vice president of marketing for Sperry Top-Sider. Barbano was most recently group director of ...
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The city of Madrid has decided to make a bid...
The city of Madrid has decided to make a bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. In this connection, Puma will sell between December 2006 and June 2007 a limited series of 4,000 pairs of shoes under the Madrid! brand name, in agreement with the city council of the Spanish capital ...
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In an effort to both promote its Nike+ shoes and...
In an effort to both promote its Nike+ shoes and to appear socially active, the Swoosh is teaming up with Lance Armstrong to pledge $1 for every mile logged by the famous bike champion to the Lance Armstrong Foundation, which aids cancer victims. Armstrong has the goal of running 50,000 ...
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Columbia Sportswear’s vice president of footwear, Brad Gebhard, has resigned....
Columbia Sportswear’s vice president of footwear, Brad Gebhard, has resigned. Until he is replaced, the role will temporarily be filled by Mick McCormick, vice president of sales. Columbia’s shares on the U.S. stock market dropped after Gerbhard’s departure, as financial analysts believed he was an important part of Columbia’s growth ...
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To build consumer enthusiasm for Nike’s Jordan brand in Europe,...
To build consumer enthusiasm for Nike’s Jordan brand in Europe, the Air Man himself, Michael Jordan, is making promotional stops in Paris, London, Berlin, Barcelona, Milan and Hamburg this month. The 9-day trip, which started on Oct. 17, will feature media and consumer events as well as opportunities to meet ...
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Sean Cearny, whose last mission was to build up Keen...
Sean Cearny, whose last mission was to build up Keen Footwear’s international distribution network, has left the fast-growing U.S. company to focus on his own consultancy business. Given his special experience in the sporting goods industry and his law degree, which has been helping him in negotiating distribution agreements, Cearny ...
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Guy Leclerc, who recently resigned as chairman of Intersport France,...
Guy Leclerc, who recently resigned as chairman of Intersport France, has been elected as chairman of the French federation of retail cooperatives, which represents 110 retail banners that cover one-fourth of the country’s total sporting goods market. On the other hand Joachim Siebert, who runs a similar federation in Germany, ...
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The founder of Pacific Cycle, Chris Hornung, will leave the...
The founder of Pacific Cycle, Chris Hornung, will leave the company at the end of the year and be replaced by Jeff Frehner, president and chief operating office of the company since April 2005. In the course of his 25-year run with the Wisconsin-based company Hornung oversaw the acquisitions of ...
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Converse has launched its new RED shoe initiative in the...
Converse has launched its new RED shoe initiative in the USA, exclusively at Gap retail locations. The subsidiary of Nike launched the shoes in the UK earlier this year, but they won’t be available for the rest of Europe until sometime in 2007. RED is a fund-raising initiative created by ...
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Oakley is taking over the distribution in Switzerland from Sevysa...
Oakley is taking over the distribution in Switzerland from Sevysa Sport. It will now be handled by its 6-year-old German subsidiary at Ismaning near Munich, which is also responsible for Austria and Poland. A new Swiss company, Oakley Schweiz, will take care of customer service and warranties under the management ...
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A new scuba diving fair for the Spanish market is...
A new scuba diving fair for the Spanish market is being added to the annual Nautical Show being held in Barcelona on Nov. 4-7. The Spanish Scuba Diving Federation has 44,062 licensees, but local sources indicate that more than 100,000 Spaniards are actual involved in this sort of activities.
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The Lacoste family has set up a René Lacoste Foundation...
The Lacoste family has set up a René Lacoste Foundation in honor of the late French tennis champion who founded the company. Its aim is to aid youngsters in France and abroad to find their route in life through sport, discovering values such as team spirit, motivation, self-achievement, excellence and ...
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In a move it hopes will increase sales of its...
In a move it hopes will increase sales of its rugby products, Scottish Rugby is using Greaves Sports as its official retail and merchandising partner. The partnership entails Greaves Sports taking the helm of three Scottish Rugby stores – one at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh and two others in ...
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About 6,300 visitors attended Golf Europe and the simultaneous Fairway...
About 6,300 visitors attended Golf Europe and the simultaneous Fairway show in Munich from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1. Considering that 6,061 people had registered for Golf Europe and 2,548 for Fairway last year, overall attendance was down. The organizers justified the drop with a change in the schedule to ...
