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Puma will open its 7th German concept store in Hannover...
Puma will open its 7th German concept store in Hannover in the Fall.
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Backcountry Access, which already distributes Naxo’s touring bindings in North...
Backcountry Access, which already distributes Naxo’s touring bindings in North America, will also become Rottefella’s exclusive distributor for its new telemark products in the region from the Winter 2007-2008 season. Rottefella, which acquired a majority stake in Naxo earlier this year, plans to introduce a New Telemark Norm next year. ...
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Molten’s Acentec Vantaggio football becomes the new match ball of...
Molten’s Acentec Vantaggio football becomes the new match ball of the Kent Football League and the recommended match ball of the Middlesex Country Football League in the UK.
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Giro is launching an active lifestyle footwear collection worldwide for...
Giro is launching an active lifestyle footwear collection worldwide for Spring/Summer 2007, inspired by the worlds of cycling and skiing, in cooperation with TRG Group of St. Louis, Missouri, which already licenses Riddell footwear.
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Herbert Hainer, chief executive of Adidas, and his communication manager,...
Herbert Hainer, chief executive of Adidas, and his communication manager, Jan Runau, have won this year’s “German Image Award,” an annual prize organized by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and given to top managers by an international 7-man jury based on a selection of more than 5,000 press articles analyzed by ...
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Michael Michalsky, the former creative director of Adidas who left...
Michael Michalsky, the former creative director of Adidas who left recently to set up his own business, has agreed to design a fashionable clothing line for Tchibo, the big German discount retailer operating out of numerous coffee shops August 29, 2006 Mike Vaughton, who has been heading up international consumer ...
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After working for Messe Frankfurt and Reed Exhibitions, Metin Ergül,...
After working for Messe Frankfurt and Reed Exhibitions, Metin Ergül, 37, has been named vice president of the house, garden and leisure division of the Cologne Fair, including responsibility for the 40-year-old IFMA bike trade fair taking place on Sept. 14-17.
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The progressively rising provisional anti-dumping duties charged in Europe against...
The progressively rising provisional anti-dumping duties charged in Europe against Far Eastern leather shoes are taking their toll on Timberland, but poor boot sales are weighing even heavier on the company, which reported an operating loss of $20.9 million for the 2nd quarter. The duties are expected to cost Timberland ...
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Icon Health & Fitness filed last month a lawsuit against...
Icon Health & Fitness filed last month a lawsuit against a rival company, Keys Fitness, and its subsidiary Keys Backyard LP, alleging that Keys infringed on its patent for home exercise devices. The complaint also claims that Keys is infringing on Icon’s Weslo trademark for items like exercise machines, skateboards ...
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Following the planned retirement of Andre Agassi, Head will release...
Following the planned retirement of Andre Agassi, Head will release the Andre Agassi Radical Limited Edition tennis racquet, replicating a model created in 1993 when Head began sponsoring the tennis star. The racquets, which feature replicas of Agassi’s signature, will hit retail shelves worldwide in time for the holiday season. ...
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Catrade Sportmarketing has become exclusive agent for SpringBoost in Germany....
Catrade Sportmarketing has become exclusive agent for SpringBoost in Germany.
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Dirk Bron, a former owner of Aktiesport, the aggressive Dutch...
Dirk Bron, a former owner of Aktiesport, the aggressive Dutch sports retailer that is merging with Perry Sport, has taken over 15 large-scale Superconfex fashion stores in Belgium, which he reportedly intends to turn into discount outlets for branded clothing and sporting goods. Macintosh, the Dutch retail conglomerate that owns ...
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Diadora signs an agreement with the Scottish Football Association to...
Diadora signs an agreement with the Scottish Football Association to be the official supplier of uniforms for the Scotland National Team, as well as providing the official match ball used in all Scottish Cup final games.
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The Slovenian summer mystery buyer of Alpina has been unveiled....
The Slovenian summer mystery buyer of Alpina has been unveiled. Infond Holding, a Slovenian investment company, has acquired a 56.56 stake in Alpina, a major producer of hiking and cross-country ski boots, for 1.76 billion Slovenian tollars (€7.3m-$9.3m) from four shareholders previously brought in by the family of Andraz Kopac, ...
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POC Sweden, the Swedish producer of protective equipment for alpine...
POC Sweden, the Swedish producer of protective equipment for alpine skiing, signs Kaj Zackrisson and Sverre Liliequist to its “big mountain” team of skiers.
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Amer Sports has decided to consolidate its outdoor and winter...
Amer Sports has decided to consolidate its outdoor and winter sports businesses in North America under the Atomic, Salomon and Suunto brands. Mike Dowse, currently president of the Suunto division in North America, has been appointed to the head position of a new, expanded division that will cover all three ...
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New Balance has purchased Brine, an American company that produces...
New Balance has purchased Brine, an American company that produces equipment for lacrosse, field hockey, football and volleyball, for an undisclosed sum. Greg Cattrano, national sales manager for Warrior Lacrosse, acquired by New Balance in 2004, will be in charge of Brine’s sales. Brine will remain at its headquarters in ...
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Eminem, an American rap artist whose real name is Marshall...
Eminem, an American rap artist whose real name is Marshall Mathers, will team up with Nike to sign up a limited edition Air Max style sneakers whose proceeds will be donated to charities. Eight different uppers will be designed by the rap star, who will sign and number each pair ...
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SGMA, in its annual study of the U.S. wholesale market,...
SGMA, in its annual study of the U.S. wholesale market, says its value reached $57.6 billion in 2005, up from to $52.4 billion in the previous year. The U.S. athletic footwear market rose by 19.3 percent to nearly $12 billion, athletic apparel was up by 11.3 percent to $26.6 billion ...
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Pentland Group has built up its Asian sourcing team by...
Pentland Group has built up its Asian sourcing team by appointing two new high-caliber executives. Jorgen Pedersen, who has worked for ECCO for 25 years, has been appointed as footwear sourcing director. Jane Chiu, formerly with Li & Fung, has become fashion apparel sourcing manager.
