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Peter Terry has been appointed as the new managing director...
Peter Terry has been appointed as the new managing director of Diadora UK, replacing Fabio Malipiero who returns to the head office in Italy after just 18 months in the position. Terry previously spent five years as managing director of Pro Tour, which supplies apparel to the PGA and LPGA ...
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ISPO is boosting its management team by appointing José Moreno-Tapia...
ISPO is boosting its management team by appointing José Moreno-Tapia as “community manager” for the running, fitness, team sports and triathlon segments of the Munich fair. The 27-year-old Spaniard joined ISPO last September to run the “Greenhouse” project within the outdoor_ispo community. A former triathlete, he worked for Xterrawetsuits, a ...
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The USA became last year the biggest single national market...
The USA became last year the biggest single national market for Lacoste, overtaking France with sales of more than €205 million in terms of euros. Total sales under the brand grew to €1.29 billion from just over €1 billion in 2004, and they are expected to reach about €1.4 billion ...
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At Deckers Corp., Pete Worley has been named president of...
At Deckers Corp., Pete Worley has been named president of the Teva brand, replacing Carlo Lingiardi who continues to recover from a motorcycle accident that occurred last October. Worley was most recently vice president of U.S. sales at K-Swiss and also has experience with Reebok and Bausch & Lomb. In ...
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A French court has scheduled a hearing, set to begin...
A French court has scheduled a hearing, set to begin on Apr. 10, in response to a request by the workers’ council of Salomon to suspend the negotiations over the implementation of its most recently announced plan of layoffs, following the company’s acquisition by Amer Sports. The workers are alleging ...
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Puma has opened its first concept store in Berlin and...
Puma has opened its first concept store in Berlin and will follow up shortly with another one in Hamburg, bringing up to six the number of doors in Germany. Another Puma shop has just opened in Milan and one will follow in Florence in July. Separately, Puma has struck a ...
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Kindy, a large French manufacturer of socks, has bought Blanchard,...
Kindy, a large French manufacturer of socks, has bought Blanchard, a smaller one that chose to specialize in sports socks a few years ago after running into serious financial problems. Balanchard joins Kindy with a 51 percent stake in a modern manufacturing facility in Poland that reportedly produces 140,000 pairs ...
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VF Corp. says it will focus more on building its...
VF Corp. says it will focus more on building its own brands and less on being an apparel manufacturer. VF Corp. intends to expand Vans’ lifestyle offering to 60 percent of its total line from the current ratio of 40 percent and from 15 percent five years ago. Operating margins ...
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The number of retailers visiting ISPO China in Shanghai on...
The number of retailers visiting ISPO China in Shanghai on March 13-16 dropped to 11,098 persons, as compared to 13,353 at the first edition one year ago, but many exhbitors indicated that they were happy with the level of business at the show. Out of the total, 82 percent came ...
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Columbia Sportswear names Simon Roberts as regional sales manager for...
Columbia Sportswear names Simon Roberts as regional sales manager for the UK and Ireland, replacing Paul Hayes who has left to pursue other opportunities. Prior to his appointment, Roberts was at Berghaus where he was managing director of the UK. He also has experience with Lacoste and Reebok. Separately, Columbia ...
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Groupe Royer, one of the largest trading companies in France...
Groupe Royer, one of the largest trading companies in France in the footwear sector and a licensee for Airwalk, Converse, Sergio Tacchini and other international brands, is negotiating possible takeovers in Germany and in the Netherlands, but no details are available. The group posted sales of €130 million last year, ...
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Oakley drew huge crowds for the opening of its first...
Oakley drew huge crowds for the opening of its first store in Paris through a local retailer that manages of a luxury eyewear shop next door. The brand is about to open another store in Hamburg on the same basis, but together with its franchisee in Barcelona, it has decided ...
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JJB Sports has denied recent press reports in a Scottish...
JJB Sports has denied recent press reports in a Scottish Sunday newspaper suggesting that it was in negotiations with the Glasgow Rangers to buy ten Rangers Club Shops. The stores are considered to be too small for JJB which is pursuing a policy of opening bigger, mainly out of town, ...
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Jean-Michel Guérin, who previously ran Sergio Tacchini’s French sales subsidiary,...
Jean-Michel Guérin, who previously ran Sergio Tacchini’s French sales subsidiary, has set up a new company, Manitobè, to represent foreign brands in France. One of his first clients is Freddy, the big Italian brand of dancewear and fitness clothing. To help introduce its brand in France, Freddy is sponsoring a ...
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The new sponsoring strategy of Peak Performance is to stop...
The new sponsoring strategy of Peak Performance is to stop promoting alpine ski competitions and replace them with free-ski events. The brand sponsored the recent Stockholm Big Air and plans to sponsor other jibbing and slope style events like Verbier Ride, Saas Fee Ride and London Ride. Peak Performance will ...
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New Wave Group, the Swedish group that owns Craft and...
New Wave Group, the Swedish group that owns Craft and other brands, reported a rise of 33 percent to 3,059 million Swedish kronor (€327.5m-$398.5m) in total sales for its full year ended Dec. 31. The company’s gross profit margin was 45.9 percent, and its net profit grew to SEK 206.7 ...
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Select Sport of Denmark has signed a deal as the...
Select Sport of Denmark has signed a deal as the official handball supplier to the International Handball Federation for the next four years. Working through its Norwegian licensee, Scan Trade, Umbro has replaced Adidas as the sponsor of the Norwegian Handball Federation for the next five years, at a cost ...
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AND 1 says that 2006 will be its most profitable...
AND 1 says that 2006 will be its most profitable year ever, as emerging South American markets like Chile, Argentina and Brazil are generating solid business for the basketball brand, recently acquired by American Sporting Goods. The company estimates sales outside of the USA to reach about $75 million a ...
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iSe-Hospitality, which holds the exclusive rights to the 2006 FIFA...
iSe-Hospitality, which holds the exclusive rights to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Hospitality Program, said that it has sold more than three-quarters of its allocation for the event. The company offers three hospitality packages – Sky Box, Elite and Prestige - which are available for several stadiums and include preferred ...
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Gordini is now represented in 29 European countries. After a...
Gordini is now represented in 29 European countries. After a “vigorous selection,” the American glove company signed new distribution deals during the last Winter ISPO in Italy, Sweden, Finland, Norway, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Ukraine. It presented a fashionable and foldable new earmuff at ...
