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Sof Sole, a developer of performance footwear accessories, launched a...
Sof Sole, a developer of performance footwear accessories, launched a Sof Sole Energy line of sports foot-care accessories for women at the ISPO fair in Munich. The company says it worked with leading female athletes and the United States Tennis Association’s podiatrist, David Sharnoff, to develop the line. Sof Sole ...
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Nike ACG, which has a good presence and great products...
Nike ACG, which has a good presence and great products in ISPO’s big outdoor section, is preparing the launch of a new ecological footwear line, featuring new shapes, called “Considered,” for Spring/Summer 2007. By focusing on the 22-year-old customer with trendy and functional apparel products, Nike ACG has managed to ...
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Alpargatas, the big Argentinian manufacturer of shoes and textiles, has...
Alpargatas, the big Argentinian manufacturer of shoes and textiles, has denied a report that it is up for sale. The company recently announced that it will manufacture Nike footwear at two of its plants, evidently in relation to new restrictions imposed by the Argentinian government on imports of athletic footwear. ...
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Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor brand, intends to open another...
Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor brand, intends to open another 25 franchise stores this year, including nine of them in other European countries. The company already opened 24 franchises last year, to reach 73 single-brand outlets in Germany and six in Switzerland. Most of the other European countries where Jack ...
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Carlie Denson, president of the Nike brand, says the company...
Carlie Denson, president of the Nike brand, says the company is not looking at new acquisitions for the moment, dispelling rumors that it may want to buy Puma. Denying a report in the American edition of Sporting Goods Intelligence, Fidelity Investments says it still holds about 5 percent of Puma’s ...
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Fusalp, a once famous French brand of technical skiwear, has...
Fusalp, a once famous French brand of technical skiwear, has opened the first single-brand store in partnership with a retailer in Annecy, where the brand was born in 1952. The concept should be rolled at five more locations in 2006, 15 in 2007 and 35 in 2008 if everything goes ...
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Patrice Dheu, chief executive of Vertical, has taken over the...
Patrice Dheu, chief executive of Vertical, has taken over the ownership of the French brand together with the major manufacturer of its clothes in Tunisia. Vertical will offer a complete line of mountain-related clothing and other products, including tents, gloves and other accessories. The brand is expected to generate sales ...
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Intersport Espana is going to test out the concept of...
Intersport Espana is going to test out the concept of a store that will only sell the lifestyle ranges of clothing, footwear and accessories of three major sports brands. The first unit, which will probably carry the “Sportstreet” sign, is set to open in Barcelona in March or April, followed ...
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Dutch sports retailers suffered a sales drop of more than...
Dutch sports retailers suffered a sales drop of more than 4 percent in 2005, according to Mitex, a national trade organization for fashion, shoe and sporting goods retailers. Consumer spending picked up at the end of the year, but this improvement was insufficient to make up for the sales drop ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has fired off a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to complain about oversized brand designs at the Turin Olympics – mostly targeting Spyder Active Sports. The WFSGI believes that the large spider web designs on the bodysuits developed by ...
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Officials of Foot Locker said at an industry forum in...
Officials of Foot Locker said at an industry forum in Las Vegas that Greece is offering the most potential in the near future, supporting between 12 and 18 doors. The group’s largest success in Europe has been in Italy, where it operates 128 stores. This year Foot Locker hopes to ...
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Oakley is launching a website only for women, www.oakleywomen.com, just...
Oakley is launching a website only for women, www.oakleywomen.com, just as retailers around the world begin to offer a complete collection of sunglasses, shoes, clothing and watches for female customers. Meanwhile, Oakley will open its first store in France on March 4, working through an independent retailer. Similar in appearance ...
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Ulrik Kircheiner has returned to H20 as export manager after...
Ulrik Kircheiner has returned to H20 as export manager after building up its sister brand, Signal, and getting international sales experience at another Danish group, Carli Gry., during the 1990-97 periord. The Danish executive first worked for H20’s owner, Buksesnedkeren, in 1980, when he was still only 20 years old.
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Geox, which became in 2004 the world’s third-largest “lifestyle casual”...
Geox, which became in 2004 the world’s third-largest “lifestyle casual” footwear brand in our “brown shoe chart,” is testing the waters for a possible entry into the sporting goods market with a specific line of shoes and apparel in 2007. Besides its continued presence in the Ispovision section of the ...
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After a 4-year pause, Mambo has opened a new store...
After a 4-year pause, Mambo has opened a new store in Brighton, giving it a total of 5 locations in the UK. The flagship store of this surf and streetwear brand, which measures 180 square meters, is the first one in Europe to follow a new retail concept being rolled ...
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Quiksilver has appointed Nick Adcock as president of DC Shoes....
Quiksilver has appointed Nick Adcock as president of DC Shoes. Adcock, who was previously regional sales manager for the Asia Pacific region, is now based at DC Shoes’ headquarters in California and reports directly to Bernard Mariette, president of Quiksilver. Adock replaces Ken Block who is taking on the new ...
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The International Tennis Federation has ruled that all the manufactures...
The International Tennis Federation has ruled that all the manufactures will enjoy twice the previous space allowed for their identification on the shirt sleeves of the players competing in the Grand Slams. Additionally, the space granted for brand identification rises to 4 square inches (26 square centimeters) on the front, ...
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Pentland Group has appointed Sam Spears as vice president of...
Pentland Group has appointed Sam Spears as vice president of footwear for Ellesse International. He comes from ECCO in London where he headed up its Receptor sub-brand. Spears had worked for Pentland before joining ECCO, running the footwear division of Pony prior to a change of ownership. Spears’ responsibilities at ...
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ASICS claims to have regained the third spot on the...
ASICS claims to have regained the third spot on the German sports shoe market with a share of 12 percent in 2005, behind Adidas and Nike, although Puma probably remains bigger if the general shoe shops is included. According to sources who have seen NPD Sports Tracking Europe’s figures, Nike ...
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The Athlete’s Foot has set up a new European office...
The Athlete’s Foot has set up a new European office in Lugano, Switzerland. It is headed up by Bobby Corliss, 24-year-old son of Robert Corliss, the American executive who bought the U.S.-based retail company recently. Bobby has studied in Vienna and worked for TAF for two years. TAF’s administrative and ...
