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Marker Dalbello Völkl has promoted Greg Trip to president of...
Marker Dalbello Völkl has promoted Greg Trip to president of its U.S. subsidiary. The appointment follows the recent retirement of Mike Noonan, the long-time president of the subsidiary. Grip most recently served as vice-resident of sales for Marker Dalbello Völkl's U.S. subsidiary.
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Lacoste has inaugurated its revamped store in Milan's via Dante,...
Lacoste has inaugurated its revamped store in Milan's via Dante, which has been redesigned in accordance with the brand's Le Club concept. The 350-square-meter store, on two floors, was inaugurated on Dec. 5. “Le Club” is the format that Lacoste launched internationally in 2017, to enable a customer's total immersion ...
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Decathlon is entering the Serbian market with a new store...
Decathlon is entering the Serbian market with a new store in a park next to the Big Fashion shopping center in the Karaburma district of Belgrade. Meanwhile, the world's largest sporting goods retailer has opened two more stores in Germany, in Heilbronn and Bremen, making a total of 80 stores ...
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The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to investigate Google's...
The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to investigate Google's proposed $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit on anti-trust grounds. Several privacy watchdog groups have called for action on this front, fearing that the data in Fitbit's hands could give Google more power in the advertising market.
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Puma has introduced an eponymous smartwatch, the first such product...
Puma has introduced an eponymous smartwatch, the first such product in its history. The watch comes with a textured silicone strap, the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform, a customizable touchscreen with which to track training goals, a GPS and a heart monitor. It is water resistant to five atmospheres or ...
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As of January, Joel Kinnaman will be the new face...
As of January, Joel Kinnaman will be the new face of Björn Borg, which wants to develop a sportier image under its new management. The 40-year-old Swedish-American actor will be lending his image to the Swedish brand's sportswear and underwear and taking part in worldwide campaigns to encourage the public ...
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Pure Fishing, which is now owned by the private-equity firm...
Pure Fishing, which is now owned by the private-equity firm Sycamore Partners, has acquired the two saltwater tackle producers Fin-Nor and Van Staal, both headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and owned until now by W.C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings. The terms remain undisclosed, but Captain Craig Cantelmo, a former director of sales at ...
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Goldwin has opened a flagship store in San Francisco, at...
Goldwin has opened a flagship store in San Francisco, at 444 Jackson Street. It is the second retail flagship store and the first of the Japanese technical outdoor apparel brand outside of Japan. San Francisco's Jackson Square area is considered the city's design center. The store was inaugurated on Nov. ...
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Kjus has introduced a tech jacket that is said to...
Kjus has introduced a tech jacket that is said to manage moisture with the touch of a button. The 7Sphere Hydro_Bot jacket features the Hydro_Bot technology, which pumps moisture from inside the jacket to the outside through an electro-osmotic membrane, designed to protect the wearer from the typical post-activity chill ...
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For the second year in a row, Joma will produce...
For the second year in a row, Joma will produce the official shoe of the World Padel Tour (WPT), and will mark the occasion with a limited edition of its Slam shoe for sponsored players – such as Juani Mieres, Patty Llaguno, Javi Ruiz, Uri Botelo, Teresa Navarro, Víctor Ruiz, ...
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Reebok is working to turn plant matter into a running...
Reebok is working to turn plant matter into a running shoe that it plans to release in autumn 2020 as part of the brand's commitment to reduce the use of petroleum-based plastics in footwear. The Forever Floatride Grow, as the shoe is called, revamps the Forever Floatride Energy and draws ...
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After launching the women's version of the Air Force 1...
After launching the women's version of the Air Force 1 Shadow, Nike has added materials from Gore-Tex in a new expansion of the Air Force 1 silhouette. The new Air Force 1 Gore-Tex comes in a high-top model which takes the tooling on the AF1 Duck Boot and adds a ...
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After a 10-year stint, Günter Althaus, 51, will be stepping...
After a 10-year stint, Günter Althaus, 51, will be stepping down as chief executive of the ANWR Group, earlier than planned on Nov. 30 for personal reasons. He had informed the German buying group's board of directors in August that he would not renew his contract after it expires at ...
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BM Sportech, a big Spanish wholesale distributor, has purchased 100...
BM Sportech, a big Spanish wholesale distributor, has purchased 100 percent of Goita Sport, itself the Spanish distributor of Bergamont Bicycles, Outdoor Research and UYN. BM was already the majority shareholder in Goita, which was founded in 2011 by Oriol Rovira, and plans to have it integrated fully by Dec. ...
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The 11th edition of the annual Skechers Pier to Pier...
The 11th edition of the annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk, for children with special needs and students, has raised more than $2 million. The event drew Kodi Lee, winner of this season's America's Got Talent; the retired boxer Sugar Ray Leonard; the retired baseball player and coach Tommy ...
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Moncler will be opening a flagship store at 119, Champs...
Moncler will be opening a flagship store at 119, Champs Elysées, on the upper section of Paris' iconic avenue, according to reports in FashionNetwork.com. Moncler will take over a 1,500-square-meter space that was occupied by Nespresso from 2007 to October 2019. The date of the opening has not been unveiled. ...
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Colmar has opened its first Parisian boutique. The 120-square-meter store,...
Colmar has opened its first Parisian boutique. The 120-square-meter store, which was opened on Oct. 18, is located at 44, rue Etienne Marcel, in the fashionable Marais district. The Italian brand has five other stores in France, located in Annecy, Lille, Lyon, Megève and Chamonix. Colmar opened two new international ...
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CLARIFICATION: In SGI n° 27-28 of August 13 we reported...
CLARIFICATION: In SGI n° 27-28 of August 13 we reported that the Giorgio Armani group has launched its EA7 Armani brand of sports clothing in Russia. Located in Moscow's Mega Teply Stan shopping center, it measures 140 square meters and is located near Sportmaster, New Balance, Vans, Reebok, Adidas Original ...
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On Nov. 15, Decathlon moved into the Potrero Center mall,...
On Nov. 15, Decathlon moved into the Potrero Center mall, on the corner of 16th Street and Bryant Street in San Francisco. The new 38,370-square-foot store is the French retailer's third one in San Francisco's Bay Area and is highly digitalized, with a mobile checkout, endless-aisle kiosks, a robot to ...
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Lycra's EcoMade fibers of Type 166E and 162E have been...
Lycra's EcoMade fibers of Type 166E and 162E have been certified as meeting the Global Recycled Standard (GRS). The company can now use the label for its marketing. The fibers are made in Brazil and present the same characteristics as regular stretch Lycra fibers but include waste fiber collected at ...
