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Futbol Emotion, one of Spain's top retail chains for the...
Futbol Emotion, one of Spain's top retail chains for the sport of football, has named Iván Abad Iglesias as its chief executive. The appointment took effect on Sept. 2. Javier Sánchez Broto – the chain's founder and a former professional football player, with the Real Zaragoza, Villareal, Málaga, Airdie, Celtic, ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of...
Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of global brand manager of Merrell, the largest brand in its portfolio. He replaces Sue Rechner, who is leaving the company after two years in the post. Hufnagel is a 10-year veteran of the American group. Among other roles, he served ...
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Duca del Cosma was official footwear and clothing supplier to...
Duca del Cosma was official footwear and clothing supplier to the Dutch Open, one of the oldest golf tournaments in Continental Europe, on Sept. 12-15. For the second consecutive year, the fashion brand provided footwear and branded apparel to more than 1,500 officials and volunteers at the KLM Open, which ...
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The first vintage collection offered by Quiksilver has sold out...
The first vintage collection offered by Quiksilver has sold out in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 24 hours. The collection comprised 150 one-of-a-kind items that the brand's in-house design team selected by hand from thrift stores, collectors worldwide and Quiksilver's own 50-year archive. Among the items were the ...
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Salomon has launched a new collection of winter sneakers for...
Salomon has launched a new collection of winter sneakers for commuters, designed for urban residents who commute to work on foot or by bike in wet weather. The shoes in the new collection are the T-Muter WR and the T-Max WR. The shoes feature water-resistant uppers, to make them suitable ...
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Colmar will soon be opening its first Parisian flagship store....
Colmar will soon be opening its first Parisian flagship store. As reported by Fashion Network, the 120-square-meter space of the Italian skiwear brand will be located at 44 rue Etienne Marcel, taking the place of an Antony Morato men's clothing store. In France, Colmar already has five monobrand stores, located ...
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NHS, the skateboard company, has promoted Jeff Kendall to president...
NHS, the skateboard company, has promoted Jeff Kendall to president and chief marketing officer. He will continue to oversee sales, marketing and branding, as he has done for the past 12 years as vice president. During his career in professional skateboarding, which lasted from 1986 to 1992, Kendall was sponsored ...
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Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), the Swedish company with department stores in...
Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), the Swedish company with department stores in Gothenburg and Stockholm founded in 1902, has opened an NK Sport department on the third floor of its main store in Stockholm. The multi-brand department covers more than 1,500 square meters on the men's fashion floor on the third floor. ...
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Sportalm has hired Dirk Parcel to oversee the company's distribution,...
Sportalm has hired Dirk Parcel to oversee the company's distribution, sales and marketing operations. Parcel took on the role at Sportalm on Sept. 2. The former VF Corp. manager oversaw the American group's outdoor label Napapijri in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Vans has launched Global Custom Culture, a contest for prospective...
Vans has launched Global Custom Culture, a contest for prospective designers among the fans of the skate shoe brand. The contest is open to consumers from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, the U.K., France, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan. ...
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Nike and Levi's have created a limited-edition offering of denim...
Nike and Levi's have created a limited-edition offering of denim footwear. The capsule collection involves two classic Nike styles: the Air Force 1 High and the Air Force 1 Low. Both sneakers feature laser-etched logos from both brands throughout the upper and through details on the tongues and insoles.
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Oakley has signed a four-year deal in the U.S. with...
Oakley has signed a four-year deal in the U.S. with the National Football League (NFL). According to Renie Anderson, the NFL's chief revenue officer and executive vice president of partnerships, the deal took two years to negotiate. It is also the largest ever signed by the Californian eyewear brand, which ...
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Sportswear Pro Event, a new trade show dedicated to sportswear...
Sportswear Pro Event, a new trade show dedicated to sportswear manufacturing, will make its debut on March 24-27, 2020 at Feria de Madrid, Spain. The event is being launched by Fespa, the organizer of the annual Fespa Global Print Expo. Sportswear Pro Event will host exhibitors specializing in various areas ...
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Dorel Sports has modified the marketing team that oversees the...
Dorel Sports has modified the marketing team that oversees the cycling brands Cannondale, GT and Fabric, promoting Nick Larsen to the position of vice president of global creative and Dennis Kim to vice president of global marketing. Larsen has spent the past 18 months setting a new course for Cannondale, ...
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Moncler has for the first time entered the Dow Jones...
Moncler has for the first time entered the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as an industry leader in textiles, apparel and luxury goods. Adidas has been included in the index for the 20th time in a row, ranking best in brand management, information security, availability, environmental policy, social reporting, talent attraction ...
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Fibo, the leading European trade fair for the fitness sector,...
Fibo, the leading European trade fair for the fitness sector, will continue to be held in the German city of Cologne through the year 2032. Reed Exhibitions Deutschland, the show's organizer, and Koelnmesse Ausstellungen, the venue, have agreed to an early, 10-year extension of their current agreement. The forthcoming edition ...
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The North Face (TNF) is launching an outerwear jacket that...
The North Face (TNF) is launching an outerwear jacket that utilizes microbially-produced protein materials, as opposed to petrochemical resources. The Moon Parka is made with Brewed Protein, the protein fibers manufactured using Spiber's proprietary fermentation (brewing) process. Spiber is a Japanese biotech start-up. The jacket is set for a limited ...
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Stöckli Swiss Sports has had to pay a fine of...
Stöckli Swiss Sports has had to pay a fine of 140,000 Swiss francs (€128,000-$141,000) for fixing prices with its Swiss retailer partners for the sale of its skis. The Swiss ski maker did not allow them to undercut the prices set by the company. This sort of agreement violates Swiss ...
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Foot Locker is planning to open a new regional flagship...
Foot Locker is planning to open a new regional flagship store in Manchester Arndale, one of the U.K.'s largest city center shopping malls, with more than 40 million visitors per year. The footwear retailer is already present at the mall, and will be relocating to a 14,000-square-foot unit on the ...
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Zalando is launching a four-week pilot project to introduce reusable...
Zalando is launching a four-week pilot project to introduce reusable packaging for its customer deliveries. The Berlin-based online retailer will ship deliveries to 10,000 customers in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark in envelopes that can be used for shipments as well as returns in a bid to reduce packaging waste ...
