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Kant, the Russian sporting goods retailer and wholesaler, has become...
Kant, the Russian sporting goods retailer and wholesaler, has become the official distributor of Reusch in its country. The agreement, signed between the two companies during the 2019 Ispo Munich show, starts with orders for the autumn/winter 2019/20 collection. Kant plans to sell Reusch ski gloves throughout its own retail ...
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Fanatics has struck a deal to become the exclusive supplier...
Fanatics has struck a deal to become the exclusive supplier of licensed sports merchandise on Coupang, the South Korean internet marketplace. The deal takes effect this summer for a term of ten years. South Korea is definitely among the world's top ten e-commerce markets, well behind China and the U.S. ...
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Trerè Innovation, the big Italian knitwear manufacturer that works with...
Trerè Innovation, the big Italian knitwear manufacturer that works with Armani and Rossignol, continues to expand internationally. This January, right after opening its first store under the new UYN (Unleash Your Nature) brand in Paris, Trerè created a subsidiary in Moscow called Trè Rus. Five employees are already working there. Together with ...
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Puma has signed a sponsorship deal with Samuel “Big Sam”...
Puma has signed a sponsorship deal with Samuel “Big Sam” Umtiti, the center-back defender of FC Barcelona. Umtiti won the Copa del Rey in 2017 and repeated the feat the following year, when his team won the championship of Spain's La Liga. He was also on the French national team ...
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Gola, the British brand of sneakers, will be sponsoring Roy...
Gola, the British brand of sneakers, will be sponsoring Roy Race, of the Melchester Rovers, in the Roy of the Rovers comic for the rest of the 2018-2019 season. Race appears in custom, red-and-yellow Gola boots on the cover of the latest issue, “Teamwork,” published on Feb. 7. Gola first ...
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Buff, the Spanish brand of woolen headwear, sleeves, gloves and...
Buff, the Spanish brand of woolen headwear, sleeves, gloves and other warming accessories, has implemented a sustainability plan. The Protect More program, which itself exists within an umbrella program called Do More Now, aims to reduce the environmental effects of all the brand's production. Most of the R&D department's efforts ...
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CLARIFICATION : At the request of the Spanish company Original Buff...
CLARIFICATION : At the request of the Spanish company Original Buff S.A., we inform readers that the headwear products we identified as “buffs” in the SGI Europe issue of Jan. 11 are not genuine Buff products. Original Buff S.A. insists that it is the only manufacturer of Buff branded headwear products. ...
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Rallye has confirmed the finalization of the sale of the...
Rallye has confirmed the finalization of the sale of the French Courir chain of athletic footwear stores to Equitone Partners Europe for €283 million. With 236 stores at the end of 2017, the chain had made that year a profit of €17.5 million on sales of €332 million. According to ...
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Rossignol has confirmed the restructuring of its subsidiary Time Sport...
Rossignol has confirmed the restructuring of its subsidiary Time Sport International, the French manufacturer of high-end road bicycles and accessories. In a recent interview with the French newspaper Dauphiné Libéré, Bruno Cercley, the group's chairman, confirmed that 29 jobs out of 43 will be lost in Voreppe, in France's Isère ...
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Nike has signed a four-year partnership deal with Tencent that...
Nike has signed a four-year partnership deal with Tencent that makes the American brand the exclusive, official apparel and footwear partner of League of Legends Pro League (LPL) in China. League of Legends, a popular online multiplayer videogame, is made by Riot Games, a subsidiary of Tencent Holdings. Starting this ...
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Made for Sport (MFS), a recently formed distributor, has reached...
Made for Sport (MFS), a recently formed distributor, has reached a licensing agreement with the undisclosed investment group that purchased Sport Enebe, the defunct Spanish sporting goods brand from Alicante, according to CMDsport. MFS, which is also headquartered in Alicante, will be producing and marketing Sport Enebe's line of table ...
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Salomon held the first edition of its Winter Festival at...
Salomon held the first edition of its Winter Festival at Les Menuires, a ski resort in France's Savoy department, on Feb. 1-2. The program of the festival included events on and off the snow, with several master classes, races, film screenings, and a village where visitors could test the brand's ...
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The SGN Group, the Finnish-based owner of the Sportringen and...
The SGN Group, the Finnish-based owner of the Sportringen and Team Sportia voluntary groups, is now launching Bike Nation, a new store format that is intended to bring together the expertise in cycling of all of its affiliated retailers. Those that qualify to manage the new concept can choose whether ...
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Jeff Mechura is taking the place of Gary Fleming as...
Jeff Mechura is taking the place of Gary Fleming as the new president and chief executive of Elan Sports USA, an independent subsidiary of the Slovenian company ski company. Mechura will oversee the Elan Sports USA office in Lebanon, New Hampshire, liaising with the group's headquarters in Begunje, Slovenia. Hired ...
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Sportamore, the largest online sporting goods retailer in the Nordic...
Sportamore, the largest online sporting goods retailer in the Nordic countries, is preparing to enter new markets, with the first stop being France in the autumn of 2019. According to Sportfack, Sportamore has been working strategically over the past two years to build a scalable infrastructure with a high degree ...
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Kappa will be the official kit supplier of AS Monaco,...
Kappa will be the official kit supplier of AS Monaco, starting on July 1st and for six seasons, until 2025. The Italian brand had previously been the club's technical sponsor, from 1998 to 2001, a glorious period during which the team won the Ligue 1 title, in 1999/2000. Kappa will ...
