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Led by a strong performance by Sierra and the continued...
Led by a strong performance by Sierra and the continued strength of Black Diamond, especially in apparel, Clarus' sales for its full 2018 financial year jumped by 24 percent to around $212 million. This included a growth of around 10 percent for Black Diamond and of about 15 percent – ...
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The Pentland Group continues to expand the reach of its...
The Pentland Group continues to expand the reach of its iconic Ellesse brand into the lifestyle sector. In contrast with what it did in France, where it stopped an exclusive agreement with the Go Sport retail group and signed a deal with the Lifestyle Company, it has kept Cisalfa Sport ...
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Puma will relocate the personnel currently working at its two...
Puma will relocate the personnel currently working at its two U.S. offices in Boston and Westford, Massachusetts, to a single new headquarters for North America in the same state. The new office will occupy five floors, or about half of a 300,000-square-foot building scheduled for construction in Somerville, just north ...
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Etonic Golf has signed up John Daly for a long-term...
Etonic Golf has signed up John Daly for a long-term contract to wear and promote its own line of Stabilizer golf shoes. Daly, who won two major PGA Tour championships and many other golf contests, has already helped Etonic to expand its range of golf shoes, apparel and gloves. Lotto ...
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Puma has signed a multi-year partnership with the Egyptian Football...
Puma has signed a multi-year partnership with the Egyptian Football Association, and is once again associated with Africa's most successful national football team. The Wild Cat sponsored Egypt from 2006 to 2011, before Adidas took over the contract. Called the Pharaos, the Egyptian team won three consecutive continental titles while ...
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Erima is to be the official supplier to the German...
Erima is to be the official supplier to the German Special Olympics Team beginning with the Summer Games in Abu Dhabi, where 220 athletes, trainers and other team members will be wearing Erima's team sports apparel collection. This year's Special Olympics World Summer Games will take place on March 14-21 ...
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Size?, the UK-based retailer owned by JD Sports Fashion, is...
Size?, the UK-based retailer owned by JD Sports Fashion, is releasing a new exclusive sneaker with Adidas Originals for its Archive capsule: the “Beer” Kegler Super. Paying homage to the brewing traditions of Bavaria, the sneaker is an update of the Kegler Super of 1979, which was designed for Kegeln, ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is busier than ever. It is inviting any interested parties to its first meeting with the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for an open discussion on the future of wetsuits used in triathlon races. It will be held on Feb. 3 during ...
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Trerè Innovation has opened its first store under its new...
Trerè Innovation has opened its first store under its new UYN (Unleash Your Nature) brand in Paris. It replaces a store that the Italian high-end knitter had opened for X-Bionic, with which it had an exclusive manufacturing and distribution deal in Europe. Three more UYN stores and a new shop-in-shop ...
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Li Ning is said to be one of several foreign...
Li Ning is said to be one of several foreign brands that are planning to open their first stores in Russia in 2019. The Chinese brand plans to open between 15 and 20 stores in the country, focusing primarily on Moscow and St. Petersburg, the company had said in a ...
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Sympatex, the Munich-based maker of high-tech functional materials, will present...
Sympatex, the Munich-based maker of high-tech functional materials, will present the Idea Shoe 4.0 at Ispo Munich on Feb. 3-6. At its exhibition stand, the company will be setting up an actual production line – consisting of a plastic shredder, an extruder and a 3D printer – to demonstrate the ...
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Holmenkohl of Germany is launching its new natural series of...
Holmenkohl of Germany is launching its new natural series of ski waxes with organic certification at the Ispo 2019 trade show in Munich on Feb. 3-6. The ski wax is 100 percent biodegradable. Holmenkohl will also be presenting its new Betamix collection of hydro-carbonate ski waxes, developed for ski racing. ...
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The L-Fashion Group has set up a subsidiary on the...
The L-Fashion Group has set up a subsidiary on the Iberian Peninsula for the sale of its Icepeak, Lutha and Rukka brands, after terminating a distribution deal. The Finnish company has appointed Jordi Dalmau as its brand director for Spain. He served as head of sales at Rip Curl for ...
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POC, the Swedish sportswear specialist, has released a new highly...
POC, the Swedish sportswear specialist, has released a new highly ventilated bike helmet, called Ventral Air. The new helmet is largely based on the POC Ventral, launched in March 2018, but features an increased number of vents, to improve the helmet's cooling properties. The 15 frontal ventilation ports and air ...
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Ironman, a subsidiary of Wanda Sports Holdings, has promoted Jennifer...
Ironman, a subsidiary of Wanda Sports Holdings, has promoted Jennifer Mocerino to chief merchandise officer. She will be retaining her seat on Ironman's Executive Committee. Mocerino joined the company in 2010 as vice president of merchandise for North America, where she developed a business unit in Tampa, Florida. She has ...
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Marchon and Nike are partnering for the launch of Kevin...
Marchon and Nike are partnering for the launch of Kevin Durant's new KD Eyewear collection. Durant plays for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Marchon has a long-standing licensing agreement with Nike for the exclusive design, production and worldwide distribution of Nike optical and sunglass collections. ...
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Starting on Dec. 11, Zalando has been giving its German...
Starting on Dec. 11, Zalando has been giving its German customers the option to pay for the products they order on their iPhones with Apple Pay. It has also begun to test a “Smart Doorbell” and “Smart Doorlock” technology with the Belgian Post Office. The technology allows customers to open ...
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Decathlon is planning to open about 15 new stores in...
Decathlon is planning to open about 15 new stores in Germany this year at various locations including Fürth, Munich, Dortmund and Berlin. As previously reported, the number of its stores in the country grew in 2018 by 16 to a total of 65 units. The choice of the locations and ...
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Reima is one of 18 companies participating in a...
Reima is one of 18 companies participating in a European project called Trash-2-Cash, which aims to make life greener and more climate friendly. Under the program, Reima has developed ideas for a children's collection with 100 percent recyclable material, without sacrificing quality. A study referred to by Reima shows a ...
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Sport 2000 International has hired an experienced, business analyst, Erika...
Sport 2000 International has hired an experienced, business analyst, Erika Schuh, to help the group to evaluate the big data collected by its national retail organizations in order to make better decisions through an analysis of internal processes and market developments. Schuh had already helped the group with data analysis ...
