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Jack Wolfskin will reportedly display a Wolfskin Tech Lab X...
Jack Wolfskin will reportedly display a Wolfskin Tech Lab X Gianni Versace range at the Kronprinzenpalais in Berlin as part of a Gianni Versace retrospective starting in Berlin on Jan. 30, for the Italian fashion label's 40th anniversary. The Jack Wolfskin jackets for men and women feature Versace branding on ...
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Scandic Outdoor has expanded its top management with the promotion...
Scandic Outdoor has expanded its top management with the promotion of Jesper Rodig as joint chief executive, joining Jan Molander in the position. Rodig has been working since 2008 for the German company, which distributes many Scandinavian brands such as Baffin, Nokian, Sätila and Woolpower. He has been handling sales, ...
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Polartec is introducing Power Fill, a warm, light fill insulation...
Polartec is introducing Power Fill, a warm, light fill insulation that is said to be more compressible than standard fills. Adopted by Millet in a new mid-layer Elevation hoodie and jacket, it uses Polartec's exclusive melting process to create a district geometric pattern from a matrix of hollow polyester.
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Michael Plank, the German recruitment specialist, has launched a new...
Michael Plank, the German recruitment specialist, has launched a new digital matchmaking platform, called Supreme Contacts, covering 15 European countries in combination with local experts in Scandinavia, Russia, Poland, Spain and Italy. Plank claims that this platform enables contacts for sales partnerships with more than 30,000 decision-makers in the sports ...
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Günther Herrmann is the new sales and marketing manager of...
Günther Herrmann is the new sales and marketing manager of Schöffel, replacing Andreas Schupp. The 45-year-old was previously in charge of sports at the European level for Marchon Eyewear, which sells brands like Dragon and Nike.
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Joining the likes of Salomon and Salewa, Montane will stay...
Joining the likes of Salomon and Salewa, Montane will stay out of the Ispo Munich show at the end of this month because, the management says, it tends to see suppliers there rather than customers. The management of Montane says the company has already closed its main order book for ...
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The Austrian Sport 2000 reports growth of around 15 percent...
The Austrian Sport 2000 reports growth of around 15 percent for the winter sports business of its 213 affiliated retailers as compared to the same period a year ago, thanks to the early start of the winter selling season and the demand for higher-quality products. The situation varied from one ...
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Adidas is joining many other investors in a new $200...
Adidas is joining many other investors in a new $200 million round of financing for Carbon that placed a $1.7 billion valuation on the company, higher than the $1.1 billion valuation of two other public supplier of 3D equipment and software, 3D Systems and Stratasys. Carbon's Digital Light Synthesis technology, ...
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Himaraya saw its net losses decline to ¥ 48 million...
Himaraya saw its net losses decline to ¥ 48 million (€0.35m-$0.43m) in the first quarter of its fiscal year, ended Nov. 30, from ¥ 295 million in the same period a year earlier. The Japanese sports retailer's revenues fell by 3 percent to ¥ 15.4 billion (€113.5m-$139.3m) during the period, ...
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Eagle Creek has strengthened its European team with the addition...
Eagle Creek has strengthened its European team with the addition of three new managers in key positions at its headquarters in Midleton, Ireland. The producer of travel bags and backpacks from southern California has appointed Parvati Sauer to the newly created position of eCom specialist, Benjamin Rex as its new ...
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Only a year after leaving Gresvig, Dag A. Johansen has...
Only a year after leaving Gresvig, Dag A. Johansen has made a return to the big Norwegian retail group. Together with Lars Tomas Tveit, who becomes chain director of Intersport in the country, Johansen will lead Gresvig's chains of G-Sport and G-Max stores. Both managers had similar responsibilities before. Johansen, ...
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Brooks Sports has appealed against a ruling by the U.S....
Brooks Sports has appealed against a ruling by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), which dismissed the running specialist's opposition to the registration of an Anta logo. Brooks filed its opposition on the grounds of potential confusion and dilution, in relation with its registered path and Heritage chevron marks. ...
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As part of a personnel reshuffle ahead of a planned...
As part of a personnel reshuffle ahead of a planned expansion, Polygiene has promoted its chief financial officer, Ulrika Björk, to the position of chief executive, taking over the post from Christian von Uthmann. The former CEO will now fill the position of vice president of new ventures and strategies ...
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Yves Corthésy, chief financial officer at Airesis, the Swiss holding...
Yves Corthésy, chief financial officer at Airesis, the Swiss holding company for Le Coq Sportif and Movement, has decided to leave the company from the start of March after 12 years. Corthésy explained in a statement that Airesis and its largest investment, Le Coq Sportif, have reached an important phase ...
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Macron is the technical partner of the new Running &...
Macron is the technical partner of the new Running & Walking center, La Mandria, located inside the historical Reggia di Venaria compound near Turin. The new training center is open for all running and walking activities, both high level and amateur. The project was officially launched on Jan. 4. Macron ...
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While benefiting from the recently announced reduction in the U.S....
While benefiting from the recently announced reduction in the U.S. federal corporate tax from 35 percent to 21 percent from now on, Amer Sports will have to take a $13 million charge in 2017 to write down $40 million in deferred tax assets in the U.S. as part of the ...
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The large French Vivarte retail group announced on Tuesday that...
The large French Vivarte retail group announced on Tuesday that it has entered exclusive negotiations for the sale of André, the well-known French chain of urban shoe shops that was at the beginning of the group, to Spartoo, one of the two leading French online shoe retailers along with Sarenza. ...
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Oeko-Tex has announced a series of new regulations as part...
Oeko-Tex has announced a series of new regulations as part of the annual update of its standards and guidelines. The process to acquire the Made in Green label has been simplified. The scope of STeP assessments for the survey of required company data has been significantly reduced by condensing the ...
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Original Buff has announced the death of its founder, Joan...
Original Buff has announced the death of its founder, Joan Rojas, after a determined fight against cancer. He was 72 years old. With his unconventional spirit, he invented a bandana in microfiber to protect himself from the wind and the cold while driving his motorcycle. He used his family's textile ...
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The Hohenstein Group has announced the development of HOSYcan, the...
The Hohenstein Group has announced the development of HOSYcan, the next generation of its compression testing device. HOSYcan is said to allow for accurate compression measurements during movement, and to measure the interaction between different materials. Compression garments, which are widely used in the sports and medical sectors, typically come ...
