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Globeride reports a comprehensive net loss of 370 million yen (€2.9m-$3.4m)...
Globeride reports a comprehensive net loss of 370 million yen (€2.9m-$3.4m) for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, compared with a profit of ¥503 million in the year-ago period. The gross margin went down by 2 percentage points to 35.7 percent. Excluding extraordinary items and foreign exchange losses, the parent ...
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Aquafil is to merge with Space3, an asset management firm,...
Aquafil is to merge with Space3, an asset management firm, and plans to list on the Italian stock exchange this autumn. Aquafil specializes in the production of synthetic fibers used in the textile, flooring, and clothing industries. The company is also known for its Econyl Regeneration System, an industrial system ...
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Yonex reported a 45 percent jump in comprehensive net income...
Yonex reported a 45 percent jump in comprehensive net income to 455.5 million yen (€3.5m-$4.2m) for the first quarter through June, benefiting from a positive foreign currency swing of ¥222 million (€1.7m-$2.0m). Revenues went up by 4 percent to ¥15.91 billion (€123.6m-$145.0m). Boosted by badminton, sales grew by 4 percent in ...
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Nixon, the brand of sports watches and accessories, will have...
Nixon, the brand of sports watches and accessories, will have a new chief executive, Scott Kerslake. The American manager is set to leave the Columbia Sportswear group on Aug. 18. The has been running Prana since 2009, building it up to reach a turnover of $100 million by 2014, when ...
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Adidas trails only the police for attractiveness as a future...
Adidas trails only the police for attractiveness as a future employer in the opinion of German students. In a recent survey on careers conducted with more than 20,000 students between the ages of 13 and 18, the sports brand was ranked first in the fashion industry and second overall out ...
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Confirming its master franchising agreement with the Falaknaz Sports Group...
Confirming its master franchising agreement with the Falaknaz Sports Group for the Gulf States (SGI Europe, vol. 28 – 5+6 of Feb. 22), Sport 2000 International unveils a plan to establish 30 Sport 2000 stores in the region over the next five years – 11 in the United Arab Emirates, ...
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Ahead of his final race in a career famed for...
Ahead of his final race in a career famed for its speed and success, Usain Bolt was awarded a special pair of Bolt Legacy Spikes by Puma. Bolt, who finally came third in an anticlimactic finish to the final of the World Athletics Championship 100-meter sprint, has attained legendary status ...
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Textile Exchange has announced the release of Recycled Claim Standard...
Textile Exchange has announced the release of Recycled Claim Standard 2.0 (RCS) and Global Recycled Standard 4.0 (GRS), two revised versions of these standards. The RCS and GRS standards provide verification of recycled materials and then track the material up until the final product. A key change in both standards ...
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On Running has announced its ongoing support of the Athlete...
On Running has announced its ongoing support of the Athlete Refugee Team (ART) with the launch of a new team kit ahead of the IAAF World Championship. Backed by the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation, which was formed by a world-champion marathon runner, Tegla Loroupe, ART enables athletes who have fled ...
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Thermore has announced the introduction of Thermore Freedom, a new...
Thermore has announced the introduction of Thermore Freedom, a new type of synthetic thermal insulation that is said to stretch and move with an elasticity improved by up to 40 percent as compared to the similar products available on the market. The Italian company has also announced that Peta (People ...
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Callaway Golf Co. has appointed Brian Lynch as its new...
Callaway Golf Co. has appointed Brian Lynch as its new chief financial officer. He will also continue as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Lynch, who joined Callaway in 1999, was named general counsel in 2012. He assumed the additional role of interim CFO in April, filling the ...
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The supervisory board of Kettler has appointed Olaf Bierhoff as...
The supervisory board of Kettler has appointed Olaf Bierhoff as the new managing director and chief financial officer to replace Stephan Mathys. The 53-year-old Bierhoff joins from Severin Elektrogeräte GmbH where he has worked for 17 years, most recently as head of finance and controlling as well as head of ...
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Carsten Schreiter has been appointed director of procurement for Willy...
Carsten Schreiter has been appointed director of procurement for Willy Bogner. His job will be to intensify relations between the sourcing and product development processes. The 48-year-old manager started his career at Klaus Steilmann, a big German apparel company. He then worked for the Holy Fashion Group and Strellson. He ...
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Martin Vergien has been appointed as vice president and managing...
Martin Vergien has been appointed as vice president and managing director of Coleman in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He formally takes over from Marc Hill, after several months in the same position on an interim basis. Vergien is taking charge on a regional basis of the Coleman, ...
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A Chinese court has ruled that Under Armour is owed...
A Chinese court has ruled that Under Armour is owed 2 million yuan renminbi (€0.26m-$0.30m) in damages by the Chinese company that has been selling the Uncle Martian brand with a logo uncannily similar to Under Armour's, according to the U.S. group's lawyers. Uncle Martian was launched last year by ...
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Nike has extended its partnership with the UK Athletics Federation,...
Nike has extended its partnership with the UK Athletics Federation, making it run until 2030. The contract doesn't cover the participation of its athletes in the Olympic Games, which has been sponsored lately by Adidas. The terms of the new contract have apparently changed, giving more support for creating the ...
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Mizuno is attempting to make further inroads into the lucrative...
Mizuno is attempting to make further inroads into the lucrative handball market. The company has signed a contract to provide team jerseys and other gear to the women's team of Frisch Auf Göppingen, which plays in the first division of the German Handball League, ahead of the season opening in ...
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Trangoworld has been distributed by Stéphane Hanssens in Belgium since...
Trangoworld has been distributed by Stéphane Hanssens in Belgium since April. The Spanish brand of outdoor and sports apparel, which was previously sold by a sales agent in the country, has been able to offset declining sales in the Spanish market, which accounts for 70 percent of the brand's total ...
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The product manager of Garneau's bicycle division, Geoffroy Dussault, finished...
The product manager of Garneau's bicycle division, Geoffroy Dussault, finished fourth in the Transcontinental Race across Europe. Nearly 300 cyclists began the ultra-cycling race in late July. The 31-year-old manager began the race on July 28 at the foot of the Mur de Grammont in Belgium and covered around 4,000 ...
