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Giant is not the only Taiwanese bike company to be...
Giant is not the only Taiwanese bike company to be suffering from international competition. Merida's total sales outside Taiwan declined in volume by 26.9 percent to 1,601,623 units last year, according to Bike Europe, with a drop of 20.18 percent to 866,976 unit in the volume exported from Taiwan.
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Hurley, a brand of Nike, has launched its first line...
Hurley, a brand of Nike, has launched its first line of technical swimwear for women. To mark the occasion, the surf apparel and accessories brand has collaborated with Carissa Moore, the triple world champion surfer, on the design of the new high-performance pieces. The swimwear is made in quick-dry fabric. ...
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Briko scored a strong double-digit increase in its turnover last...
Briko scored a strong double-digit increase in its turnover last year, following a master licensing deal with Basicnet that became effective one year ago. Prior to the deal, the brand's annual turnover amounted to nearly €7 million, with about 60 percent of it was still generated in Italy. It is ...
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Greg Dacsyshyn, who has spent many years at Burton Snowboards...
Greg Dacsyshyn, who has spent many years at Burton Snowboards as its chief creative officer, is leaving the company after more than 20 years to set up his own creative agency, called Camp High. The agency will continue to set the creative direction for Burton in terms of products and ...
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Roland Wagner is retiring as chief executive of his own...
Roland Wagner is retiring as chief executive of his own Munich-based sales agency, Die Sportsspezialisten (SO!), which represents brands such as Elan, Buff, Laken, Smellwell, Runtastic and Fila Skates, but he will continue to be its owner, while consulting for sports-related brands. The helm will go over to Marc Hasenstein, ...
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Members of the Development Committee of the European Union (EU)...
Members of the Development Committee of the European Union (EU) Parliament are urging the European Commission to propose binding human rights rules for all the players in the apparel supply chain. The Members of the Committee have suggested a series of measures including: a binding due diligence system based on ...
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The number of visitors to the recent Taipei Cycle Show...
The number of visitors to the recent Taipei Cycle Show increased by 5 percent to 41,892, fueled by a 7 percent increase in domestic visitors to 33,220. A total of 8,672 international buyers attended the show, coming from 97 countries, especially China and other parts of Asia. Next year, the ...
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Sports Direct International has raised its stake in Debenhams, the...
Sports Direct International has raised its stake in Debenhams, the British chain of department stores, to the equivalent of 13.38 percent, including a put option on 10.5 percent of the equity. Meanwhile, reports indicate that workers at its warehouse in Shirebrook are still waiting to receive compensation by their recruitment ...
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Planet Jogging, a French retailer of products for runners, is...
Planet Jogging, a French retailer of products for runners, is closing its last store, located in Paris, according to sport-guide.com. It had already closed two other stores in Marseille and Nice as well as its online shop because of intense price competition in the market. Jean-François You, who founded Planet ...
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The number of visitors at the French Sport-Achat show in...
The number of visitors at the French Sport-Achat show in Lyon was down slightly at its latest edition on March 6-8. The organizers report a total of 3,600 “decision-makers” from 1,526 companies who visited the 620 brands represented at the fair.
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Rossignol is teaming up with Tommy Hilfiger on a ski...
Rossignol is teaming up with Tommy Hilfiger on a ski collection for the upcoming winter season. The skis, helmet and other items in the collection feature the historic colors of the American label – blue, white and red. The sale prices will range between €499 and €699. The collection will ...
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Puma said it was trying to reach an out of...
Puma said it was trying to reach an out of court settlement with a Swiss maker of furniture and wooden household products, to put an end to a dispute around a logo. As reported by Textilwirtschaft, Puma objected when the Swiss company filed an application with the Swiss Federal Institute ...
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Descente turned around to a net comprehensive profit of 1,993...
Descente turned around to a net comprehensive profit of 1,993 million yen (€16.4m-$17.4m) in the third quarter ended Dec. 31 from a loss of 591 million in the year-earlier period, but excluding extraordinary items in both periods, there was a drop in net income of 27 percent to ¥1,498 million (€12.3m-$13.0m). ...
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Goldwin booked a 13 percent rise in comprehensive net income...
Goldwin booked a 13 percent rise in comprehensive net income to 1,513 million yen (€12.4m-$13.2m) in the third quarter ended Dec. 31. Excluding special items, net earnings would have more than doubled to ¥4,099 million (€33.7m-$35.7m), due in particular to a gross margin that improved by 2.6 percentage points to 51.2 ...
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After the end of the 2017/18 playing season, Umbro will...
After the end of the 2017/18 playing season, Umbro will replace Nike as the sponsor of the SV Werder Bremen team in the first division of the German Football League. The initial contract runs until the 2022/23 season. Nike had been the team's sponsor since 2009/10. Media reports indicate that ...
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A 20-year veteran of General Motors, Caly Dean, has joined...
A 20-year veteran of General Motors, Caly Dean, has joined Under Armour in the new position of chief innovation officer, reporting to Kevin Haley, president of category management and innovation at UA. Dean was most recently the head of GM's global advanced design organization. He has been a chief design ...
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The Schwan-Stabilo Group, which bought Gonso in 2015, has decided...
The Schwan-Stabilo Group, which bought Gonso in 2015, has decided to close the head office in Albstadt of this brand of cycling apparel, rainwear and functional underwear and to move its operations to the head office of Maier Sports in Kongen to develop synergies. Maier recorded double-digit growth in 2016, ...
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Salomon has opened a new brand store of 250 square...
Salomon has opened a new brand store of 250 square meters in the French winter resort of Chamonix, based on a new design developed by Retail 3d. It has already been applied to a Salomon store in Whistler, Canada, one in Serravalle, Italy, and two others in Shanghai. The same ...
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Reacting to adverse publicity about the handling of its staff,...
Reacting to adverse publicity about the handling of its staff, Sports Direct International has decided to allow a representative of all its 23,000 employees to attend its board meetings and to speak in their behalf. The British group has opened applications for the nomination of prospective candidates who will undergo ...
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Billabong has released a collection of surf clothing and accessories...
Billabong has released a collection of surf clothing and accessories in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, featuring some of the late artist's iconic prints. The line was developed by the Billabong Lab, a collaborative project intended to bring the brand together with artists, musicians, designers, ...
