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Snow Factory will distribute the Sport, Swimwear and Snow apparel...
Snow Factory will distribute the Sport, Swimwear and Snow apparel lines of Superdry in the sports retail channels of the Iberian Peninsula. The project will be led by Fernando Rivero, a 41-year-old veteran of Nike who has also worked in several roles for the sports apparel line of Desigual. Snow ...
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Berkshire Hathaway reports that sales of its apparel and footwear...
Berkshire Hathaway reports that sales of its apparel and footwear brands, which include Russell Athletics and Brooks, declined by 1.9 percent last year. This was equivalent to $81 million, reflecting lower footwear sales and a divestment by Fruit of the Loom in 2015, the investment group notes in its annual ...
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Polygiene has appointed Haymo Strubel, who previously worked for YKK...
Polygiene has appointed Haymo Strubel, who previously worked for YKK and Sympatex Technologies, as director of commercial operations for Europe. The company has also appointed a new technical director for textile applications, Paul Middleton, who comes from Courtaulds. Polygiene has announced a collaboration with 2XU for use of its odor-control ...
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Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand owned by Asics, took a...
Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand owned by Asics, took a hit in sales but roughly trebled its operating profit last year, as the Swedish outdoor brand owned by Asics cut out unprofitable distribution and adjusted its branding to start expanding again this year. Peter Fabrin, the company's chief executive, who ...
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Like Asics, Saucony and other brands of running shoes, Mizuno...
Like Asics, Saucony and other brands of running shoes, Mizuno has launched its own line of lifestyle sneakers. Called Mizuno 1906 after the year in which the Japanese brand was founded, the line has been created by Andrea Borgini, an Italian designer who worked with Philippe Model. The high-priced line ...
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We understand that Blue Tomato, the Austrian-based online and offline...
We understand that Blue Tomato, the Austrian-based online and offline action sports retailer that has been spreading into Germany, as looking at a potential entry into two other European countries. Meanwhile, its American parent company, Zumiez, intends to open four more physical Blue Tomato stores in Europe this year, along ...
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New Era has become the official and authentic provider of...
New Era has become the official and authentic provider of headwear for the McLaren-Honda Formula 1 team from the U.K. The U.S. company has developed a co-branded line of caps that will be available for sale as of this month on McLaren's website, at New Era stores and other selected ...
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Textile Exchange has awarded certification to Downlite under its Global...
Textile Exchange has awarded certification to Downlite under its Global Recycled Standard (GRS) for its 100 percent recycled Re/charged down. The U.S. company is a major supplier of down to outdoor apparel brands, including Columbia, Patagonia and The North Face. Downlite points out that its down is processed at a ...
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Lenzing has developed a new fiber based on cotton scraps...
Lenzing has developed a new fiber based on cotton scraps and wood called Refibre, which stands for “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.” Refibre, which is produced in the Tencel production process, is said to be the first cellulose fiber featuring recycled material on a commercial scale. Tencel itself is an environmentally-friendly ...
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Yonex has become the official equipment partner for the major...
Yonex has become the official equipment partner for the major events of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The new five-year agreement, which starts in May, has been concluded by the brand with Infront Sports & Media, part of Wanda Sports and BWF's exclusive media and marketing partner. The deal covers ...
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Tretorn has set a goal of becoming the leading Scandinavian...
Tretorn has set a goal of becoming the leading Scandinavian supplier in the tennis sector. To achieve this, the Swedish company sold by Puma to Authentic Brands in 2015 has made changes in its organization and partnered with Adidas. Tretorn has acquired a license for the distribution in Scandinavia of ...
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Booked to capacity, last month's Ispo Beijing welcomed more than...
Booked to capacity, last month's Ispo Beijing welcomed more than 40,000 visitors, up from 38,600 a year ago. The number ofn exhibitors was up by 7 percent to a record of 502 companies, representing 728 brands, and 83 percent of them came from China.
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Sports Direct International (SDI) continues to believe that the devaluation...
Sports Direct International (SDI) continues to believe that the devaluation of the euro against the dollar will impact its gross margin, the British sports retailer said in a statement last week, in response to queries about currency hedging. The group said its euro to dollar exchange rate is hedged at ...
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Boa Technology has introduced a new corporate branding and visual...
Boa Technology has introduced a new corporate branding and visual identity, which is to reflect its expanded growth, innovations and partnerships. The updated branding was presented globally in February across an entirely new website, which focuses on educating consumers about Boa's products and categories.
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Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers and futsal boots, has...
Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers and futsal boots, has appointed Pepe Espino as sport category manager. He worked in the last three years in sales for the K-Swiss Group. Prior to that, he spent time with Nike, Decathlon, Diesel and Sole Technology.
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Grifone, a Spanish brand of outerwear that is regarded as...
Grifone, a Spanish brand of outerwear that is regarded as a local version of Moncler, is reportedly looking again for new investors. Its sales were last reported at €2.1 million in 2011, down from a peak of €6 million around 2010, and they have probably gone down further lately following ...
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Hej International, owner of the Kozi Kidz brand of children's...
Hej International, owner of the Kozi Kidz brand of children's rainwear and distributor of the Wigwam brand in the U.K. aims to set up a logistic warehouse in Rotterdam next year for sales on the European continent. In the next three months, Hej International will start to sell the Wigwam ...
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Brand Finance has confirmed Nike as the world's “most valuable”...
Brand Finance has confirmed Nike as the world's “most valuable” brand of apparel based on marketing investment, familiarity, loyalty, staff satisfaction and corporate reputation. The London-based consultancy assigned the Swoosh a brand value of $32 billion, 13 percent higher than a year ago.
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Iconix Brands Group, owner of Umbro, Danskin, Starter, Pony and...
Iconix Brands Group, owner of Umbro, Danskin, Starter, Pony and other brands, saw its licensing revenues decline on a comparable basis by 7 percent to around $87.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 and by 2 percent to $368.5 million for the full year. The company suffered a higher ...
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Nicolas Buisson has taken the place of Pierre Compte as...
Nicolas Buisson has taken the place of Pierre Compte as French country manager for K2. He will continue to take care of Zoot, which belongs to the same group, for all of Europe. Compte is now working for Mountain Hardwear in France and other countries.
