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Alpargatas, parent company of Havaianas, has appointed Guillaume Prou...
Alpargatas, parent company of Havaianas, has appointed Guillaume Prou as the new president for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, replacing Eno Polo who left a few weeks ago, as we have already reported. Prou joined Alpargatas EMEA five years ago in the role of chief financial ...
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Volcom, which already has ten other stores in France, will...
Volcom, which already has ten other stores in France, will open its first store in Paris in March, covering 210 square meters. It is located at 5 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, near the Bastille and close to other sports stores. It will be the 15th store in Europe for the ...
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Ferdinando Cervigni has become the new country manager for Amer...
Ferdinando Cervigni has become the new country manager for Amer Sports in Italy. He spent more than 15 years with Procter & Gamble in various roles, most recently as the managing director of Wella Italy from June 2013. Cervigni takes the place of Emilio Morabito, who was promoted last summer ...
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Salomon, a subsidiary of Amer Sports, has appointed Guillaume Meyzenq...
Salomon, a subsidiary of Amer Sports, has appointed Guillaume Meyzenq as vice president in charge of the brand's footwear category. Meyzenq has been with Salomon since 1996. Most recently, he held the position of vice president of commercial footwear. In his new role, he will be responsible for innovation, design, ...
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Sport Partner, Hike & Trekking, Bike & Trekking, E-Bike &...
Sport Partner, Hike & Trekking, Bike & Trekking, E-Bike & Trekking, The Right Size and other Dutch trade magazines are been published by a new company, 333 Media, following the bankruptcy in November of Maruba Sports & Travel Publishers. The new company was started by Maas van Drie, former owner ...
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Scarpa has announced the appointment of two new executives who...
Scarpa has announced the appointment of two new executives who will be in charge of sales and marketing, following a reorganization of management functions within the Italian outdoor footwear company. Francesco Favilli, an outdoor enthusiast who comes from other industrial sectors, will take care of sales. The marketing office will ...
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Oeko-Tex has announced it is joining the Zero Discharge of...
Oeko-Tex has announced it is joining the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Program, a group of apparel and footwear brands and retailers, which work together towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals for all products across all pathways by 2020. The International Oeko-Tex Association itself works with around 10,000 manufacturers, brands, and ...
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Nike and Jason Day have announced the signing of a...
Nike and Jason Day have announced the signing of a new multi-year contract. The No. 1 golfer in the world will be wearing the brand's footwear, apparel, headwear and gloves. Day was formerly a longtime apparel ambassador of Adidas Golf, and he will continue to play TaylorMade clubs and balls. The ...
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Arena has announced a new apparel deal with Swimming Australia....
Arena has announced a new apparel deal with Swimming Australia. Starting in January 2017, the brand will become the official swimwear supplier of the Australian Dolphins Swim Team for the next four years. Arena's endorsement of Swimming Australia follows a summer in which its Dolphins – the Australian team – ...
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Rip Curl has announced that Conner Coffin has joined its...
Rip Curl has announced that Conner Coffin has joined its elite team. The 23-year-old pro surfer, who was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California, competes on the Top-34 World Surf League World Tour. In 2016, he finished 17th in the rankings. The surfer said he will be targeting the ...
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Madrid Golf, the annual golf trade show in Madrid, will...
Madrid Golf, the annual golf trade show in Madrid, will change its name to Unigolf, starting with its next session on April 20-22. It will address only trade visitors on its first day and also consumers on the following two days. The event will be organized by the local trade ...
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Preliminary data put out by the ANWR Group show an...
Preliminary data put out by the ANWR Group show an increase of 11.2 percent to about one billion euros last year in the centralized settlements of Sport 2000 on behalf of affiliated retailers in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland. ANWR scored well also in leathergoods with a 12 increase ...
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The GSM group has appointed Nigel Gibb as European sales...
The GSM group has appointed Nigel Gibb as European sales director for the Billabong brand, replacing Nicolas Burger who is now working for Alltricks, a French online and offline retailer of bike products. Gibb held a similar function within the GSM group as European sales manager for its Element brand ...
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CEP Compression has appointed Luke Rowe as senior vice president,...
CEP Compression has appointed Luke Rowe as senior vice president, with a mission to further expand the CEP brand in the U.S.. Rowe has 35 years of experience in the sports industry. During the past 13 years, he served as senior vice-president at Fleet Feet Sports, where he was responsible ...
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C. J. King has been appointed by Arc'teryx as vice...
C. J. King has been appointed by Arc'teryx as vice president in charge of global commercial operations. He takes the position occupied by Jon Hoerauf until he was appointed general manager and president of the company in February 2016. He will report to Hoerauf. King, whose full first name is ...
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Helge Mankowski, a former professional football player, has been appointed...
Helge Mankowski, a former professional football player, has been appointed by Intersport Germany to be managing director at Intersport Voswinkel from the start of this year, alongside Alla-Lena Schulte-Angels. The appointment comes after Matthias Bärtels passed away last year. Mankowski will be in charge of operations, buying, marketing and expansion. ...
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Henri Lloyd has rejigged its management with the appointment of...
Henri Lloyd has rejigged its management with the appointment of Martin Strzelecki as the sole chief executive for the British sailing apparel brand. Yachts and Yachting reports that he previously shared the job with his brother, Paul Strzelecki. Paul became Henri Lloyd's chairman but he will continue to head the ...
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Asics has opened its first performance store in Belgium, showcasing...
Asics has opened its first performance store in Belgium, showcasing a retail concept that is to be rolled out in other Asics stores and point of sale areas. The store in Brussels features the latest performance ranges along with a community fitness space, running services and a digital experience linked ...
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Asics is taking over the sponsorship of the Brazilian volleyball...
Asics is taking over the sponsorship of the Brazilian volleyball and beach volleyball teams from Olympikus through the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The sponsorship deal was the most important contract for the Brazilian brand of sports shoes owned by Vulcabras, which has been cutting costs to return to profitability. Gumercindo ...
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Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, has launched a...
Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, has launched a new version of its institutional website to communicate about its services and its projects. It has decided to present the contents in both Italian and English because of its increasing collaboration with foreign institutions. Assosport is led by Luca Businaro, ...
