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Willy Bogner obtained a preliminary injunction against a German animal...
Willy Bogner obtained a preliminary injunction against a German animal protection association, Deutsches Tierschutzbüro. A court in Bonn forbade the association from organizing, soliciting or implementing an anti-fur campaign within a 50-meter radius of the ten Bogner stores operating in Germany. However, the judgment has not yet become final. The ...
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Rakuten, the leading Japanese online retailer, has agreed to spend...
Rakuten, the leading Japanese online retailer, has agreed to spend at least €220 million for a four-year deal to become the shirt sponsor of FC Barcelona from the 2017/18 season, with potential extra payments based on performance and an option to extend to a fifth year. The agreement comes after ...
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Fesi's secretary general, Alberto Bichi, joined the EU-China Intellectual Property...
Fesi's secretary general, Alberto Bichi, joined the EU-China Intellectual Property (IP) Working Group meeting on Nov. 10 to exchange views with an inter-ministerial delegation from China and EU officials on intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements impacting the sporting goods industry, especially through the online sales of counterfeit products. In China, ...
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Patagonia decided to closes all stores in the U.S. on...
Patagonia decided to closes all stores in the U.S. on Election Day, Nov. 8, in order to encourage employees, customers and citizens to go out and vote. The California-based outdoor company has urged citizens to vote since 2004. In September, Patagonia kicked off the Vote Our Planet campaign, focused on ...
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Allied Feather & Down says it has hit the milestone...
Allied Feather & Down says it has hit the milestone of 100 percent third-party certification for its global down supply chain for all its partners. The milestone has been reached ahead of the 2017 goal. More than 75 percent of its down was already certified through the Responsible Down Standard ...
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An Outlet y Ocasión Sport & Fitness fair will take...
An Outlet y Ocasión Sport & Fitness fair will take place for the first time on Dec. 16-18 in Madrid. The show is aimed at end consumers who have the chance to purchase cheap sporting goods directly at the site and to take courses in various activities like cheerleading, hip-hop, ...
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GoPro has announced a reorganization program that will involve the...
GoPro has announced a reorganization program that will involve the elimination of about 200 jobs, or 15 percent of its staff, and the closing of its entertainment division, in a bid to reduce operating expenses by $650 million and return to profitability in 2017. The entertainment division was supposed to ...
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Hero Cycles, the Indian bicycle maker, has announced plans to...
Hero Cycles, the Indian bicycle maker, has announced plans to set up a global design center in Europe. The new state-of-the-art design center will be located in Manchester, U.K. The center, which is expected to start operations in the first quarter of 2017, will focus on innovation and design to ...
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Helly Hansen has been chosen as the new ski apparel...
Helly Hansen has been chosen as the new ski apparel partner for the Swedish alpine ski team. This means that the members of Ski Team Sweden Alpine will now also be taking advantage of Recco reflectors, which have been integrated into Helly Hansen's ski apparel for many years. The reflectors ...
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Carsten Schmitz has been appointed as chief digital officer at...
Carsten Schmitz has been appointed as chief digital officer at Intersport Germany, a newly-created job, which is meant to transform the buying group into a digitally savvy business. This involves the continuation of the group's digitalization strategy, the development of its multi-channel model and the development of new digital services ...
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Chiemsee appointed Lutz Mai to the position of managing director...
Chiemsee appointed Lutz Mai to the position of managing director in charge of marketing and sales, succeeding Michael Doerell, who is leaving the company for personal reasons. The 50-year-old will be working together with Cornelia Schmidt, chief executive of the German action sports apparel company. Mai worked previously in business ...
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Herbert Lindenmaier has been appointed as area sales manager at...
Herbert Lindenmaier has been appointed as area sales manager at Primaloft, taking care of the company's sales and marketing strategy in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and reporting to Stefan Brandt, Primaloft's European sales manager. He will work out of the company's European headquarters in Taufkirchen near Munich. For the past eight ...
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We have yet to mention the appointment of Martin Margielka...
We have yet to mention the appointment of Martin Margielka as the new marketing director of Burton Europe, responsible for Burton Snowboards and its Anon brand. He is replacing Marian Kaeding. Margielka founded the magazine Streetwear Today and opened the iconic RAPX store in Bochum, Germany, at the age of ...
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A court has approved the terms of an auction of...
A court has approved the terms of an auction of the assets of Performance Sports Group (PSG), the parent company of Bauer and other brands. Investors are invited to bid against a stalking horse proposal by Sagard Capital to take over the company for $575 million. The bids are due ...
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Arc'teryx is opening its first French flagship in Chamonix, the...
Arc'teryx is opening its first French flagship in Chamonix, the famous skiing resort in the Haute-Savoie department. The store will be operated in partnership with Jean-François Coquoz, a local retailer. The 100-square-meter store is located at 306 rue Paccard, in the center of the French town. The move is part ...
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Arena is providing gear to Ben Hooper for his attempt...
Arena is providing gear to Ben Hooper for his attempt to become the first person to swim across the Atlantic Ocean. The 38-year-old Briton from Gloucestershire, who is a former policeman, began his world-record swim in Dakar on Nov. 13. According to his calculations, he will reach Natal in Brazil ...
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New Balance and Reebok have both opened flagship stores in...
New Balance and Reebok have both opened flagship stores in Milan's Piazza Gae Aulenti, which has become a major destination for sports and fashion stores. Nike and Colmar already have stores there. Reebok's flagship is an “experience store” where customers can get discounts of between €10 and €100 depending on ...
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Go Sport is launching Go Sport Montagne, a new banner...
Go Sport is launching Go Sport Montagne, a new banner for mountain enthusiasts, just a few months after the launch of another new banner called Bike+. For Go Sport Montagne, the French retailer is looking at 100 franchised stores, which will rely on the network of sporting goods retailers affiliated ...
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China will overtake the U.S. to become the world's biggest...
China will overtake the U.S. to become the world's biggest retail market in 2016, with estimated total sales of $4.886 trillion, compared with $4.823 trillion for the U.S., according to Emarketer. The New York-based research firm added that China will remain the world's largest retail e-commerce market, with sales forecast ...
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René Benko has further increased his control over Signa Holding,...
René Benko has further increased his control over Signa Holding, the real estate company that owns Karstadt and other retail assets. According to Textilwirtschaft, the Benko family's private foundation has taken over the 30.6 percent stake held in Signa Holding by the Falcon Private Bank of Zurich. The family thus ...
