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Woolrich Europe saw internet sales increase by 70 percent during...
Woolrich Europe saw internet sales increase by 70 percent during the past year, and the company expects a 60 percent jump in 2016. The company registered a 4 percent sales increase in the first quarter and forecasts a 10 percent increase for the year. The sales increase is also being ...
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Cybex International, the fitness company recently acquired by Brunswick Corp.,...
Cybex International, the fitness company recently acquired by Brunswick Corp., parent company of Life Fitness, has broken ground on a $23 million expansion of its manufacturing facility in Owatonna, Minnesota. The extension should double the factory's capacity and add 100 jobs to the existing staff of 324 people.
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Hudson's Bay Co. (HBC), the Canadian-based group that acquired Galeria...
Hudson's Bay Co. (HBC), the Canadian-based group that acquired Galeria Kaufhof from the Metro AG group for €2.82 billion including debt last June, has reported a sales increase of 59.4 percent to 3.3 billion Canadian dollars (€2,288.8m-$2,576.0m) in the first quarter of 2016, as compared to the same period of the ...
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Implus, the acquisitive U.S. company that owns a raft of...
Implus, the acquisitive U.S. company that owns a raft of sports, outdoor and footwear accessories brands, has snapped up the assets of MCN Solutions in Cape Town, a South African distribution partner for Implus and other sporting goods companies. The move will enable Implus to have its own organization in ...
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Rolf Reinschmidt, who has driven the Adidas brand's business in...
Rolf Reinschmidt, who has driven the Adidas brand's business in the outdoor market since 2007, has relinquished this leadership role to become an internal consultant in the Adidas brand team from the start of June. Reinschmidt will not be replaced as outdoor general manager because the division was integrated into ...
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Adidas has signed sponsorship deals with five of the projected...
Adidas has signed sponsorship deals with five of the projected top picks in the upcoming NBA draft: Brandon Ingram, Jaylen Brown, Jamal Murray, Dragan Bender and Kris Dunn. The German brand says they will help it to develop the world's best basketball gear. They will be featured in brand campaigns, ...
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Adidas got some criticism on social media in connection with...
Adidas got some criticism on social media in connection with its initial ads for the promotion of Colombia's jerseys for Copa America. They spelled the country's name as Columbia. The Big a promptly apologized and reissued the ad with the correct spelling.
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Nike has filed a lawsuit against Boris Berian, one of...
Nike has filed a lawsuit against Boris Berian, one of the fastest 800-meter runners in the U.S., to prevent him from wearing New Balance merchandise at upcoming high-profile events, which include the Olympic Trials and possibly the Olympics in August. By wearing New Balance items, Berian would allegedly be violating ...
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Skullcandy may go private. Rick Alden, founder and former chief...
Skullcandy may go private. Rick Alden, founder and former chief executive of the struggling American supplier of headphones, is exploring ways of acquiring the shares that he doesn't presently own. Ptarmagin, a fund controlled by him, owns 12.7 percent of the public company's shares. The stock opened at $20 when ...
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Reynolds Cycling has hired Alexander Mai as sales and marketing...
Reynolds Cycling has hired Alexander Mai as sales and marketing manager for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Prior to joining the Utah-based maker of premium carbon fiber bicycle wheels, Mai spent four years at Lezyne USA as European sales and marketing manager, managing accounts in around 30 ...
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Jack Ma, the head of Alibaba, said that Chinese-made counterfeit...
Jack Ma, the head of Alibaba, said that Chinese-made counterfeit products are often of a better quality and are cheaper than the genuine articles, complicating the effort to fight counterfeiting on the country's largest e-commerce websites. The declarations, reported by Bloomberg and other media outlets, were made by the tycoon ...
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The owners of Alnisa Sport Group have reportedly announced the...
The owners of Alnisa Sport Group have reportedly announced the start of liquidation proceedings, citing the Spanish company's failure to reach an agreement with Under Armour. Alnisa has been Under Armour's distributor for Spain, Portugal and Andorra for about ten years. As reported in our last issue, UA is planning ...
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Altra Footwear, the U.S. brand of zero-drop running footwear, has...
Altra Footwear, the U.S. brand of zero-drop running footwear, has teamed up with the Outdoor and Sports Company (OSC) for its distribution in the U.K. and Ireland, starting from the beginning of July. OSC is the British company that sells the Ronhill running apparel brand, among others. Altra was previously ...
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SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has announced that it will relocate...
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has announced that it will relocate its headquarters office from McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, DC area, to Park City, Utah. The new location will bring the organization near Salt Lake City, into one of North America's snow sports hubs and close to like-minded organizations and ...
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Lyle & Scott has decided to close its flagship store...
Lyle & Scott has decided to close its flagship store in London's Carnaby Street and to move it to another unspecified location. The British company also has two outlet stores in the U.K., in addition to its web shop.
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Andreas Stenman has been appointed as the new managing director...
Andreas Stenman has been appointed as the new managing director of the XXL ASA chain in Sweden, with effect from Sept. 1. He will take the place of Marcus Wibergh, who left the fast-expanding Norwegian-based sports retailer in April. Stenman is currently still head of sales at Rusta Sweden. He ...
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced a new partnership...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced a new partnership with the Al Mana Fashion Group for the opening of the first two NBA Stores in the Middle East. The shops are set to open in Doha, Qatar, during the 2016-17 NBA season. Additional NBA Stores will open in Saudi ...
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Polartec has announced that Westcomb, Outdoor Research, Kitsbow and Velocio...
Polartec has announced that Westcomb, Outdoor Research, Kitsbow and Velocio will be the first brands to offer garments featuring its Delta cooling platform. Polartec Delta is said to utilize a sophisticated construction as opposed to chemical additives. The technology is based on a mechanical wicking construction which uses hydrophobic and ...
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Skechers has announced a new multi-year partnership deal with Howie...
Skechers has announced a new multi-year partnership deal with Howie Long. The sportscaster and former NFL defence player, who won the Super Bowl with the Oakland Raiders in 1984, will appear in a campaign to promote Skechers men's footwear collections. The first television commercial is scheduled to launch in time ...
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Anta Sports said that sales and orders of its Anta...
Anta Sports said that sales and orders of its Anta KT series of sneakers, launched last year, have gone beyond 650,000 pairs, making it the fastest product endorsed by an NBA player in the Chinese company's history. The series is endorsed by Klay Thompson.
