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CMP has signed an agency contract for the U.K. with...
CMP has signed an agency contract for the U.K. with Ardblair Sports, which also represents Leki, X-Bionic and Aku. Meanwhile, International Sportswear Company (ISC) is taking on the distribution in Sweden of the fast-growing Italian brand of outdoor clothing, starting with deliveries in August 2016. ISC is also the distributor ...
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The China-based Alibaba Group has appointed a former U.S. federal...
The China-based Alibaba Group has appointed a former U.S. federal prosecutor, Matthew Bassiur, to lead a team that will work to enforce intellectual property protection at the company, in cooperation with international brands and retail partners, industry associations, government regulators, law enforcement agencies and other organizations. The move follows renewed ...
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The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported earlier this month that some...
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported earlier this month that some creditors of Kettler, the German fitness and leisure equipment company that filed for insolvency under its own administration in June, want to study a potential sale of the company – be it only to establish a market value. With the ...
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Bridgestone Golf has announced the closure of its sales operations...
Bridgestone Golf has announced the closure of its sales operations in the U.K. and Ireland from March 2016. The parent company in Japan said the decision was primarily due to the prevailing market conditions, currency fluctuations and the long term outlook for sales. The move will result in the cancellation ...
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Under Armour has announced the appointment of Chip Molloy as...
Under Armour has announced the appointment of Chip Molloy as chief financial officer, effective Jan. 19. He replaces Brad Dickerson, who will remain with the company in an advisory role through February. Molloy most recently served as a senior adviser for Roark Capital Group. From 2007 to 2013, he was ...
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New Balance has announced the takeover of Gartner Sports, which...
New Balance has announced the takeover of Gartner Sports, which has been its exclusive Italian distributor since 1996. It already acquired a 30 percent interest in the company in 2003 and bought the remaining 70 percent from the Gartner family. Christian Gartner, who led the management team for New Balance ...
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Burton Snowboards announced just before Christmas that it will be...
Burton Snowboards announced just before Christmas that it will be able to market all its apparel products and accessories in France under the Burton brand name. Up to now, the American brand had to label these products as B Snowboards because the rights to the brand were owned by a ...
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Foot Locker Europe has signed a sponsorship deal with Anthony...
Foot Locker Europe has signed a sponsorship deal with Anthony Martial, the French 19-year-old footballer who has played for the Manchester United team since last summer. He will be involved in various brand initiatives and programs on behalf of the chain over the next 12 months.
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Fashionmag.com reports that Antoine Tinel has been appointed in charge...
Fashionmag.com reports that Antoine Tinel has been appointed in charge of international sales at Le Coq Sportif, the French sports brand, to supervise all markets other than those covered by subsidiaries, in Italy, Spain and the U.K. The appointment comes after the departure of Géraud Maréchal, who left to lead ...
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Rand Whitney has been appointed as director of sales at...
Rand Whitney has been appointed as director of sales at the U.S. subsidiary for Original Buff, the Spanish provider of performance headwear for runners, cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts. The company said in a press release that Whitney has been in leadership functions in the general sporting goods and specialty outdoor ...
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Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. watersports equipment company, appointed Hastings Blumer...
Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. watersports equipment company, appointed Hastings Blumer as director of product management for its surf, stand-up paddleboard and paddle brands, Boardworks and Adventure Technology. He previously led strategic product line development for Adventure Technology, which is the company's performance paddle brand, as the product manager. Boardworks is ...
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Zyro has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for the...
Zyro has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for the Giro brand's snow goggles and helmets in the U.K. and Ireland, complementing a distribution agreement sealed two years earlier for Giro Cycling. BRG Sports, which owns Giro and several other sports brands, said in a press release that Zyro has ...
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E-commerce in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to rise by...
E-commerce in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to rise by 35.7 percent in 2015, according to new figures from eMarketer. With sales hitting $877 billion, the region will be the largest e-tail market in the world. The growth is mostly driven by the rising middle classes in China, India and ...
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Asics has signed a ten-year endorsement deal with Candace Hill,...
Asics has signed a ten-year endorsement deal with Candace Hill, a 16 year-old U.S. sprinter who is regarded as one of the most promising athletes for the next years. According to a feature in The New York Times, Hill became the youngest American female sprinter to turn professional, as her ...
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Mirco Geise has been named country sales director of Vans...
Mirco Geise has been named country sales director of Vans for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He had previously worked for O'Neill, starting as key account manager in 2009 and then becoming three years ago its country manager for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia.
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A new sporting goods trade show is being launched in...
A new sporting goods trade show is being launched in Myanmar by Minh VI Exhibition & Advertising Services (Veas Co.), the company in Ho Chi Minh City that organized the Sportex Vietnam show in 2013 and 2014. The new Myanmar Sports & Leisure Expo has been scheduled to take place ...
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Bianchi, part of Cycleurope, has partnered with Ducati Motor Holding...
Bianchi, part of Cycleurope, has partnered with Ducati Motor Holding to produce a new range of Ducati bicycles. The new product line will include junior, MTB, sport and city models. Ducati Motor Holding has been in the bicycle market for several years. The bicycles will be distributed to independent bicycle ...
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Chris Sports, which supervises sales of the Bjørn Dæhlie brand...
Chris Sports, which supervises sales of the Bjørn Dæhlie brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, previously covering the German market with agents, has agreed for TP Sports to take care of German distribution for the Norwegian winter sports apparel brand from the next winter season with support from some of ...
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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini both indicated that they intend...
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini both indicated that they intend to appeal after the adjudicatory chamber of Fifa's independent ethics committee banned them from any football-related activities for eight years. The chamber also ordered fines of 50,000 Swiss francs (€46,127.5-$50,423.5) for Blatter, Fifa's president, and CHF 80,000 (€73,798.5-$80,672.4) for Platini, ...
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Shares in the Iconix Brand Group took a nosedive on...
Shares in the Iconix Brand Group took a nosedive on Monday, after the company announced that it received a formal order of investigation from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Iconix, the parent company of Umbro, Starter, Danskin and a string of other brands, added that it intended to fully ...
