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Nike has teamed up with Stone Island to celebrate in...
Nike has teamed up with Stone Island to celebrate in 2016 “The Year of the Windrunner.” It was back in 1978 that Nike created the Windrunner jacket, which was regarded as revolutionary at the time for its raglan sleeves and 26-degree chevron yoke. NikeLab and Stone Island are now launching ...
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Todd Hymel took over as chief executive of Volcom earlier...
Todd Hymel took over as chief executive of Volcom earlier this month as Jason Steris left the action sports company after many years. Hymel moved from Paris to California in June to become the chief executive of action sports brands at Kering, the French company that owns Volcom along with ...
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Polartec has decided to close its factory in Lawrence, Massachusetts,...
Polartec has decided to close its factory in Lawrence, Massachusetts, moving its operations to its other plants in Hudson, New Hampshire and Cleveland, Tennessee. The latter was acquired by Polartec in September from United Knitting. The Lawrence factory had been rebuilt by Malden Mills 20 years ago, after being ...
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Intersport PSC Holding, the Swiss licensee of Intersport International Corporation,...
Intersport PSC Holding, the Swiss licensee of Intersport International Corporation, reports a 31.8 percent improvement in its net profit to 1,926,000 Swiss francs (€1,786,000-$1,791,000) for the financial year ended last Sept. 30 in spite of an 18.8 percent decrease in its revenues to CHF 161.7 million (€149.9m-$162.2m), due in part ...
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Nike has signed a lifetime deal with LeBron James, with...
Nike has signed a lifetime deal with LeBron James, with media speculating that it may have reached more than $300 million and USA Today even putting it at more than $500 million. Nike said that it built up a strong business around the Cleveland Cavaliers player in the last twelve ...
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Jorcani Sports is going to take over the distribution in...
Jorcani Sports is going to take over the distribution in Spain of the Luhta collection of L-Fashion Group in January from the Moskito sales agency, which specializes in the fashion retail channel. Jorcani is already the Spanish distributor of Icepeak, the lower-priced sports apparel collection of the Finnish group.
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The German Ski Federation, DSV, has launched a new web...
The German Ski Federation, DSV, has launched a new web store that allows its members to get a 15 percent discount on many items. Besides its own line of DSV-branded winter jackets and other fan items, the new DSVShop.de website offers a selection of more than 150 items by Adidas, ...
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Lululemon has reduced its full-year guidance due to a sharp...
Lululemon has reduced its full-year guidance due to a sharp decline in profit margins for the third quarter of its fiscal year, ended Nov. 1. The group's turnover advanced by 14 percent to $479.7 million for the quarter. Sales were up by 9 percent in comparable terms and in constant ...
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The European sporting goods industry federation, Fesi, said it welcomed...
The European sporting goods industry federation, Fesi, said it welcomed a vote in the European Parliament for the adoption of a new legislation in the European Union that will strengthen the possibility for customs authorities in all the member countries to act against counterfeit goods. Fesi noted that the number ...
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Vista Outdoor has recruited Kelly T. Grindle, a senior executive...
Vista Outdoor has recruited Kelly T. Grindle, a senior executive of Johnson Outdoors, to act as president of its outdoor products segment, comprising Camelbak and Jimmy Sykes as well as Bushnell. He will take up his new functions on Jan. 4, reporting directly to Mark De Young, chairman and chief ...
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Macron has signed a three-year partnership with Miami FC, a...
Macron has signed a three-year partnership with Miami FC, a club in which two former stars of AC Milan - Paolo Maldini and Alessandro Nesta - are involved. The sponsorship deal, its first with an American team, will start next April with the new season of the North American Soccer ...
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Intersport UK has formed a three-year partnership with parkrun UK,...
Intersport UK has formed a three-year partnership with parkrun UK, which organizes 375 free timed park runs of 5 kms each Saturday morning. The partnership between the retailer and the non-profit organization is to start at the beginning of next year. parkrun UK boasts about 1.3 million registered runners across ...
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Icebreaker Merino has formed a three-year partnership with Travis Ganong,...
Icebreaker Merino has formed a three-year partnership with Travis Ganong, the 27-year-old World Cup alpine skier who competed for the U.S. at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, placing fifth in the men's downhill. He will represent Icebreaker in the U.S. and provide insights for future product design. Ganong won ...
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Johan Lindeberg, who gave his name to the J. Lindeberg...
Johan Lindeberg, who gave his name to the J. Lindeberg brand, is returning to the Swedish company as creative director in January, after eight years away from the firm. He will remain in New York but work closely with the Stockholm-based team at J. Lindeberg, which sells fashion as well ...
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Online shopping is getting more and more popular in the...
Online shopping is getting more and more popular in the EU, and sporting goods are a major attraction. According to recent data by Eurostat 53 percent of all EU citizens purchased goods or services online in 2015. Of the online customers, 60 percent bought clothes and sports goods, followed by ...
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Robert Marcovitch is taking the place of Tim Petrick as...
Robert Marcovitch is taking the place of Tim Petrick as chief executive of K2. Marcovitch had already run the American ski company between 2006 and 2011, before moving to the position of CEO at The Coleman Company, which is also owned by Jarden Corporation. He had previously run K2's ski, ...
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Rome may be the next spot for a new series...
Rome may be the next spot for a new series of European Havaianas flagship stores, like the 120-square-meter location that was opened in Barcelona in July. They are intended to offer a wider range of products from 2017 on, including beachwear, than the traditional Havaianas outlets, which focus on rubber ...
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Spy's net loss widened to $788,000 in the third quarter...
Spy's net loss widened to $788,000 in the third quarter from a loss of $19,000 in the same period a year ago as the U.S. company's sales fell by 14.6 percent to $9,370,000 during the period. The gross margin declined sharply to 43.7 percent from 49.2 percent in the same ...
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Asics launched on Nov. 18 a limited edition of 60,000...
Asics launched on Nov. 18 a limited edition of 60,000 pairs of Metarun shoes. Described as the best long-distance running shoe in the company's history, the Metarun features five new technologies covered by four patents. A new FlyteFoam midsole uses organic fibers for cushioning. The shoe incorporates a new carbon-reinforced ...
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Sales rose by 4.4 percent to 26,039 million yen (€200.2m-$211.7m)...
Sales rose by 4.4 percent to 26,039 million yen (€200.2m-$211.7m) at Goldwin in the first half through Sept. 30, and its operating profit increased by 37.9 percent to ¥429 million (€3.3m-$3.5m). However, the Japanese company's net income fell by 24 percent to ¥510 million (€3.9m-$4.1m) due to store closures and ...
