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Reebok's efforts to expand in Europe have become more harmonized...
Reebok's efforts to expand in Europe have become more harmonized since Chris Froio was appointed to head up the fitness brand's business around Western Europe in February. Based in Herzogenaurach, he reports directly to Gil Steyaert, managing director of the Adidas Group for Western Europe. This regional layer was created ...
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Body Glove International and Sport Dimension have been sued by...
Body Glove International and Sport Dimension have been sued by Qbas Co. and QDS Injection Molding in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Califonia. The complaint alleged infringement of patents by Body Glove's Passage Go Pro goggle and other products.
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Kering has been confirmed as an industry leader in the...
Kering has been confirmed as an industry leader in the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) World and Europe. The French luxury conglomerate, which is led by François-Henri Pinault, heads the Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods sector for the second consecutive year. Among the 19 assessment criteria, the group achieved ...
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Zeal Optics has a new president, Ben Peters, who was...
Zeal Optics has a new president, Ben Peters, who was appointed in July to take the place of Joe Sanchez, who became vice president of product development at Costa Sunglasses last December. Like Sanchez, Peters has worked for many years at Zeal's parent company, Maui Jim Sunglasses. He started as ...
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Laird Hamilton, the legendary big-wave waterman, has developed a line...
Laird Hamilton, the legendary big-wave waterman, has developed a line of surf and surf-inspired clothing for surfing and stand-up paddling, including neoprene suits, boardshorts and lifestyle and training products, according to shopeatsurf.com. It is being launched on his website in October, with a bigger collection to follow for retail sales ...
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Rapala has expanded its executive board from five to seven...
Rapala has expanded its executive board from five to seven members and created the new position of deputy chief executive officer, which will be filled by Jussi Ristimäki. In addition to his current role as chief financial officer, Ristimäki will have the overall responsibility of group's supply chain and working ...
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The organizers of Fibo China boasted that the number of...
The organizers of Fibo China boasted that the number of visitors increased by 40 percent to about 6,000 for its second edition in Shanghai earlier this month, while the number of exhibitors climbed from 55 to 87. They represented more than 100 brands, with a focus on quality suppliers. The ...
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Wilson, the racquet sports, team sports and equipment brand, is...
Wilson, the racquet sports, team sports and equipment brand, is preparing a major brand marketing campaign starring Serena Williams and Roger Federer. It will initially run in the U.S. The company says the “My Wilson” campaign is meant to cast the spotlight on the relationships between athletes and their equipment. ...
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Snowsports Industries of Great Britain (SIGB) has launched “Go UK,...
Snowsports Industries of Great Britain (SIGB) has launched “Go UK, Buy UK,” a new campaign to encourage British skiers and snowboarders to buy their kit and equipment in the U.K. The campaign raises awareness of some of the advantages associated with buying homemade items, and specifically from retailers who are ...
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Jack Wolfskin launched a major new TV campaign in the...
Jack Wolfskin launched a major new TV campaign in the German-speaking countries on Aug. 26. A 30-second spot will run on major German TV networks through to the end of November. A similar 20-second spot will be aired in Austria and Switzerland. Asking viewers the question “Do you feel it, ...
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Thule Group has inaugurated an expanded global testing center in...
Thule Group has inaugurated an expanded global testing center in Hillerstorp, Sweden. The new lab features a doubling of space - from 600 to 1,200 square meters - and additional tools that enable the testing of all products in Thule's expanding product portfolio, thanks to an additional investment of SEK20 ...
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The closure of various polluting viscose fiber plants in China...
The closure of various polluting viscose fiber plants in China helped to raise viscose fiber prices and contributed to lift the demand for Lenzing's wood-based Modal and Tencel fibers in the first half of this year. Combined with positive currency effects and a better product mix, this led the Austrian ...
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Noting that consumer confidence is improving in Japan, Himaraya is...
Noting that consumer confidence is improving in Japan, Himaraya is predicting increases in its current financial year of 5 percent in sales, 9 percent in operating income and 13 percent in net profit. For the financial year ended Aug. 31, the Japanese sporting goods retailer has reported a 44 percent ...
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The Mammut Sports Group has decided to outsource the labor-intensive...
The Mammut Sports Group has decided to outsource the labor-intensive manufacture of its ropes at its facility in Seon by Sept. 1, 2016, but the Swiss company will continue to use the site to design, develop, test and market its ropes. The new contractor is an Austrian family-owned company, Teufelberger. ...
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Memphis Depay from Manchester United is one of the players...
Memphis Depay from Manchester United is one of the players starring in the first global football campaign by Under Armour (UA), Slay Your Next Giant, which was launched last week. The campaign features top players and young up-and-coming players, united by the pay-off: You're Just Getting Started. An unusual feature ...
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Sunset Sport is taking on the distribution in France of...
Sunset Sport is taking on the distribution in France of SIC, a 10-year-old Hawaiian brand of stand-up paddle boards that was recently named Brand of the Year by SUP Connect. Sunset Sport already distributed the wetsuits of Mormaii, Elan's skis and snowboards, Colmar's clothing and Uvex' sports glasses, ski goggles ...
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There will be no Padel Village at the next edition...
There will be no Padel Village at the next edition of Ispo Munich. This initiative was meant to promote the internationalization of this Spanish racquet sport, which has begun to acquire a certain notoriety in France and other countries. Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, indicates that the decision ...
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Johnson Health Tech (JHT), the Taiwanese fitness equipment maker that...
Johnson Health Tech (JHT), the Taiwanese fitness equipment maker that owns the Matrix, Vision and Horizon brands, has acquired Stak Fitness, a leading distributor of fitness gear in Canada. It will operate as a separate subsidiary for JHT, with current management and staff. Established in 2004 by Karim Toupin-Chaieb, Stak ...
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Go Sport has launched Go Sport Occasion, a new online...
Go Sport has launched Go Sport Occasion, a new online platform for second-hand sporting goods of all sorts, including equipment. The platform is open to both private customers and professionals and can be accessed via the retailer's e-commerce site at www.go-sport.fr under “Services.” Ads are grouped by region and city ...
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Textilwirtschaft reports that Stadium, the Swedish sporting goods retailer with...
Textilwirtschaft reports that Stadium, the Swedish sporting goods retailer with stores in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and more recently in Germany, has started trading through a German-language online store, www.stadium.de. Stadium opened its first German store on about 1,650 square meters in Hamburg last year and added a second store in ...
