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Nike has appointed Chris Abston as vice president and corporate...
Nike has appointed Chris Abston as vice president and corporate controller, to become the company's principal accounting officer from the start of August. Abston joins from Wal-Mart Stores, where he held top accounting and controlling jobs for the last six years, after 25 years in public accounting with Ernst & ...
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According to the Oregonian, Adidas is considering the establishment of...
According to the Oregonian, Adidas is considering the establishment of a factory in Detroit to make sneakers for the North American market. The rumor, which could not be confirmed, follows a statement by Nike that it would create 10,000 jobs in the U.S. if the Trans-Pacific Partnership with Vietnam and ...
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Brunswick Corp., the parent company of Life Fitness, has acquired...
Brunswick Corp., the parent company of Life Fitness, has acquired Scifit Systems and added it to its Life Fitness division. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Scifit, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has a line of fitness equipment designed to meet the needs of senior citizens and patients ...
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Aku, Asolo, Garmont and Viking have adopted W.L. Gore's new...
Aku, Asolo, Garmont and Viking have adopted W.L. Gore's new Surround waterproof/breathable technology for the first time, incorporating it into their spring/summer 2016 lines. They are joining 25 other international sports and outdoor brands that have already started using Gore-Tex Surround, excluding some Asian brands. Furthermore, Meindl has come out ...
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The Italian bike market recovered last year. After a drop...
The Italian bike market recovered last year. After a drop suffered in 2013, sales of bicycles to the various retail channels increased by 6.4 percent to 1,644,600 units in 2014, thanks apparently to an improving economy and greater participation in the sport. Sales of e-bikes were stagnant at 51,156, in ...
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A Tony Hawk line of eyewear, named after the famous...
A Tony Hawk line of eyewear, named after the famous American skater, will come out in August, followed by additional styles of prescription frames and sunglasses in October. Intended to appeal to boys and young men, the line has been developed by Eyewear Designs of Bethpage, New York, under a ...
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Skechers has announced it has filed a law suit against...
Skechers has announced it has filed a law suit against Steve Madden for copyright infringement. The shoe style in question is Steven by Steve Madden's Setta shoe, which allegedly infringes on the Skechers Go Walk and other Skechers product lines. In the lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District ...
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CTC, the French-based certification agency for leather and leather products,...
CTC, the French-based certification agency for leather and leather products, reports that several of its experts in Europe, China and India have been accredited with the Sustainable Apparel Coalition.
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Maui Jim has agreed to be a “Silver European Sponsor”...
Maui Jim has agreed to be a “Silver European Sponsor” of Optometry Giving Sight, the international charity, starting from July 6. The American brand of sunglasses made the announcement at Wimbledon in the presence of one of the brand's ambassadors, Martina Hingis, and the head coach of the All England ...
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Skechers has signed a new credit agreement with various banks,...
Skechers has signed a new credit agreement with various banks, replacing the one it had negotiated in 2009. It covers revolving loans of up to $250 million, or even $350 million, with relatively marginal interest rates. It allows Skechers to pay dividends to its shareholders and to buy back shares ...
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The board of Snow Sports Industries of America (SIA) appointed...
The board of Snow Sports Industries of America (SIA) appointed Nick Sargent as its next president, taking the place of David Ingemie after next January's SIA show in Denver, Colorado. Sargent has spent 12 years at Burton Snowboards, cultivating relationships with big companies such as 3M, Fox Sports, Garmin and ...
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Replacing Frank Hugelmeyer, who resigned last year, Amy Roberts, director...
Replacing Frank Hugelmeyer, who resigned last year, Amy Roberts, director of sustainability at Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), has been appointed as new executive director of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S.. While guiding the Canadian outdoor retailer's commitment to business and product sustainability, Roberts serves on the boards ...
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Brooks Running has become the exclusive footwear and apparel sponsor...
Brooks Running has become the exclusive footwear and apparel sponsor for the 23rd European Athletics Championships, which will take place in July 2016 in Amsterdam. That is where Brooks relocated its European head office earlier this year: The brand's facilities are based in the Olympic stadium, where most of the ...
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Vincent Wauters, president of Arc'teryx, has been appointed head of...
Vincent Wauters, president of Arc'teryx, has been appointed head of the apparel business unit for the whole Amer Sports group, taking the place of Jean-Philippe Torgue, who has not been active for several months. Wauters will have a similar function as Jean-Marc Pambet, president of the Salomon brand, who is ...
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Under Armour has hired Terdema L. Ussery II as president...
Under Armour has hired Terdema L. Ussery II as president of global sports categories, effective September 14. Prior to joining the Baltimore-based sports apparel company, Ussery served as the president and chief executive of the Dallas Mavericks, a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas, for the past 18 years. ...
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Under Armour is launching a line of sports bras, segmented...
Under Armour is launching a line of sports bras, segmented for application to high-, mid- and low-impact sports. Gisele Bündchen, the famous Brazilian supermodel, and various sponsored athletes such as Lindsey Vonn, Misty Copeland and Kelley O'Hara will be shown wearing one of the bras. The launch will also be ...
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Babolat, the French racquet sports company, has become an official...
Babolat, the French racquet sports company, has become an official supplier of shuttlecocks and other equipment for Badminton England, across all its community programs. From this month, Babolat has been supplying shuttlecocks for all domestic tournaments and circuit events for juniors, seniors and masters, including the National Schools Championships. Badminton ...
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New Balance has sealed an endorsement deal with Reilly Opelka,...
New Balance has sealed an endorsement deal with Reilly Opelka, a promising 17-year American tennis player, who became Wimbledon Juniors champion this year. The American brand will be Opelka's official apparel and footwear provider for competition, training and lifestyle. Raised in Florida, Opelka has been part of the USTA Player ...
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Dahon, the leading brand of folding bicycles based in the...
Dahon, the leading brand of folding bicycles based in the U.S., has established Dahon Europe in Cologne. The subsidiary will be run by the managing director Hans-Joachim Retzlaff, who has been in the bicycle industry for many years. He started in 1997 as marketing manager at Cycleurope and since 2003 ...
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Euro Brand Management has qualified to become a Certified...
Euro Brand Management has qualified to become a Certified B Corporation. The label is said to have been recognized as the highest standard for social corporate responsibility, applying to companies that use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. This relatively new certification has been granted to ...
