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Jeffrey Delfgaauw, 38, has been named head of design for...
Jeffrey Delfgaauw, 38, has been named head of design for Brunotti Sportswear. After working for Quiksilver Europe in France, he served for 14 years as design manager at another Dutch-based boardsports apparel company, Protest, building up a team of 16 people. For its part, Protest has replaced Delfagaauw through the ...
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Reporting a 55 percent increase in orders, Sportfack says that...
Reporting a 55 percent increase in orders, Sportfack says that Five Seasons, the Swedish brand of affordable sportswear, has signed an agreement with the big Swiss Manor Group. As we previously reported, Erik Johansson, the young chief executive of the company, has been negotiating supply agreements with several key accounts ...
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A member of the Oregon track team that accompanied the...
A member of the Oregon track team that accompanied the start of Phil Knight's business, James Gorman was among the U.S. industry pioneers who contributed to the rise of Nike as well as several other brands in the U.S. market. A sub-four minute miler at the University of Oregon, he ...
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Backcountry.com, a leading U.S. online outdoor retailer, has been acquired...
Backcountry.com, a leading U.S. online outdoor retailer, has been acquired by TSG Consumer Partners, an investment firm specializing in the branded consumer market. The deal was sealed with the previous owner, Liberty Interactive Corporation, at an undisclosed price. TSG said it would help the online retailer with the famous goat ...
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Pon Holdings, the acquisitive Dutch bicycle group, has taken over...
Pon Holdings, the acquisitive Dutch bicycle group, has taken over Santa Cruz Bicycles from California, which specializes in high-end mountain bikes. Its range is sold in about 70 countries under the Santa Cruz brand for men and Juliana for women. Pon, a major Dutch car importer, has been storming through ...
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Adidas celebrated its partnership with Parley for the Oceans at...
Adidas celebrated its partnership with Parley for the Oceans at the United Nations headquarters in New York on June 29, at the General Assembly Hall, on the occasion of a high-level event on climate change, convened by the President of the General Assembly. The event was the showcase for the ...
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Nike is to replace Adidas as the sponsor of the...
Nike is to replace Adidas as the sponsor of the University of Michigan for its sports uniforms. The organization issued a statement saying that Nike was to become the Michigan Wolverines' official athletic footwear, apparel and equipment provider, starting from the beginning of August 2016 and until 2027, but with ...
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Intersport UK has implemented supply chain adjustments that have enabled...
Intersport UK has implemented supply chain adjustments that have enabled it to drastically reduce delivery times, Sports Insight reports. Without access to the inventory, retail members previously had to call for replenishment. To get the changes started, seven points of sale were integrated with the central inventory. The buying group ...
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Joma has signed new sponsorship agreements with Romania's national football...
Joma has signed new sponsorship agreements with Romania's national football team and with two local teams in Spain and Italy, RCD Espanyol and Sampdoria. The deal with the Espanyol club of Barcelona is for the next three seasons. Puma recently took over the sponsorship of Espanyol from Li Ning, but ...
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Ernst Albert Hans Holzapfel, who served as president of the...
Ernst Albert Hans Holzapfel, who served as president of the German sporting goods industry federation (BSI) from 1991 to 2007, passed away on June 23 at the age of 79. While running the family company, Friedola, in its fourth generation, Holzapfel occupied other honorary posts including the chairmanship of the ...
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The top management has changed at Sport Alliance, the Italian...
The top management has changed at Sport Alliance, the Italian voluntary group led by Sportler of Bolzano and Sportland of Brescia. Georg Oberrauch, chairman of Sportler, has become its chairman again, replacing Marco Odolini of Sportland. Andrea Morin is its chief executive and commercial director, taking the place of Fabio ...
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Miguel Almeida was appointed executive vice president digital at Lululemon...
Miguel Almeida was appointed executive vice president digital at Lululemon Athletica, starting at the Canadian fitness apparel company from the middle of July. He was most recently group vice president, digital commerce and mobile solutions at Walgreens, as part of a 15-year career focusing on digital strategies. He previously worked ...
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The Go Sport Group, which already has a strong presence...
The Go Sport Group, which already has a strong presence in Poland through its full-line Go Sport stores, has opened the first store in the country for its athletic footwear chain, Courir. The store is located in the Galeria Mokotów in Warsaw. As in France, Courir will be supported by an ...
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“Always in Beta” is the tagline of a new global...
“Always in Beta” is the tagline of a new global marketing platform launched by New Balance. It highlights the athlete's desire to reset his or her performance goals all the time, without resting on past successes. The new platform reinforces the technical image of a sports brand that is more ...
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Polartec and Pontetorto have announced an amicable settlement of a...
Polartec and Pontetorto have announced an amicable settlement of a lawsuit that the Italian company had filed in a German court over alleged infringement of certain intellectual property rights. The two companies say they have found more common ground than differences. They have decided to collaborate in order to develop ...
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Skechers USA has been upgraded by Standard & Poors Dow...
Skechers USA has been upgraded by Standard & Poors Dow Jones to its MidCap 400 Index. Meanwhile, financial analysts have been speculating that Nike and Adidas have been considering a takeover of the fast-growing American lifestyle and sports footwear brand. Apparently, there has been no expression of interest, though.
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Fabian Engelhorn, who has been running the sports & leisure...
Fabian Engelhorn, who has been running the sports & leisure segment of the eponymous German department store operation, has become chief executive of the company, supervising all operations. Andreas Hilgenstock, who was in charge of fashion and general clothing, will concentrate on strategy and communication. Simon Engelhorn continues to take ...
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The Bread & Butter trade show, which opened on July...
The Bread & Butter trade show, which opened on July 7 at the Tempelhof airport in Berlin, has become a shadow of its former self. About 200 companies are exhibiting at the show, most of them unknown labels with basic stands. Only few visitors found their way to the show, ...
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Anna-Lena Schulte-Angels has been appointed joint general manager of Sport...
Anna-Lena Schulte-Angels has been appointed joint general manager of Sport Voswinkel, the sporting goods retail chain controlled by Intersport Germany. She takes the place of Jochen Schnell, who has joined the executive board of the group. Schulte-Angels worked previously in leading positions at the cosmetics and jewelry chains of Douglas ...
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Electric, which belongs to the Kering group, has announced that...
Electric, which belongs to the Kering group, has announced that Kip Arnette, one of its co-founders, is retiring after 15 years with the American brand of eyewear. Arnette founded Electric in 2000 together with Bruce Beach. The brand specializes in snow goggles and sunglasses, but offers also prescription eyewear. Arnette ...
