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An Italian investment group, Palladio Finanziaria, has acquired a 40...
An Italian investment group, Palladio Finanziaria, has acquired a 40 percent stake in Finproject, the Italian company that makes the EVA soles for Crocs' shoes. Palladio, which bought the shares from Xenon Private Equity through a subsidiary called Vei Capital, will help Finproject to broaden the use of its special ...
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According to unconfirmed German news reports, a Chinese conglomerate, Fosun,...
According to unconfirmed German news reports, a Chinese conglomerate, Fosun, together with a German investor, Bernd Beetz, is set to take over most of the shares of Bogner. A football champion, Philipp Lahm, and the current CEO of Daimler, Dieter Zetsche, would also invest in the company. Beets, 63, is ...
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Macron has signed a new five-year kit partnership with Acqua...
Macron has signed a new five-year kit partnership with Acqua Vitasnella Cantù, a basketball team which plays in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. The agreement is effective from the 2015-16 season until the end of the 2020-21. Acqua Vitasnella Cantù is one of the most historic teams in Italy ...
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Matt Pearson has started as acting chief financial officer and...
Matt Pearson has started as acting chief financial officer and joined the board of Sports Direct International (SDI) earlier this month. Pearson joined the leading British sports retailer and wholesaler as group financial accountant from EY (formerly Ernst & Young) in June 2007 and was later appointed group financial controller. ...
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Sport Nordic, the Danish company that owns Sportmaster, has added...
Sport Nordic, the Danish company that owns Sportmaster, has added an important sneaker store in Copenhagen to its store network. After buying the Unisport store in Copenhagen last January, it has taken over Rezet Sneaker, a store that sells the sneakers of major sports brands. Rezet was originally founded in ...
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After more than two years of sponsorship, New Balance has...
After more than two years of sponsorship, New Balance has extended and reinforced its collaboration with Milos Raonic in product development, marketing and communication for the length of his professional playing career and beyond. New Balance will continue to supply Raonic with its tennis shoes and apparel. It will continue ...
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eVent fabrics and Northwave have announced a new partnership for...
eVent fabrics and Northwave have announced a new partnership for 2015, as the eVent air permeable ePTFE (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) membrane technology, called DVstretch, will be used in Northwave's winter apparel for the first time this year. The Northwave Arctic Jacket will be on the market in October 2015, the manufacturers ...
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Stöckli Swiss Sports has appointed a new chairman, Josef Felder,...
Stöckli Swiss Sports has appointed a new chairman, Josef Felder, who has been for many years the chief executive of Zurich Airport, taking the place of Niklaus Knüsel at the head of a downsized board of directors. Separately, Theo Sandu, 36, has been named manager of Stöckli's bike division. Stephan ...
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The Lafuma Group has appointed a new brand manager for...
The Lafuma Group has appointed a new brand manager for Eider and is in the process of recruiting a brand manager for Millet. At Eider, Aurore Calmier takes the place left vacant a few months ago by the reassignment of a manager of the group, Thibaut Cornet, to the post ...
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Marco Sancandi has been appointed to the new position of...
Marco Sancandi has been appointed to the new position of director of operations at Garmont International, the Italian outdoor and mountaineering footwear company. A seasoned outdoor executive, Sancandi is to initiate and manage plans for Garmont's expansion, while supervising sales, marketing, research and logistics. Sancandi spent the last 15 years ...
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The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Group has appointed...
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Group has appointed an executive director to head up its legal entity, which was recently established in Amsterdam. Frank Michel has worked for more than 15 years in governmental affairs and in non-governmental organizations regrouping industry interests, such as ZDHC. He was previously ...
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Frank Hugelmeyer, who left the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) last...
Frank Hugelmeyer, who left the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) last year after four years as president and chief executive, is to become the next president of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA). He will become president-elect on July 13 and formally start at the beginning of October when Richard Coon ...
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By the beginning of August, Intersport Deutschland is set to...
By the beginning of August, Intersport Deutschland is set to have completed the integration of all the remaining 15 Sportpoint stores that it bought at the end of last year. Three have been closed. Some of the remaining stores will be operated by its Intersport Voswinkel chain. Sportpoint's founder, Wolfgang ...
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New Balance has unveiled its first range of football boots....
New Balance has unveiled its first range of football boots. It consists of two styles, both suited for attack-minded players who run long distances on the pitch. The Visaro boot is for players who “make chances,” while the Furon boot is for those who “take chances.” The American brand is ...
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Zyvex Technologies, the nanotechnology company based in Columbus, Ohio, has...
Zyvex Technologies, the nanotechnology company based in Columbus, Ohio, has been acquired by Ocsial. The two firms announced the deal at the TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo in Washington, DC on June 16. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Zyvex, founded in 1997, has contributed to ...
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Sportshoes.com, an online sports footwear retailer based in Yorkshire, has...
Sportshoes.com, an online sports footwear retailer based in Yorkshire, has been ranked among the fastest-growing mid-market private companies in the U.K. The retailer is 30th in the ranking compiled by Investec, the banking and asset management group, based on annual percentage turnover growth over four years among companies with a ...
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Bike Europe reports that exports of bicycles from Taiwan jumped...
Bike Europe reports that exports of bicycles from Taiwan jumped by 13.9 percent in volume to 1,475,000 complete bicycles for the first four months of this year. After several years of stagnation, the value of these exports advanced by 10.1 percent to $599 million, although the average value per exported ...
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Zumiez reports that the sales of Blue Tomato rose by...
Zumiez reports that the sales of Blue Tomato rose by 33.6 percent to $64.4 million in the first quarter ended on May 2, in spite of a negative currency impact of $5.0 million. The parent company's total sales went up by 9.0 percent to $178 million, with growth of 3.0 ...
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Iconix Brand Group has hired David K. Jones as executive...
Iconix Brand Group has hired David K. Jones as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He will report to Neil Cole, the company's chief executive officer, and will lead all of the finance and technology functions. Jones is a certified public accountant with extensive knowledge of the business including ...
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On, the Swiss brand of running shoes, has set up...
On, the Swiss brand of running shoes, has set up a Japanese sales subsidiary in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Hiroki Komada acts as sales director, overseeing a team of three people.
