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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty (TPP), a proposed trade deal between...
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty (TPP), a proposed trade deal between 12 American and Asian countries, which is of major interest to some sporting goods companies, was at the center of frantic political action in the U.S. last week. On Tuesday, Democrats blocked a bill meant to provide fast-track negotiation powers ...
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Black Diamond Inc. has made a number of changes in...
Black Diamond Inc. has made a number of changes in its design and product development departments to spur innovation in its apparel and equipment categories. Doug Heinrich, a former executive of Patagonia and Icon Health & Fitness, has been promoted from vice president of equipment to the position of senior ...
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Yue Yuen is offering to sell two blocks of shares...
Yue Yuen is offering to sell two blocks of shares in Symphony Holdings for a minimum price of 60 cents of a Hong Kong dollar to reinvest the proceeds in its core manufacturing operations. The two blocks represent 24.87 percent and 2.36 percent of Symphony's shares. Like YY, Symphony operates ...
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Lotto has overhauled the design of its Zhero Gravity boot...
Lotto has overhauled the design of its Zhero Gravity boot for the 2015/2016 football season. The new Zhero Gravity VII 200, top of the range of the Zhero Gravity line and the boot's seventh generation, comes with updated aesthetics and technology advancements. The new upper is a single-piece Kurim foot ...
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On, the Swiss running footwear brand, has opened an office...
On, the Swiss running footwear brand, has opened an office in Yokohama to respond to strong Japanese demand and to support expansion in other Asian countries. Marc Maurer, the company's chief operating officer, explained that the Japanese market's size as well as its bias to technology and design made it ...
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Patrick Pons de Vier, former brand manager for Salomon, is...
Patrick Pons de Vier, former brand manager for Salomon, is head of global footwear at Brooks, the U.S. running footwear company, starting last month. Pons de Vier spent about 18 years at Salomon, starting in 1996 in marketing for snowboarding products. He was leading strategic business development for Salomon's winter ...
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Shares in Sports Direct International (SDI), the leading British sports...
Shares in Sports Direct International (SDI), the leading British sports retailer and wholesaler, jumped by nearly 8 percent in the week after the Conservatives' win in the British general election. Ed Milliband, Labour's candidate, has been outspoken about his disapproval of zero-hour contracts used by SDI and some other retailers, ...
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Heather Jackson, described as an expert in IT and change...
Heather Jackson, described as an expert in IT and change management, has become a non-executive director of JD Sports Fashion, parent company of Blacks, Millets and other outdoor retail chains in the U.K. She is also a non-executive director of Ikano Bank from Sweden, where she chairs the remuneration and ...
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The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Group (ZDHC) says in...
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Group (ZDHC) says in its annual report that “tangible process” is being made in leading the textile industry to improved environmental responsibility. The group has conducted 25 pilot audits in eight countries, and some of its member brands have started to implement its Environmental ...
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Indonesian press reports indicate that a Chinese company has invested...
Indonesian press reports indicate that a Chinese company has invested in the construction of a shoe factory with a capacity of 15 million pairs to manufacture footwear for Nike. Established in Garut, West Java, the factory is to provide employment for 5,500 people. The Indonesian trade ministry reports that the ...
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Keen has hired Chris Heffernan, a seasoned executive in the...
Keen has hired Chris Heffernan, a seasoned executive in the footwear industry, as general manager of Keen Utility. Heffernan previously spent three years at Honeywell International, as general manager of safety footwear and vice president of global product. He also worked for seven years at Timberland as global brand manager ...
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Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods and outdoor company recently spun...
Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods and outdoor company recently spun off from Alliant Techsystems (ATK), has appointed a vice president of marketing, Brett Merrell, and a vice president of investor relations, Michael Pici. They report to Mark DeYoung, chairman and chief executive of Vista Outdoor. Merrell has been placed in ...
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Liberty Ventures said that revenues from its continuing e-commerce operations...
Liberty Ventures said that revenues from its continuing e-commerce operations grew by 1 percent to $276 million in the first quarter, led by increases of $10 million at Backcountry.com as well as at Bodybuilding.com. The adjusted operating profit on these operations increased to $29 million from $22 million in the ...
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In view of the strong development of its golfwear line,...
In view of the strong development of its golfwear line, Kjus has decided to strengthen its sales force by hiring a salesman for the U.K. and Ireland, instead of working with an independent agent. The job has been assigned to Alistair Brown, who has more than ten years of experience ...
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Han-Bo Shim, vice president and managing director for TaylorMade in...
Han-Bo Shim, vice president and managing director for TaylorMade in South Korea, has been appointed to the same position at Columbia Sportswear. The outdoor company said earlier this month that it was under pressure from bloated inventories in the crowded South Korean market, and that it was replacing its local ...
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Reports indicate that Metro Group has started discussing the possible...
Reports indicate that Metro Group has started discussing the possible sale of its Kaufhof and GB Inno department stores in Germany and Belgium, possibly including the Kaufhof Sportarena stores, with the Canadian Hudson's Bay department store group. Signa Retail, the Austrian-based real estate company that bought Karstadt and Karstadt Sports, ...
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Shiner, the U.K.-based skate specialist, has taken over the distribution...
Shiner, the U.K.-based skate specialist, has taken over the distribution of Pro-Tec's skate and bike protective gear for Europe. Known especially for its helmets, Pro-Tec was founded in 1973. As reported in Boardsportsource, it was acquired in late 2012 by DYE Precision, a company based in San Diego, which began ...
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Joma Sport will dress the Mexican teams at the Panamerican...
Joma Sport will dress the Mexican teams at the Panamerican Games in Toronto later this year and at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. The Spanish brand has already been the sponsor of the Mexican Athletics Federation for the past two years. In connection with the signature ...
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Dupont has unveiled a new range of “stretchable electronic ink...
Dupont has unveiled a new range of “stretchable electronic ink materials” that can be used in smart clothing for heart monitoring, counting calories burnt and other wearable electronics applications, creating thin, form-fitting circuits that can be seamlessly bonded into many standard fabrics. The inks are printed on thermoplastic polyurethane in ...
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Two major foreign sports retailers are planting their stores in...
Two major foreign sports retailers are planting their stores in the Paunsdorf Center of Leipzig, according to SAZ. One is Decathlon, which has reportedly rented space in the East German shopping mall to open a 4,200-square-meter store in the autumn. The other one is A3 Sport, a Czech retailer that ...
