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SurfStitch is restructuring its European operations. The Australian online surfwear...
SurfStitch is restructuring its European operations. The Australian online surfwear retailer will close down its eponymous site to focus on Surfdome, which it acquired from Quiksilver six months ago. Surfdome had 25 million visitors last year, versus 6.7 million for SurfStitch Europe. The company is also planning to shut down ...
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Berkshire Partners, an investment firm based in Boston, has teamed...
Berkshire Partners, an investment firm based in Boston, has teamed up with the management at Implus Corporation to acquire a majority stake in the U.S. company, which owns a gaggle of accessory brands in the footwear and fitness markets. The stake was bought from Trilantic North America at an undisclosed ...
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The biennial conference of Bluesign Technologies will be open for...
The biennial conference of Bluesign Technologies will be open for the first time to the public next summer. It will be held in St. Gallen, Switzerland, on July 13-14. Gunter Pauli of the Zero Emissions Research & Initiatives Institute (ZERI) and David de Rothschild, founder of the Lost Explorer, will ...
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Billabong has renewed its partnership with SurfAid, a charity that...
Billabong has renewed its partnership with SurfAid, a charity that aims to improve the health, wellbeing and self-reliance of people living in isolated regions near the world's most iconic surf spots, with a focus on reducing infant mortality. As part of the deal, Billabong will help to launch Surf Aid ...
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Thomas Bittermann has left as chief executive of Sports Direct...
Thomas Bittermann has left as chief executive of Sports Direct Austria, the former Sport Eybl, after only eight months in office, citing private reasons. Dave Forsey, chief executive of the parent company, is taking over his responsibilities. As Sports Eybl's former attorney, Bittermann had been deeply involved in the process ...
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Intersport/Elverys is taking over sponsorship of the Tipperary GAA, board...
Intersport/Elverys is taking over sponsorship of the Tipperary GAA, board of the county's Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The sponsorship deal covers both the hurling and football codes and includes all grades for the next two years, starting with the 2015 season. The kit features the Intersport brand name on the ...
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Nautilus is now planning to launch its Bowflex Max Trainer...
Nautilus is now planning to launch its Bowflex Max Trainer internationally through foreign distributors in the second half of this year. The product continued to be the main sales driver for the company in the first quarter of 2015, where Nautilus raised its total revenues by 34 percent to $96.2 ...
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Skechers has teamed up with Sugar Ray Leonard, the boxing...
Skechers has teamed up with Sugar Ray Leonard, the boxing champion, for a multimedia campaign to promote its Relaxed Fit range from the second half of this year until December 2016. Other stars that featured in campaigns for this range include Pete Rose, Joe Montana, Joe Namath and Ringo Starr. ...
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Kering, parent company of Puma, Gucci and other brands, has...
Kering, parent company of Puma, Gucci and other brands, has appointed a new director of mergers and acquisitions to replace Charles de Fleurieu, who is going to serve as head of Kering Eyewear Japan. The new M&A director is Yves Egeileh, 35. He started his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Paris. ...
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Debenhams, the upscale British department store chain, has decided to...
Debenhams, the upscale British department store chain, has decided to open 12 more Sports Direct concessions by August 2016, covering a total of 200,000 square feet, after encouraging tests since last summer at its stores in Bristol, Guildford, Harrow and Portsmouth. The management said there was no relation with the ...
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The Portland Business Journal has reported that Nike Inc. has...
The Portland Business Journal has reported that Nike Inc. has subpoenaed several top global executives at the Adidas Group, including Eric Liedtke, the executive board member in charge of global brands, and the head of Adidas North America, Mark King. The subpoenas relate to the ongoing battle between Nike and three ...
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Members of BVA, the German federation of fishing equipment...
Members of BVA, the German federation of fishing equipment wholesalers and manufacturers, have resolved to dissolve the organisation, after failing to agree on its future. The main reason for the decision is the dwindling number of exhibitors and visitors at its trade and consumer shows, Anspo and Anspomeile, which were ...
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Massimo Fregonese, the former international sales director of Camelbak, has...
Massimo Fregonese, the former international sales director of Camelbak, has decided to leave his position as brand director of Masters, after only a few months in the role, to seize a new professional opportunity. He declines to elaborate at this stage.
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Nike has launched a campaign which it describes as its...
Nike has launched a campaign which it describes as its largest initiative to support women practicing sports, with a strong emphasis on digital media. Dubbed #Betterforit and started earlier this month, the campaign voices the inner thoughts of women taking part in yoga, spinning, running and weight training – often ...
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Michael Rumerstorfer has resigned as chief executive of Planet Sports,...
Michael Rumerstorfer has resigned as chief executive of Planet Sports, following the takeover of the German action sports retail chain by 21Sportsgroup. He will be replaced by Henner Schwarz, who remains in charge of finance and operations in the company's executive board.
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Columbia Sportswear is launching its Performance Fishing Gear range in...
Columbia Sportswear is launching its Performance Fishing Gear range in Germany through Fisherman's Partner, which has 45 stores around the country as well as an online store. The American outdoor group's brand of fishing products is sold exclusively through this retailer's franchises in Germany. Fisherman's Partner has about 60 stores ...
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Many sports and outdoor companies have committed donations to the...
Many sports and outdoor companies have committed donations to the relief efforts organized by several organizations for the survivors of the strong earthquake that struck Nepal on Apr. 25, which has caused more than 4,000 deaths at last count. Sherpa Adventure Gear has set up a fund to collect at ...
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Mash Holdings, the holding company that regroups interests held by...
Mash Holdings, the holding company that regroups interests held by Mike Ashley in the sports business, more than doubled its pre-tax operating profit in the fiscal year to the end of April 2014 to £542.6 million (€758.4m-$834.2m), according to accounts filed at Companies House and reported by British newspapers. Mash ...
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VF Corp. has promoted Scott A. Roe to the role...
VF Corp. has promoted Scott A. Roe to the role of vice president and chief financial officer, with effect from Apr. 1. He succeeds Robert K. Shearer who is retiring after 28 years of service for the company. Roe has been with with VF for 18 years, acting most recently ...
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Hoka One One has signed up a legendary Ironman, Dave...
Hoka One One has signed up a legendary Ironman, Dave Scott, who won six world triathlon championships between 1980 and 1987, as one of the brand's ambassadors. He is one of six triathletes who have joined the brand's roster of professional athletes. The others are another former Ironman champion, Leanda ...
