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A new Australian Triathlon Endurance & Cycling Expo (ATEC) will...
A new Australian Triathlon Endurance & Cycling Expo (ATEC) will be held in Sydney on July 4-5, and it will include a Bike Zone. The announcement comes after the termination of the Bike & Lifestyle Show in Sydney and the Ausbike Show in Melbourne.
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The supervisory board of Intersport Germany has announced a settlement...
The supervisory board of Intersport Germany has announced a settlement with Klaus Jost, who served as one of the two general managers of the buying group between 2001 and November of last year. He was dismissed following his objections to a change in the structure of the executive board where ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) announced...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) announced that its next Manufacturers' Forum is to take place at the Renaissance Hotel Harbour View in Hong Kong on Dec. 2-3. It will explore the topic “Beyond Lean Manufacturing,” focusing on circular manufacturing; factory planning and product optimization; reduction of ...
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Rip Curl has announced the signing of Mason Ho to...
Rip Curl has announced the signing of Mason Ho to its professional surf team. The Hawaiian star, son of legendary Hawaiian surfer, Michael Ho, has just signed a multi-year endorsement deal with the Australian surfwear company. Mason Ho, 26, has already won the Backdoor Shootout and placed second at the ...
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GoPro has announced that The GoPro Channel app has been...
GoPro has announced that The GoPro Channel app has been downloaded more than one million times from Microsoft's Xbox video game and entertainment consoles. The company also said that users are watching an average of 25 minutes of GoPro videos during each viewing session. The GoPro Channel allows users to ...
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Halfords, the British chain of bicycle stores, has appointed Jill...
Halfords, the British chain of bicycle stores, has appointed Jill McDonald as its new chief executive, replacing Matt Davies who has moved to Tesco. Coincidentally, the new CEO had been working at McDonald's since 2006. She started off as chief marketing officer for the U.K. and Northern Europe. She became ...
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Vincent Wauters, who has been the general manager of Arc'teryx...
Vincent Wauters, who has been the general manager of Arc'teryx since 2012, has been made president of Amer Sports' apparel business. He will again become a member of the group's executive board, and he will continue to run the Canadian-based brand. In connection with Wauters' appointment, Andy Towne will leave ...
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Skechers USA has been sued by Under Armour. The lawsuit...
Skechers USA has been sued by Under Armour. The lawsuit alleges that a sports circuit training commercial “slavishly copies” a highly successful “Protect This House” campaign released by Under Armour five years ago. Skechers will not comment on pending litigation.
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Under Armour has signed a multi-year technical partnership deal with...
Under Armour has signed a multi-year technical partnership deal with the São Paulo football club, starting in May, to support its growing commitment to global football and the establishment of its Brazilian subsidiary prior to the latest World Cup. The team was said to have the third-largest number of Brazilian ...
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XXL ASA, the leading Norwegian sporting goods retailer, purchased a...
XXL ASA, the leading Norwegian sporting goods retailer, purchased a further 25,000 own shares on the stock exchange on March 26 at an average share price of NOK 70.54. That brought to 100,000 the number of shares held in treasury, representing 0.07 percent of the capital.
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RCG Corporation of Australia, which has the license for The...
RCG Corporation of Australia, which has the license for The Athlete's Foot in Australia and New Zealand, has agreed to acquire Accent Group (AGL), a company in New Zealand that owns the Platypus chain of sneaker stores and distributes seven international brands including Dr. Martens, K-Swiss, Skechers, Timberland and Vans. ...
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Gone are the days when New Balance was not doing...
Gone are the days when New Balance was not doing any advertising. The company has produced its first soccer-related advertising film to celebrate its return to the global football business. The powerful #NBFootball spot, which can be viewed on youtube, has been directed by Marie Schuller. It features seven newly ...
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New Balance has launched in the U.K. the Blackout Squad...
New Balance has launched in the U.K. the Blackout Squad competition. Through this scheme, amateur football players are offered a chance to join a select group who will trial the brand's football boots, just like professional players sponsored by New Balance. The competition is run in partnership with www.prodirectsoccer.com. The ...
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TomTom has become an Official Supplier of the Nissan Electrique...
TomTom has become an Official Supplier of the Nissan Electrique Marathon de Bordeaux Métropole, which will take place in Bordeaux, in southwestern France, on April 18. Organizers will welcome 18,000 participants, who have already registered for the first ever edition of this marathon. It will be the first night marathon ...
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TomTom has become official technology partner of Sure Run to...
TomTom has become official technology partner of Sure Run to the Beat, the music-focused 10k race that will be held in London on Sept. 13. Best known for its navigation and mapping products, TomTom also makes GPS sport watches, which help runners track information including time, distance, pace speed and ...
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Polar Bottle has become an official licensee of the...
Polar Bottle has become an official licensee of the U.S. Olympic team for water bottles. The American company, which showed at Ispo Munich for the first time last month, has developed a unique insulated water bottle with the Team USA logo, which will be available to the team's athletes ...
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Berghaus has hired Paul Cosgrove as product manager for...
Berghaus has hired Paul Cosgrove as product manager for the Berghaus Extreme range of outdoor gear, the brand's most technical collection. Cosgrove has spent 15 years in the outdoor industry. He served most recently as head of marketing and product at Montane.
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Ken Reeve has left the Blacks Outdoor chain of...
Ken Reeve has left the Blacks Outdoor chain of stores in the U.K., where he was appointed as managing director after the departure of Julia Reynolds in mid-2012 after a brief stint. He has also quit the board of the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA). Reeve was made strategy director of ...
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Kipsta, Décathlon's private label brand for team sports products, opened...
Kipsta, Décathlon's private label brand for team sports products, opened its own head office in the north of France earlier this month. Kipstadium, as the complex is called, is built on a plot of land that straddles the municipalities of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Wattrelos. Kipsta has reportedly invested about €12 ...
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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. ...
