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Wigwam, the U.S. specialty socks brand, has appointed a distributor...
Wigwam, the U.S. specialty socks brand, has appointed a distributor for the Polish market, Portal Gorski, which also distributes the British brands Rab and Kozi Kidz, the marketer of specialty outdoor and snow apparel for children. Wigwam has been distributed in Europe, since last year, by Hej International, a U.K.-based ...
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Eden Park has appointed Tom Wood and Joe Launchbury, who...
Eden Park has appointed Tom Wood and Joe Launchbury, who play in the England rugby team, as brand ambassadors, to celebrate the start of the Six Nations Championship. The brand has provided official formalwear to the England rugby team since 2010. From April, Eden Park will run small pop-up retail ...
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Lance Armstrong has been ordered by an arbitration panel in...
Lance Armstrong has been ordered by an arbitration panel in Texas to pay a $10 million sanctions award to SCA Promotions, a Dallas-based sports insurance company who paid him big bonuses for winning multiple Tour de France titles. According to the written ruling, the award punishes the athlete for engaging ...
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Arc'teryx has named Stéphane Tenailleau to the newly-created role of...
Arc'teryx has named Stéphane Tenailleau to the newly-created role of senior manager, EMEA consumer and channel marketing. Tenailleau, 42, will be leading an eight-member team based in Garching, north of Munich. The French national has a strong background across the fashion, sport and apparel industries. Most recently, he worked on ...
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Skechers USA has been sued by Under Armour, a big...
Skechers USA has been sued by Under Armour, a big and growing American sports brand. The lawsuit alleged 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 continues to build the development of its outdoor...
Under Armour continues to build the development of its outdoor performance gear. It is now backing up its expansion in this category by signing up John Jackson to its growing roster of sponsored athletes. The American rider has been figured in many mountain movies all over the world, first as ...
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Under Armour has signed a multi-year partnership deal with New...
Under Armour has signed a multi-year partnership deal with New York-based Authentic Brands Group, the firm that manages the Ali brand, to incorporate Muhammad Ali into its ad campaigns and products. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The boxing legend, who turned 73 in January, is affected ...
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In a stunning twist to the dispute around the sale of...
In a stunning twist to the dispute around the sale of Adidas by Bernard Tapie in 1993, a Paris appeals court has scrapped the decision of an arbitration committee that awarded compensation of about €403 million to the French businessman in 2008 – deeming the procedure fraudulent. This came after questions were ...
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The Asian Golf Industry Federation underlined the economic potential of...
The Asian Golf Industry Federation underlined the economic potential of golf courses and tourism as it outlined the program of the fourth India Golf Expo (IGE). A curtain-raiser was held earlier this month under the aegis of the Indian Golf Industry Association (IGIA) for the Expo to be held on ...
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Asics started sales of its products in India from the...
Asics started sales of its products in India from the beginning of this year, through a subsidiary it opened in April 2012 to provide marketing support to its distributor, the Reliance Retail, which sold Asics through its Footprint stores and at wholesale. Rajat Khurana, director of Asics India, told Indian ...
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Asics and Leki, the German producer makes poles, have come...
Asics and Leki, the German producer makes poles, have come together to promote Nordic walking. This category enjoyed a skyrocketing success in the German market but has been slowing down recently. The two brands are to launch “Asics & Leki Walk-Your-Way-Trainingtour 2015” for the spring season. The two brands' aim ...
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Courir, the athletic footwear chain of the Go Sport Group,...
Courir, the athletic footwear chain of the Go Sport Group, plans to open its first women-only store on Feb. 28. Called CLa Boutique and located at 110, rue de Rennes in Paris, it will the biggest store in France for women's sneakers and sports shoes, offering 300 different models, says ...
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Gore Bike Wear is going to work more closely with...
Gore Bike Wear is going to work more closely with the Rose Vaujany Mountain Bike Team, whose seven members include Steffen Thum, winner of the UCI Marathon World Series. Gore has been sponsoring the team since last year. It will try to develop specific clothing for mountain bike cyclists, who ...
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Black Diamond Equipment will expand its manufacturing operations in Utah,...
Black Diamond Equipment will expand its manufacturing operations in Utah, according to a joint announcement by the company and the state's Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED). The company, which manufactures specialized outdoor equipment for climbing, skiing and mountain sports, is a subsidiary of Black Diamond Inc., which also owns ...
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Don Blair, the longest-serving senior executive still working at Nike,...
Don Blair, the longest-serving senior executive still working at Nike, will retire from his position of executive vice president and chief financial officer on Oct. 31, after a transition period. Andrew Campion, who joined the group from PepsiCo in 2007, will take over his position from Aug. 1. Campion worked ...
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Erima, the German brand of team sports, tennis and running...
Erima, the German brand of team sports, tennis and running gear, has revamped its German website entirely. A new feature is the company's corporate online store. In an effort to appease its retail customers, Erima said that the existing team sports retailers remain the most important distribution channel, but the ...
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Röjk, a small Swedish outdoor and lifestyle brand, plans to...
Röjk, a small Swedish outdoor and lifestyle brand, plans to open a pop-up store in the French ski resort town of Val d'Isère. The company, founded only four years ago, managed to find a small retail space in a popular location, right on the town square. It will open for ...
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At Ispo Munich, a marketing campaign was officially launched, entitled...
At Ispo Munich, a marketing campaign was officially launched, entitled “Dein Winter. Dein Sport” (Your Winter. Your Sport) it aims to make snow sports more popular in Central Europe. The project includes a couple of incentives especially for children and young people to motivate them to spend more time in ...
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Mark S. Hoplamazian, a director and former president and CEO...
Mark S. Hoplamazian, a director and former president and CEO of Hyatt Hotels Corp., has joined the board of directors of VF Corp., which has been expanded to 13 members. Two director, Ursula O. Fairbarn and George Fellows, will not stand for re-election because of a minimum retirement age of ...
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Sport Partner reports that Regatta is closing its subsidiary in...
Sport Partner reports that Regatta is closing its subsidiary in the Netherlands and that distribution of the Regatta and Dare2B brands is to be handled from the start of May by Corvus Sports. This is a new agency formed by Erik Kray, who has been the Dutch country manager for ...
