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The Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (Conebi) has unanimously...
The Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (Conebi) has unanimously elected its first board of directors. It includes René Takens of the Accell Group as president, Erhard Buechel of Büchel & Co. as vice president, Massimo Panzeri of Atala, also as vice president, and Sacha Boedijn of RAI Association as ...
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Thule Group has inaugurated a big new distribution center in...
Thule Group has inaugurated a big new distribution center in Poland to service customers in Central and Eastern Europe as well as Russia and Scandinavia. The new center, which has involved investments of 65 million Swedish kronor (€6.9m-$7.8m) is located at Huta, in western Poland, where the group has operated ...
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Lowa is presenting a new winter boot for the next...
Lowa is presenting a new winter boot for the next autumn/winter season, saying that its function is similar to that of winter tires, which are mandatory for driving cars in certain circumstances. The new Lowa Wintersole incorporates a special Vibram G Elika Ice outsole whose design resembles that of ice ...
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Moncler has opened its first Paris boutique exclusively dedicated to...
Moncler has opened its first Paris boutique exclusively dedicated to the brand's men's collections, which include Moncler Gamme Bleu, Moncler main collection, and the Moncler Lunettes eyewear collection. The new 80-square-meter store is located in the trendy Marais district, at 11 rue des Archives. The concept store has been designed by ...
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Tittallon, a highly technical and colorful Chinese brand of ski...
Tittallon, a highly technical and colorful Chinese brand of ski and outdoor clothing, has started to be sold in about 40 stores in Germany and other parts of Europe, according to the European distributor of the brand, Conel. It has recruited agents in Germany and distributors for the Czech Republic ...
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Bridgedale's MerinoFusion performance ski socks are going to be endorsed...
Bridgedale's MerinoFusion performance ski socks are going to be endorsed by the U.S. National Ski Patrol, the Professional Ski Association of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors. In addition to these endorsements in the U.S., Bridgedale's outdoor socks have been adopted by the 32 mountain rescue teams across ...
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Twinner Iberia continues to federate other smaller Spanish buying groups...
Twinner Iberia continues to federate other smaller Spanish buying groups around it in order to raise their collective buying power. It has signed a collaboration agreement with Gys Sport in the financial, administrative and commercial areas, starting with orders placed with some strategic vendors by their retail members for the ...
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The staff of Campagnolo is in turmoil following the management's...
The staff of Campagnolo is in turmoil following the management's announcement that the company will soon undergo substantial reorganization. The process will cause the lay-off of 68 employees, mainly in the manufacturing areas, out of the 399 at the company's main facility in Vicenza, in Italy's northeast. It will also ...
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Several more European companies including Carhartt, Mountain Force, Rossignol and...
Several more European companies including Carhartt, Mountain Force, Rossignol and Snickers have adopted 37.5, the natural insulation technology from Cocona, for their autumn/winter 2015/16 collection. Rossignol is using it for its entire line of cross-country skiwear.
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Sunice has a new chief financial and operating officer, Jean...
Sunice has a new chief financial and operating officer, Jean Cloutier, who has been working in both capacities since 1994 at Outdoor Gear Canada. He also acted as president of the Bicycle Trade Association of Canada between 2010 and 2011.
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Robert Suter has resigned as chief executive of Conzzeta, the...
Robert Suter has resigned as chief executive of Conzzeta, the Swiss holding company that controls the Mammut Sports Group, by mutual consent with the board of directors. He had held the post for six years. The group's chairman, Ernst Bärtschi, will run the executive board on an interim basis, pending ...
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Ines Papert, the famous German ice climber, is putting out...
Ines Papert, the famous German ice climber, is putting out a new book about her exploits, titled “Unverfroren” (Not Frozen). At Ispo Munich, she will present it together with a short film at the stand of one of her sponsors, Lowa, in Hall 5 at 6:30 PM on Friday, Feb. ...
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Ski companies that are members of Fesi (Federation of the...
Ski companies that are members of Fesi (Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry) gathered their efforts, coordinated by the Federation, on Jan. 18 to promote snow sport activities through three World Snow Day events, in Germany, Italy and Austria, respectively. Participating companies for the 2015 edition included Atomic, Blizzard, ...
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Footbalance, the Finnish specialist in customized insoles, is launching FitPro...
Footbalance, the Finnish specialist in customized insoles, is launching FitPro software to guide retail staff through computer-aided foot analysis and footwear recommendation. To be showcased at Ispo Munich, FitPro should help store employees to pick the right footwear for their customer's foot type and to customize their choice with Footbalance ...
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Halfords Group reported organic sales growth for its Cycling and...
Halfords Group reported organic sales growth for its Cycling and Travel Solutions stores of 7.6 percent in the 15 weeks ended Jan. 9. Overall retail sales for the British group increased by 6.5 percent. The company said the bikes segment was boosted by children's cycles, which recorded a 13.8 percent ...
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David Ingemie is retiring as president of Snow Sports Industries...
David Ingemie is retiring as president of Snow Sports Industries of America (SIA) after 34 years in the position. He joined the association 39 years ago as marketing director, working a lot to promote U.S. consumers' participation in snow sports. He had already indicated his intention to step down last ...
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Reusch has developed two special ski gloves for two ski...
Reusch has developed two special ski gloves for two ski champions, Lindsey Vonn and Marcel Hirscher. Vonn, who is already sponsored by Reusch, just set a new record in women's alpine skiing with her 63rd World Cup victory. Reusch has just announced a new sponsorship cooperation with Hircher, who has ...
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Ykk is working on the development of an “Eco-Dye” technology...
Ykk is working on the development of an “Eco-Dye” technology that aims to reduce to nearly zero the quantity of water used for dyeing zippers. The company is currently working on the application of the Sfd technology, a method which uses carbon dioxide (CO2) as a dyeing medium that makes ...
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Diffusion Sport, one of the leading sporting goods industry publications,...
Diffusion Sport, one of the leading sporting goods industry publications, has been integrated into Grupo Peldaño, a 30-year-old Spanish publishing group with seven other trade magazines in tourism, caravanning and other sectors. Manuel Freixas, the 63-year-old entrepreneur who founded Diffusion Sport in 1982, will continue to run it for at ...
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The weakness of the euro, which has reached its lowest...
The weakness of the euro, which has reached its lowest level in five years against the dollar, may push Dorel Industries to raise its prices in Europe. Dorel, which owns Cannondale, GT, Schwinn and other brands of bicycles, says that the strong dollar will have a hard negative impact on ...
