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Kenji Haroutunian, who recently stepped down as a vice president...
Kenji Haroutunian, who recently stepped down as a vice president of Emerald Expositions after 15 years as director for its Outdoor Retailer show, has announced he has established KenjiConsults, a consulting business serving the industry. Haroutunian has been in the outdoor industry for nearly 30 years. In addition to leading ...
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Evan Geiselman has signed a head-to-toe marketing partnership with Reef....
Evan Geiselman has signed a head-to-toe marketing partnership with Reef. Born in Florida, the 21-year-old has been involved in competitive surfing since the age of 7. He qualified as Vans Triple Crown Rookie of the Year in 2011, and he recently won the Kona Pro Jax in his home state. ...
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In a preliminary statement, JD Sports Fashion reported a strong...
In a preliminary statement, JD Sports Fashion reported a strong 12 percent increase in same-store sales for the five weeks ended Jan. 3, in spite of strong comparatives in the previous year, as well as for the first 48 weeks of its current financial year, ended on the same day. ...
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Jack Wolfskin, which is going under new management, has reported...
Jack Wolfskin, which is going under new management, has reported a 6.5 percent sales increase to €365 million for the financial year ended last Sept. 30, after declines of one percent and 8 percent in the previous two years, but this was apparently due primarily to its international expansion, notably ...
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Lotto Sport Italia and Stonefly, which share some managers and...
Lotto Sport Italia and Stonefly, which share some managers and shareholders, are reportedly studying a possible alliance at the administrative and logistic levels. The super-active Andrea Tomat runs both companies already. A spokesperson says the management has no comments at this stage.
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New Balance has inaugurated a 1,500-square-meter flagship store in Madrid,...
New Balance has inaugurated a 1,500-square-meter flagship store in Madrid, taking the place of an old jewelry shop at 15, Gran Via. In addition to an actual retail store, it features a museum with samples of historic styles, a coffee shop and a running club.
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Metro made a consolidated net profit of €127 million in...
Metro made a consolidated net profit of €127 million in the financial year ended last Sept. 30, against a loss of €35 million in the previous year, although changes in foreign currencies reduced its profits by €82 million. Total revenues declined by 4 percent to €63 billion, but were up ...
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Alibaba says it spent one billion renmimbi (€131.9m-$160.8m) in the...
Alibaba says it spent one billion renmimbi (€131.9m-$160.8m) in the 12 months ended on Nov. 30 to combat the sale of counterfeited goods online, engaging a task force of more than 2,000 people that will be expanded by a further 200 in the next year. Some 5,400 volunteers have also ...
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Fusalp, whose sales have grown by about 20 percent since...
Fusalp, whose sales have grown by about 20 percent since the French skiwear brand was acquired by members of the Lacoste family a year ago, has signed new sponsorship contracts to help sustain its regained momentum. It has gained the endorsement of Antoine Dénériaz, the French alpine ski champion who ...
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Sport Scheck, Transa, Sport 2000 and STMI are the first...
Sport Scheck, Transa, Sport 2000 and STMI are the first retailers who have been admitted as members of the European Outdoor Group's (EOG). STMI is the international buying group representing Go Sport, Hervis Sport, SportXX, Forum Sport, Twinner Iberica and Twinner France. On the wholesale side, the Czech sporting goods ...
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Nike has filed a 50-page complaint in a court in...
Nike has filed a 50-page complaint in a court in Oregon, seeking $10 million in damages from three designers - Denis Dekovic, Marc Dolce and Mark Miner - on eight charges including breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets and civil conspiracy. They have all been hired by Adidas to ...
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Mike Ashley, who owns 57 percent of Sports Direct International,...
Mike Ashley, who owns 57 percent of Sports Direct International, reportedly granted the company a £40 million (€51.0m-$62.2m) loan in October to help finance its purchases for the holiday season, charging normal lending rates. SDI could have borrowed the money from a bank, but the loan reportedly allowed Ashley to ...
