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New Wave Group raised its sales by 8 percent to...
New Wave Group raised its sales by 8 percent to 1.12 billion Swedish kronor (€120.4m-$148.9m) in the third quarter. Operating earnings rose to SEK 92.8 million (€10.0m-$12.3m) from SEK 95.7 million a year ago, and the net profit increased to SEK 57.8 million (€6.2m-$7.7m) from SEK 66.9 million. Sales in the Sports & ...
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Accell Group has announced that it is in talks to...
Accell Group has announced that it is in talks to buy Cycle Service Nordic, a Danish distributor of bike parts and accessories. The expected takeover would further strengthen Accell's position in the Nordic countries, where it already owns Tunturi-Hellberg in Finland. Cycle Service Nordic, with an annual turnover of around ...
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Electric, the American brand of sunglasses and accessories owned by...
Electric, the American brand of sunglasses and accessories owned by the French Kering group through Volcom, has extended its e-commerce operations from the U.S. and Canada to a first series of European countries: France, Germany, the U.K., Spain, Italy, Belgium and Austria. The 14-year-old brand, which is based in California, ...
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Adidas and other sponsors of the Olympic Games have expressed...
Adidas and other sponsors of the Olympic Games have expressed their dismay about new allegations of corruption in the decision-making process at Fifa for choosing the country to host the World Cup. Sony has decided to stop endorsing the event after the recent pullout of Emirates Airlines. Meanwhile, Fifa has ...
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Asics has announced an agreement with Cityzen Sciences to conduct...
Asics has announced an agreement with Cityzen Sciences to conduct joint research into and development of smart textiles for sports apparel. France-based Cityzen Sciences specializes in the development of smart textiles, and the project aims at combining this knowledge with the sports expertise cultivated by Asics to produce and market ...
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One Way Sport has signed a long-term agreement with the...
One Way Sport has signed a long-term agreement with the Chinese Ski Association, for all Nordic disciplines and biathlon, as exclusive partner and official supplier for textiles and additional ski equipment. All Nordic teams will use the products of the Finnish brand starting from the 2014/2015 season.
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Décathlon has also turned a one-year-old French distribution center at...
Décathlon has also turned a one-year-old French distribution center at Rouvignies, near Valenciennes and the Belgian border, into its sixth continental distribution platform, joining three others in France and two in Spain. Covering 56,000 square meters, it will process the merchandise received from the suppliers and dispatch it to any ...
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The Bread & Butter fair in Berlin may not take...
The Bread & Butter fair in Berlin may not take place at all on Jan. 19-21. According to conflicting media reports that could not be verified at the time of going to press, Crocs and a few other firms - between 80 and 200 - were still due to participate ...
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Schweizer Sport & Mode predicts that the Swiss sporting goods...
Schweizer Sport & Mode predicts that the Swiss sporting goods market will end up flat this year in terms of the retail turnover. Working in combination with GfK and Asmas, it has calculated a 0.4 percent decline for the third quarter, due to a lot of rain and cool temperatures ...
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WL Gore & Associates has developed +Gore for Gore-Tex gloves,...
WL Gore & Associates has developed +Gore for Gore-Tex gloves, a new technology to help keep hands warmer for longer. This technology relies on a new testing method that simultaneously measures the breathability and the insulation performance of a glove. According to Gore, the glove construction - which consists of ...
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Two Andys are going to run Pentland Brands from next...
Two Andys are going to run Pentland Brands from next Jan. 1. After 16 years as chief executive of the company, Andy Rubin, 49, is stepping up to the new position of chairman at the subsidiary of Pentland Group. The new CEO is going to be 43-year-old Andy Long, who ...
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JD Sports Fashion has announced that it has sold Bank,...
JD Sports Fashion has announced that it has sold Bank, its struggling fashion arm, to a subsidiary of Hilco Capital, a restructuring specialist, for an undisclosed amount. The British retailer said the deal would recover a “substantial” amount of its inter-company loan, the exact details of which will be confirmed ...
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Puma announced today the departure of one of its top...
Puma announced today the departure of one of its top executives, Stefano Caroti. He will leave at his own request for family reasons with effect from Jan. 1. The company's chief executive, Bjørn Gulden, will take over his responsibilities as chief commercial officer at board level from Jan. 1. After ...
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Luxottica and Intel have announced a multi-year R&D collaboration to...
Luxottica and Intel have announced a multi-year R&D collaboration to combine premium, luxury and sports eyewear with smart technology. The first smart eyewear from this partnership is expected to launch in 2015. Luxottica, the world's largest eyewear maker, is best known for brands such as Ray-Ban, Persol and Oakley. In ...
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VF Corp. has appointed Neil Schambra Stevens to the position...
VF Corp. has appointed Neil Schambra Stevens to the position of vice president of marketing at Vans for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He will replace Jeremy De Maillard, who has taken up a similar position at The North Face, as previously reported. Schambra Stevens comes from Lenovo, ...
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Element has appointed two skateboarders, Reynald Gautier and Julien Duval,...
Element has appointed two skateboarders, Reynald Gautier and Julien Duval, to its executive management team. They will respectively act as vice president of global design and vice president of global marketing, based at the brand's European office in Hossegor, France. Gautier grew up in the U.K. and spent the last ...
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Prana has appointed Sasha Dietschi-Cooper as vice president of sales,...
Prana has appointed Sasha Dietschi-Cooper as vice president of sales, effective Jan. 5, 2015. Reporting directly to Scott Kerslake, Prana' chief executive, Dietschi-Cooper will lead the company's distribution strategies for continued growth in North America, while also working on Prana's brand presence in international markets. Dietschi-Cooper has 16 years of ...
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Seafolly, the Australian swimwear label, has been taken over at...
Seafolly, the Australian swimwear label, has been taken over at undisclosed conditions by L Capital Asia 2, an investment vehicle of the LVMH luxury goods group. The business plan calls for Seafolly's international expansion and its diversification into new product categories in order to become an all-around lifestyle brand. Led ...
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Rainer Zplinsky is going back to his two running stores...
Rainer Zplinsky is going back to his two running stores after three years at the head of Lex Laufexperten, the German cooperative of 31 independent running shoes. His job will be taken over on an interim basis by Michael Tiemann, chairman of the organization.
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Base-Detallsport, the second-largest sporting goods buying group in Spain, has...
Base-Detallsport, the second-largest sporting goods buying group in Spain, has announced the departure of its general manager, Angel Pardo, after 25 years in office. Without naming his successor, Francisco Torrejón, president of the group, said that it had seized the opportunity for a generation change to reach the goals of ...
