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Maier Sports, the German sports apparel firm acquired by the...
Maier Sports, the German sports apparel firm acquired by the Findors Investor equity firm in August 2011, reports another increase in pre-orders for the coming spring/summer season. Pre-orders for spring/summer 2014 went up by 29 percent as compared to the previous year and for spring/summer 2015 they have increased once ...
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GoPro is considering legal action against a French journalist, Jean-Louis...
GoPro is considering legal action against a French journalist, Jean-Louis Moncet, who quoted the son of Michael Schumacher during a radio broadcast as saying that the head injury his father suffered in a ski accident in the Alps last December was aggravated by a GoPro action camera mounted on the ...
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Nike plans to drop out of snowboarding and free-skiing after...
Nike plans to drop out of snowboarding and free-skiing after the holiday 2014 collection to concentrate on the growing skateboarding segment in action sports. The company will continue to honor sponsorship deals with athletes in these domains until the end of their contracts.
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After Zara and H&M, another big low-cost fashion retail chain,...
After Zara and H&M, another big low-cost fashion retail chain, Topshop, is planning to launch a sports and leisurewear line, called Parkwood Topshop Athletic, in a joint venture with Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, the American musician, singer and actress, and her company, Parkwood Entertainment. The line will consist of clothing and footwear ...
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Gaastra International Sportswear has signed a European licensing agreement for...
Gaastra International Sportswear has signed a European licensing agreement for its footwear with the Newport Footwear subsidiary of another Dutch company, Star Collections, which will start taking care of deliveries from next spring. Gaastra was previously developing and distribution its footwear on its own. Separately, Gaastra has signed up with ...
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Poc has announced that its North American office will relocate...
Poc has announced that its North American office will relocate to Park City, Utah from Aspen, Colorado in early November. The Swedish action sport brand, recently acquired by Black Diamond, said the region is a hotbed for outdoor professionals and benefits from a major transport hub in Salt Lake City, ...
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Reed Exhibitions is organizing a Saudi Sport & Fitness Forum...
Reed Exhibitions is organizing a Saudi Sport & Fitness Forum in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 24-27, providing professionals in the sports and fitness industry with opportunities for networking. It will run alongside a new edition of the International Sport & Fitness Show in the Saudi capital that will be ...
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Fredrik Andreasson has been elected as a new board member...
Fredrik Andreasson has been elected as a new board member of Sportringen, the Swedish sporting goods retail chain. He has over 10 years of extensive experience in the sporting goods industry and has also served as president of Team Sportia. Now, he will be involved in ensuring that Sportringen strengthens ...
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Performance Sports Group (PSG) has announced that funds managed by...
Performance Sports Group (PSG) has announced that funds managed by Kohlberg Management VI have sold 2 million common shares of the company for aggregate gross proceeds of C$37.5 million (€26.38m-$33.60m). PSG's products are marketed under the Bauer, Mission, Maverik, Cascade, Inaria, Combat and Easton brand names. Following the sale, Kohlberg ...
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Sätila of Sweden has announced that Mats Hedblom has joined...
Sätila of Sweden has announced that Mats Hedblom has joined the company board. Hedblom has worked for over 30 years at Haglöfs, including 17 years as chief executive, during the period 1993-2010. The other board members of Sätila of Sweden currently include Lennart Grebelius, also a director, and Fredrik Helgesson, ...
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Kering has announced a five-year partnership with the London College...
Kering has announced a five-year partnership with the London College of Fashion's Centre for Sustainable Fashion. The collaboration will include a series of annual talks, an annual fashion prize and academic modules focused on green fashion issues. The Kering Talks will take place in October each year, with leaders and visionaries ...
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Lululemon has announced a partnership with the Dalai Lama. The...
Lululemon has announced a partnership with the Dalai Lama. The yogawear retailer said it will donate $750,000 over the next three years to the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education, the Tibetan spiritual leader's nonprofit organization, in a “mind-body-heart” project.
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Reusch has announced a long-term partnership deal with Diego Lopez,...
Reusch has announced a long-term partnership deal with Diego Lopez, the 32-year-old Spanish goalkeeper of AC Milan. Lopez won the Spanish football championship last year while playing with Real Madrid. The brand has been partnering with AC Milan for 15 years, supplying Lopez' predecessors, Dida and Abbiati.
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One Way has announced a new partnership in cycling with...
One Way has announced a new partnership in cycling with the Russian World Tour Team Katusha for 2015 and 2016. The Finnish Nordic sports brands becomes exclusive textile partner and sponsor of the team, providing all high-performance cycling apparel as well as casual clothing, eyewear, bags and other equipment. During ...
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Ian Blackman has been appointed executive chairman of Sealskins, a...
Ian Blackman has been appointed executive chairman of Sealskins, a British supplier of waterproof socks, gloves, hats and other accessories for endurance sports such as cycling, running, outdoor, marine and equestrian sports. He spent seven years with Pentland Brands, where he acted as managing director of its footwear division from ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has appointed...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has appointed Mandy Ayres as chairperson of its Physical Activity Committee, taking the place of Lisa MacCallum. Based in London, Ayers is senior director of Access to Sport at Nike Europe. MacCallum recently stepped down as vice president of the same division. ...
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The fourth edition of Asia Bike in Nanjing, China, saw...
The fourth edition of Asia Bike in Nanjing, China, saw a substantial growth in trade visitors. The trade show is organized as a joint venture with Messe Friedrichshafen, the host of the German OutDoor and Euro Bike shows at Lake Constance. Asia Bike ran from Oct. 9-12, with the first ...
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Asics has introduced its new retail concept with the first...
Asics has introduced its new retail concept with the first “True Sport Performance Store” opening on Oct. 31 in the center of Hamburg, close to Mönckebergstrasse, the city's prestigious shopping street. The new store has a selling surface of nearly 1,000 square meters and intends to offer a state-of-the-art shopping ...
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Asics plans to open flagship stores in Madrid and Lisbon,...
Asics plans to open flagship stores in Madrid and Lisbon, similar to the one that it inaugurated in Barcelona in 2012. The brand already has 12 stores in Spain and three in Portugal including nine factory outlets in Spain and two in Portugal.
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The German sporting goods industry association (BSI), which hosted the...
The German sporting goods industry association (BSI), which hosted the second European Outdoor Summit (EOS) on Lake Tegernsee on Oct. 15-16, has reported a successful finish to the event. It was attended by some 300 delegates from the brand, retail and service sectors, including some who are only marginally interested ...
