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Abhishek Ganguly has been appointed managing director of Puma India...
Abhishek Ganguly has been appointed managing director of Puma India and Puma South Asia, replacing Rajiv Mehta who has left the company, reportedly to pursue his own interests, particularly in the area of angel investing. Mehta, who is now 35, set up Puma's Indian operation in 2005 and, according to ...
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Sport Achat, the French sporting goods trade show, and the...
Sport Achat, the French sporting goods trade show, and the new simultaneous Bike Expo welcomed a total of 1,823 visitors on Sept. 8 and 9. Out of them, 760 visited Bike Expo. The total attendance was 17 percent higher than a year ago. Sport Achat showcased 397 brands and Bike ...
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Sport Danmark, the Danish retail group acquired by Nordic Capital...
Sport Danmark, the Danish retail group acquired by Nordic Capital Funds in 2012, has acquired a local online store for football products, Fodboldexperten.dk. Thomas Olsen, who ran the web store, will continue as a consultant to Sport-Master, the big Danish sporting goods retail chain that is also owned by Sport ...
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As announced in July, Yoox has expanded its activewear offerings...
As announced in July, Yoox has expanded its activewear offerings with a new area dedicated to sportswear, which has been online since mid-September. The new sportswear section includes a range of products from big brands like New Balance, Nike, Patagonia, The North Face and Under Armour but also niche labels like ...
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Nike is widely expected to publish again pretty good results...
Nike is widely expected to publish again pretty good results for its first quarter on Thursday. Michael Binetti, analyst for UBS Investment Bank, maintain a “buy” recommendation on the stock. He predicts an improvement of two percentage points in the operating margin and a sales increase of 11.7 percent, with ...
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Jim Monahan, former vice president of footwear for Asics America,...
Jim Monahan, former vice president of footwear for Asics America, has been hired by 361 Degrees to steer the Chinese sports apparel and footwear brand's move into the U.S. market. Monahan has taken the helm of a new company, 361 Degrees USA, established in Irvine, California in June. The operation ...
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Dainese has announced a four-year endorsement contract with Bode Miller...
Dainese has announced a four-year endorsement contract with Bode Miller and an agreement of the same duration to act as official supplier of safety equipment for the U.S. Ski Team. The Italian supplier of advance protective equipment will rely on Miller also for its R&D efforts in the area of ...
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As previously announced, Reebok and a tattoo parlor in Stockholm,...
As previously announced, Reebok and a tattoo parlor in Stockholm, Salong Betong, gave fitness enthusiasts the opportunity to ink the CrossFit delta logo onto their bodies on Aug. 30 during the Tough Viking obstacle race at Gärdet, in Stockholm. Nine people got the tattoo and finally, 24-year old Camilla Nilsson ...
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Another former executive of Foot Locker Europe has joined the...
Another former executive of Foot Locker Europe has joined the management of Runners Point. Ton Verwijmeren, who has worked for the American chain for 24 years in various finance-related positions, including that of controller, has been appointed vice president of finance for the German retailer, which was acquired by Foot ...
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Apple is giving a new impetus at the wearable technology...
Apple is giving a new impetus at the wearable technology sector with the launch of the iPhone 6 and of the Apple Watch. The new iPhone will incorporate a dedicated health app that uses sensors to track steps and calories burned, adjusting the count based on elevation. On top of ...
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El Corte Inglès has appointed a new president, Dimas Gimeno....
El Corte Inglès has appointed a new president, Dimas Gimeno. He is a nephew of Isidoro Álvarez, who died a few days ago at the age of 79. Gimeno had been appointed to the new position of chief executive in the middle of last year to pave the way for ...
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Sanuk has appointed Holysport as the exclusive distributor of the...
Sanuk has appointed Holysport as the exclusive distributor of the brand in Benelux, France and the U.K. starting in spring 2015. Based in Cornwall, U.K., Holysport specializes in distribution across Europe for the surf, skate, snow and lifestyle markets. Sanuk, founded by southern Californian native and surfer Jeff Kelley, was ...
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The retail members of Twinner in France approved a proposal...
The retail members of Twinner in France approved a proposal to work together with Groupe Go Sport with a majority of 85 percent of the votes. As previously reported, the members of Twinner France, who ran 153 stores at the end of 2013, will be able to conduct their purchases ...
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Under Armour, too, has started its own online store for...
Under Armour, too, has started its own online store for the German market, giving a complete overview over the product range that it has developed for the European market. Shipments take between two and five days, and they are free of charge if the value of the products is €49 ...
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Asics has launched a web store in Germany, the second...
Asics has launched a web store in Germany, the second in Europe after the store that it put online in the U.K. in July 2013. The Japanese company already has e-commerce in Japan, the U.S. and Australia. The German internet store has a store locator and a program for individual ...
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Skechers has enlisted Marinao Rivera, the retired Yankees baseball pitcher,...
Skechers has enlisted Marinao Rivera, the retired Yankees baseball pitcher, as a face of its men's Relaxed Fit line of footwear. Rivera, a 13-time All-Star who retired from the Major Leagues in 2013, will appear in point-of-sale, print, outdoor and digital commercials in 2015. The campaign will kick off with ...
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Crocs has been sued by U.S.A. Dawgs, a family-owned company...
Crocs has been sued by U.S.A. Dawgs, a family-owned company in Las Vegas that has been making clogs with EVA soles since 2006. Requesting a jury trial on the issue, the anti-trust complaint alleges that Crocs has been misleading consumers for more than a decade into believing that its “Croslite” ...
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Blue Tomato has revamped its pan-European e-commerce operations in response...
Blue Tomato has revamped its pan-European e-commerce operations in response to the fact that 35 percent of the orders it receives are now placed through tablets or smartphones. The new web store of the Austrian-based boardsports retailer, which is owned by Zumiez, offers more than 450,000 items in 14 languages.
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Ralf Bohle, the German company that owns the Schwalbe brand...
Ralf Bohle, the German company that owns the Schwalbe brand of bike tyres and tubes, has started up a new factory in Vietnam together with an Asian partner, complementing its Indonesia facility. The initiative is described as a response to strong demand for the company's products. At last month's Eurobike ...
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The football World Cup gave a major boost to the...
The football World Cup gave a major boost to the French market in the first half of this year and afterwards, says NPD, reporting a 3 percent increase in the total sales of sports shoes and apparel for the first six months of the year. In July, French consumers spent ...
