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A top executive of Hummel is playing down a report...
A top executive of Hummel is playing down a report about an investigation by the Danish Competition Authority into allegations that it has been hindering free price competition in the Danish market. According to the official, the investigation follows a request made by a salesman of the company to a ...
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Sport Partner reports that Euretco Sport, the Dutch licensee of...
Sport Partner reports that Euretco Sport, the Dutch licensee of Intersport, has launched a new online platform, Jouwsportzaak.nl, that acts as a central web shop for its affiliated sporting goods retailers. It is now working to develop individual web stores for its independent retail members. In Germany, the ANWR Group, ...
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Houdini Sportswear is opening an eco-sustainable store in Gothenburg this...
Houdini Sportswear is opening an eco-sustainable store in Gothenburg this month. The Swedish company claims it will be Sweden's greenest store. This has been made possible through the collaboration with Vasakronan, a major real estate firm managing 192 properties in the country with a total area of around 2,600,000 square ...
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The recently rebranded Macron Stadium, home to English Football League...
The recently rebranded Macron Stadium, home to English Football League Championship club Bolton Wanderers, was officially inaugurated in a ceremony on Aug. 1, followed by the first official match under the new name, between the Bolton Wanderers and BV Vitesse, on Aug. 4. Bolton is a metropolitan borough in the ...
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Epson has unveiled a new offering in wearable technology that...
Epson has unveiled a new offering in wearable technology that sees the brand entering for the first time the sport and health & well-being sectors. Epson's new line of Runsense GPS fitness trackers includes the Runsense SF-310, SF-510, SF-710, and SF-810. The Runsense looks like a standard fitness wristwatch. No ...
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Last month's Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen welcomed a total of...
Last month's Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen welcomed a total of 46,300 visitors from 111 countries, 1,100 more than the 2013 edition. It also signed up 1,852 journalists. On Saturday, when the show opened its doors to the general public, 21,100 consumers visited the fair.
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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) put...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) put out a statement today welcoming the European Commission's proposal to remove import duties for most products originating from the Philippines, and calling for its swift approval by the European Parliament and the member states of the European Union. The removal ...
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Norspo, the Norwegian trade fair that took place at the...
Norspo, the Norwegian trade fair that took place at the end of August outside of Oslo, Norway, received 1,940 visitors, down from 2,035 a year ago. The three-day fair hosted 93 sports and outdoor related exhibitors, compared with 102 in August 2013.
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A new social network where fans can interact with sporting...
A new social network where fans can interact with sporting celebrities, called BreatheSport, was launched in beta version on Aug. 27. Barry Houlihan, the founder of Mobile Interactive Group (MIG), has co-founded the network and the advisory board includes, among others, Tim Brooks, the former managing director at Guardian News ...
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For the first time, Jack Wolfskin will be represented in...
For the first time, Jack Wolfskin will be represented in the important Norwegian market, starting with the spring/summer 2015 season. The German brand has not focused seriously on the Norwegian market in the past, but has now partnered with a local agent, Jawo AS. The company, which has its own ...
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The loss-making Groupe Go Sport is likely to go private...
The loss-making Groupe Go Sport is likely to go private soon. Rallye, which already owns 93.72 percent of the French sports retailer's shares and 94.62 percent of the voting rights, announced last night its intention to make a tender offer for the balance of the shares for €9.10 a share. ...
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Løplabbet, the Norwegian sporting goods retailer specializing in running and...
Løplabbet, the Norwegian sporting goods retailer specializing in running and training, has reported a 12.3 percent sales increase to 72.6 million Norwegian kroner (€8.92m-$11.55m) for 2013. With its nine stores, it is expecting to raise them again to more than NOK 80 million (€9.83m-$12.73m) this year according to its general manager, Tor ...
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Anta has sent money and materials worth $800,000 to communities...
Anta has sent money and materials worth $800,000 to communities in China's Ludian County, Yunnan province, after the area was hit by an earthquake on Aug. 3. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.1, resulted in the deaths of more than 600 people. The Chinese sports footwear group said ...
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Chip Wilson, the controversial founder of Lululemon, is selling 40.2...
Chip Wilson, the controversial founder of Lululemon, is selling 40.2 million shares in the company, or half of his 27.7 percent share, for $845 million. The buyer is Advent International, a company that worked closely with Wilson in the past, investing in Lululemon in 2005, but cashed out in June ...
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The worldwide boardsports market experienced steady growth in 2013 for...
The worldwide boardsports market experienced steady growth in 2013 for the second year in a row, driven by non-core products such as lifestyle products and apparel. This is what emerges from a recent study by the European Surf Industry Manufacturers' Association (EuroSIMA), in partnership with the market research firm NPD ...
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Paul März, 29, has been appointed to act as project...
Paul März, 29, has been appointed to act as project manager for Ispo Beijing and the new Ispo Shanghai show. On Aug. 1, he took the place of Kerrin Müggenburg, who has led Ispo Beijing since 2008 and has gone on maternity leave. Mârz has been working for Messe München ...
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The Swedish sporting goods market grew by 3.3 percent in...
The Swedish sporting goods market grew by 3.3 percent in June, according to HUI Research, leading to growth of 4.6 percent for the first half of this year. Swedish sporting goods retailers have been experiencing year-on-year growth every month except in February. The retail sector in Sweden as a whole ...
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Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced...
Cocona, the company behind the high-performance fabric 37.5, has announced a new European sales team. Liam Gallagher will take the helm in the U.K. He brings more than 20 years of experience across different textile industries and markets. He worked for 12 years at Polartec, where he held a number of ...
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Rolf Frischknecht, a 55-year-old Swiss manager who left the executive...
Rolf Frischknecht, a 55-year-old Swiss manager who left the executive board of Sport Eybl & Sport Experts last year, after its acquisition by Sports Direct International, is joining the executive board of Sport Scheck in Germany to run its 18 bricks-and-mortar stores business. He already acted as chief financial officer ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed his second CR7 underwear collection in...
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed his second CR7 underwear collection in spectacular style, by projecting images from the new campaign “Rankin x Ronaldo for CR7 Underwear” onto iconic locations in seven fashion capitals around the world. Shot by John Rankin Waddell, also known as Rankin, a British-born internationally acclaimed fashion photographer, ...
