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The organizers of the Bread & Butter show have decided...
The organizers of the Bread & Butter show have decided to return to Barcelona for its winter edition in the next three years and to remain in Berlin only for its summer edition. The move seems to be clearly intended to counter the expansion of Premium, Panorama, Bright and other ...
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Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis...
Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis tools, has just started to sell in the Chinese market through a local distributor. The deal was signed with Mile Technology last October. At Ispo Beijing in February Footbalance set up an agreement with Tutwo, the Chinese outdoor retail chain ...
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Dakine has announced the launch of its first-ever surf apparel...
Dakine has announced the launch of its first-ever surf apparel collection for spring 2015. The 35-year-old American outdoor brand is known for its backpacks, bags, gloves and accessories for surf, skate, snowboard, ski, mountain bike, windsurf and kite. The new line of surf apparel focuses on men's board shorts and ...
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Décathlon has announced the termination of a sponsorship deal with...
Décathlon has announced the termination of a sponsorship deal with Camille Muffat for its private brand of swimwear, Nabaiji, because the Olympic champion is ending her professional career for personal reasons. Two other swimming professionals, Fabien Gilot and Fabrice Pellerin, continue to endorse Nabaiji.
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Ping has appointed Giles Birkhead as European apparel sales director,...
Ping has appointed Giles Birkhead as European apparel sales director, effective June 1. The appointment comes after Ping announced the acquisition of Ping Collection Europe from its former licensee in November 2013. Birkhead has worked in the apparel industry since 1991 and more recently in golf apparel since 2000, working ...
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Peak Sport Products, the Chinese sports apparel and footwear supplier,...
Peak Sport Products, the Chinese sports apparel and footwear supplier, said that orders for deliveries in China in the first quarter of 2015 increased at a mid-teens rate at wholesale prices during its latest sales fair. The group has enjoyed growing orders for four consecutive seasons, which it regards as ...
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Victoria Appelqvist is the new marketing director for Stadium. She...
Victoria Appelqvist is the new marketing director for Stadium. She will be responsible for all the Nordic markets as well as Germany, where Stadium will open its first store outside of Scandinavia this autumn. Appelqvist comes to Stadium from Samsung Electronics, where she was marketing manager for the Nordic markets.
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Johnson Outdoors has appointed Patricia G. Penman to the position...
Johnson Outdoors has appointed Patricia G. Penman to the position of vice president of global marketing services and communication. She will be a member of the executive team reporting directly to Helen Johnson-Leipold, chairperson and chief executive of the company. Penman has spent more than 30 years in the packaged ...
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VF Corporation has appointed Jeremy de Maillard as vice president...
VF Corporation has appointed Jeremy de Maillard as vice president of marketing for The North Face in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), replacing Eric Pansier who has left the group to pursue other interests. He reports to Arne Arens, vice president and general manager of TNF EMEA. De ...
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El Corte Inglés, the Spanish retailer, has appointed Manuel Pizarro...
El Corte Inglés, the Spanish retailer, has appointed Manuel Pizarro in the new function of vice president, focusing on finance. A former partner at the law firm Baker & McKenzie, Pizarro could help to deal with debt restructuring efforts set in motion by the Spanish retailer about a year ago, ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation has reported the appointment of Rob van...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has reported the appointment of Rob van der Vis as managing director for Teva's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will work from a new European head office for Teva in Rotterdam. Van der Vis previously acted as managing director for the Benelux countries ...
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved two final orders settling...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved two final orders settling charges that ski equipment manufacturers Marker Völkl (International) GmbH and Tecnica Group S.p.A. for many years illegally agreed not to compete for one another's ski endorsers or employees.
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Under Armour is said to have discussed the possibility of...
Under Armour is said to have discussed the possibility of collaborating with Samsung in the area of wearable technologies. UA's chief executive, Kevin Plank, reportedly met the son of Samsung's chairman, Lee Kun Hee, to discuss this topic. Such a combination would be a counterpoint to the long-standing alliance between ...
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Dennis Wilson, the founder of Lululemon Athletics, is attempting to...
Dennis Wilson, the founder of Lululemon Athletics, is attempting to regain control of the company, according to American press reports. The Wall Street Journal reported that Wilson was studying various options, together with Goldman Sachs. These include a buyout of the company but also a sale of Wilson's shareholding, placed ...
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Bushnell Eyewear is joining the Austrian Ski Pool, with Bollé...
Bushnell Eyewear is joining the Austrian Ski Pool, with Bollé supplying helmets, ski goggles and sunglasses for alpine skiing to its members, and Cébé outfitting cross-country skiers. The deal will enable Bollé to equip Anna Fenninger, the 25-year-old Austrian ski champion who won a gold medal in the Super G ...
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The Fenix Outdoor Group has formally moved to Baar in...
The Fenix Outdoor Group has formally moved to Baar in Switzerland and turned into Fenix Outdoor International AG, after a series of administrative and financial changes that were set in motion about two months ago. However, the company will continue to operate from Örnsköldsvik and it remains in the hands ...
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Ceramiq, a French brand with a range of base layers...
Ceramiq, a French brand with a range of base layers made from volcanic stone, intended for running and outdoor sports, is expanding its offering with a cycling apparel range. The company behind the brand is HT Concept from the Vosges area. The membrane developed by the firm is made from ...
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One Way Sport will become the main sponsor of Snowproof...
One Way Sport will become the main sponsor of Snowproof Racing, a long-distance cross-country team based in Austria. The newly-signed partnership includes naming rights, apparel, roller skis, running shoes as well as ski wax and lasts until 2017. One Way had been the partner and official clothing supplier of the ...
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Pål Harv, who has been the chief executive of Scantrade...
Pål Harv, who has been the chief executive of Scantrade since the autumn of 2012, is leaving the Norwegian sports distribution company. A message from the chairman, Terje Normann Johansen, indicates that Scantrade has been affected by declining profits and has initiated a number of measures to counteract this negative ...
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Jochen Lagemann, Primaloft's managing director for Europe, has been granted...
Jochen Lagemann, Primaloft's managing director for Europe, has been granted additional responsibilities. Apart from Europe, he will also be in charge of Asia. This position is new. At the same time, the American specialty company for insulation solutions has appointed Eileen Berner to the role of sales director for the ...
