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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry, Fesi, has...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry, Fesi, has signed a protocol of agreement with ACES Europe to cooperate in the promotion of physical activity, sports participation and the sports culture across Europe, encouraging synergies and common projects and developing new links with institutions. A representative of Fesi will ...
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Rab Gaitt, a former executive of Puma and Nike who...
Rab Gaitt, a former executive of Puma and Nike who worked most recently as global head of brand image at Dunhill, has been appointed as brand director by Fred Perry. He replaces Andrew Rogers, who left the British company in February to join Alexander McQueen. Fred Perry has also promoted ...
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The French office of L-Fashion Group is taking over the...
The French office of L-Fashion Group is taking over the distribution of Luhta and Li Ning in Belgium. The two brands were previously handled by a Belgian agent, G-Force, which will continue to take care of another brand of the Finnish sports apparel group, Icepeak.
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Skechers USA has sued Reebok International for infringement of a...
Skechers USA has sued Reebok International for infringement of a design patent (D661,884) issued to Californian company in June 2010 for its GO Walk shoe. The 31-page complaint, filed on June 18 in Los Angeles, charges that Reebok “simply copied” the trade dress of Skechers' model in its Walk Ahead ...
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Jack Wolfskin is using technology to track visitors to its...
Jack Wolfskin is using technology to track visitors to its stores. The Kinect technology, which is normally used for the Xbox One video game console and which reacts to the slightest movement by means of a sensor, a 3D microphone and a color camera, will be installed in all 890 ...
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Reebok is teaming up with Les Mills for a new...
Reebok is teaming up with Les Mills for a new digital “Immersive Fitness” program. Participants are surrounded by cinema-quality videos projected onto screens in the studio. Exercise movements are synchronized with music and graphics. Starting in July, Reebok and Les Mills will make available worldwide a line of co-branded apparel ...
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Scott Sports is voluntarily recalling about 8,000 Speedster bikes worldwide,...
Scott Sports is voluntarily recalling about 8,000 Speedster bikes worldwide, in cooperation with national authorities, due to a finding that the steerer tube in the front fork can break, posing a hazard. The recall involves model year 2014 Scott Speedster road bikes, the current range, including the women's model, Scott ...
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Giro180, the Spanish buying group, has decided to allow retailers...
Giro180, the Spanish buying group, has decided to allow retailers who have been members for at least two years to become shareholders, participating in the decision-making process. The members have elected a new president, Felipe Martinez of Leire Sport in Irún, replacing José Antonio Sanz of Aldo Deportes of Tafalla ...
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2XU has appointed Scott Taylor to be its first president...
2XU has appointed Scott Taylor to be its first president for the U.S. The move comes after L Capital Asia, an investment vehicle controlled by LVMH, sealed the acquisition of a 40 percent stake in the Australian performance sports and compression apparel brand last December. Taylor comes to 2XU with ...
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Blake Mycoskie, who founded Toms Shoes in 2006, is looking...
Blake Mycoskie, who founded Toms Shoes in 2006, is looking for investors to take over his company, which may be worth as much as $600 million in spite of its generous “one for one” donations of shoes and eyewear, according to the Financial Times. The goal is to make the ...
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Tom Jungell, who has been with Footbalance since 2011, is...
Tom Jungell, who has been with Footbalance since 2011, is leaving as its chief executive to move on to new challenges. Klaus Rauhansalo, who is said to have a long career and extensive experience with large corporations and small start-ups, has been designated as interim CEO of the Finnish company, ...
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A total of 25 brands in 25 different product categories...
A total of 25 brands in 25 different product categories were honored with the prestigious Plus X Award for “most innovative brand of the year 2014,” including those of three sporting goods brands. Miha Bodytech, a German manufacturer of workout devices and fitness equipment, won the award in the category ...
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Polartec has announced the 39 products that have won this...
Polartec has announced the 39 products that have won this year's Apex Awards. They were submitted by several companies including 66°North, Arc'teryx, Descente, Eider, Giro, Grifone, Houdini, Kjus, Lululemon, Millet, Montane, Mountain Force, Norrøna, Patagonia, Ping, Rab, Reebok, Sugoi, Ternua and Vaude, among others. The complete list and the related ...
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Signa Holding, which acquired a 75 percent interest in Karstadt...
Signa Holding, which acquired a 75 percent interest in Karstadt Sports last September, has appointed a new chief financial and operating officer for the chain, Michael Krauledat, to work with its chief executive, Simon Rider. The financial matters were previously handled by Miguel Müllenbach, who continues as finance manager of ...
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Claude Benoit has accepted to remain secretary general of Fedas,...
Claude Benoit has accepted to remain secretary general of Fedas, the European sporting goods retailers' federation, until the end of this year. The Swiss sporting goods industry veteran will probably be succeeded then by a German in the post, in order for the secretary general to be closer to Werner ...
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The British Halfords Group has acquired the Boardman bike business...
The British Halfords Group has acquired the Boardman bike business launched by Chris Boardman, former Olympic and Tour de France cyclist. Halfords already has an exclusivity deal to sell the Boardman Performance Series in the U.K. and Ireland while the Boardman Elite Series is sold at selected independent cycling retailers ...
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Jorcani Sports will act as the new distributor for Fila...
Jorcani Sports will act as the new distributor for Fila in Spain and Andorra, filling a relative void in the market that has lasted for two years. The Spanish company, which represents other important sports brands, plans to stay away from the mass market, concentrating on the sporting goods and ...
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Fros International is going to stop acting as Berghaus' distributor...
Fros International is going to stop acting as Berghaus' distributor in the Benelux countries at the end of the year, as the outdoor brand is going to sell directly in the country (more on Berghaus and its merger with Brasher in The Outdoor Industry Compass). However, Fros will be taking ...
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Performance Days, the textile exhibition for the activewear and workwear...
Performance Days, the textile exhibition for the activewear and workwear sectors, attracted 977 “expert visitors” at its 12th session in Munich on May 13-14, up from 688 a year ago. They came from 25 countries and visited the stands of 108 companies from 17 countries, 25.6 percent more than a ...
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Adidas has announced it is creating an app that will...
Adidas has announced it is creating an app that will let users print Instagram photos on their new shoes. The app will launch for iPhone and Android in August. Adidas revealed the new app with a video on the adidasoriginals Instagram account. The photos can be applied to Adidas' ZX ...
