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Johan Nordqvist has joined Klättermusen as its chief executive,...
Johan Nordqvist has joined Klättermusen as its chief executive, after gaining experience in general management and sales and marketing in an international environment. After holding numerous positions at Procter & Gamble, he worked most recently in Shanghai as vice president for Asia at EF Education First, the leading international education ...
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Nike Golf has chosen Scotland to open its world's first...
Nike Golf has chosen Scotland to open its world's first Nike Performance Fitting Centre. The new center, built as a hub for Nike Golf's European activity, will be inaugurated at Archerfield on July 7, just ahead of the Scottish Open. In addition to the two courses designed by DJ Russell, ...
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Tennis Warehouse, which claims to be the world's largest online...
Tennis Warehouse, which claims to be the world's largest online shop for tennis products, has further extended its global reach by forming a joint venture in Australia with a local retailer, Tennis Only. The American company, which is part of Sports Warehouse, expanded to Europe in 2008, creating Tennis Warehouse ...
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Skechers USA continues to invest in sports sponsorships, focusing on...
Skechers USA continues to invest in sports sponsorships, focusing on well-known personalities in American team sports. Pete Rose, the all-time leader of Major League Baseball, has agreed to endorse Skechers' Relaxed Fit footwear later this year in a marketing campaign along with two great American football veterans, Joe Montana and ...
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The fourth edition of Inosport, the European convention on...
The fourth edition of Inosport, the European convention on sports innovation, will be held in Voiron, France on June 12.
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The Dutch sporting goods retail market fell by an estimated...
The Dutch sporting goods retail market fell by an estimated 3.9 percent in the first quarter of 2014 according to the Inretail Sports Monitor. In February and March, it declined at a slower rate than in January. Particularly strong drops took place in winter sports and winter fashion apparel because ...
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As we have previously reported, JD Sports Fashion has purchased...
As we have previously reported, JD Sports Fashion has purchased Isico, a Berlin-based chain of sporting goods that operates ten stores, six of which are located in the German capital. JD is revamping these outlets and rebranding them as JD. Apparently, JD has moderate growth plans for JD in Germany. Two ...
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Marker Völkl and Tecnica Group, respectively the leading and fourth-largest...
Marker Völkl and Tecnica Group, respectively the leading and fourth-largest sellers of skis in the U.S., have settled Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that for many years they illegally agreed not to compete for one another's ski endorsers or employees. The FTC charges that beginning in 2004, Marker Völkl and ...
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Hans-Martin Reh is going to return to Wilson in late...
Hans-Martin Reh is going to return to Wilson in late summer to act as general manager of its racquet sports division in Chicago, succeeding Jon Muir who is leaving the company. The German executive has been acting for more than two years as chief commercial officer of Heinz Kettler, the ...
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The Great Place to Work Institute (GPTW) has named Pentland...
The Great Place to Work Institute (GPTW) has named Pentland Brands this year as one of the top ten “Best Workplaces” in the U.K in the “Best Large Company” category. The parent company of Berghaus and Brasher, which is also the controlling shareholder of JD Sports Fashion, ranked higher than ...
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Uhlsport has issued a statement in response to rumors that...
Uhlsport has issued a statement in response to rumors that have been circulating on the internet and in social media about its two-year-old sponsorship of the Iranian Football Federation, whose team is going to compete in the imminent World Cup in Brazil. The German company denies that it has not ...
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Salewa officially launched a new and more modern logo...
Salewa officially launched a new and more modern logo at a special event at Wolfgangsee in Austria last Sunday. While keeping the image of the eagle as its distinctive symbol, the new logo is more minimalist, in tune with the times. It had been registered already in December 2012, but ...
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After suffering an operating loss of €0.2 million in the...
After suffering an operating loss of €0.2 million in the past year, due to the weather and the economic crisis, Golfino is targeting an improvement of between €1.5 million and €2.0 million in the current financial year. The outlook is based mainly on good sell-throughs in the U.S. and the ...
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A 19.7 percent sales increase to $10.0 million outside North...
A 19.7 percent sales increase to $10.0 million outside North America allowed Skullcandy to resume its growth in the first quarter ended March 31, and the trend is expected to continue for the balance of the year. The American supplier of creative headphones and other audio accessories raised its sales ...
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Spy increased its net loss to $742,000 in the first...
Spy increased its net loss to $742,000 in the first quarter of 2014 from $721,000 in the same period a year ago, due in part to higher investments in research & development. Sales were up by 2 percent to $9,192,000 for the period and included fewer closeouts, resulting in higher ...
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Haglöfs will be distributed in Switzerland from next Jan. 1...
Haglöfs will be distributed in Switzerland from next Jan. 1 on by Montane Sport, which is already the successful distributor of its own new parent company, Asics. The partnership is expected to lead to new synergies. In a press release, Haglöfs pays tribute to its current Swiss distributor, ACE Alpine ...
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Uvex will be changing to 100 percent renewable energies for...
Uvex will be changing to 100 percent renewable energies for all of its locations in Germany. The company has signed a contract with Infra Fürth, a supplier of green energy that is certified by German Technical Control Board (TÜV), in order to secure a more sustainable production. The contract runs ...
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Puma has developed a limited edition of 100 pairs of...
Puma has developed a limited edition of 100 pairs of its Puma King football boot based on a collaboration with Alexander McQueen, a luxury fashion brand that belongs to the same group, Kering. The hand-made shoes will not be on sale but will be offered to a small circle of ...
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Zoggs has launched a 100% chlorine resistant Aqualast swimwear. The...
Zoggs has launched a 100% chlorine resistant Aqualast swimwear. The brand said it is the first and only swimwear range that comes with a lifetime guarantee. The new swimwear is said to offer exceptional elasticity along with shape retention, ensuring a good fit after a swim. Aqualast swimwear also features ...
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Sales were off by 5.9 percent to $124.3 million for...
Sales were off by 5.9 percent to $124.3 million for Johnson Outdoors in its second quarter, ended on March 28, as U.S. customers delayed purchases of fish finders, kayaks, diving computers, camping equipment and other outdoor products due to a long and cold winter season. Sales declined by 4.3 percent ...
