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Intersport is going to become the official partner of the...
Intersport is going to become the official partner of the Champions Hockey League for the ice hockey competitions that it will organize in Europe, starting in August 2014 The contract, which will run for three years, has been signed through Infront Sports & Media, the exclusive marketing and media partner ...
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The Bolton Wanderers will wear Macron uniforms and their stadium...
The Bolton Wanderers will wear Macron uniforms and their stadium will be renamed Macron Stadium. The Italian brand of team sports clothing thus replaces Adidas as sponsor. The team was previously sponsored by Reebok, which had its U.K. head office in Bolton, and the stadium was called the Reebok Stadium.
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Electric, one of the sports and lifestyle brands controlled by...
Electric, one of the sports and lifestyle brands controlled by Kering, has hired Olivier Richard as sales & marketing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, reporting to Anthony Cazottes, general manager of the brand for the region. Richard brings more than 20 years of experience as European sales ...
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Kering, parent company of Puma, Volcom, Gucci and other brands,...
Kering, parent company of Puma, Volcom, Gucci and other brands, has appointed Daniela Riccardi to be a member of its board directors. The 54-year-old executive has been running Baccarat since June 2013. She previously gained experience in business development and branding at Procter & Gamble, where she worked for 25 ...
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Camelbak International is planning to close down its European office...
Camelbak International is planning to close down its European office in Italy by the end of this month and to transfer its activities to its headquarters in the U.S. The parent company, Compass Diversified, has reported a 44 percent drop in Camelbak's net income to $1.7 million for the first ...
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G-Max, the Norwegian sporting goods chain franchised by Gresvig, has...
G-Max, the Norwegian sporting goods chain franchised by Gresvig, has won in the court case that XXL had filed against its price matching campaign, which we have already written about in recent issues. The verdict stated that G-Max had done nothing illegal when they launched the campaign, but asked the ...
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Puma has obtained a new endorsement deal with Jadeveon Clowney,...
Puma has obtained a new endorsement deal with Jadeveon Clowney, the likely number one pick in this year's NFL draft, who is already sponsored by Wilson and New Era. Meanwhile, Adidas has expanded its roster of endorsers in American football by signing up two top prospects of the NFL draft, ...
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Cocona Natural Technologies is expanding its senior management team, led...
Cocona Natural Technologies is expanding its senior management team, led by Jeff Bowman, with the appointment of Scott Branscum, another veteran of the sporting goods industry, as executive vice president in charge of global sales, marketing and merchandising for its 37.5 brand. He was most recently president of Tumi Apparel. ...
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Columbia Sportswear reports that a court in Milan has granted...
Columbia Sportswear reports that a court in Milan has granted a preliminary injunction against Geox, authorizing the seizure of certain Amphibiox branded shoes in Italy because they are likely to have infringed a patent held by its OutDry Technologies subsidiary for waterproof and breathable footwear. Similar legal action is pending ...
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Kering, the parent company of Puma and other sports and...
Kering, the parent company of Puma and other sports and luxury brands, won this year's Global Leadership Award in Sustainable Apparel at a ceremony in Copenhagen a few days ago. It deserved the honor because the group has adopted the pioneering Environmental Profit & Loss Account developed by the former ...
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IC Companys, parent company of Peak Performance, is joining the...
IC Companys, parent company of Peak Performance, is joining the Leather Working Group, whose members include companies such as Ecco, H&M and Timberland. The groups has an internet-based grading system that measures the level of compliance by tanners with specific guidelines for the level of harmful substances in leather and ...
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Oxylane has decided to shut down a three-year-old site at...
Oxylane has decided to shut down a three-year-old site at Lesquin, close to Lille's airport in northern France, that has been hosting the head office of its French operations as well as a regular Décathlon store of 3,200 square meters. The French office will be moved to the main campus ...
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Marmot Mountain inaugurated a new European office at Schwaig near...
Marmot Mountain inaugurated a new European office at Schwaig near Nuremberg in connection with the 40th anniversary of the brand, owned by Jarden Corporation. With a net surface of 1,790 square meters, it is being used by 26 employees since April 1.
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The family of Jan Toye, a major player in the...
The family of Jan Toye, a major player in the Belgian beer industry, has acquired all the shares in Eddy Merckx Cycle through its holding company, Diepensteyn. The legendary bike racer who lends his name to the brand has sold his 6 percent stake, but he will continue to be ...
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The French sporting goods industry federation, Fifas, is recruiting a...
The French sporting goods industry federation, Fifas, is recruiting a new secretary general through Sport Carrière to take the place of Catherine Trachtenberg, who is planning to leave after a transition period to pursue a new project outside the sporting goods sector. She has been with the association for 30 ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has become an official member of the Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport (Giceps) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). In this role, WFSGI intends to fight for access to sports as a fundamental right for ...
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An Italian newspaper and a German magazine gave a few...
An Italian newspaper and a German magazine gave a few figures for the Salewa-Oberalp group's performance in 2013, but they were not accurate. A top executive of the company tells us that its sales rose by 8 percent last year, reaching €194 million, and similar growth is expected for 2014. ...
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Vibram USA, the producer of FiveFingers running shoes, has moved...
Vibram USA, the producer of FiveFingers running shoes, has moved to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that it overstated the shoes' health benefits. The company has offered to pay a total of $3.75 million to people who bought the shoes and said it would stop making claims in its commercials ...
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Stadium has opened a new flagship store in Kungens Kurva,...
Stadium has opened a new flagship store in Kungens Kurva, a popular shopping destination in Stockholm. The new 2,500 square-meter, two-story retail space is ideally located just opposite an Ikea store. As with most Stadium stores, products are highlighted by a subtle decor, but with new display solutions as well ...
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Tennis Point, a German major retailer of tennis products, is...
Tennis Point, a German major retailer of tennis products, is taking over Tennis Peters, a 36-year-old mail order retailer, according to SAZ Sport. Tennis Point has eight brick-and-mortar tennis shops and an online store. It had sales of €20.5 million in 2012, 35 percent of which were generated through its ...
