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Trigema, the German brand of activewear that prides itself on...
Trigema, the German brand of activewear that prides itself on manufacturing all its clothing in Germany, is opening its first flagship store on 200 square meters in the Mall of Berlin, a new centrally located shopping center in the German capital. According to Textilwirtschaft, the company's chief executive and owner, ...
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Mark King has been appointed president of Adidas Group North...
Mark King has been appointed president of Adidas Group North America, effective on June 1, replacing Patrik Nilsson who has decided to leave the company and to return to his native Sweden, where he will become the chief executive of Gant. Reporting to Roland Auschel, the group's executive board member ...
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On has appointed Richard Burney, formerly with Adidas and Sweatshop,...
On has appointed Richard Burney, formerly with Adidas and Sweatshop, as U.K. sales director. The Swiss brand of performance running shoes was previously working in the market through a distributor, Fit Brands.
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Adidas is said to be looking at opening a Runbase...
Adidas is said to be looking at opening a Runbase store in Paris before the end of this year to help consolidate its third place in the French running shoe market, estimated at nearly €300 million, after Asics and Nike. It already has Runbase stores in Tokyo, London and Berlin.
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Adidas Originals has chosen Italia Independent, the Italian creative and...
Adidas Originals has chosen Italia Independent, the Italian creative and stylish brand, for a new collaborative release due out worldwide for the autumn/winter season this year. The collaboration will see Adidas adding a flock of designer eyewear to its lifestyle brand. The product line will be called Adidas Originals x ...
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Adidas Originals is collaborating with Mary Katrantzon, a Greek designer...
Adidas Originals is collaborating with Mary Katrantzon, a Greek designer living in London, for line of women's shoes and clothing. The partnership, which is starting with the autumn/winter 2014/15 season, is said to be meant to be long term.
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Exceed Corporation has decided to adjourn a special shareholders' meeting...
Exceed Corporation has decided to adjourn a special shareholders' meeting that was going to vote on April 16 to take the Chinese company private, based on a merger proposal made last December. Pan Long Company, the investment vehicle of Exceed's chief executive, Shuipan Lin, was going to take over all ...
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Zalando became a limited liability corporation (AG) last December, but...
Zalando became a limited liability corporation (AG) last December, but it will again change its status to a Societas Europaea (SE), or European corporation, next summer. The change is expected to facilitate cooperation across national borders for this big and growing German-based internet retailer, which is still considering a public ...
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A group of snowboard industry agents who have organized snowboard...
A group of snowboard industry agents who have organized snowboard contests and the Action Sports Summit at Ispo Munich has set up a new recruitment agency for the action sports sector in Munich. Called actionsportsjobs.com, it collects postings for all kinds of jobs, including internships and freelance design, from all ...
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Bushnell Outdoor Products has announced a license agreement with the...
Bushnell Outdoor Products has announced a license agreement with the Ryder Cup 2014, the golf tournament which will take place in Gleneagles, Scotland on Sept. 23-28. Under the terms of the agreement, the company will be an official licensee of the Ryder Cup 2014 for Bushnell golf rangefinders and binoculars and ...
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Hobie Alter, also known as the Henry Ford of the...
Hobie Alter, also known as the Henry Ford of the surfboard industry, died on March 29 at his home in Palm Desert, California at the age of 80. A surfer himself, he started out crafting handmade 9-foot balsa wood surfboards for his friends in the garage of his family's summer ...
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Sports Trade & Marketing International (SMTI) welcomes a new partner...
Sports Trade & Marketing International (SMTI) welcomes a new partner to the international Geneva-based buying group. The newest member is SportXX, the Swiss specialty chain owned by Migros, Switzerland's large retail cooperative. The turnover of SportXX, including its Outdoor by SportXX specialty shops, amounted to the equivalent of €226 million ...
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Deckers Outdoor has announced the appointment of two senior executives...
Deckers Outdoor has announced the appointment of two senior executives who will work on the continued expansion of the company's omni-channel infrastructure and resources. Brad Willis has been appointed senior vice president, information technology. He was previously chief information officer and vice president of information technology at West Marine, where ...
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Timberland said in its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report...
Timberland said in its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report that it has exceeded its targets for the sustainabillity of the manufacturing processes used by its suppliers. In 2013, around 70 percent of its apparel and footwear was made in factories meeting its “Level 3” criteria, against a previously set ...
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Icebreaker has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Louise Kuegler....
Icebreaker has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Louise Kuegler. The 42-year-old Kiwi takes the place of Hanna Lee-Darboe, who left last October. In the last 20 years, Kuegler worked at several companies and for iconic brands at several advertising agencies in the U.K., the U.S., Asia and New Zealand. ...
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Hans-Hermann Deters has informed the supervisory board of Ara Shoes...
Hans-Hermann Deters has informed the supervisory board of Ara Shoes that he will not extend his contract as executive board member in charge of sales and marketing after it expires on July 31, 2014. Deters, who joined Ara three years ago after serving as the top manager for Reebok International ...
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French court authorities received two bids for the takeover of...
French court authorities received two bids for the takeover of Duarig, the Balbigny-based sports equipment maker founded in 1886. The company went into receivership last October. The first offer was filed by Duarig's senior management, who would like to create a cooperative (Scop). The second offer came from a group ...
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Günter Brendle, a former president of Puma's executive board, passed...
Günter Brendle, a former president of Puma's executive board, passed away at the age of 70 on March 27. He joined the Cat in the early 1980s as sales director. He expanded the company's international activities, especially in Asia, and helped the late Rudolf Dassler to organize Puma's initial public ...
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Sympatex set up a new sales office in Boras near...
Sympatex set up a new sales office in Boras near Goteborg in Sweden on April 1. For 2014, the German company plans to develop its business in Scandinavia, Korea, China and Taiwan. In October, Sympatex set up a new subsidiary in Seoul in Korea, where currently 10 people are employed. ...
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Speedo was named the “Fan Brand of the Year” at...
Speedo was named the “Fan Brand of the Year” at the 2014 edition of the Sports Technology Awards. The ceremony was held on April 4 at the Brewery in London. Speedo was voted first by sports fans all over the world, beating competition from over 30 other global sportswear brands ...
