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Cobra Golf has announced the return of Greg Norman, nicknamed...
Cobra Golf has announced the return of Greg Norman, nicknamed The Shark, to its Tour staff as a global brand ambassador. As part of the long-term agreement, the Australian golf legend will represent Cobra at several PGA Tour events including the Valero Texas Open in March, the OHL Classic at ...
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Bogner has appointed Christian Wiesender as international sales director for...
Bogner has appointed Christian Wiesender as international sales director for Bogner Sport. He worked for 13 years at Puma, most recently as global head of sales and merchandising for its fashion and lifestyle segment. Bogner seems more serious about raising its international presence. After setting up a subsidiary in Hong ...
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Norrøna, the Norwegian outdoor brand, has appointed Christian Marsch to...
Norrøna, the Norwegian outdoor brand, has appointed Christian Marsch to the newly created position of sales manager for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The passionate 34-year-old freerider, cyclist and climber previously worked as key account manager for Canon. Jochen Hoffmann remains as account manager for Central and Northern Germany. ...
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Arena is going to take the place of Speedo as...
Arena is going to take the place of Speedo as the official partner of the International Swimming Federation (Fina) for the World Swimming Championships and the World Masters Championships in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 as well the World Junior Championships in 2015, 2017 and 2019. The Italian brand will ...
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Skullcandy has assigned to Dynamic Distribution the task of expanding...
Skullcandy has assigned to Dynamic Distribution the task of expanding its presence in the U.K. action sports market, using a dedicated network of three agents that take care of other brands such as New Era, Reef and Westbeach. Dynamic has been working mainly on the music retail channel for the ...
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Michael Dorell assumed the role of joint managing director at...
Michael Dorell assumed the role of joint managing director at Chiemsee last December. He worked before as head of the kids' division at Mexx. Previously, he worked for four years as country manager for the Benelux countries at s.Oliver and for nine years as chief executive of his own company, ...
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Rüdiger Brambrink, who previously worked in the automobile industry, assumed...
Rüdiger Brambrink, who previously worked in the automobile industry, assumed the post of deputy chief executive at Ziener, the German brand of gloves on Jan. 1, 2014. Brambrink will be working closely together with Frank Burig. While Brambrink takes care of the areas of marketing, sourcing, product management and controlling, Burig ...
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Messe München indicates that attendance at the recent Ispo Munich...
Messe München indicates that attendance at the recent Ispo Munich show was relatively stable as compared to last year with a total of more than 80,000 daily visits. Visitors came from 110 different countries, and like last year, 66 percent were from outside Germany. Strong increases were recorded from the ...
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Baffin, the Canadian brand of protective cold-weather garments, is currently...
Baffin, the Canadian brand of protective cold-weather garments, is currently settling its trademark problems in Russia by legal means. Baffin has assigned a local lawyer to take care of the case. A Russian distributor used the brand name, claiming to be the official distributor of Baffin in Russia, but according ...
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Footjoy has become an official licensee of Ryder Cup Europe...
Footjoy has become an official licensee of Ryder Cup Europe up to next September. A new range will form part of an exclusive Ryder Cup Collection that will be on sale at the official 2014 Ryder Cup web store along with those of other brands. Footjoy is already the official ...
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Nike will open a new three-storey flagship store on Berlin's...
Nike will open a new three-storey flagship store on Berlin's Traunzienstrasse on Feb. 14, calling it Nike Berlin. The 2,600-square-meter complex will have dedicated space for digital applications and for customization. It will also include a gym. Nike Berlin is taking the place of a former 3,500-sqm. Niketown on the ...
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Two rival Spanish bike fairs, Festibike and Expobike, have decided...
Two rival Spanish bike fairs, Festibike and Expobike, have decided to join forces through a new exhibition, Unibike, that will be organized by Ifema and held at Madrid's fairgrounds next Sept. 19-21. The agreement was facilitated by Ambe, the Spanish bicycle manufacturers' association.
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Daniel Bley fills the new position of European marketing manager...
Daniel Bley fills the new position of European marketing manager at Fallbrook Technologies, inventor of the NuVici continuously variable planetary (CVP) transmission technology for bicycles and other uses. He was previously in charge of global marketing at Canyon, a German bike brand. New on the American company's European team is ...
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Deeluxe has launched a completely waterproof snowboard boot with a...
Deeluxe has launched a completely waterproof snowboard boot with a breathable lining in partnership with Sympatex. Other new partners of Sympatex, which is launching a new logo, are Elkline, Kangaroos, Rockfall, Sherpa Outdoor, Stadium and Zajo
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Fischer has launched a new collection of customized ski boots,...
Fischer has launched a new collection of customized ski boots, called “comfort fit,” which are less expensive than those previously offered and easier for the dealer to handle. In addition, Fischer has launched a completely new collection of touring skis, including new models and shapes and a new touring boot ...
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Icebug, the Swedish brand specializing in footwear with grip for...
Icebug, the Swedish brand specializing in footwear with grip for icy conditions, is expanding strongly in the U.S. and Northern Europe. Icebug took over the distribution of its products in Norway last November, hiring two new sales representatives for the market. In addition, Icebug plans to establish a subsidiary in ...
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Seal Skinz, the British supplier of waterproof, windproof and breathable...
Seal Skinz, the British supplier of waterproof, windproof and breathable gloves, socks and headwear, has hired Tim Ives, a former director of business development for Speedo, as global sales director. Chris Baff, a former senior product manager for Zoggs, acts as product manager for the company, which went through a ...
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Twinner Iberia, the Spanish buying group, is introducing a new...
Twinner Iberia, the Spanish buying group, is introducing a new store format, called Foot on Mars, for the sale of fashion-oriented sneakers, with a plan to reach more than 30 doors by the end of 2015. Twinner has already signed supply agreements for this type of footwear with the likes ...
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A call by India's textiles minister for a higher rebate...
A call by India's textiles minister for a higher rebate on duties paid on garment exports to the European Union (EU) will probably be refused by the country's finance ministry, just-style reported. K Sambasiva Rao, India's textiles minister, recently proposed to increase the duty rebate rate by 5 percent for ...
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Poc Sweden is collaborating with In Case of Emergency (ICE)...
Poc Sweden is collaborating with In Case of Emergency (ICE) in an effort to provide emergency personnel with correct medical history about the victims of avalanches such as blood group, allergies and other basic information like their name and emergency contacts, even if the victims are unconscious. One of the ...
