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Sport-inn Organisatie, the central organization for a buying and marketing...
Sport-inn Organisatie, the central organization for a buying and marketing group of 13 stores in the Netherlands, has changed its name to Sportimo Retail. Sport Partner reports that the name change is meant to draw retail members who may be interested in the purchasing, marketing and other services provided by ...
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The Central District Court of California has rejected a request...
The Central District Court of California has rejected a request by Oakley to cancel the contract recently signed by Nike with Rory Mcllroy, which is said to be worth $20 million a year. Oakley claimed that it had not been given adequate rights of first refusal under the terms of ...
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Skechers is upgrading its European distribution center, which it opened...
Skechers is upgrading its European distribution center, which it opened in 2002 on 21,000 square meters at Milmort, near Liège in Belgium, as volumes have risen fourfold since then. The center was already expanded in 2009. The company is now installing an automated order-picking system at the facility. A logistics ...
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Heapsylon, the creator of Sensoria Fitness smart clothing, has signed...
Heapsylon, the creator of Sensoria Fitness smart clothing, has signed a non-exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with Vivobarefoot, the British shoe manufacturer, for its Sensoria Fitness line of bio-tracking socks. This agreement makes Vivobarefoot the first distributor of the Sensoria Fitness socks. Vivobarefoot will be selling the socks worldwide alongside its ...
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A former Nike consultant, Rob Lyden, has filed a lawsuit...
A former Nike consultant, Rob Lyden, has filed a lawsuit in the Oregon District Court against Nike, challenging its patent claims on its Flyknit technology. Adidas, which is already challenging Nike's claims in a German court, has meanwhile asked the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office to re-examine Nike's and Lyden's ...
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In Sweden, in contrast, the poor start of the winter...
In Sweden, in contrast, the poor start of the winter season has meant that some roller-ski suppliers have more than doubled their orders in a period when usually there are no sales. According to Sportfack, Elpex, a leading Swedish supplier of roller skis experienced an increase of nearly 260 percent ...
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Despite unseasonably warm temperatures and a lack of snow in...
Despite unseasonably warm temperatures and a lack of snow in Norway's most populous regions, sales of alpine skis, cross-country skis and related accessories jumped sharply in the last quarter of 2013. According to statistics compiled by Sportsbransjen, the Norwegian sporting goods industry association, 15 percent more skis, ski poles and ...
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Fibo, the international fitness show scheduled to take place in...
Fibo, the international fitness show scheduled to take place in Cologne next April 3-6, has expanded the number of categories eligible for the annual Fibo Innovation Award from three to five. The candidates must apply by Jan. 13 at the latest, and their products or services must have been on ...
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Ochsner Sport, the leading sporting goods retailer in Switzerland, is...
Ochsner Sport, the leading sporting goods retailer in Switzerland, is moving into Germany with a first store planned to open in the Glacis-Galerie of Neu Ulm in March. Ochsner Sport has 97 stores in Switzerland and is the licensee for Fila in many parts of Europe. Its sales grew in ...
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Günter Kostrhon has left as international sales manager of Wintersteiger...
Günter Kostrhon has left as international sales manager of Wintersteiger to act as sales manager of Fischer Sports in Austria. Kostrhon takes the place of Gernot Kellermayr, who is leaving as Fischer's Austrian sales manager for the second time. He held that position between 2000 and 2008 and returned to ...
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Sympatex Technologies has set up a subsidiary in Seoul for...
Sympatex Technologies has set up a subsidiary in Seoul for the Korean market, in an apparent recognition of its importance in the outdoor sector. It plans to expand the presence of its brand name in the country through a big sales campaign orchestrated with one of its clients, Trespass, on ...
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French sporting goods retailers enjoyed a 1.2 percent increase in...
French sporting goods retailers enjoyed a 1.2 percent increase in their sales during the third quarter. Year-on-year, their sales grew by 5 percent in July and by 3 percent in August but fell by 6 percent in September, according to FPS, the French sporting goods retailers' federation. The bicycle dealers' ...
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The 2013 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing (VCTS) set a...
The 2013 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing (VCTS) set a record for the largest audience to witness an action sports event, with more than 3.5 million people in a total of two million hours of webcast viewing. In addition, the Billabong Pipe Masters, the final stop of the specialty series ...
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Norwegian sporting goods retailers raised their sales by 3 percent...
Norwegian sporting goods retailers raised their sales by 3 percent on a same-store basis during the third quarter of this year as compared to the same period of 2012, but the Norwegian Institute of Industry Analysis (IBA) calculated that in real terms they were off by 0.7 percent. Around 970 ...
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K-Way is opening its first store in Milan at 8,...
K-Way is opening its first store in Milan at 8, via Ugo Foscolo, very close to the famous Galleria. This takes up to 10 the number of single-brand stores in Italy and 14 around the world for the vintage brand of sports fashion clothing owned by Basicnet, which is experiencing ...
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Accell Group is to combine the commercial and operational activities...
Accell Group is to combine the commercial and operational activities of its Dutch companies Koga, Batavus, Sparta and Juncker into a new entity named Accell Nederland, which will become operational on Jan. 1, 2014. The move, aimed at optimizing the operations of the bike brands in numerous areas, was announced ...
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After its acquisition of Costa, the American producer of sports...
After its acquisition of Costa, the American producer of sports sunglasses, Essilor International, the world's largest supplier of ophthalmic lenses, has announced the takeover of Suntech Optics of Canada. Through a subsidiary called Bugaboos, the latter sells Ryders Eyewear, a line of performance sunglasses for mountain bike enthusiasts (more on ...
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Hydra Ventures, a corporate venture arm of the Adidas Group,...
Hydra Ventures, a corporate venture arm of the Adidas Group, is to invest 2.0 million Canadian dollars (€1.4m-$1.9m) in Crailar Technologies, the Canadian company that produces and markets the Crailar Flax fiber. The investment comes in the form of a private placement in which Hydra Ventures will essentially buy up ...
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Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, will take advantage...
Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, will take advantage of the Ispo Munich show at the end of January to invite buyers from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama and Peru. The action has the support of the Spanish export promotion agency, Icex, and of Messe München, organizer of ...
