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Confirming previous reports, Quechua, the outdoor brand of Décathlon, announced...
Confirming previous reports, Quechua, the outdoor brand of Décathlon, announced the launch of what it describes as “the first mountainproof smartphone” specifically designed for hikers, hoping to replicate the success of its quick-opening “two-seconds” tent. Company officials declined to share their sales projections, but revealed that Décathlon has already sold ...
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The Swiss section of ANWR-Garant, the international buying group, is...
The Swiss section of ANWR-Garant, the international buying group, is diversifying into the bike sector through a collaboration with Bico, the German cooperative of bicycle retailers in which ANWR has a 25 percent stake. The Swiss members of Bico will become members of the Swiss Sport 2000 organization controlled ...
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Puma has appointed Hauke Lipp as head of Cobra Puma...
Puma has appointed Hauke Lipp as head of Cobra Puma Golf for the German-speaking countries and the Benelux countries. He has been in the golf industry for two decades, most recently as regional sales manager for Callaway Golf, covering the German-speaking countries as well as Eastern Europe. Golf is one ...
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Arena is opening its first store in Paris. Located near...
Arena is opening its first store in Paris. Located near Quiksilver's Boardriders Club in the Bercy Village shopping district of the French capital, the 100-square-meter shop will join on Dec. 17 those that it has in Lyon, Toulouse and Marseille. During the week of Dec. 16, people visiting swimming pools ...
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Joma Sport has opened its first store in Argentina through...
Joma Sport has opened its first store in Argentina through its new distributor and licensee in the country, KA Argentina. The store is located in Morón, a city in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires.
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Kevin Plank, chief executive and founder of Under Armour, plans...
Kevin Plank, chief executive and founder of Under Armour, plans to sell off gradually 1,125,000 of his own shares in the company and 125,000 others that are in the hands of his charity foundation over a ten-month period, starting next February. The shares would be worth around $92 million. Plank, ...
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Vibram has revised its operations around two separate business units:...
Vibram has revised its operations around two separate business units: finished goods and components. Both are serviced by the same marketing and administrative group. The finished goods division includes Vibram's FiveFingers range of toe-separation footwear. Along with the announcement of the new business model, the company said that next year ...
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Babolat has expanded its association with the international tennis championships...
Babolat has expanded its association with the international tennis championships at Wimbledon, becoming the official supplier of tennis racquets, bags and accessories for the tournament from Jan. 1, 2014. The French company already became Wimbledon's official supplier of shoes earlier this year. Babolat is already the official supplier of the ...
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Brooks is boosting its sales management team for Germany, Austria...
Brooks is boosting its sales management team for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Karen Seibüchler, who comes from a producer of work clothing, has been appointed sales manager for the region. The 49-year-old takes the job over from Uwe Molitor, who has become key accounts manager for the territory.
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New Balance says it is recruiting more workers at its...
New Balance says it is recruiting more workers at its British factory in Cumbria, which assembles 28,000 pairs of shoes per week, expecting more business following a new contract as the official supplier of shoes and apparel to the Irish Olympic Team. The deal covers the supply of high-performance apparel ...
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Skechers is upgrading its European distribution center (EDC) in Belgium...
Skechers is upgrading its European distribution center (EDC) in Belgium as the U.S.-based footwear company continues to grow in the region. The upgraded EDC in Milmort, Liège will feature an automated order-picking system. At present, goods are stored at the center until they are redistributed to customers in Europe, including ...
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Sweaty Betty, the British retailer of women-specific sports clothing and...
Sweaty Betty, the British retailer of women-specific sports clothing and footwear, has opened its first two stores in the U.S. and plans to follow up with another one next year. The first two are located in the Soho district in New York City and in Greenwich, Connecticut. The chain already ...
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Polar Bottle is launching a special edition of insulated bottles...
Polar Bottle is launching a special edition of insulated bottles for the 2014 Fifa World Cup. Each bottle's design is based on the national flags of the 32 teams that have qualified for the football event in Brazil. The featured nations are: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, ...
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The Greenmaster Group from Taiwan is reorganizing its European business...
The Greenmaster Group from Taiwan is reorganizing its European business by setting up Greenmaster Europe, with a new structure intended to make it more efficient. It will take the place of Green Fitness, a seven-year-old company in Germany in which Erik von Delius was a partner. He also became its ...
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The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) has picked Taipei, the capital...
The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) has picked Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, as the venue for its annual ECF Velo-city Global Conference in 2016. The conference was held in Vienna earlier this year, drawing more than 1,400 delegates while thousands of people participated in side events throughout the city. The ...
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Reebok has opened a large store and Crossfit center on...
Reebok has opened a large store and Crossfit center on the centrally located avenue de l'Opéra in Paris, between the Louvre Museum and the Opera House. The 800-square-meter Fit Hub on two levels is similar to Reebok's Crossfit studio and store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. It takes ...
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Nike clothing will be made with a new fabric dyed...
Nike clothing will be made with a new fabric dyed with ColorDry, described as a new process that eliminates water, replacing it with pressurized and recyclable carbon dioxide, and reduces the use of chemicals. It comes from a new dyehouse opened in Taiwan a few days ago by a contract ...
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Shimano Europe Holding will start a new company to represent...
Shimano Europe Holding will start a new company to represent Shimano in Turkey, for both bike and fishing products, from Jan. 1, 2014. Shimano Menat, the name of the new subsidiary, will be based in Istanbul. Cooperation will continue in the country with two long-standing partners of the company: ...
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A Spanish company, Grupo Zune, will reintroduce the LA Gear...
A Spanish company, Grupo Zune, will reintroduce the LA Gear and British Knights brands in Spain and Portugal, starting with the autumn/winter 2014/15 season. It will be working as an agent for the Achten Fashion Group to help keep mark-ups high, according to CMD, the Spanish online magazine. The Dutch ...
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Vissla and D'Blanc are the names of two of the...
Vissla and D'Blanc are the names of two of the three new California-based surf brands that will be launched next year by Paul Naude, a former director of Billabong's operations in the Americas who failed in a bid to take over the company together with associates earlier this year. Vissla ...
