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Hermès, the French luxury goods company, has started to sell...
Hermès, the French luxury goods company, has started to sell a very expensive collection of ski clothing and accessories made in France. Many of the products are manufactured in a French factory that has been making Hermès swimwear since last year. Some of the clothing is made in waterproof leather. ...
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Hervis Sport is introducing a new multi-channel retailing concept in...
Hervis Sport is introducing a new multi-channel retailing concept in about 50 stores in Austria and a similar number in other countries where the Austrian chain operates, following a trial at its Hervis Future Store in The Mall, one of Vienna's shopping centers. Customers will be able to order products ...
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Soccerex, a global convention that was due to held in...
Soccerex, a global convention that was due to held in Rio de Janeiro from Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, just before the final draw for next year's World Cup of football, has been cancelled for unclear reasons. After four years of preparation, it would have drawn some 4,500 decision-makers in ...
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The Danish Sport-Master group, which is no longer a cooperative...
The Danish Sport-Master group, which is no longer a cooperative voluntary group, says it wants to build up the best online sporting goods store in Denmark, connecting it with the 100-plus physical stores which it owns now. The idea is to give customers the same experience regardless of whether they ...
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Napapijri, the Italian sportswear label owned by VF Corp., is...
Napapijri, the Italian sportswear label owned by VF Corp., is making a comeback into the U.S. market through an agreement with Moosejaw Mountaineering to be its exclusive online retailer in the country. Napapijri had left the market in 2009 after closing down its U.S. stores to concentrate on Europe. Moosejaw ...
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Tom Olsavsky leaves as director of product creation at TaylorMade...
Tom Olsavsky leaves as director of product creation at TaylorMade after seven years to join Cobra Puma Golf as vice president of research and development. During the 23 years that he spent in the golf industry, he also worked for six years at Titleist as senior golf club engineer.
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Derby Cycle has named Olaf Heinen as its new managing...
Derby Cycle has named Olaf Heinen as its new managing director to help guide its international growth. Germany's biggest bicycle maker entered the North American market in 2012 with its acquisitions of U.K.-based Raleigh and Toronto-based Cervélo. Its brands also include Kalkhoff, Focus, Univega and Rixe. Heinen has held various ...
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A new professional golf tour will make its debut in China...
A new professional golf tour will make its debut in China in 2014. Announced on Nov. 3, the PGA Tour China is based on a newly-established partnership between the China Golf Association, the PGA Tour and the China Olympic Sports Industry, an events promoter. Open qualifying tournaments are planned for the ...
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Decision-makers from governments and international organizations embraced sport as an...
Decision-makers from governments and international organizations embraced sport as an investment for society when they met at the 7th edition of the Peace and Sport International Forum in Monte Carlo, on Nov. 6-8. Throughout the Forum, they expressed a shift in their vision of sport, stating that instead of being ...
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Jack Wolfskin disclosed that it stopped working with four manufacturing...
Jack Wolfskin disclosed that it stopped working with four manufacturing facilities in China and one in India last year because they failed to meet the criteria of its code of conduct. The move was disclosed in the third annual social responsibility report issued by the German company on its suppliers, ...
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A jury has elected Sympatex Technologies' Moisture Tech Volterra polyester-polyamide...
A jury has elected Sympatex Technologies' Moisture Tech Volterra polyester-polyamide compound to get the 2013 Performance Award at the Munich Performance Days, the sports textiles show due to be held on Nov. 19-21 in the Bavarian capital. It picked Sympatex' four-layer footwear laminate among more than 600 submissions. The product ...
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Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) has entered into a partnership with...
Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) has entered into a partnership with the Swedish Golf Federation to become the preferred research supplier for Swedish golf's governing body. The research company will look into the lifestyle and purchasing behavior of Swedish golfers to help the Swedish federation enhance the sport, in a country ...
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The volume of ski products sold to the trade fell...
The volume of ski products sold to the trade fell by more than 20 percent for the 2012/13 season, according to figures collected by the Italian Ski Pool from all the major suppliers. The data show year-on-year declines of 21.17 to 173,837 pairs for skis, 22.1 percent to 171,464 pairs ...
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Foremost Golf, the largest golf retail group in the U.K.,...
Foremost Golf, the largest golf retail group in the U.K., has launched a new “click & collect” retail service to help customers who buy on the internet but are seldom at home during office hours to receive a delivery. The service allows the customers who purchased at www.foremostgolf.com to collect ...
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Kering has warned investors that its profits for the full...
Kering has warned investors that its profits for the full financial year will be “significantly” lower than in 2012 because of extraordinary charges at Puma and at La Redoute, a big French mail order company that it is about to divest. According to reports, the disposal of La Redoute could ...
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Gavin Lindberg, vice president of investor relations at Nike, has...
Gavin Lindberg, vice president of investor relations at Nike, has become vice president and chief financial officer of the Jordan brand. His successor will be appointed shortly, says Nike.
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Shimano has introduced a new totally integrated group set for...
Shimano has introduced a new totally integrated group set for electrical bikes that goes into operation when the rider is pedaling and cuts off when a speed of 25 km/h is reached. It is the second generation of STEPS, an acronym for the Shimano Total Electric Power System, which was ...
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Sport Partner reports that Head is setting up its own...
Sport Partner reports that Head is setting up its own sales organization in the Benelux countries, after many years of trading through distribution companies. Head's sales in the Benelux countries were formerly handled by Eurolight Benelux, a company based near Rotterdam that also sold Reusch and Northwave, among others. As ...
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Nike has named Scott LeClair as its new vice president...
Nike has named Scott LeClair as its new vice president of action sports, replacing Roger Wyett who has decided to retire. Besides leading the action sports category, LeClair will also be responsible for Hurley International. He will report to Jayme Martin, vice president and general manager of global categories. LeClair, ...
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La Sportiva is the main sponsor of a new team...
La Sportiva is the main sponsor of a new team of professional and amateur ski touring athletes, which has been named the La Sportiva Mountain Attack Team. It takes the name from the Italian company and from Mountain Attack, a well-known Austrian ski touring race that will take place for ...
