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Ralph Lauren has presented a range of uniforms that are...
Ralph Lauren has presented a range of uniforms that are completely made in the USA for the members of the U.S. Winter Olympic team in Sochi, to be worn during the opening and closing ceremonies and at the Olympic Village. The fashion company has contracted 40 U.S. manufacturers to make ...
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Sales grew by 3.8 percent to $154.0 million for Bauer...
Sales grew by 3.8 percent to $154.0 million for Bauer Performance Sports during the first quarter of its financial year, ended Aug. 31, with growth of 4.1 percent in constant currencies and increases of 2.6 percent in North America and 6.9 percent in the rest of the world. Ice hockey ...
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Effective Oct. 1, Fritschi started handling sales in Switzerland for...
Effective Oct. 1, Fritschi started handling sales in Switzerland for Outdoor Research. Fritschi, a well-known Swiss marketer of specialty ski bindings and other snow sports products that has also its own stores, will provide the sales team and customer support for the distribution of the American brand. The European office ...
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Held on Oct. 10-13, the first free-standing Asia Bike trade...
Held on Oct. 10-13, the first free-standing Asia Bike trade show in Nanjing was apparently more successful than its two previous editions, when it was held at the same time as Asia Outdoor at the end of July. The timing was an important factor. The number of exhibiting brands was ...
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Skechers reported a 144 percent jump in net income for...
Skechers reported a 144 percent jump in net income for the third quarter to $28.8 million as revenues increased by 20 percent to $515.7 million and gross margins improved by 0.9 percentage points to 44.6 percent. Strong demand was registered for the company's children's shoes and its Skechers Go and ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corp. posted a sales increase of 2.7 percent...
Deckers Outdoor Corp. posted a sales increase of 2.7 percent to $386.7 million for the third quarter. While U.S. sales were off by 1.4 percent, sales grew by 10.3 percent in the rest of the world, reaching $147.9 million. Teva went up by 0.6 percent, Sanuk by 0.5 percent and ...
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The 2013 Waterman's Ball took place last Oct. 4 at...
The 2013 Waterman's Ball took place last Oct. 4 at the Hossegor Casino, in the southwest of France. Around 250 guest s and attendees took part in the event. Organized by Eurosima, the European boardsports industry manufacturers' association, the ...
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Uvex grew by 4 percent to €343 million for the...
Uvex grew by 4 percent to €343 million for the financial year ended last July, indicating that one of the factors for this performance was the flexible response to market demands that it can provide thanks to its manufacturing operations in Germany. The company's sports unit, which includes the Alpina ...
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Lotto Sport Italia celebrated the 40th anniversary of its brand...
Lotto Sport Italia celebrated the 40th anniversary of its brand a few days ago with a friendly football match between the company's own team and a team of fashion designers including big names such as Renzo and Stefano Rosso (Diesel), Santo Versace and Alfonso Dolce (Dolce & Gabbana). Former ...
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On Oct. 5, Gazelle, the Dutch bicycle company, suffered a...
On Oct. 5, Gazelle, the Dutch bicycle company, suffered a fire that destroyed its parts and accessories warehouse in Dieren. The causes of the fire are under investigation. Other buildings were saved and production was not disrupted. The warehouse, which is now reduced to ruins, had been opened in 2005. ...
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Only about 50 seats are still available at a conference...
Only about 50 seats are still available at a conference on “The Future of Manufacturing” organized by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry in Taipei on Dec. 2-3. More than 130 delegates from all over the world have already signed up as speakers or as attendees, including top ...
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El Corte Inglés has agreed to sell a 51 percent...
El Corte Inglés has agreed to sell a 51 percent stake in its consumer finance business, Financiera El Corte Inglés, to Santander, one of its major lenders. According to Reuters, the bank is paying €140 million for the profitable operation, which generated revenues of €168.4 million last year. If regulatory ...
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Accell Group is expected to undergo a new round of...
Accell Group is expected to undergo a new round of restructuring, which should affect, in particular, its Dutch companies. According to a report in Bike Europe, the staff of the Accell's companies in the Netherlands was informed on Oct. 2 of the proposed changes, but the details of the new round ...
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Messe München will provide free wireless access to the internet...
Messe München will provide free wireless access to the internet with a bandwidth of 1.5 Mbit per second over the entire fairgrounds during the Ispo Munich show. However, it will not be able to guarantee the availability and quality of data transfer, which is naturally subject to data traffic, show ...
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Icelantic, the American producer of original skis, snowboards and accessories,...
Icelantic, the American producer of original skis, snowboards and accessories, is setting up a European office in the Swiss town of Malans. The company's new Icelantic Europe subsidiary is run by Rico Dürst, a Swiss marketing consultant who has worked for Trisport, Storm Sports and Outline Sports. He will be ...
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Sales of bicycles are going up in Sweden. According to...
Sales of bicycles are going up in Sweden. According to the Swedish Bicycle Manufacturers and Wholesalers Association (FOG), 555,000 bicycles were sold in Sweden during the 2012/2013 season, representing 3 percent growth from 540,000 bicycles in the 2011/12 season. FOG has also reported that more expensive bikes are being bought, ...
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A ban in Norway on perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) used in...
A ban in Norway on perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) used in sports clothing is set to be enforced on June 1, 2014. Recently, about 50 representatives from sporting goods suppliers met with members of the Norwegian Environmental Agency in Oslo to discuss a potential delay for the new regulation. The meeting, ...
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Nike has reportedly acquired a minority stake in a Californian...
Nike has reportedly acquired a minority stake in a Californian start-up, called Grabit, for less than $600,000. Grabit is described as a company that develops machinery in the fields of manufacturing and logistics and offers special products such as grippers and smart conveyors based on electrically controlled adhesion technologies. Grabit's ...
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Cannondale has acquired a controlling interest in the Cannondale Pro...
Cannondale has acquired a controlling interest in the Cannondale Pro Team by taking a majority stake in Brixia Sports, which has owned the team since August 2012. The team was previous known as the Liquigas Pro Cycling Team, and Cannondale became its technical sponsor in 2007. It became the Liquigas-Cannondale ...
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Nike unveiled the second generation of its FuelBand activity tracker...
Nike unveiled the second generation of its FuelBand activity tracker and fitness monitor at an event held in New York City earlier this month. The new Nike+ FuelBand SE provides more information and motivation than its predecessor to keep users moving. It does not allow “cheating” to rig the user's ...
